People
My Coast: Gyles Brandreth
In its golden heyday, in the Victorian age, the Isle of Thanet (the easternmost part of Kent) was a popular holiday resort. People like Charles Dickens used to go to Broadstairs.
My Coast: Jane Garvey
I’m from Crosby, although oddly enough, when you grow up so close to something, you take it for granted, don’t you?
My Coast: Jacqueline Wilson
About three or four years ago, I thought it would be lovely to have an old-fashioned seaside week somewhere.
My Coast: Kirsty Wark
My connection with Arran goes back a long way. I remember before Mum and Dad had a car, we went to Arran on holiday and they just had bikes, with little seats for myself and my brother.
My Coast: Fatboy Slim
I have always moved south in my life, and now I’ve got to about as south as you can get – I live on the beach in a place called Portslade, which is just on the border of Ho
My Coast: Lesley Sharp
Although I live in London now, I’ve always felt strongly that I need to be able to get to a stretch of water.
My Coast: Gruff Rhys
Wales is almost an island. You’re never far from the sea. I’ve recorded a lot of albums on the coast in my friend’s studio in Rhosneigr, Anglesey (pictured).
My Coast: Zandra Rhodes
I grew up in Chatham on the Medway Estuary. It was a naval town but I never thought of it as coastal. I was more aware of my home looking across the North Downs.
My Coast: Davina McCall
I am obsessed by the sea. In my ideal life, I’d like to have a house on the coast. There’s something about the water that makes me feel calm.