The Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood talks about his coastal childhood on the Wirral in Merseyside, and his soft spot for whipped ice cream. Interview: Alex Reece
Immortalised in fiction for its timeless riverside pleasures, the Shotley Peninsula is resplendent in its natural beauty and bursting with first-class produce. Words: Jessica Johnson
Meet Mermaid Mershell – aka Michelle Forsbrey – whose passion for the ocean has taken her to new depths as she’s learned to freedive and set up her own mermaiding school in Bournemouth. Words: Anna Turns Photographs: Waveslider Photography; alastairscarlett.com
Actor Steven Cree, star of cult TV series Outlander and the recent Churchill film, talks about growing up near the west coast of Scotland and childhood holidays on the Isle of Arran. Interview: Alex Reece
North Norfolk is home to a string of picturesque cottage-filled towns set back from the sea, and Wells-next-the-Sea is perfectly placed to explore more than one of them.
