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The Inner Hebrides are a chain of islands and skerries located off the west of mainland Scotland. There are 36 inhabited islands in this archipelago of which Islay, Mull and Skye are the largest and most populous.
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(Contains 12 photos)
The Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde is described as "Scotland in miniature" whilst Kintyre was once described as Scotland's only "Main Island" as the peninsula would be an island, were it not for the short isthmus at Loch Tarbert.
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(Contains 8 photos)
Kent has an extensive and varied coast, with stunning landscapes including the mysterious and haunting Dungeness and Romney Marshes whilst East Sussex has wide open spaces from the cliff tops to the chalk hills of the South Downs.
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The Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park has dozens of Lochs and Lochans. Loch Lomond is the largest and its beauty is legendary however the many other lochs and lochans have there own character varying from wild to tranquil.
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(Contains 8 photos)
Devon is the third largest of the English counties. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to the east. Its coastline follows the English Channel to the south and the Bristol Channel to the north.
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(Contains 8 photos)
Wester Ross is one of the most remote and beautiful parts of Britain - many say the world. Largely unpopulated and surrounded by high peaks and sea lochs, the area is recognised as one of Europe's last wildernesses.
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(Contains 5 photos)
Dorset is in the southwest of England and covers an area of 1024 square miles. It has borders with Devon in the west, Somerset in the northwest, Wiltshire in the northeast and Hampshire in the east. Most of the 150 mile coastline on the English Channel forms the Jurassic Coast, designated a World Heritage Site in December 2001. |
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The Yorkshire Dales (also known as The Dales) is the name given to a collection of river valleys and the hills among them, rising from the Vale of York westwards to the hilltops of the main Pennine watershed.The word "dale" comes from a Nordic/Germanic word for valley. |
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The Outer Hebrides, from the Norse word Harbredey meaning the isles at the edge of the sea, also known as the Western Isles have been inhabited for more than 6000 years.
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(Contains 13 photos)
Named after the mountain that rises dramatically at the north end of the region, Snowdonia is one of Britain's greatest landscapes with scenery that transforms with the seasons.
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(Contains 14 photos)
Scotland is blessed with spectacular scenery from high mountains to remote beaches and islands to misty glens and crystal clear lochs.At it's narrowest point you can drive coast to coast in less than 2 hours. The coastline is so rugged that its length is estimated at almost 6200 miles. |
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Northumbria is a vast swathe of northeast England, from the fiercely contested Scottish Border to the boundary of Yorkshire; from the High Pennines - England's last wilderness - to the golden sands along Northumberland's coast.
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Suffolk is famous for its vast skies, stunning coastline and delightful countryside. The 40 miles of coastline is largely unspoilt, with steep shingle terraces and low crumbling cliffs, a sign of constant battle with the sea.
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(Contains 6 photos)
Jutting out 100 miles into the Atlantic, Cornwall is almost an island, and is renowned for it's 300 miles of rugged coastline, sandy bays, windswept moors and pretty villages
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The South Wales coast stretches 130 miles from the Severn Bridge to St. David's head in Pembrokeshire. This area is home to the only coastal national park and a number of designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty including Gower.
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The beauty of Norfolk is an inspiration to all those who visit. Vast blue skys above a rich variety of landscapes, from the cliffs at Hunstanton to the salt marsh at Titchwell, or the reed beds at Cley.
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Anglesey is separated from the mainland of north west Wales by the Menai Strait but is not so much an island as another dimension to Snowdonia.
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