The perfect beach holiday is not just about finding the accommodation

Coast Radar's founder Ian Barnes was getting frustrated in that the number of websites he had to visit to get the range of information he needed was daunting and time consuming. He recognised the clear need for a single platform to help tourists find what they needed quickly and easily, which in turn could help local coastal businesses reach potential customers. And so, Coast Radar was born.

Coast Radar is a unique portal looking purely at coastal areas with aim to give you all the information you need on one website. Coast Radar hopes to give you inspiration, not just on what beaches to visit but in your research for that perfect beach holiday.

Coast Radar is rapidly growing, both in visitor numbers, and site content. As an independent organisation our aim is not to promote a single product but to give you the best choices available. Not only do we bring you accommodation from the big accommodation websites but also give you single owner properties.

We expect to build up a strong Coast Radar community where people and businesses who know coast areas connect with people researching possible destinations. Beaches and things to do are added and maintained by users of the site. If you have local knowledge then join our community and help spread the word about what is happening in your area by sharing on our coastal community pages, twitter (@coastradar) or facebook.

For businesses Coast Radar provides an affordable platform to increase your reach, grow website traffic, increase footfall and help our visitors get engaged with your business. We strongly believe in the benefits of Coast Radar and offer a standard listing for just £1 for the first year to enable us to demonstrate the value to Coastal businesses.