What's in the issue

FEATURES

HISTORIC HIDEAWAYS Transport
yourself to a different time with these
remarkable holiday rentals

SOURCED FROM THE SEA
How Dom Bridges fell in love with
Margate and set up a thriving
seaweed operation in the Kentish town

ART IN THE OPEN AIR The
enduring appeal of the Barbara
Hepworth Sculpture Garden in St Ives

WEEKEND IN… Mumbles. Editor
Alex Fisher visits a charming village
on the edge of Swansea Bay

LONG WALK ROUND We talk to
Alex Ellis-Roswell, the man who is
walking the entire British coastline
in a bid to raise funds for the RNLI

TRY IT NOW: ROLLERBLADING
Hazel Sillver is on a roll in Brighton

REGULARS

PICTURE THIS
Cow conservationists

BEACHCOMBER People, places,
events and things to buy

MARINE LIFE Maya Plass on the
natural wonder that is seagrass

WALK OF THE MONTH Laugharne,
Carmarthenshire

THE COASTAL WARDROBE Casual
layering and coast-inspired hues

CREATIVE CORNER We meet the
directors of D’Art Gallery in Dartmouth

MAKE A DRIFTWOOD BOAT
How to craft a cute keepsake from
washed-up wood

TEST THE BEST Rucksacks

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

WHERE TO BUY Stockist details

SHORE SPOTTER’S GUIDE Richard
Harrington takes a look at a staple of
the seaside – crabs

MY COAST Interior designer, author
and cook Sophie Conran