Local to Dickie Dirts Curiosity Shop, Newquay is home of British Surfing and the British Surfing Association with beaches facing in all directions. It is widely considered to be the capital of England’s surfing scene with 11 beaches stretching over seven miles of golden sand. There is a good spread of types of surf […]

Looking for somewhere quiet and romantic for your holidays? Look no further than the stunning location of Loch na Ceall Bay, Arisaig, on the West Coast of Scotland. A community thrived there until 1801 when the crofters were cleared off the land and shipped off to Nova Scotia to make way for the […]

Accessible at high tide only by sea tractor, this tiny private island in south Devon is home to an authentic 1920’s gem. The hotel is full of period furniture and period charm. The beach house which was a former retreat of Edward Windsor and Wallace Simpson has just been retored. Wonderful sea […]

From 1931 until she died in 1983 the Minack Theatre was planned, built and financed by one determined woman - Rowena Cade. This wonderful open-air amphitheatre cut from granite, is host to comedy, tragedy, farce, opera, musical, Gilbert & Sullivan, mime, ballet, concert, gang show, son et lumière and male voice choir. Gilbert and Sullivan […]

Dickie Dirts Curiosity Shop are fascinated by The 18 mile long shingle “tombola” at Chesil which is made up of billions of flint and chert pebbles. It forms a large lagoon (the Fleet) on its shoreward side and the pebbles on the beach are graded, with the coarser stones nearer to Portland. It is situated […]

This exciting Challenge is to drive the route from Plymouth to Dakar (on a limited budget) with the principle aim of helping some Charitable causes in Senegal and The Gambia. It should take about three weeks to accomplish and takes part in December. Dickie Dirts Curiosity Shop would like to wish all this years competitors […]

The first European to spot Nevis island was Christopher Columbus, who sailed by Nevis island in 1493. The conical cloud-ringed shape of Nevis island - an extinct volcano complete with crater - reminded him so much of the snow-capped Pyrenees mountains that he dubbed it Nuestra Senora de Las Nieves, or “Our Lady of the […]

Wawel Cathedral, Krakow, Poland’s national sanctuary with 1000 years of history, was the coronation site of Polish monarchs. It is also the burial ground of most Polish royalty as well as the greatest national heroes, two poets, four saints and countless Krakow bishops. Eighteen chapels full of art treasures surround the Wawel Cathedral.
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The scenic coastal town of Port Alfred lies midway between Port Elizabeth and East London on the Kowie River, South Africa. It is a bustling commercial and residential town in magnificently picturesque surroundings. The climate is wonderful, especially from December to June, with calm days and crisp nights, sunny summers and mild winters. The atmosphere […]

Mull is an island that bewitches the visitor with its amazing geology and its Celtic and Viking past. It is a huge and immensely varied place. There are 1,000 foot sea cliffs, powder white sand beaches and a huge mountain range with the highest mountain, Ben More, rising 3,000 feet from a very blue and […]