cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

[GAME] British Beaches Word Scramble

RafaC
Former Staff
  • 1774 Posts
  • 157 Topics
  • 4 Solutions
Registered:

Hello everyone!

 

To follow suit with the O2 Community's Summer 2022 event, I've come up with a rather tricky British Beaches Word Scramble. I say tricky because I've included some not-so-famous beaches and, of course, there are plenty of Cornish and Welsh ones too. To unscramble them, you will need to figure out the name of the beach and the region or county where they are situated in, such as "Brighton - East Sussex".

Enough of introductions, let’s have some fun!

 

1. AOCRNPHHOTT YAB- AOWCLLNR - [SOLVED]: PORTHCOTHAN BAY - CORNWALL

2. NGLLNNARAGO - IODRENICGE - [SOLVED]: LLANGRANNOG - CEREDIGION

3. TNITALWL AMJRO - VLAE FO ROGLNAGMA - [SOLVED]: LLANTWIT MAJOR - VALE OF GLAMORGAN

4. BAOOMEOCWL LVELGIA - OEVDN - [SOLVED]: WOOLACOMBE VILLAGE - DEVON 

5. ATRTTEWRPSO TRSNDA - DROONYDNREL - [SOLVED]:  PORTSTEWART STRAND - LONDONDERRY

6. NLDDUSAT LOLNK - STODRE - [SOLVED]: STUDLAND KNOLL HOUSE - DORSET

7. LNAEASKW ABY - OBEIRSKREHEMP - [SOLVED]: SWANLAKE BAY - PEMBROKESHIRE

8. AWNNLDYDL - LEIS OF GAEENSLY - [SOLVED]: LLANDDWYN - ISLE OF ANGLESEY

9. OARPPEHTRNR HALEPEN DSSAN - NLWLORCA - [SOLVED]: PERRANPORTH PENHALE SANDS - 

CORNWALL

10. NMTW - GIDECNOREI - [SOLVED]: MWNT - CEREDIGION

11. NIKOGEVRSIN - HTRON EHOKRRYSI - [SOLVED]: SKINNINGROVE - NORTH YORKSHIRE

12. OARGRUBCSHO HTNOR ABY - TOHNR RRSOHKIYE - [SOLVED]: SCARBOROUGH NORTH BAY - NORTH YORKSHIRE

13. NDORITBINGL - TSAE DIIGRN FO KORRYSIEH - [SOLVED]: BRIDLINGTON - EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

14. DRELDU ODOR - RETDOS - [SOLVED]: DURDLE DOOR - DORSET

15. RETHAT EEHCNPLL - YDWNEDG - [SOLVED]: TRAETH PENLLECH - GWYNEDD

16. MWTUCYD - IEODICGNER - [SOLVED]: CWMTYDU - CEREDIGION

17.RCCKMEEU HENAV - ATSE SSUSXE - [SOLVED]: CUCKMERE HAVEN - EAST SUSSEX

18. NORNEVT HCEBA - ESIL FO WHITG - [SOLVED]: VENTNOR BEACH - ISLE OF WIGHT

19. MTLNAHUO - HARBRUOLNENDTM - [SOLVED]: ALNMOUTH - NORTHUMBERLAND

20. LCOHRIAG - HTE NLSDIGHAH - [SOLVED]: GAIRLOCH - THE HIGHLANDS

21. NFRAABAE MAMGRA DSNSA - HAETN PTOR TLATBO - [SOLVED]: ABERAFAN MARGAM SANDS - NEATH PORT TALBOT

22. BWNIGEGNI YB EHT ESA - NLMOARDTUNERHB - [SOLVED]: NEWBIGGIN BY THE SEA - NORTHUMBERLAND

23. TS ASNINNI LSIE - HDSLETAN - [SOLVED]: ST NINIANS ISLE  - SHETLAND

24. REESNSTS - LSEI FO NDAASY - [SOLVED]: TRESNESS - ISLE OF SANDAY

25. NILDOHCMAG BYA - MTHEEOYU - [SOLVED]: COLDINGHAM BAY - EYEMOUTH 

26. AANNS AYB - RMNRUDNHAAAC - [SOLVED]: SANNA BAY - ARDNAMURCHAN

27. REARDRTDU ABY - YLESEAGN [SOLVED]: TREARDDUR BAY - ANGLESEY

28. TTYNHUMEO GOLSNADNS - TNEY NAD EWAR - [SOLVED]: TYNEMOUTH LONGSANDS - TYNE AND WEAR

29. IATPULAGCOHRN - TEH SGIDHANLH - [SOLVED]: PORTNALUCHAIG - THE HIGHLANDS

30. ORWKEICHT - ROSHPRTU - [SOLVED]: WHITEROCK - PORTRUSH

 

As always, please only one guess per reply, so that everyone has a chance to participate, and also please wait until someone else has guessed after you before you guess again.

 

Hope to see our regular quizzers @BobM @Cleoriff@gmarkj@jonsie @J9el@madasaf1sh@Mi-Amigo@MI5@pgn@Projectionist@RunrigForever@sheepdog@TallTrees, other members partaking in the summer activities @Pipstop78 and @Comben, and anyone else who feels like joining in and any others I might have forgotten or who want to join the fun! 

Message 1 of 122
14,249 Views
121 REPLIES 121

Mi-Amigo
Level 48: Jubilant         
  • 26846 Posts
  • 978 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

19 ALNMOUTH - NORTHUMBERLAND

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Message 91 of 122
815 Views

RafaC
Former Staff
  • 1774 Posts
  • 157 Topics
  • 4 Solutions
Registered:

19 - correct!

Message 92 of 122
812 Views

Cleoriff
Level 94: Supreme
  • 133745 Posts
  • 844 Topics
  • 7624 Solutions
Registered:

26 SANNA BAY ARDNAMURCHAN

Veritas Numquam Perit

Girl in a jacket
Message 93 of 122
811 Views

RafaC
Former Staff
  • 1774 Posts
  • 157 Topics
  • 4 Solutions
Registered:

thanks for that technical point heads up @pgn pray

Message 94 of 122
810 Views

pgn
Level 79: Lord of the Boards
  • 43734 Posts
  • 262 Topics
  • 1893 Solutions
Registered:

@Cleoriff wrote:

5) PORT STEWART STRAND- LONDONDERRY

 

@pgn  have you paddled here? 😂


Lovely beach, @Cleoriff  - now National Trust for the most part.

 

I spent many a sunny afternoon, or a wintry one, there, having lived in a nearby town in my youth.

Message 95 of 122
803 Views

RafaC
Former Staff
  • 1774 Posts
  • 157 Topics
  • 4 Solutions
Registered:

26 already given by @Mi-Amigo@Cleoriff 😉

Only 3 left:

15. RETHAT EEHCNPLL - YDWNEDG

16. MWTUCYD - IEODICGNER
25. NILDOHCMAG BYA - MTHEEOYU



Message 96 of 122
802 Views

BobM
Level 28: Ingenious
  • 5567 Posts
  • 1 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

15 ... TRAETH PENLLECH - GWYNEDD.

Message 97 of 122
795 Views

RafaC
Former Staff
  • 1774 Posts
  • 157 Topics
  • 4 Solutions
Registered:

15 - correct!

Message 98 of 122
788 Views

Cleoriff
Level 94: Supreme
  • 133745 Posts
  • 844 Topics
  • 7624 Solutions
Registered:

19 ALNMOUTH NORTHUMBERLAND

Veritas Numquam Perit

Girl in a jacket
Message 99 of 122
784 Views

pgn
Level 79: Lord of the Boards
  • 43734 Posts
  • 262 Topics
  • 1893 Solutions
Registered:

@Cleoriff wrote:

@pgni POSTED NO 29 HERE ALTHOUGH @RafaC SAID CORRECT HE DIDN'T ADD IT TO THE GRID.

(SORRY CAPS)😂


One-handed typing on the laptop is a pain, metaphorically speaking, phone now, so I can empathise with the ALL CAPS thing, @Cleoriff 🙃

 

Message 100 of 122
779 Views