Fine art painter Shazia Mahmood finds constant inspiration along the West Sussex coastline, conceiving vivid beach scenes and seascapes as she potters on West Wittering beach and Bracklesham Bay. Words: Caroline Wheater
When Roo Cross moved to Mawgan Porth in Cornwall, she couldn’t find clothes she wanted to wear, so she opened her own, highly successful, emporium. Words: Lucy Jenner-Brown Photograph: adjbrown.com
Robert Smith MBE, harbour master at Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk, reveals why he decided to write a book detailing the history of this idyllic seaside town
We celebrate the people who make our coastline a better place -whether by campaigning against plastic pollution, conserving wildlife or saving lives at sea...
coast catches up with Surfers Against Sewage to see how its campaign, Plastic Free Coastline communities, is working to stem the tide of single-use plastics around Britain’s beaches. Words Anna Turns
Alex Ellis-Roswell left home in Kent in 2014 to walk 9,500 miles round the coast of Britain and Ireland, visiting each RNLI station, to raise money for the lifesaving charity in memory of his late father. Words: Susie Moss
This year it was harder than ever to choose our coast ‘Dog of the Year’ after we received so many great entries from our readers, but we can now reveal the winner and runners-up. COMPILED BY Katie Avis-Riordan
