There have been many diverse contributions to the manonabeach® series, seen in 176 countries.  Here are some international answers to “What does the beach mean to you…?“, in the interviewees’ mother tongues. Why not send in your own cultural contribution, through the send your answer menu?

Nederland – Netherlands

Bart, Sound of Harris, Northton, Scotland, beach page here.

Wim, Gairloch in the Highlands of Scotland, in English at the beach page here.

Gusta, also at Gairloch in the Highlands of Scotland, in English at the beach page here.

France

Tiphaine, Brancaster, Norfolk, beach page here.

Regine, Rottingdean, Sussex, beach page here.

Samantha, Aberdeen, Scotland, beach page here.

Charlotte, Criccieth, North Wales, beach page here.

Cymru – Wales

Ela, Towan beach, Newquay, Cornwall, beach page here.

Derek and Alun, Black Rock Sands, Morfa Bychan, Gwynedd, North Wales, beach page here.

Espana – Spain

Maria, Marcus, Jorge & Guillermo, Belhaven Bay, East Lothian, beach page here.

Suomi – Finland

Riitta, Lassu and Riitta, Borth y Gest, Gwynedd in North Wales, beach page here.

Alba – Scotland

Donald, Berneray, North Uist, beach page here.

Danmark – Denmark

Kristian, Benllech beach on Anglesey in North Wales, beach page here.

Polska – Poland

Kasia and Daniel, Balmedie in Scotland, beach page here.

Beata, Putsborough, North Devon, beach page here.

Deutschland – Germany

Eva and Rheinhart, Ceannabeinne in Sutherland, beach page here.

Isa, Huisinis, Isle of Harris, beach page here.

Nina, Markus, Johanna, Stefan, Kynance Cove, Cornwall, beach page here.

Mariana, Kingsand Cawsand, Cornwall, beach page here.

Mauer, Sebastian, Church Cove, Cornwall, beach page here.

Australia

Rod and Sue, Hannafore Point, Cornwall, beach page here.

Kelly, Kynance Cove, Cornwall, beach page here.

New Zealand

Conia and Peter, Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire, Wales, beach page here.

Canada and Ireland

Canada’s Steph and Rebecca, with help from Ireland’s Chris, Claigan Coral Beach on Skye in Scotland, beach page here.

United States of America

Marcel, Bay at the Back of the Ocean, Iona, Scotland, beach page here.

A second testimony from Marcel, beach page here.

Erin & Adam, Horgabost, South Harris, Scotland, beach page here.

Paddy, Lyme Regis in Dorset, beach page here.