Villages by the Sea

Bamburgh

Thorpeness

Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of the Edwardian village of Thorpeness in Suffolk, the first purpose-bui

Alnmouth

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Alnmouth on England’s north east coast and discovers the village’s historical role

Staithes

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the village of Staithes in North Yorkshire and unearths its role in kickstarting the c

Arnside

Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers how traditional boat building shaped the beautifully preserved village of Arnside o

Charlestown

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the picturesque Georgian village of Charlestown on the south west coast of Cornwall an

Botallack

The small hamlet of Botallack was once at the centre of the Cornish tin and copper mining industry as archaeologist Ben

Ravenglass

Archaeologist Ben Robinson takes us to the quiet village of Ravenglass, tucked away on the edge of the Lake District’s

Gorey

Sitting on the east coast of Jersey, and about 14 miles from the coast of Normandy, the small village of Gorey was, for

Flamborough

Archaeologist, Ben Robinson visits the east coast village of Flamborough which sits on a rugged headland sticking out in

Cley next the Sea

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the Norfolk village of Cley next the Sea and discovers that due to Dutch settlers in t

Tintagel

Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of Cornwall’s Tintagel, famed as the legendary birthplace of King Arth

Craster

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits a small village in Northumberland to find out how the family and village who both shar

Orford

Lying off the North Sea is the unassuming Suffolk village of Orford. It’s behind a large shingle spit called Orford Ne

Parkgate

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores Parkgate, on the estuary of the River Dee in Cheshire. Today the village is landlock

Laxey

Situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Man, the village of Laxey is known today as a tourist destination, but as a

Culross

Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the fi

Port Carlisle

Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool

Cushendall

Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward

Holkham

Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk’s Holkham estate – its lost medieval village, seen for the first

Solva

Ben Robinson discovers some of the impressive and well-preserved lime kilns in Solva, Wales, and learns how this industr

Beer

Ben Robinson heads to Beer, Devon, home to beer stone, which has been quarried since Roman times and used in many of Eng

Seaton Sluice

Ben Robinson travels to Seaton Sluice, home to the notorious Delaval family and the site of a past bottle works that sha

Porthgain

Ben Robinson unearths the past of Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, built for its industry exporting slate, then brickwork, then

Greyabbey

Ben Robinson unearths the ancient history of Greyabbey on beautiful Strangford Loch.

Johnshaven

Ben Robinson travels to Johnshaven, a once-important Scottish fishing village that diversified into the flax and jute tr

Runswick Bay

Archaeologist Ben Robinson is in North Yorkshire, exploring how idyllic Runswick Bay was once a place of great danger, d

Seahouses

Archaeologist Ben Robinson casts his eye over the village of Seahouses in Northumberland, where he discovers how the let

St Margaret's

On a visit to the white cliffs of the Kent coast, Ben Robinson learns how an exclusive retreat for the rich and famous s

St Agnes

Archaeologist Ben Robinson investigates how a Cornish gem of a village became a world-famous centre of tin mining where

Bucklers Hard

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the tiny Hampshire village that had a huge role in building ships for Nelson's victori

St Bees

In Cumbria, on the edge of the Lake District, Ben Robinson finds signs of early Christian pilgrims, while a 500-year-old