Britain is an island nation: its coastline is by turns gentle and inviting or hard and unforgiving. In some places people have fought against the odds to build their settlements in spite of the near impossible conditions. Elsewhere the lush surroundings and sandy beaches have been kinder to the inhabitants. Common to the coastline of the mainland and all its islands is great beauty: a breathtaking drama of land and sea when viewed from above.
Britain is an island nation: its coastline is by turns gentle and inviting or hard and unforgiving. In some places people have fought against the odds to build their settlements in spite of the near impossible conditions. Elsewhere the lush surroundings and sandy beaches have been kinder to the inhabitants. Common to the coastline of the mainland and all its islands is great beauty: a breathtaking drama of land and sea when viewed from above.