Where are your favourite beauty spots in the UK?

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I’m looking for UK holiday inspiration for 2026🙏

Beach? Mountain? Countryside? Historical building or garden? Waterfall? Museum? Gallery?

Where are your most memorable spots?💛

gower peninsula - breathtaking beaches, scenery, really calming. Visit Mumbles too
West Coast of Scotland · Achmelvich Bay

The lake District but you need a good car , one road is called "the struggle" and Dorset is gorgeous particularly around studland beach ,Swanage ,corfe castle ,kimmeridge bay etc

Ooohh yes, I have Studland Bay on my list!

I’ve not been to the Lake District either, but am a bit clueless where is best to go, especially as in summer hols, it feels like it would be incredibly busy..

Yes yes to studland beach ,Swanage ,corfe castle ,kimmeridge bay etc all superb

Gower as already mentioned, which is where I now live as it’s so beautiful.

You could combine a visit to the Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire/Northumberland coast?

Sanna in Ardnamurchan
Loch Chon in the Trossachs
Yorkshire Dales

Never been to the a Yorkshire Dales - any tips on towns or villages to stay in to make the most of it?

Grassington is a beautiful village and would make an ideal base to explore the Dales.
Malham is also lovely.

Hawes would be another good central base - a pretty village with lots of cafés and independent shops. It can be busy in high season though.

If you're fortunate with the weather, the Dales is a most beautiful and peaceful part of the country to visit.

Thank you, this is super helpful!

Glenfinnan Viaduct, Mallaig and the beaches around there. Stunning

Eryri.

Inner Hebrides - fantastic beaches (think Caribbean without the heat). If sunny it is glorious and peaceful. Cornish beaches ditto but overcrowded in high season. There are two beautiful gardens in Cornwall - Trebah and Heligan. No matter how many cars in car park they never seem busy. North Devon - visit Widemouth where there is a 'castle' with a childrens trail, Lydford Gorge - a leafy, bosky walk down to a waterfall (probably dried up this year!). Similarly Canonteign Falls. A small village on the edge of Dartmoor called Lustleigh - a lovely walk along side a stream.

Good luck!

Durdle door in dorset
Wells next the sea in Norfolk

Great suggestions- what a list in particular Sanna in Ardnamurchan
Been to all places listed, all gorgeous with their own features

Gower peninsula
North Norfolk
Dartmoor

Thanks all!

We’ve spent a lot of time in Devon and North Norfolk over the years, also have been to Trebah Garden (which is amazing!) but not to Heligan yet, must go there!

St Ives for me, love the beaches, climate & the light.

Love St. Ives 🩷💗

My favourite routes for bike rides are across the Berkshire Downs, often missed by the seaside, the hills, the rivers and lakes people - yet near areas of high population. If I can tie in the A417 through Blewbury, B4494 Chain Hill from Wantage, I'd cut across towards Hungerford, stop in Hungerford to admire the canal (and a sneaky pistachio ice cream from the Tutti Pole). I'd head through Kintbury (pretty), up Ball Hill, through Highclere (tea at the Castle perhaps). I'd cut through Old Burchclere, past Ecchinswell but may take a detour for the views. Finally I'd head into Kingsclere, and up Ashford Hill, through Brimpton, over the A4 skirt Bucklebury, Frilsham (Pot Kiln, nice pub, think it's still there. or the 4 points near Ashampstead), over the M4 then head down into Streatley (admiring the views) back to where I started.

Torness Power Station

I love the Highlands, staying in Wester Ross right now. Lots to do, although all outdoorsy - we have been lucky with mild weather. The landscape is as stunning as I remember it from when I was a kid.

Beautiful, but will never quite match Dounreay 🤣

Lake District.

we did it by public transport this year.

there’s a train to Windermere and the buses are (genuinely) pretty good in the summer.

in Bowness the jetty where the boats go from gets insanely busy but Windermere itself was fine.

we got the bus to Ambleside, Waterhead (for a swim) and the Windermere jetty museum.

Oh so many!
Not sharing our secrets .😂😂