What's in the issue

FEATURES

10 BEST… BRITISH BREAKS BY
THE SEA The coast team choose
their favourite hotspots for 2015

BRITISH IS BEST From beach
huts and buckets and spades
to castles and cream teas, the
quintessentially British holiday

GLORIOUS ISOLATION A visit
to Lundy off the North Devon coast
is a chance to escape modern-day life
and experience a sense of solitude

ENDURING ISLES Seventy years
after the Channel Islands were
liberated, a heritage festival highlights
the history of these unique isles

WEEKEND IN… Bridlington,
a traditional seaside town on
the Yorkshire coast

ALL THE COAST’S A STAGE
The history of Britain’s coastal
theatres, from their heyday and
decline to their current regeneration

TRY IT NOW: MAKE YOUR
OWN WALLPAPER Learn the craft
of hand block-printing


REGULARS

PICTURE THIS The Shell, Cleveleys

BEACHCOMBER News, art, people,
shopping and events by the sea

WALK OF THE MONTH Yorkshire

MARINE LIFE Maya Plass talks
about Marine Conservation Zones

THE COASTAL WARDROBE
Weekend gear for the whole family

HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPECIAL
Must-have buys for your break away

TEST THE BEST Travel beauty kits

SHORE SPOTTER’S GUIDE Coastal
wildlife to look out for in April

YOUR coast Get in touch by letter,
email, Twitter or Facebook

WHERE TO BUY Stockist details

CREATIVE CORNER Oil painter
Mark Bradford

MY COAST Restaurateur,
fi shmonger and chef Mitch Tonks