UK – United Kingdom
Sand Origin
With the United Kingdom, UK, made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so is the sand of UK.For the individual ones, see:
- England – sand from Bull’s Lodge Quarry, mid-Essex
- Scotland – Loch Morlich
- Wales – River Conwy, Conwy
- Northern Ireland – how embarrassing – I’ve missed Northern Ireland!! Am on it now, searching for a sand collector to complete the UK!
Random Sand Fact
Have you ever fantasized about entering a magnificent sandcastle you’ve built or seen?
Or dreamt of cuddling up in the sandbank house with the rabbits in Beatrix Potter’s children’s books?
I have. And I missed the first real chance. The world’s first sand hotel stood on Weymouth Beach, Dorset, UK, before tide and rain reformed the structure the way most sand castles crumble. While standing, you could book it online at a rate affordable for most of us.
It made the Guinness World record as the ”first habitable sand hotel.” -Please give me a head up when another one pops up!
