Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2020 i Coast

FIND OF THE MONTH We love the new Coastline Watercolour outdoor collection from Sainsbury’s Home. Side plates, from £2.50; dinner plates, £3; lobster platter, up to £12 (0800 328 1700, sainsburys.co.uk) BE A BIRD BRAIN July can be the busiest month of the year at garden bird feeders, with adults and fledglings looking for nutritious, high protein food to keep them going. Specialist CJ Wildlife has an array of foods and feeders to buy on its website, where you’ll also find a chart listing who eats what and when, and advice on how to pick a bird feeder. To order, call 0800 7312820, or browse online at birdfood.co.uk. Make sure you keep feeders clean. And remember, it’s not just extra food that garden birds will benefit from–providing clean fresh water…

• ISLE OF WIGHT, HAMPSHIRE. England’s largest island has it all: towns, pretty countryside, time-warped villages, chalky downs, beaches, walks, woodland and world-class sailing–all within two hours of London, thanks to the rail-catamaran service which does Ryde to Waterloo via Portsmouth. Ryde is the largest and most accessible of Wight’s towns, but the highest property prices tend to go to the Solent coast hotspots (Cowes, Yarmouth, Bembridge and Seaview). Shanklin and Ventnor, on the sunnier south coast, are the island’s quaintly vintage seaside resorts (visitisleofwight.co.uk). Average house price: £271,369. • ISLE OF ARRAN, AYRSHIRE. So-called ‘Scotland in Miniature’ is blessed with glens, burns, forests, castles, snow-capped highlands and dreamy views across the Firth of Clyde to the Ayrshire coast. The majority of islanders live on Arran’s eastern shore, around Brodick…

Part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency, Alderney is closer to France than any other Channel Island–a fact that is reflected in its Norman French patois. At three-and-a-half miles long, and a mile-and-a-half wide, the island is home to around 2,000 people and an abundance of wildlife, particularly northern gannets and puffins, which are present in large numbers from mid-March to mid-July during the breeding season. Dolphins and seals are regularly spotted out on the waters too. Alderney was occupied by the German army during World War Two and became part of Hitler’s famous defensive Atlantic Wall. As a result, 655 concrete bunkers dot the shoreline. Some have been turned into beachside retreats, others lie empty, reminding us how Europe imploded in the early 20th century. Today,…

THERE’S MORE ROOM OUTSIDE Extend your home by creating a temporary outdoor ‘room’, with blankets, cushions and furniture. Get creative and come up with a theme, be it nautical, bohemian or natural–whatever gets you inspired. Create a holiday at home! We love this set up from Raj Tent Club. Pictured is the Raj Tent Club Pergola tent, from £1,400; rattan day bed, £550; Palm Springs day bed, £1,000 (rajtentclub.com/shop). WONDER WAGON TAKES THE WEIGHT We love the new Coleman Camping Wagon for piling all your camping stuff into and transporting to your ideal location. Saves on heavy lifting and great for camping trips when we do come out of lockdown too. This one is big enough to hold all your kit, but folds away when not in use. Heavy-duty fabric,…

SOLO COASTAL STAYS? I love the coast and I love coast magazine. Many generations of my family were from the Brixham area and were fishermen, so the sea has played an important part in my life. I notice that holidays advertised in the magazine tend to be for couples or families, and being a widow, I would love to find accommodation for myself, without being too isolated, and to enjoy the benefits of hotel/guesthouse rooms which are lovely to stay in. It would be good to know about self-catering accommodation for one as well. Jan Cooper A NOTE FROM A HAPPY PLACE I’ve been an avid coast reader for many years; here I am enjoying the digital Cornwall edition with a view of St Ives from Carbis Bay! This is…

Sited on Southwold’s bustling high street, Blackshore’s bricks-and-mortar shop and workshop is closed temporarily* but the good news is that you can still order yourself a slice of the Suffolk shoreline online. Championing small-scale, British-made, sustainable fashion, Blackshore offers cotton T-shirts, dry wax ponchos, oilskin aprons and handmade canvas duffle bags along with smocks, jackets and merino beanies and Guernsey knits for cooler evenings. Online orders (excluding the ‘Handmade’ range) are shipped weekly (blackshore.cc). Helping hands In light of the current pandemic, many coastal distilleries are making good on their waste alcohol by producing hand sanitisers and hand washes. Alongside its potato vodka, Cornwall-based Colwith Farm now sells WHOapproved handrub solution from its online shop (colwithfarmdistillery.co.uk) while Westward Farm on St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly has increased production…

JUST THE JOB Imagine working here every day. This is the view from the terrace at Lamorna Cove Café in southwest Cornwall, offering the ‘ultimate lifestyle opportunity’ as it includes the 100-seater café, as well as a gift shop, two holiday apartments and a boat shed–all overlooking the lovely beach at Lamorna. For sale, priced at £930,000 (01872 247000, miller-commercial.co.uk). EDEN ON SEA When it opened in 2001, the Eden Project helped put Cornwall on the world map, boosting its economy and attracting investment. Now, it’s Lancashire’s turn. Eden Project North hopes to open in Morecambe in 2023. Using the same model–a cluster of glassy forested pavilions–the new project’s remit is to ‘reimagine Morecambe as a seaside resort for the 21st century’. Watch this space. LOCKDOWN UPDATE At the time…

Dubbed the Cornish Caribbean for its clear turquoise seas and white sand beaches, the Isles of Scilly–just 28 miles off Cornwall’s coast–offer seclusion from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Enchanting St Martin’s, just two miles long, is one of the archipelago’s five inhabited islands (a further 140 islets are uninhabited, except for seals and seabirds). In Lower Town, above The Flats beach, sits four-star Karma St Martin’s, a retreat hotel with fantastic views across Tean Sound to another popular island, Tresco. When the government’s restrictions eventually lift across the country and travel is encouraged again, you’ll find a high standard of accommodation and amenities at this hotel. There are 30 luxury rooms and suites to choose from, plus the Cloudesley Shovell restaurant, known for its delectable seafood platters…

Resting up on a grassy bank in John O’Groats, my bike beside me, I stared out to the endless blue of the North Sea. It was autumn 2017 and I had just completed an epic, 1,200-mile bike ride up the west coast of Britain from Land’s End. In spring of that year, I’d spent 57 days walking the well-trodden route solo, enduring trench food and acute tendonitis along the way. As I looked over the windswept coast, I began to wonder. Could I repeat the challenge by sea and become the first women ever to complete a ‘length of Britain’ triathlon? Aged 31, I had developed a taste for adventure–doing long walks, bike rides and triathlons. Taking the well-known Land’s End to John O’Groats challenge by foot and then by…

DOG of the MONT H Send your coastal canine photographs to coast.copy@kelsey.co.uk DOGGY PADDLE This is one for dog-owners who love a spot of stand-up paddle-boarding–you can keep your canine companion safe around the water with this new Red Original dog buoyancy aid. Designed to support your pet in a comfortable swimming position, it’s available in five different sizes to fit dogs whether big or small (£64.95, redoriginal.com) OFFICE DOG If you are getting your home office in order, this doggy desk stationery will be a cheery addition. After all, a dachshund sticky note has got to trump a plain one any day, and surely a sheaf of boring paperwork should at least raise a smile if it’s held together with a similar sausage dog paper clip? (From £5.50, oliverbonas.com). PUPPY LOVE…

North Coast Explorer Tours is a Visit Scotland 5-star-rated private tour company based in the North Highlands of Scotland. Providing bespoke tours in a premium 4x4, you travel in chauffeured luxury as you experience all the North Highlands and the captivating North Coast 500 has to offer, in the company of a qualified guide. Staying at The Granary Lodge, the luxury B&B recently opened by HRH Prince Charles, you can enjoy the very best of Caithness hospitality. The Granary Lodge is situated within the grounds of the Castle of Mey, the former home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and it has spectacular views across the Pentland Firth to Orkney. After a good night’s rest, discover all that this section of the North Coast 500 features during your private tour,…

Since being released on the Isle of Wight last summer, five juvenile sea eagles have been spotted soaring with paragliders over West Wight, playing with a stick above the Solent, and flying high over the town of Newport. Sea eagles–also known as white-tailed eagles–are Britain’s largest bird of prey, standing a metre tall with a two-metre wingspan. Their exciting presence on the island is part of a reintroduction scheme being led by Forestry England and The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation. Six more youngsters will join the Scottish-born birds every year until 2024 when it’s hoped the colony will start breeding. Follow their story @SeaEagleEngland on Twitter and Instagram, and @RoyDennisWF on Twitter. Read project officer Steve Egerton-Read’s blog at forestryengland.uk. To book a ferry to the Isle of Wight, go…

Fried sardine, caper and courgette linguine • 400g dried linguine• Olive oil• 1 large courgette• 3 tbsp capers• 8-12 sardine fillets,depending on size• 2 cloves garlic,peeled and crushedor grated• Juice of ½ lemon• Extra virgin olive oil• Zest of 1 lemon• Sea salt and freshlyground black pepper Method (serves 4) 1. Cook the linguine in boiling salted water, for 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and toss in a little oil to prevent it from sticking. 2. Cut the courgette into lengths, then into thin strips. Alternatively, use a spiraliser. 3. Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat and add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Dry the capers with kitchen paper and add to the pan. Fry until they are golden and crisp. Remove and…

From Shetland in the sub-Arctic north to the Isles of Scilly in the sub-tropical southwest, Britain’s shores are scattered with thousands of islands. Most are tiny craggy humps of rock inhabited by seals and seabirds, but for those who dream of an off-shore life–a salty, boaty sort of life a world away from the rat race–there are around 150 inhabited islands to choose from. They come in all shapes and sizes from tiny Scottish islands (the kind of places where knitting or weaving are still described as industries) to tax havens (the Isle of Man prefers the term ‘low-tax jurisdiction’) and tied islands like Portland in Dorset and Anglesey in North Wales (attached to the mainland by bridges or causeways). With holy islands (Lindisfarne in Northumberland), private islands and dozens…

You could sample the worldclass produce of Scotland’s islands on the fine dining tables of London and Paris. Why would you, though, when you can savour it on a journey through the spectacular isles, swapping white linen for baseball-sized scallops in seafood shacks, plump lobsters plucked from the waters outside your restaurant and beef reared on the neighbouring farm? It all comes served with delicious sides of sweeping beaches, rugged rocks and hulking mountains too. The Scottish coast’s rich culinary larder really is world-class. We’re talking 800+ islands where crisp, mineral-rich waters offer up a third of global langoustine landings alongside lobster, mussels, scallops and squat lobsters, plus a rich bounty of fish species. Then there is Scotland’s famed beef, from cattle that enjoy rich island pastures, and lamb who…

Affordable, easy to store and with a long shelf-life, tinned fish is a staple in most kitchens. But in addition to the aforementioned attributes, it’s also sustainable, tasty and healthy, and many consumers buy it to ensure they are getting some oily fish into their diet. However, Fish Tales brand co-founder Bart van Olphen believes that the majority of us are unaware of the vast potential of canned mackerel, anchovies, sardines, etc, as a star ingredient, and is on a mission to convince people with his new collection of 45 recipes. We’ve picked out a few to whet your appetite–go on, you know you have a tin of fish that you could use… Smoked herring shakshuka • SERVES 2 FOR BREAKFAST OR LUNCH INGREDIENTS • Olive oil• 1 medium yellow…

Last month we learned that the days around this time of year are incredibly long as the northern hemisphere is at its maximum tilt towards the sun. At the North Pole this gives 24 hours of daylight; in Scotland it’s still light at 11pm (for every degree north of latitude, days get about four minutes longer). These long days result in more warmth, partly because the extended daylight gives land more time to heat up. But there is another reason, also to do with the tilt of the earth. You may think that as we facing the sun we are closer to it, which is why July is hotter than December–but this is not so. In fact, we’re furthest from the sun in July, because, as the moon has an…

WHY HERE? This striking contemporary beach house was built in 2018 in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Suffolk coast which was once home to a World War II listening station. Sleeping four people in two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and also able to accommodate one dog, this accessible property is only a five-minute bike ride or a 15-minute walk from the attractive town of Southwold, and offers a near-private beach with those enormous Suffolk skies right on your doorstep. Bliss. PRICE: From £648, with a small extra charge for dogs. HOW DO I BOOK? Call 01728 666300 or book online at suffolkhideaways.co.uk.…