English fishing village

Cobbled lane in Clovelly fishing village, North Devon, England ...

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The quaint fishing village of Port Isaac in Cornwall, UK, is more widely known as Portwenn from the television series Doc Martin. The harbour walls offer stunning views of the Celtic Sea, and also of the village itself. Here we look back towards Port Isaac from the headland on the west side of the village.

Robin Hood’s Bay, North England

Fife is a historical county in Scotland. Where the River Forth meets the North Sea you will find five beautiful Scottish fishing villages in the Firth of Forth, as the Scottish call this area. Read along and follow me as we go down to each of the tiny harbors of these beautiful Fife fishing villages in Scotland.

Port Isaac, Cornwall, has been an attractive fishing village since the early 14th century. Its narrow, winding streets are lined with old white-washed cottages and traditional granite, slate-fronted Cornish houses. Over recent years Port Isaac has become a popular location for both films and television series.

The UK is full of quaint and idyllic small towns and villages – here we rank the nation's 80 prettiest.

Robin hoods Bay is an attractive fishing village whose narrow streets wind down to the sea. For a small village it has a surprising number of good pubs. My particular favourite is the Bay Hotel, which is literally on the sea wall. It has quite large windows overlooking the Bay and you can sit in front of a good fire and watch a storm out in comfort. Took this shortly after sunset from the beach then it was time to put camera and tripod away, visit the interior and get a pint on the bar…