English seaside aesthetic

Dark Nautical is a subgroup of the Nautical aesthetic. Though it shares a lot of imagery with both Nautical and Pirate aesthetics, it borrows much more from Cottagecore in its romanticized interpretation of western life by the sea. Whereas Nautical tends to focus on much higher economic class aesthetics and Pirate on chaotic, Dark Nautical centers around a more simple and harmonized life like Cottagecore. What makes Dark Nautical distinct from Cottagecore is its focus on the sea aspect of…

Last weekend my husband and children departed for Scotland to visit the grandparents, and I found myself alone for the first time in what felt like forever. I decided on the spur of the moment to hop in the car and drive down to the East Sussex coast. I grew up in Sydney, beside the water, and the l

A road trip through England has been on my bucket list for some time now. I’d love to spend a week visiting seaside towns and staying in quaint cottages. Since we found ourselves with a sunny day and warm weather on our last day in London we decided to drive south for a hike at

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The helter skelter on Clacton Pier in Essex, closed down on a wintry day.