Still lochs. Loud seas. Everything between.

Gaping Gill

Southern slopes of Ingleborough, near Clapham, North Yorkshire

Limestone pothole and underground waterfall · Check before visiting

Sandwood Bay

North of Kinlochbervie, Sutherland, north-west Highlands, Scotland

Beach · Full day

Falls of Glomach

Kintail, Scottish Highlands

Waterside landscape · Full day

RSPB Bempton Cliffs

Bempton, near Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Coastal reserve · Half day

Florence Springs Luxury Lakeside Lodges

St Florence, near Tenby, Pembrokeshire SA70 8RJ

Lakeside lodge · Weekend

Lydford Gorge

Lydford, near Tavistock, Devon

Waterside landscape · Half day

Llyn y Fan Fawr

Carmarthenshire Fans, western Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, Wales

Lake · 1–2 hours

Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve

Carse of Stirling, near Thornhill, Stirlingshire

Bog · 1–2 hours

RSPB Scotland Troup Head

Troup Head, near Banff, Aberdeenshire AB45 3JJ

Coastal reserve · 1–2 hours

Swanborough Lakes Luxury Holiday Lodges

Swanborough Lakes, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3NF

Lakeside lodge · Weekend

Coral Beach

Claigan, north of Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Beach · 1–2 hours

Llyn Padarn

Llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales

Lake · Half day

Grimsthorpe Castle, Park & Gardens

Grimsthorpe, Bourne

Castle / country estate · Half day–full day

Scale Force

Above the south-western shore of Crummock Water, near Buttermere, Cumbria

Gorge waterfall · AllTrails estimates 1.5–2 hours for its 4.4-mile out-and-back route. Britain Express describes a shorter 2.5-mile return

Gunby Hall & Gardens

Gunby, near Spilsby

Hall / gardens · Half day

Eas a’ Chual Aluinn

Assynt, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland

Waterside landscape · Half day

Llyn y Fan Fach

Near Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire, in the Black Mountain area of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Wales

Lake · Half day

Ullswater

Lake District, Cumbria

Lake · Half day

Achmelvich Beach

Achmelvich, Assynt, Sutherland

Beach · Half day

Kisdon Force

River Swale, 500 metres downstream from Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire

Two-cascade river waterfall in a wooded limestone gorge · Check before visiting

Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters

East Dean, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 0AB

Coastal reserve · 1–2 hours for a short visit

The Strid

Strid Wood, Bolton Abbey Estate, North Yorkshire

River · 1–2 hours

Findhorn Bay Local Nature Reserve

Findhorn, Moray, Scotland

Coastal reserve · 1–2 hours

Loch Callater

Glen Callater, near Braemar, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland

Lake · Half day

Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Around Arnside and Silverdale, on Morecambe Bay, spanning Cumbria and Lancashire

Waterside landscape · Half day

Clachtoll Beach

Clachtoll, Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands

Beach · Half day

Llyn Edno

Moelwyn hills, Eryri (Snowdonia), Gwynedd

Lake · Full day

Llyn Edno

Moelwyn uplands, Eryri (Snowdonia), Gwynedd

Lake · Full day

Lydford Gorge

Lydford, near Tavistock, Devon, EX20 4BH

Waterside landscape · Half day

RSPB St Bees Head

St Bees, Cumbria

Coastal reserve · 1–2 hours for a short headland visit

Tentsmuir Forest & Beach

Tentsmuir, Fife, Scotland

Coastal reserve · 1–2 hours for the sourced forest-and-beach loop

Tongue Pot

Upper Eskdale, Lake District, Cumbria

River · Half day

Hooken Cliffs

Between Beer and Branscombe, Devon

Coastal walk · Half day

Llyn Ogwen

Ogwen Valley, Eryri (Snowdonia), North Wales

Lake · 1–2 hours for a lakeside visit

Tongue Pot

Upper Eskdale, Lake District, Cumbria

River · Half day

Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)

Bala, Gwynedd, Eryri (Snowdonia), North Wales

Lake · 1–2 hours to half day

Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve

Near Witherslack, Cumbria

Bog · 1–2 hours

Falls of Measach

Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature Reserve, near Ullapool, Scottish Highlands

Waterside landscape · 1–2 hours

Stanley Ghyll Force

Eskdale, western Lake District, Cumbria, England

Waterside landscape · 1–2 hours

Aira Force Waterfall

Near Watermillock, Ullswater, Lake District

Waterside landscape · 1–2 hours for the waterfall

Brora Beach

Brora, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland

Beach · 1–2 hours

Drigg Sand Dunes & Beach

Drigg Beach, Holmrook, Cumbria

Dunes · 1–2 hours

Glasson Moss Nature Reserve

Near Glasson, on the Solway Coast, Cumbria

Bog · 1–2 hours

Llyn Llydaw

Eryri (Snowdonia), Gwynedd

Lake · Half day

Bideford Bay and Hartland

North Devon coast, from Northam and Bideford Bay towards Hartland Point

Coastal reserve · Half day

Dornoch Beach

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands

Beach · 1–2 hours

Bullers of Buchan

Bullers of Buchan, north of Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Coastal reserve · 1–2 hours

Hackley Bay

Forvie National Nature Reserve, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Beach · Half day