Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2021 i Coast

The stunning seascapes of Northumberland are the focus of this issue of coast. Sitting on the north-east coast of England, just below the Scottish border, this county has a wild and unique character of its own, with dramatic castles, an abundance of wildlife and fantastic walking trails. As property here is far more affordable than many seaside locations, it’s becoming a more and more popular destination for the those seeking the solace of the sea. Turn to page 45 to find out more. We’ve also gathered together the top 10 places around the British Isles to spot seabirds, so that you can begin to plan a life-enriching bird-watching trip on our coastline as soon as travel restrictions are lifted. Turn to page 36 for some inspiration. We know this is…

1 THIS PLATE Handmade on the coast of West Wales by family firm Welsh Otter, this ceramic plate, detailed with sea life, will make a handsome addition to a dresser or a wall (£48, welshotter.co.uk). 2 THIS SEASONING Liven up stews, dips, sauces and roasties with a sprinkle of Everyday Seaweed Seasoning, sustainably harvested on the North Yorkshire coast (£9.75, seagrown.co.uk). 3 THIS DRYROBE Loved by a nation of sea swimmers for its super-warm lining and waterproof outer shell, this dryrobe Advance will keep you warm as toast straight out of the waves (£150, dryrobe.com). 4 THIS LAMPSHADE Soft yet striking, this chic Spiral Shell natural rattan lampshade is sure to create a real talking point in any room, and it’s available in medium or large (from £180, rockettstgeorge.co.uk). WHAT’S…

Until we can feast on the fruits of the sea in restaurants and cafés nationwide, Fishworks, the London-based fishmonger and restaurant – has created the next best thing. Alongside the eat-athome Fruits de Mer and smoked fish platters, you can also learn how to shuck oysters from the comfort of your kitchen. The Oysters and Wine Experience Box includes a dozen Jersey oysters, a bottle of house wine, a wooden-handled oyster knife and access to an online shucking class led by head fishmonger, Benny. To find out more, visit fishworks.co.uk/athome.…

•Faye Bridgwater’s Winter Collection of paintings is available now, at prices from £285. View her online gallery and check for details of upcoming shows at fayebridgwater.com. •A small selection of prints is currently available from King & McGaw in Newhaven, Sussex. To order, call 01273 511942 or go to kingandmcgaw.com. •Faye’s Studying Murmurations, which won the People’s Choice Award in The Derwent Art Prize 2020, will go on show at gallery@oxo, the exhibition space at Oxo Tower Wharf on London’s South Bank, this year – see website for dates (oxotower.co.uk). •In 2021, Faye will also be creating some new work for Gallery 94, the shop and art gallery at Glyndebourne, East Sussex, where the famous annual opera festival is held. Browse glyndebourneshop.com to find out more. Find Brighton Skies on Facebook and…

1 HOLD THE FORT, BAMBURGH On 4 April, visitors can discover bunkers, anti-tank defences and the secret military history of Bamburgh as part of a three-mile WWII-themed walk ending with hot drinks and admission to Bamburgh Castle. For times and ticket prices, visit bamburghcastle.com. 2 AMBLE ABOUT, AMBLE Home to arts, crafts and the mighty Amble Sundial, this characterful harbour town has something for everyone. Take a sea kayak or puffin cruise out to RSPB seabird sanctuary Coquet Island, just a mile off the coast, before feasting on fish and chips or freshly steamed mussels at seafront restaurant, The Fish Shack (boathousefoodgroup.co.uk). 3 TAKE A PILGRIMAGE, LINDISFARNE Cut off from the mainland twice a day by the tides, the Holy Island of Lindisfarne is packed full of mystery and ancient…

1 PROPERTY OF THE MONTH WAREN MILL £275,000 Enjoy wonderful seascapes from Bay View, a three-bed apartment in a former grain mill. See 1 overleaf 1 WAREN MILL £275,000 Previous page: Gaze out over Budle Bay from Bayview, a threebedroom apartment on the second floor of an historical building on the heritage coastline. Residents have the use of communal grounds and there are unspoilt stretches of golden sandy beaches nearby. George F White (01665 603581, georgefwhite.co.uk). 2 BERWICK-UPON-TWEED £395,000 No 9 Pier Maltings is a threebedroom townhouse in a converted Grade II-listed property right on the harbour. It has a separate garage and is within walking distance of the town centre. The kitchen is on the second floor, while the top-floor sitting room has views over the estuary and the Northumbrian…

Top chef Robert Thompson wanted to be a cook from the tender age of 10, and was washing up dishes in his brother’s restaurant aged 13. Just a decade later, in 2006, he won his first Michelin star at Winteringham Fields restaurant in Lincolnshire, the youngest British chef ever to receive this supreme foodie accolade. He was tipped for stardom by influential restaurant critic Jay Rayner and didn’t disappoint, winning a second Michelin Star at The Hambrough hotel in Ventnor in 2008, where he had gone to be head chef. Since those heady days, Robert has made the Isle of Wight his home. ‘I love the sea and now couldn’t imagine not being near it and living here. I find it relaxing and also thought-provoking,’ he remarks. In 2015, he…

50° 31' N 002° 27 W Portland Bill in Dorset is one of Britain’s most iconic headlands and home to the infamous Portland Race, described as ‘the master terror of our world’. Just like St Albans, and many others around the UK, the land extends out to sea with an underwater reef that creates overfalls when the strong currents, accelerated by hitting the headland and rushing down its side, crash into the reef. The waves here are typically steep and close together, staying in one place while the water rushes through. On some headlands, a swell or wind against stream at a headland is enough to create dangerous seas, even if there is no underwater feature. The secret is to pass at slack water, when the currents are weakest. But…

If you normally spend your holidays pottering through Provence or ambling through Andalusia with your fourlegged friend in tow, this year Brexit might be giving you some pause (or should that be paws?) for thought. When travelling to an EU country, or even Northern Ireland now, your pet needs to be microchipped, have a valid rabies vaccination, a costly animal health certificate you must obtain from an approved vet ahead of time, and – for certain countries including holiday faves Malta and Ireland – a tapeworm treatment, and that’s before you factor in current Covid-19 conditions. (And it’s worth noting these pet requirements also apply to assistance dogs.) But don’t despair, if you want to go doggy paddling with your pooch there are loads of options right here on your…

I’D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS! Please email me with your ideas, feedback, creative projects and reports of your coastal adventures at coast.ed@kelsey.co.uk. @alexfishermedia FLASH, BANG, WALLOP 1960 Thought I’d share my favourite beach picture of my dad, brother and I down in Cornwall. This was probably about 60 years ago and it still brings a smile to my face. Chris ART FROM coast CUTTINGS Here are some photos of an art project I did a few weeks ago. Inspired by the beautiful photos in coast, I went about cutting out all the shades I could find to create my Mighty Tuna mosaic. It took four hours to put together and, as it was just for fun, I did not stick it down to keep, but blew it away when I had…

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WILLIAM THOMPSON William is a tide expert and author of The Book of Tides. He currently lives on a yellow catamaran with his family (partner Naomi and kids Ottilie, six, and Arva, three) and is at the start of a five-year sailing voyage around the world. An avid thalassophile (lover of the sea), William designs evocative prints illustrating tide cycles and shares his knowledge of the sea to improve people’s adventures – all available at tidalcompass.com. This month, on page 78, he explores the unique qualities of headlands and peninsulas – windswept places richly layered with flora and marine fauna. JESSIE JOHNSON Jessie is a freelance writer for a range of national magazines and has been part of coast’s editorial team since 2013, writing news and features. After over a…

When Lamorna Ash leaves London for the Cornish coast, a place of rose-tinted childhood summer holidays, she finds a different world. Newlyn, a fishing town near Land’s End is messier and harder, seemingly not a place that would welcome strangers. Then Lamorna goes out with a local fishing crew. Revealing the tension, grit and camaraderie of a community defined by the sea, she learns to gut fish and weather storms, confronting the looming shadow of globalisation with a raw, poetic sensitivity. Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town by Lamorna Ash (hardback, £16.99, Bloomsbury).…

Fashion stylist Polly Banks selects some lighter fabrics for spring by the seaside – now all you need is the weather……

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I first fell in love with the Northumberland coast in 1966 when as a boy we came on family holidays here. Paddling and walking on these incredible beaches and rainy afternoons spent in tearooms, watching the waves crash on the shore, made an indelible impression on me. My time in the Royal Navy also gave me an affinity with the sea so when it came to looking for somewhere to start a guided walks business, my wife Louise and I upped sticks from Swindon and relocated here in 2011. I hold the Hill and Moorland Leader Award and now run a successful walking holiday business, introducing people to the wonders of the Northumberland coastline. I’ve always been keen on history and wildlife and this coast has an abundance of both.…

Before we started exploring the coast on our sailing boat Luna, the primary method of travel for the Thomson tribe was by campervan – and our van must have been to nearly every headland around Britain. Before venturing to a new region, I would scour the maps and pinpoint places where the land projected out to sea, making sure we went there. Why? Because at headlands everything is intensified – the tides, currents, winds and waves are all more dramatic at a ‘cape’. The sky feels bigger, the sea looks wilder and the horizon stretches further away. The sea views are the best you will experience short of climbing the mast of a boat, and a headland gives you a feeling of being out in the ocean in a way…

As we have discovered in this feature, the topography of a peninsula accelerates the elements along its side, culminating in a dramatic display of tides, waves, winds and currents at its tip. However, what we have not explored – so far – is that swept along in the currents is plankton, the foundation of the marine food chain. Just like the elements, plankton is concentrated at headlands and this results in an extremely rich ecosystem that sets off what is essentially a feeding frenzy. All levels of the food chain are attracted to the feast, from simple fish to sophisticated apex predators like the orca, or killer whale. Many people are surprised to discover that these phenomenal creatures, measuring six metres long and weighing over 4,000kg, can be spotted from…

I moved to Cornwall from the North West in 1968 and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. I live on the north Cornish coast (pictured), in a village called Trevone, five minutes’ drive from Padstow where the business is based. I can see the sea from my bedroom window and it’s a 10-minute walk to the beach from my house. I used to be a real gym bunny but since lockdown last March I’ve been out walking every day, sometimes twice a day. I’ve found it really beneficial – it’s good to get out into the sea air and clears your head. I like taking photographs too. Often I go out with Bocca, a working cocker spaniel who belongs to my son Jack, chef director of the Rick Stein…

We hear the seals before we see them, their soulful cries calling out from the islands, like a cross between an owl and a melancholic dog. Approaching the craggy shoreline, lumpy grey bodies come into sight, huddled together and howling, their patchy grey coats blending perfectly with the landscape. Moving awkwardly on land, they transform into agile swimmers as soon as they drop into the cool waters of the North Sea. A pair of the more enterprising seals swim out to meet our boat, examining us with large curious eyes and twitching a bewhiskered snout. We excitedly gear up, ready to join them. I’m in Northumberland, visiting the Farne Islands in search of encounters with one of Britain’s most charismatic coastal animals: the grey seal. It may come as a…

1 PROPERTY OF THE MONTH LEE BAY, DEVON £3,625,000 Handsome Lee Manor sits above a quiet rocky inlet on the rugged Devon coast, three-and-a-half miles from Woolacombe. See 1 overleaf 1 LEE BAY, DEVON £3,625,000 Previous page: This sevenbedroom coastal manor house near Woolacombe Beach has uninterrupted sea views and comes with Lee Manor Farm, which includes a residential barn conversion, a shepherd’s barn and 89 acres of land. Stags (01271 322833, stags.co.uk). 2 HAMBLE, HAMPSHIRE £425,000 There are spectacular views over Southampton Water from No 5 Hamble Cliff House, a Grade IIlisted ground-floor apartment in a building that dates from 1801 and was converted into separate homes in 1990. As well original features, it has two bedrooms, communal gardens and a slipway. Brambles (02380 408200, brambles-estateagents.com). 3 HEYBROOK BAY,…

STRONG CURRENTS When currents hit a headland, they are deflected down its side and accelerated, as shown to the west (left) of Portland Race on the Tidal Compass opposite. In many ways a similar effect happens with the wind, and it has been noted that winds are especially fickle around headlands, ranging from calm to severe as you pass around. OVERFALLS When tidal currents are funnelled down a headland they often crash into an underwater extension of the headland. On a calm day, this will create a roaring cacophony of breaking waves, while the surrounding waters are completely flat. This often gives a false sense of security to the unprepared, and the transition from calm to chaos happens shockingly quickly. The best way to avoid these overfalls is to stay…