Kingston upon Hull, commonly shortened to Hull, is a port city in East Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Hull with the Humber Estuary around 40.2 kilometres (25 miles) from the North Sea. In 2021 the city had a population of 267,000. More than 95 per cent of the city was damaged or destroyed by German air raids during the Second World War.
Tuesday, 24th August 2021
The Minack Theatre is an open-air theatre carved into granite cliffs overlooking the sea at Porthcurno in Cornwall. Porthcurno Bay provides a spectacular backdrop to the theatre’s stage. It is located 4 miles (6.2 kilometres) from Land’s End. The theatre runs plays and other performances from May to September. As well as shows, people can visit for self-guided or guided tours and visit the subtropical garden.
The theatre was created by Rowena Cade (1893–1983).
Saturday, 24th July 2021
The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres (4 miles) long by 2.7 kilometres (1.7 miles) wide, in the English Channel. It’s part of the England County of Dorset and is situated on the south coast. The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies 8 kilometres (5 miles) south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England. A barrier beach called Chesil Beach joins the Isle of Portland to the mainland.
Lundy is an island in the Bristol Channel. Officially it forms part of the district of Torridge in the northern part of the county of Devon, England. It is the largest island in the Bristol Channel at approximately 3 miles (5 kilometres) long and a little over half a mile (or 1 kilometre) wide. Lundy lies 12 miles (19 kilometres) off the north Devon coast, and is reached by the Oldenburg, a passenger boat from Ilfracombe,
Monday, 19th July 2021
