England - South Coast

Counties: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall

The English South Coast, separated from France by the Straits of Dover and the English Channel, is climatically one of the most favored parts of Britain. Numerous flourishing subtropical plants adorn the area's many famous seaside resorts, which attract many visitors throughout the year. The scenery between the counties of Kent and Cornwall offers great variety. In many places along the eastern part of the coast chalk cliffs rear up from the sea, most strikingly at Dover, the history-laden "Gateway to England". Elsewhere the coast is fringed by marshland, as at Romney Marsh, east of Rye, while opposite the Isle of Wight estuaries and fjord-like inlets