Kalmus Beach in HyannisCape Cod Times file
Covell Beach: Just down the road from popular Craigville Beach, Covell Beach is very similar but slightly smaller and only for residents who have beach stickers. Located on Nantucket Sound, in-season water tends to be gentle and warm. Craigville Beach Road, Centerville.
Craigville Beach: Disabled accessible. Long, wide beach. Beautiful view. Very big. Lots of parking. Can be crowded. Located on Nantucket Sound usually means gentle and warm water. Craigville Beach Road, Centerville.
Craigville Beach in Centerville
Eric Williams, Cape Cod Times
Dowses Beach: Disabled accessible. Fishing platform. Breakwater to explore. Good-sized parking lot. Nice sandy beach. Located on Nantucket Sound usually means gentle and warm water. 348 E. Bay Road, Osterville.
96% of Ireland s bathing waters are meeting the EU s minimum standards.
The Environmental Protection Agency s annual report shows 111 out of 148 were deemed excellent in 2020 - an increase of four on 2019.
Of the bathing waters examined in Donegal, all are of excellent , good or sufficient quality.
Two beaches with poor water quality in 2019 have improved - they re Ballyloughane Beach in Co Galway and Brook Beach in Portrane, Dublin.
Bird How, Holmrook, Cumbria
Feeling misanthropic? Other people are rare in this particular part of Cumbria – the wonderfully remote Eskdale Valley. Bird How is a squat stone cottage at the end of a twisting farm track, but don’t be fooled by the property’s origins as a cow barn – step inside and you’ll find two bedrooms (one twin and one with bunkbeds) and the cosiest living room we’ve clapped eyes on, thanks to its huge fireplace and fantastic views over the blustery Cumbrian moorland. We suggest a lung-busting hike up England’s steepest road (the twisting, zig-zagging Hardknott Pass) as a warm-up for a march to the top of Scafell Pike – a lesser-known route to the summit starts just outside the cottage.