The Bowler & Beach Journal
Notes on Lifestyle, Travel and Style
Follow the ‘Bowler & Beach Journal’ to read about latest places to visit and wear your Bowler & Beach swim shorts; how to stay looking great in your Bowler & Beach swim shorts; as well as interesting articles from carefully chosen guest writers.
Kick start your New Year and stick to those goals – Guest Journal by Lottie & Emma of Mountain Beach Fitness Retreats
It’s the second week of January and that hangover has finally subsided and the endless thoughts of self improvement (or that perfect beach bod) are lingering at the bottom of the wine glass. To help kick-start your New Year’s ambitions and more importantly... read more
Spotlight on Comporta: The ultimate Portuguese chill out destination!
The name Comporta, roughly translated, means a gate that holds back water, a lock. Which makes sense when you see how many canals there are. The region here is characterised by the number of rice fields under cultivation. Great fields of rice, the biggest in Portugal,... read more
Five must-have items for a day on the beach
We love summer at Bowler & Beach as it means that the sun is shining and we get to spend time on the beach, one of our favourite places to spend time with friends and family. It doesn’t matter whether you are in Brighton or Barbados, Ibiza or Miami, St Kitts... read more
Spotlight on Ribeye – the British family business creating some very cool RIBs: 10 questions in 10 minutes
When you find yourself by the sea, the sun shining and your spirits buoyed by the excitement of summer, there are few better – or cooler – ways to make the moment even more memorable than by taking a boat out with friends. If this boat happens to be a... read more
Endless Summer: Chasing the Sun All Year Round – Guest journal by Roxana Oliver
In the latest of our Guest Journals – good friend of Bowler & Beach and lifetime sun-seeker Roxana Oliver shows us how we can enjoy summertime all year round. Summer is the best season to explore new destinations. If you’re an adventurer and like to travel... read more
2016 – WHAT A YEAR FOR BOWLER & BEACH! HERE’S OUR HIGHLIGHTS
As we settle in to January and the New Year we thought we’d take the time to say a huge THANK YOU to all our followers for their support for last year and hope to have their continuing support for 2017! Here’s a few highlights of a great year for Bowler... read more
Spotlight on Portugal: Christmas time
The start of December, the joyful time when festive cheer counteracts any winter weather and spirits run high. Around the world countries will celebrate this period in different ways and it is a great time to come together with family and friends. At Bowler &... read more
Bitesize Guide: Five Christmas gifts for him
With Halloween and Bonfire Night long gone, attentions are turning now towards December. Love it or hate it; there is no doubt the Christmas shopping season is in full swing, as we witnessed at Spirit of Christmas at the start of this month. The more organised among... read more
Bowler & Beach x Quintessentially Travel Winter Sun Competition!
With winter knocking on the door, the nights drawing in and the days getting colder, we feel that this shouldn’t stop you from getting some sunshine and having fun. In fact, we think this provides an opportunity to have even more fun in the sun, so we have... read more
Spotlight on Chris Bartley – Olympic medallist and former Team GB rower: 10 questions in 10 minutes
Bye bye summertime, welcome wintertime… With the turning back of the clocks this morning signifying the end of the British summertime for 2016 (hopefully your smart phone has prevented any embarrassingly early arrivals to social arrangements!), we thought it a... read more
Bitesize Guide: A long weekend in New York
The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps, The City So Nice They Named It Twice, New York goes by many nicknames and we here at Bowler and Beach love nothing more than a long weekend away there. There are many things that are great about New York, we love the variety... read more
Spotlight on Richie Kul – Actor, Model and Campaigner: 10 Questions in 10 Minutes
There are some people in the world who just seem to be incredibly gifted at whatever they turn their hand to; it is rare to come across someone who has excelled in the fierce world of Investment Banking, then in the equally competitive worlds of modelling and acting,... read more
Bitesize Guide: Where to Travel for Winter Sun
With the arrival of autumn, we’re already planning our next, sun-drenched destination to relieve ourselves from the prospect of colder, darker days. We’ve enlisted the help of luxury travel specialists, Quintessentially Travel to share five of the top winter sun... read more
Fun Australian Summer in Sydney – Guest Blog by Roxana Oliver
Are you thinking about swapping the European snow this winter for some South Pacific sun? If you’re thinking Australia, Sydney is the place to go. This summer there are a number of fun things to do in Australia’s largest city and home of the famous Bondi... read more
Eating healthy & staying in shape with a hectic lifestyle – Guest blog by Myles Hopper
Summer may be over but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t stay in shape. There are lots of cheap getaways before Christmas and if you’re on top of your training and eating – guess what – it’s a whole lot easier to get that beach body you want, and will want... read more
Bowler & Beach’s favourite five British Olympians
After a simply awesome showing by Team GB in Rio as the most successful abroad Olympic summer is drawing to a close, we thought we would share with you our favourite five British Olympians. The list could be endless due to so many fantastic achievements past and... read more
Spotlight on Portuguese food and drink
Portugal is a place full of a huge diversity of landscapes and environments in a small area: sandy beaches as far as the eye can see, golden plains and mountains, vibrant and cosmopolitan cities and a millennial heritage. Although there is plenty to see and do in... read more
Bitesize Guide: Five of the World’s Best Pool Resorts
In the latest of our travel journals, we’ve teamed up with Quintessentially Travel, the luxury travel experts who bring you the finest travel experiences, anywhere in the world. Whilst at Bowler & Beach HQ we are still holding on to a beautiful end to the summer,... read more
Paradise on earth Moorea Island – Guest blog by Roxana Oliver
Exotic destinations lovers simply adore this place, and that definitely doesn’t come as a surprise – Moorea Island is everything you hoped for, and even more! If you’ve never heard of this enchanting place, stay with us. Here is everything you need to know about this... read more
Bitesize guide: Cowes week
Cowes Week is the oldest and largest annual sailing regatta in the World and is an iconic feature of the British sporting calendar. There are around 8,500 competitors in the various races, in addition to the 130,000 spectators that visit Cowes to soak up the... read more
Spotlight on The Wild Swimming Brothers: 10 questions in 10 minutes
Earlier this week we caught up with Calum Hudson, the middle of the trio also known as the Wild Swimming Brothers (see their website here) a few months after we’d enjoyed a very entertaining photoshoot in our Bowler & Beach swim shorts at King’s Cross Pond. Here’s... read more
Bitesize guide: Seven iconic pieces of British design (Part 2)
As a follow up to our guide on seven iconic pieces of British design where we picked out; seven iconic pieces of Great British design; we feel our picks either embody a certain something classically and timelessly British and are synonymous with our little island... read more
Making a splash with the Wild Swimming Brothers at Kings Cross Pond
What happens when you take two sets of slightly eccentric brothers, both sets of whom originate from the North of England, and put them in a very cold pond in Kings Cross, central London on Sunday morning early in the May Bank holiday? Something like this… Jack, Calum... read more
Bitesize Guide: Top three “off the beaten track” destinations
The summer is just around the corner, and for some it has even already arrived with the first official summer holidays being taken. We love nothing more than a trip to somewhere like Ibiza where there are gorgeous beaches aplenty, great food and most importantly great... read more
Bitesize Guide: Top five swimming spots in London
With the mercury last weekend hitting the hottest recorded temperatures of the year so far, most of our thoughts will now be turning toward the brilliant great British summer. At Bowler & Beach HQ we feel there are few places we would be when the sun is shining... read more
Spotlight on the Bowler hat an iconic piece of British design
The origins of the Bowler Hat are thought to date back to the 1840’s, when the hat was originally created for Edward Coke the younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Leicester. It was designed by Thomas and William Bowler to fulfill an order from London’s oldest milliner... read more
Bitesize guide: a weekend in Bournemouth
As we settle in to our first May Bank holiday Monday, rejoicing in the knowledge we have the pleasure of this extra day of leisure to come again at the end of the month, we thought we’d put the spotlight on a great British seaside location, Bournemouth. We were... read more
Spotlight on the face of Bowler & Beach: the one and only Jamie Roche
Happy Friday from Bowler & Beach HQ! Since we officially launched a few weeks ago we’ve been asked a number of questions of a recurring theme over and over again…and no, it is not for our autographs (yet). A lot of people, female and male, have asked... read more
Bitesize guide: Seven iconic pieces of British design
In a survey of Great British designs last year the iconic red phone box, designed by Sir Giles Robert Scott in 1924 came out on top with almost 40% of the vote. At Bowler & Beach we appreciate the rich history in design that Britain has, whether it is in... read more
Spotlight on Portugal, a special place for Bowler & Beach…
Portugal is a country with a rich history, steeped in culture and blessed with a beautiful landscape. Most people will have heard of Portugal; some may have visited Portugal on holiday; but many do not know some of the more interesting facts about this fascinating and... read more
Bitesize guide: The five best dressed celebrities 2016
We thought we would compile a list of who we see as our top five best dressed celebrities of 2016. Read on for a list for guys to swoon over and girls to take tips from (sorry we meant the other way round!) Tom Ford was famously quoted saying “Dressing well is a... read more
Spring has sprung at Bowler & Beach; so what’s in store for us when we launch?
Good morning from Bowler & Beach HQ! We hope you are relaxing in to your Saturday morning, being able to take the time to savour the smell of your coffee brewing as you leisurely leaf through the morning paper – or more likely your Twitter, Instagram or... read more
Bitesize guide: Three of our favourite UK Easter breaks
With January and February seeming like a distant memory we are now only a few weeks away from the first long weekend of the year, and what better way to spend the Easter weekend then taking a mini-break somewhere in the UK. As we are good to you at Bowler & Beach... read more
Spotlight on the Bowler & Beach swim short
With our Kickstarter campaign due to launch on Monday, providing you with the opportunity to pre-order your first pair – or many pairs – of Bowler & Beach swim shorts, we felt it high time to show you just why our shorts are so great, and why you... read more
Bitesize guide: Five of our favourite Portugal beaches
This week began with Pancake Day, allowing us all a second crack at those easily forgotten New Year’s resolutions over Lent. It also means the long Easter weekend is little over a month away, with the two May bank holidays not far behind. So in the holiday spirit we... read more
Introducing the Animals swim short range
With the Animals swim short range due to be launched this Spring – and sneak previews of the prints popping up on our website, Facebook page and Instagram profile – we thought it the perfect opportunity to describe the four distinctive animals in the range... read more
Bitesize guide: Five of our favourite UK beaches
Whilst sat in London on a cloudy and drizzly January Tuesday at Bowler and Beach HQ, we can’t help but turn our attention to the upcoming summer. In the season of Wimbledon, BBQ’s, festivals, and holidays to far flung destinations it is easy to overlook... read more
Bowler & Beach out and about: Our visit to our suppliers in Porto
Porto. A colourful and characterful coastal city – Portugal’s second largest – and perhaps most notorious for its famous product, the delicious Port, produced for generations with the utmost care, patience and expertise. What you may not know, however, is... read more
Bowler & Beach out and about: Our visit to London Collections: Men AW16
At Bowler & Beach we love men’s fashion and were delighted to be lucky enough to attend London Collections: Men AW16 at the weekend. London Collections: Men is a twice yearly event to showcase British fashion talent, with emerging and exciting menswear... read more