When artist Jo Allum isn’t creating things to sell at her gallery in Woolacombe, she’s snorkelling and beachcombing, searching for more inspiration and ideas
A year ago, Kate Blair swapped office life for a daily trawl along her favourite Hampshire beaches, collecting marine debris to make into quirky sculptures, pictures and fashion accessories. Inspired by the coast, she's made a new career and helps to clean her local beaches too!
When Daniel Edge, chef and founder of The Blue Hutcafé in Teignmouth, isn’t cooking delicious snacks for beachside customers, he’s out boating, fishing and kayaking...
Exchanging city living for being by the coast has brought rich rewards for illustrator Tom Jay, who moved from London’s Hackney to a home – and studio – in Cornwall. Words: Sue Herdman
Flood defence engineer and ‘man from the Ministry’, DAVE MILLER, on working hard to make Bude’s water quality cleaner and safer for everyone. Interview and photograph Martin Dorey
Living by the sea really is good for you – now there’s evidence to back that up. Environmental psychologist Dr Lewis Elliott explores the therapeutic benefits of being in, on and by the water. Words: Anna Turns
Celebrating a shared affinity for life by the sea, we meet a close-knit community of beach hut owners on the East Sussex coast who reveal the inspiration behind their eclectic seaside interiors. Words: Jessica Johnson. Photographs: Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Tresco Abbey Garden’s curator MIKE NELHAMS on his love of island life and how weather and its effect on the sea shapes the botanical oasis. Interview: Rachel Homer