Talk:British coast

I think this should just be a section in the United Kingdom article. --Traveler100 (talk) 21:26, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Are British seaside resorts significant and iconic enough to make up an article on their own? My experience of English pleasure piers was a let-down; but maybe there is a historical context that could be brought up. /Yvwv (talk) 22:12, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

They differ considerably from their continental counterparts and equivalent Beach resorts in the US, but I understand the concern, and in length terms this probably already pushing what can be reasonably done. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:13, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Merge Proposal

Merge to a section of the UK article under Costal resorts?

No objections. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:15, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

I'm not keen on such a merger. A 'Coastal Resorts' article just sounds like a REALLY long list to me... --Andrewssi2 (talk) 10:39, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

• Oppose - the UK article is well long enough without packing this in on top of it. If this article doesn't work as it stands, let's find another place for it. Ground Zero (talk) 10:48, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

I'm considering if this should be userfied until I get more information. We don't have a Draft: namespace on English Wikivoyage ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 11:04, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Would you like me to do that then? Ground Zero (talk) 01:55, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Not now, I think there's enough for it to be a stub.ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:20, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Scope of this page?

The British coast is fractal, so however close you focus in, something as complex as the whole swims into view. The same problem afflicts this page, if it tries to cover beach resorts, maritime cities, small islands and tidal islands defined by their coast, coastal walks, cliffs & wildlife, lighthouses, beach activities, historic piers, arcades and fairgrounds, water activities including yachting, defence structures & industry, golf links . . . I could go on. Looks like what it seeks to describe is "The Traditional British Seaside" meaning the holiday bucket & spade resorts - places folk travel to, specifically to visit the beach. If so, a complete listing would be tedious, as it would need to include the S & SW coast of England, N Wales, Isle of Man, NW England, Scotland's Costa Clyde, and N Ireland. One possible structure would be a historical / sociological "understand" about the resorts' growth, decline, and persistence - RIP the railway, long live the caravan. Some resorts have re-invented themselves (Brighton), others have tried to (Blackpool) and some remain much as they were (Ardrossan, Rhyl, Cleethorpes). Probably enough just to mention a few examples and point to regional / county overview pages for more. And develop the individual resort "city" pages, many of which are as weary as the resorts themselves. Grahamsands (talk) 10:04, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Agreed. This article hasn't really gone anywhere. And it isn't clear where it wants to go anyway. I'm not sure that it's worth keeping. Ground Zero (talk) 10:58, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

I also had concerns about this outline, even though I started it . Can portions of it be merged/split into other articles, perhaps with a bit of expansion of a section in United Kingdom?

ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 20:10, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

I think that the article could have the general advice on visiting the Coast, that is specific to the UK, but is too detailed for the country articles, and shouldn't be repeated in each city article: Describe the gulf stream and the tides around the coast and link to tide tables, explain legal and safety considerations in going on a beach, describe what wildlife can be seen where - seagulls everywhere, but puffins are only on a few cliffs. AlasdairW (talk) 21:51, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Tides/ Forecasting.

Found this whilst looking into something else:

https://magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-Surf-Forecast/1/

Is it within the external links policy to link it appropriately? ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 12:45, 23 May 2019 (UTC)