6 December 2013 UK Weather & Tidal Surges

The UK had severe weather conditions from 5 December 2013, with two killed and several injuries reported on local news. High winds and driving rain battered most of Britain but the worst areas affected were the East coast seaside towns and villages. Tidal surges caused flooding and damage along the East coastline and crumbling cliffs due to rising of sea levels even caused some homes and a lifeboat station in Hemsby to collapse into the sea. Many seaside towns were under water and thousands of people evacuated from their homes.

Check out these YouTube videos for visuals of the tidal surges happening, the first one shows just how powerful and frightening the ocean can be:

Links to some news reports:
BBC
The Independent

Image from Wikimedia Commons

Visit the Yorkshire Dales when you plan UK Travel

The Yorkshire Dales are in North Yorkshire and closest towns and cities are Harrogate, York and Leeds. Visiting the Dales in fall or winter reveals stark scenery and golden-brown heather on the moorland.

I stayed in Harrogate, which is about 40 minutes drive away from Malham. Malham is a very popular tourist attraction in the Yorkshire Dales as Malham Cove is a spectacular limestone cliff that's ideal for climbers and towers over the surrounding countryside.

The paths winding their way up and around the Malham Cove rocks are part of the Pennine Way, a 268 mile walk that starts in Edale, Derbyshire and finishes in Scottish borders. Some of the scenery you'll observe on the Pennine Way is the most beautiful in the UK as much of the trail is across hills and peaks of the Derbyshire Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District. Malham Cove is one of the many upland highlights of the Pennine Way, which was the first National Trail opened in the UK in the year 1965.

I hope you'll enjoy this selection of photos depicting some of the area around Malham!

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