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Rock Pooling in Shetland: Leebitton

Published on August 11, 2014 • Last updated October 13, 2024 by Elizabeth
Rockpooling at Leebitton Shetland

We’ve had some pretty glorious weather up here in Shetland this summer. Temperatures have regularly been hitting the 20’s, which, in Shetland, is considered a heat wave! On one fine sunny day, we decided to go rock pooling at Leebitton, a place we’d never been before, but a nature-loving friend told us that it was the best place in Shetland for rock pools at low tide. Checking the tide tables and weather and we were in luck – low tide was early afternoon and the sun was blazing.

Rockpooling at Leebitton, Shetland

We were on the hunt for crabs (and anything else we could possibly find) but mostly crabs. The first rock pool we looked in we saw a crab, but he quickly scurried away under thick seaweed so we couldn’t catch it. We did, however, find plenty of sea anemones, limpets, barnacles, different coloured seaweeds and a live jelly fish – the kids loved this and they took turns squealing with glee and touching the jelly-like top. It was the first time any of them had touched a jellyfish before.

Rockpooling at Leebitton, Shetland
Anemone
White Jellyfish
Crab

We did eventually find two crabs. We found a large dead one with seaweed growing on itthat the kids found fascinating. They spent ages touching and feeling how all the appendages worked – you couldn’t do that with a live crab!

Our eldest (14) went off on his own quietly looking for a hermit crab. He went from rock pool to rock pool picking up every snail shell he could find and he eventually found one that was occupied, much to the delight of the younger children who watched its little legs wiggling in the shell. When the hermit crab was put back into the rock pool it went scuttling off.

Hermit Crab

Other wildlife we saw that day included:

• diving gannets (called solan geese here in Shetland) beautiful large white birds with black tipped wings and a yellow head.

•  a flock of Arctic terns (tirricks, in Shetland) who wouldn’t let us go very far out on the rocks without shrieking at us to not come any closer.

•  rock pippits – little brown birds that flit about the shoreline

•  oystercatchers (shalders) – with their distinctive bright orange eye and long orange beaks

•  a whole family of seals – basking on the rocks on the shoreline they looked like giant prehistoric slugs!

Mousa Broch

Across the water from Leebitton is the island of Mousa which hosts the finest surviving Iron Age broch tower standing at 13.3 metres. It is thought this structure was built around 100 BC. I haven’t yet had the pleasure of visiting it, but I do want to go at night and see the elusive storm petrels returning after a day of feeding at sea during the summer months. I hear this experience is quite magical.

Category: Adventure, Book, Giveaways, Kids' Corner, Past Giveaways, Review, ShetlandTag: Colin the Crab, Gone Crabbing, Leebitton, Nature, Shetland

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  1. Sue Lively

    September 17, 2014 at 12:15 pm

    Wow – this little adventure looked amazing! I would have loved this – and my son too of course! We visited the Atlantic ocean this past summer in Prince Edward Island, Canada and it was so beautiful, but we didn’t find any tide pools. Just enjoyed some lobster and the beautiful beaches. You have a gorgeous blog and your recipes look amazing! Thanks for dropping by One Time Through – I’ll be following your adventures! Best, Sue

    Reply
  2. Gul Choudhury

    September 1, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    My favourite has to be Bournemouth beach x

    Reply
  3. Wendy Morgan

    September 1, 2014 at 12:23 am

    Blackpool.

    Reply
  4. Maura

    August 31, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    Beaches in Cornwall…what a lovely set to win.

    Maura x

    Reply
  5. Gill Mitchell

    August 31, 2014 at 10:16 pm

    Whitley Bay in the North East

    Reply
  6. Susan Williams

    August 31, 2014 at 10:06 pm

    The Gower, in South Wales.

    Reply
  7. Gillian Holmes

    August 31, 2014 at 10:39 pm

    Bournemouth.

    Reply
  8. Laura Vitty

    August 31, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    Right on my doorstep! My favourite is Druridge Bay in Northumberland 🙂

    Reply
  9. soneailiami

    August 31, 2014 at 8:58 pm

    Whitley bay beach

    Reply
  10. Heidi

    August 31, 2014 at 8:45 pm

    We love Brancaster beach in Norfolk. It’s unspoilt and when the tide is out the sand goes on for miles!

    Reply
  11. kelly

    August 31, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    Newquay!

    Reply
  12. Susan Hoggett

    August 31, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    truro cornwall

    Reply
  13. Lorraine Polley

    August 31, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    cala galdana, menorca is our favourite

    Reply
  14. EMMA WALTERS

    August 31, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    porthcothan in cornwall

    Reply
  15. claire little

    August 31, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    mexico 🙂

    Reply
  16. Claire toplis

    August 31, 2014 at 8:37 pm

    Broad stairs

    Reply
  17. Dawn Totton

    August 31, 2014 at 7:36 pm

    Blackpool.

    Reply
  18. NATALIE BRADLEY

    August 31, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    blackpool

    Reply
  19. Chris Fletcher

    August 31, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    I love the jurassic coast, durdle door is my favourite

    Reply
  20. Kristy Brown

    August 31, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    Port Eynon in Wales – and I’m lucky enough to have moved just up the road from there this year 🙂

    Reply
  21. liz ferguson

    August 31, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    craster which has world famous crab sarnies freshly caught .. the crabs, that is .. not swimming sarnies.

    Reply
  22. olivia Kirby

    August 31, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    I love the seaside resorts of North Yorkshire

    Reply
  23. Amanda Milton

    August 31, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Great Yarmouth

    Reply
  24. SUSAN L HALL

    August 31, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    At the moment it is Woolacombe beach in north devon but we are off to Mexico in April so that may change 🙂

    Reply
  25. Bianca Franks

    August 31, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    Puro beach in Majorca! x

    Reply
  26. Jackie Osborne

    August 31, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    Anywhere on the cornish coast

    Reply
  27. Karen R

    August 31, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    I love the ones round Cornwall, especially Newquay 🙂

    Reply
  28. janine atkin

    August 31, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    Cleethorpes beach is my fav

    Reply
  29. jen louise jackson

    August 31, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    cornwall

    Reply
  30. Stacey Haines

    August 31, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    I love Newquay Cornwall! 🙂

    Reply
  31. sarah harrison

    August 31, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    Whitby

    Reply
  32. Kerry Brown

    August 31, 2014 at 2:27 pm

    Cromer!

    Reply
  33. Michelle Fouracres

    August 31, 2014 at 1:07 pm

    Clearwater, Florida – the sand is golden and the sea is warm

    Reply
  34. Clare S

    August 31, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    You can’t beat Scarborough!

    Reply
  35. Lorraine Carter

    August 31, 2014 at 12:55 pm

    Crosby Beach, Liverpool…..wonderful wide vista, great for watching seabirds-the herring gull chicks are so cute.The addition of Anthony Gormley’s Another place art installation-wistful iron men looking out to the sea is very thought provoking. Wonderful sunsets. And the perfect waterfront for a Cancerian like me, which is why I
    Love the Crab apron and gloves ( I love to cook!)

    Reply
  36. katie skeoch

    August 31, 2014 at 12:15 pm

    Margaret River in Australia, a gorgeous beach and lots of happy memories there

    Reply
  37. Pam Francis Gregory

    August 31, 2014 at 11:46 am

    Woolacombe Bay, Devon

    Reply
  38. Stephen Little

    August 31, 2014 at 11:20 am

    Carbis Bay, Cornwall

    Reply
  39. joanne liddement

    August 31, 2014 at 11:01 am

    Looe Bay Cornwall

    Reply
  40. Eleanor Powell

    August 31, 2014 at 10:59 am

    Lyme Regis

    Reply
  41. Emma Price

    August 31, 2014 at 10:48 am

    I’m completely biased because I live here. I love the Cornish seaside, particularly St Ives 🙂

    Reply
  42. georgina jacobs

    August 31, 2014 at 10:43 am

    I always remember going to Torquay when we were young, which was many years ago! We always went looking for crabs with my Uncle Geoff. These days the nearest and best to us is Formby beach in Southport. Thanks

    Reply
  43. Laura Ingham

    August 31, 2014 at 9:51 am

    Swanage in Dorset – I used to own a small hotel there and we had school parties ‘out of season’ and the children loved it, so I know it is brilliant for kids.

    Reply
  44. Sue McCarthy

    August 31, 2014 at 7:37 am

    I live in Guernsey so am surrounded by coastine; we have wonderful beaches as well as stunning cliff walks.

    Reply
  45. anita roberts

    August 30, 2014 at 10:58 pm

    swanage in dorset

    Reply
  46. vicki hennie

    August 30, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    florida beaches love em

    Reply
  47. jackie curran

    August 30, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    I like the beach at broadstairs

    Reply
  48. Jo Wakefield

    August 30, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    Southsea – It holds so many memories for our family

    Reply
  49. eve kempgee

    August 30, 2014 at 6:54 pm

    mudeford, dorset

    Reply
  50. carolyn joyce

    August 30, 2014 at 2:27 pm

    crantock beach in cornwall

    Reply
  51. Andrea Williams

    August 30, 2014 at 8:51 am

    Nice, a perfect blend of city and sea!

    Reply
  52. Beth l

    August 30, 2014 at 5:45 am

    Meeru in the Maldives. Paradise!

    Reply
  53. Kelly Wiffin

    August 30, 2014 at 5:40 am

    I love the beach at Lytham as that is the beach that my daughter visits regularly!

    Reply
  54. Simon Harrington

    August 30, 2014 at 2:20 am

    Salcombe in Devon

    Reply
  55. mama syder

    August 29, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    Westward Ho in North Devon…A very special place.

    Reply
  56. hannah

    August 29, 2014 at 8:41 pm

    I love the beaches in Devon

    Reply
  57. Claire Barker

    August 29, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    Gower Coast, South Wales

    Reply
  58. Samantha Atherton

    August 29, 2014 at 8:52 am

    The Wirral, Uk. It’s my home & has a beautiful varied costline.

    Reply
  59. Caroline Blaza

    August 28, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    Dunwich

    Reply
  60. Caroline Anne Bellamy

    August 28, 2014 at 7:04 pm

    st ives

    Reply
  61. Aaron Milne

    August 28, 2014 at 5:43 pm

    CRICCIETH

    Reply
  62. Michele Hemmings

    August 28, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    I love Caswell Bay near Swansea.

    Reply
  63. Miriam

    August 28, 2014 at 7:53 am

    Hikkaduwa in Sri Lanka

    Reply
  64. Tracey Gwynne

    August 27, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    Clacton beach at the end by the Martello Tower. quiet, deserted and lots of rock pools

    Reply
  65. Shelly Beckman

    August 27, 2014 at 7:41 am

    Redcar – Which is lucky as it’s where I live 😉

    Reply
  66. Susan Trubey

    August 27, 2014 at 6:49 am

    Right on my doorstep. Swansea has many lovely beaches.

    Reply
  67. EJ Dunn

    August 26, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    Portreath, Cornwall

    Reply
  68. Tamsin Dean

    August 26, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    Robin Hood’s Bay near Whitby is the best ever

    Reply
  69. Michelle Ferguson

    August 26, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    Dominican Republic as got married on the beach there

    Reply
  70. Sharon L Johnson

    August 26, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    got to be newquay beach in cornwall, its just beautiful x

    Reply
  71. Juris Lusis

    August 26, 2014 at 3:34 pm

    Robin Hoods Bay – North Yorkshire

    Reply
  72. Amanda Beamish

    August 26, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    Scarborough. The place of childhood holidays for me 🙂

    Reply
  73. katherine b

    August 26, 2014 at 12:17 pm

    Casablanca, Morocco x

    Reply
  74. Keshia Esgate

    August 26, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    Woolacombe in Devon

    Reply
  75. Alexandra Blue

    August 26, 2014 at 9:46 am

    we love Bracklesham Bay because the beach is covered in fossils and it’s pretty cool for the children to spend an afternoon finding millions of years old sharks teeth

    Reply
  76. Amanda Brett

    August 25, 2014 at 8:41 pm

    i love Blackpool beach and also Filey beach-can’t really choose between the two 🙂 x

    Reply
  77. Sheri Darby

    August 25, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    Boscombe beach

    Reply
  78. Laura Asplin

    August 25, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    I love The Lizard in Cornwall!

    Reply
  79. Brian Cheney

    August 25, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    I love Weymouth in Dorset.

    Reply
  80. Rachel Bustin

    August 25, 2014 at 1:33 pm

    Godrevy Beach in Cornwall, just a few miles away from my house!

    Reply
  81. Hekna

    August 25, 2014 at 9:25 am

    I love the west coast of Scotland

    Reply
  82. Karen Shaw

    August 25, 2014 at 9:06 am

    Whitby, North Yorkshire

    Reply
  83. michelle banks

    August 25, 2014 at 8:11 am

    Hastings x

    Reply
  84. Helen Southam

    August 25, 2014 at 8:08 am

    The north norfolk coast, have such fond chilhood memories of holidays there, remember searching the rock pools on cromer beach with my dad and collecting all our little treasures in a bucket. My favourite part was letting the crabs go afterwards 🙂

    Reply
  85. kirsty john

    August 24, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    pembrokeshire

    Reply
  86. Rachel McMillan

    August 24, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Mudeford Sandbank

    Reply
  87. Sophie Lester

    August 24, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    Mudeford near Bournemouth. I used to live near there and it is a lovely peaceful beach.

    Reply
  88. Helen Stratton

    August 24, 2014 at 10:44 am

    Whitby

    Reply
  89. Rachel Edney

    August 23, 2014 at 9:34 pm

    Porlock Weir

    Reply
  90. Deborah B

    August 23, 2014 at 10:10 am

    love Filey and Filey Brigg-great place for crabbing in the rock pools

    Reply
  91. Amanda Walsh

    August 22, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    Lytham St Annes, its stunning

    Reply
  92. Jayne T

    August 22, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    Holy Island, so peaceful.

    Reply
  93. donna jones

    August 22, 2014 at 8:29 am

    camber sands

    Reply
  94. Spencer Broadley

    August 21, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    Torquay

    Reply
  95. MANDY DOHERTY

    August 21, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    Southport Beach

    Reply
  96. Harley

    August 21, 2014 at 6:31 am

    Brighton xx

    Reply
  97. Louise Perry Fairweather

    August 20, 2014 at 8:59 pm

    The Gower

    Reply
  98. Sharon Witney

    August 20, 2014 at 11:56 am

    Lyme Regis

    Reply
  99. Sally Collingwood

    August 20, 2014 at 7:17 am

    Weston Super Mare in the mud!!

    Reply
  100. michelle muirhead

    August 19, 2014 at 11:02 pm

    Salou beach (port adventura, spain)

    Reply
  101. Solange

    August 19, 2014 at 10:24 pm

    Playa Jardín, Puerto de la Cruz. One of many black sand beaches in Tenerife

    Reply
  102. Janice Mackin

    August 19, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    St Bees in Cumbria.

    Reply
  103. rebecca nisbet

    August 19, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    little town called tywyn in north wales, its a lovely beach and the mother in law has a caravan about a 30 second walk away.

    Reply
  104. Barbara Handley

    August 19, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    Trevone in Cornwall.

    Reply
  105. sarah Knightley

    August 19, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    North Norfolk, absolutely beautiful

    Reply
  106. georgina davies

    August 19, 2014 at 11:11 am

    we live no where near to the sea it sucks i’d love to take the kinds more often x

    Reply
  107. Heather Haigh

    August 19, 2014 at 8:26 am

    Whitby – I just love it’s old-fashioned charm.

    Reply
  108. Leanne Hansell

    August 19, 2014 at 7:47 am

    Scarborough

    Reply
  109. IZZY

    August 18, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    skeggy

    Reply
  110. Jane Frampton

    August 18, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Lyme Regis in the West Country. Full of happy childhood memories

    Reply
  111. Lucy Bishop

    August 18, 2014 at 7:30 am

    I love the beaches in Corfu, Greece

    Reply
  112. Vohn McGuinness

    August 18, 2014 at 1:35 am

    My favourite seaside location is my little hometown of Whitehead in Northern Ireland, as it holds so many happy childhood memories. It was part of our outdoor playground – lots of rock pooling and giant boulders to climb. My father and I spent many sunny afternoons clearing a strip of rocky seaweed so we had a nice sandy strip for easy paddling!

    Reply
  113. Karen Scammell

    August 17, 2014 at 9:52 pm

    albufeira!

    Reply
  114. Eileen Sumner

    August 17, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    Aberdovey, Wales

    Reply
  115. Dawn Chapman

    August 17, 2014 at 8:41 pm

    Weymouth.

    Reply
  116. Lyla

    August 17, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    The Seychelles

    Reply
  117. Laura Pritchard

    August 17, 2014 at 2:08 pm

    The Queensland coast in Australia, 4 Mile Beach in Port Douglas in particular!

    Reply
  118. Carolynn Woodland

    August 17, 2014 at 12:59 pm

    Moorea

    Reply
  119. fiona mcbride

    August 16, 2014 at 8:45 pm

    the outer Hebrides beaches

    Reply
  120. Hannah Ingham

    August 16, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    Bamburgh beach!!!! Northumberland!

    Reply
  121. Karen Walby

    August 16, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    Any of the beaches in west Wales. All gorgeous

    Reply
  122. Patricia Edwards

    August 16, 2014 at 6:54 am

    In Cornwall there are lovely beaches, and not far from me

    Reply
  123. caroline

    August 15, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    I love Charlestown in Cornwall

    Reply
  124. Michelle lintern

    August 15, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    South of france

    Reply
  125. KATHY D

    August 15, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    STUDLAND BAY IN DORSET

    Reply
  126. Sus Chalmers

    August 15, 2014 at 6:45 pm

    love your story and pics – great to see Shetland in the sunshine – continuing the beach theme, Durness in the north west corner of Scotland is another fine one

    Reply
  127. Erica Price

    August 15, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    Borth y Gest

    Reply
  128. Karen Whittaker

    August 15, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    Woolacombe Bay, Devon

    Reply
  129. emma falvi

    August 15, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    i really enjoy my local beach Hartlepool/Seaton Carew

    Reply
  130. Jane Green

    August 15, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    Girvan beach, spent many happy weeks there in my younger days

    Reply
  131. rachael jess

    August 15, 2014 at 8:44 am

    My home town.
    It’s nothing special but it’s ours and we visit it every weekend

    Reply
  132. Ruth Harwood

    August 15, 2014 at 7:50 am

    I quite liked Benidorm when we went 🙂

    Reply
  133. Robin Parkes

    August 14, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    Lived in Dorset all my life so I’m spilt for choice but still have a soft spot for some of South Devon’s little coves, like Beer. Love that place and it has a great name! Would love to win the Gone Crabbing gear, one of my favourite things to eat!

    Reply
  134. JULIE MCLAREN

    August 14, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    Gorleston Beach!

    Reply
  135. Laura Costello

    August 14, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    I have been to weymouth & love it! I would really like to experience the beaches of Mexico xx

    Reply
  136. Susan H

    August 14, 2014 at 2:23 pm

    Hawaii

    Reply
  137. Laura Loo

    August 14, 2014 at 10:02 am

    Lulworth cove in Dorset is by far my favourite

    Reply
  138. Zoe Coen

    August 14, 2014 at 9:07 am

    In Tenerife

    Reply
  139. Allan Smith

    August 14, 2014 at 8:45 am

    Blackpool 😀

    Reply
  140. laura stewart

    August 14, 2014 at 8:26 am

    Scarborough

    Reply
  141. Sara Davis

    August 13, 2014 at 11:32 pm

    paphos

    Reply
  142. Diane Jackson

    August 13, 2014 at 11:27 pm

    Depends on the weather, but in winter it’s Reighton beach in North Yorkshire. It’s so rugged and interesting.

    Reply
  143. Terrie-Ann Wright

    August 13, 2014 at 10:18 pm

    I love Goodrington Sands in Devon it has a lovely beach, great waves during storms, excellent rock pooling locations, amusements near by and beautiful fairy cove by night.

    Reply
  144. karen hutchinson

    August 13, 2014 at 9:16 pm

    cornwall or for traditional seaside blackpool

    Reply
  145. Kathy Cakebread

    August 13, 2014 at 8:26 pm

    the beach in Crete

    Reply
  146. Eva Vida

    August 13, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    Piraeus in Greece 🙂

    Reply
  147. Kay panayi

    August 13, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    Down in Devon

    Reply
  148. Danielle Baker

    August 13, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Absolutely love Tenby at Wales. Fab beach and big waves!!

    Reply
  149. Claire D

    August 13, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    all of mainland UK, Wales, England and Scotland have stunning beaches

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      August 14, 2014 at 7:43 am

      Have you ever visited us up in the islands? 😀 There’s some pretty crackin’ beaches up here too. Hope you get a chance to see them one day!

      Reply
  150. Julie Tift

    August 13, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    Llandanwyg Beach – where I grew up

    Reply
  151. Corinne Peat

    August 13, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    Lossiemouth in Scotland

    Reply
  152. Michael Griffin

    August 13, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    Worms Head on Gower

    Reply
  153. melanie stirling

    August 13, 2014 at 4:03 pm

    Wales,Whitesands in Pembrokeshire.

    Reply
  154. Julie D

    August 13, 2014 at 3:49 pm

    depending on the weather all our coast it great but Cornwall just nips it!

    Reply
  155. Sandra Lane

    August 13, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    We love St Ives in Cornwall. The beaches are beautiful and the town is so pretty.

    Reply
  156. laura jayne bates

    August 13, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    they have a stunning beach in cornwell

    Reply
  157. Chas Gilbert

    August 13, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    Mallaig every time

    Reply
  158. Becca Staples

    August 13, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    North Yorkshire coast, Scarborough, Whitby and Filey are lovely x

    Reply
  159. lana leman

    August 13, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    Southwold

    Reply
  160. elaine dale

    August 13, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    ISLE OF WIGHT

    Reply
  161. Julie Ward

    August 13, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    Got to be tenerife where its sunny most days

    Reply
  162. samantha price

    August 13, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    has to be llandudno

    Reply
  163. claire woods

    August 13, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    Southwold in Suffolk

    Reply
  164. Tracy Newton

    August 13, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    In my pre children days I would have said Aruba. But now I would have to go with Brighton. My toddler loves playing with the pebbles

    Reply
  165. tracey huber

    August 13, 2014 at 11:37 am

    Yorkshire

    Reply
  166. MichelleD

    August 13, 2014 at 11:31 am

    Fort Myers Beach, Florida!

    Reply
  167. Liam Bishop

    August 13, 2014 at 11:10 am

    Brighton beach 🙂

    Reply
  168. frances hopkins

    August 13, 2014 at 11:26 am

    Wales – Haverfordwest x

    Reply
  169. Helen Grayson

    August 13, 2014 at 10:21 am

    I love Scarborough – Being at university there was amazing – seaside town, but without the ‘brashness’ of other places. It’s lovely in winter too! Lots of dog-friendly parts also. 🙂

    Reply
  170. Debbie Skerten

    August 13, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Cromer Beach here in Norfolk. They are known for their Cromer Crabs. Lovely, yum, yum x

    Reply
  171. Susan Sargent

    August 13, 2014 at 10:11 am

    Sandy Bay, Devon

    Reply
  172. Christopher Packer

    August 13, 2014 at 9:31 am

    Cornwall has some lovely little beaches that I have visited many times

    Reply
  173. Paul Scotland

    August 13, 2014 at 9:30 am

    We as a family lover Cromer

    Reply
  174. emily omara

    August 13, 2014 at 10:19 am

    Sandbanks sands are so white. Love this prize so cute, hope i win!

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  175. james wood

    August 13, 2014 at 8:30 am

    St Andrews

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  176. Richard Randall

    August 13, 2014 at 7:55 am

    ÃŽle Sainte-Marie, Madagascar.

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  177. Heather Tinkler

    August 13, 2014 at 7:54 am

    Whitby North Yorkshire!

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  178. angela edmonds

    August 13, 2014 at 7:46 am

    GREAT YARMOUTH BEAUTIFUL BEACHES !!!!!!

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  179. nicola clarkson

    August 13, 2014 at 7:41 am

    Aberdovey in wales

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  180. Catherine Williams

    August 12, 2014 at 10:58 pm

    In this Country definitely Roker, there’s loads of little pools. Abroad – Koh Takiyab in Thailand. It’s truly stunning.

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  181. Kiran Parry

    August 12, 2014 at 10:39 pm

    Barry Island in Wales.

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  182. Angie Hoggett

    August 12, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    St Ives cornwall

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  183. Victoria Gooch

    August 12, 2014 at 9:58 pm

    Lowestoft

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  184. Kat Lucas

    August 12, 2014 at 10:41 pm

    Galveston, Texas

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  185. Hayley

    August 12, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    Falmouth, not long moved here and loving it!

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  186. pete c

    August 12, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    Whitsunday Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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  187. brenda heads

    August 12, 2014 at 8:52 pm

    We go rock pooling in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear loads to find and watch there.

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  188. Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk)

    August 12, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    Wasnt it just yesterday that we have this same weather. Now its so gloomy and raining cats and dogs! Looks like a fab day by the sea. We dont have that much sea creatures here. I wish we do cuz its so nice to see them esp with my son in tow =) #countrykids

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  189. Bex Allum

    August 12, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    Crantock beach is beautiful

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  190. Ashleigh Allan

    August 12, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    Brighton!

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  191. lyn burgess

    August 12, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    Santorini

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  192. Mary Chez

    August 12, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    Penarth…Where I lived as a child

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  193. clair downham

    August 12, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    bahamas but i will probably not be able to go back

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  194. Melanie McNair

    August 12, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Benone Beach in Northern Ireland

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  195. kellyjo walters

    August 12, 2014 at 5:53 pm

    Sandwich Bay in Kent

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  196. Emma Nixon

    August 12, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    Northumberland

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  197. iain

    August 12, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    luskentyre on the isle of harris , western isles stunning

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  198. Hutch2

    August 12, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    Charmouth in Dorset

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  199. Rebecca Duncan

    August 12, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    Bentota beach in Sri Lanka…its where we got married 🙂

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    • Elizabeth

      August 12, 2014 at 5:49 pm

      Aaww! 🙂

      Reply
  200. laura banks

    August 12, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    i loved a beach we went to in corfu

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  201. Lisa Everaert

    August 12, 2014 at 4:56 pm

    LEYSDOWN – when i was a child i spent alot of time there with my grandparents – loved every single moment of it.

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  202. Heather T

    August 12, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    My local beach – Llanrystud

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  203. Suzanne

    August 12, 2014 at 4:23 pm

    Sidmouth

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  204. Lynne Durkin

    August 12, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    For sunbathing Alcudia, Majorca. For interesting family walks and seeing different rocks and stones then the Pembrokeshire coast is amazing x

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  205. Lorraine Tinsley

    August 12, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    Barry Island, South Wales

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  206. Hester McQueen

    August 12, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    Luskentyre, Island of Harris. Loved reading this

    Reply
  207. Peter Schofield

    August 12, 2014 at 4:06 pm

    The Northumberland or North Yorkshire coasts for long bracing walks 🙂

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  208. Zoe G

    August 12, 2014 at 3:12 pm

    Love Bedrutthen Steps near Newquay, Cornwall

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  209. KIERAN WALSH

    August 12, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    England has some great beaches, Fistal beach in Newquay, if abroad, the white sands of Dominca Republic, unspoilt beauty

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  210. Nichola Mackay

    August 12, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    I love ullapool on the West coast of Scotland <3

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  211. Kelly Horsley

    August 12, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    especially Arisaig

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  212. Kelly Horsley

    August 12, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    Sunny Scotland has some of the most beautiful beaches I have seen

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  213. C Kennedy

    August 12, 2014 at 1:02 pm

    Woody Bay, Isle of Wight

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  214. David Collinson

    August 12, 2014 at 12:47 pm

    The Gower

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  215. tommy w

    August 12, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    i love rockpooling with my child. starfish are my favourite, a are treat to spot them

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  216. mike

    August 12, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    The isle of Skye

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  217. catherine plant

    August 12, 2014 at 12:17 pm

    lincolnshire and devon

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  218. Tracy Nixon

    August 12, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    At the bottom of my street – Whitley bay beach!

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  219. Tracey Peach

    August 12, 2014 at 12:09 pm

    My Local one it’s not a big seaside but it is lovely. Hope one day I can get back there

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  220. Alexa Schoolar

    August 12, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    Bridlington in the UK

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  221. Alison

    August 12, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    I have to say Northumberland, we have such a variety of coast beautiful beaches and lots of castles

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  222. sylvia lennox

    August 12, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    Bournemouth, Beautiful beach and town.

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  223. winnie

    August 12, 2014 at 11:18 am

    sandbank 😀

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  224. jodie crossley

    August 12, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    Brighton

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  225. Dianne Hanson

    August 12, 2014 at 12:10 pm

    We love Whitesands Bay in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

    Perfect surf, rock pools for the kids to play in, and stunning coastal walks! 🙂

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  226. kim neville

    August 12, 2014 at 8:52 am

    We have always liked going to the seaside at Bournemouth. Have fond memories as a child as well

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  227. Coombemill

    August 11, 2014 at 10:54 pm

    I’m glad you have been sharing the lovely summer sunshine too. I bet it is stunning up in Shetland in the warmth. Your pictures always look so inviting and the coastline full of interest. Mousa looks well worth an explore too. Thank you for sharing with me on Country Kids

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    • Elizabeth

      August 12, 2014 at 7:43 am

      We were on holiday recently in England (I will be linking up with Country Kids again with those adventures!) and the sun shone the entire time we were there, and then we brought it back to Shetland with us! It’s been a lovely summer so far – we’ve needed it! Thank you for your lovely comment and I agree, Mousa does look like a fab place to explore. One day!

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  228. samfernley@happyhomebird

    August 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    This was lovely, I adore rock pooling and crabbing. So interesting and loved the little video.
    What a gorgeous part of the world you live in.
    I love New Quay in West Wales, I think it is the best beach I have been too.

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    • Elizabeth

      August 11, 2014 at 6:20 pm

      Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it 🙂 I’ve only been to Wales once, Fishguard, many years ago. Such a beautiful part of the country!

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  229. Holly Nelson

    August 11, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    Why can’t I live there! I don’t suppose you have a spare croft house or something I can squat in? I am very good at living in a draughty house in winter! Love the view of Mousa Broch. I wish I had gone there at night to see the storm petrels.

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    • Elizabeth

      August 12, 2014 at 7:46 am

      I wish! I think we’d get on like a house on fire 🙂 Fancy a swap – no wait, you don’t live by the sea do you.. I don’t think I could do that!

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