10 tranquil places for lockdown calm in the UK: readers' tips | Rest and relaxation
Last modified on Thu 4 Feb 2021 06.03 EST Winning tip: On the beach in London London is an amazing city, but loses some of its charm when you find yourself confined to your too-small flat. In the first lockdown I found myself strolling the streets of Wapping one morning in an attempt to stave off cabin fever. Near Shadwell Basin I dropped off the Thames path on to a tiny sandy patch of foreshore where I sat for a while listening to the river lap and break over the rocks and watching the water glinting in the early-morning light. If it hadnât been for the offices of Canary Wharf on the sk...