Accompanying the major BBC series, this book provides a cultural guide to Britain's coastal heritage. It is a region-by-region reference to places, people, activities, natural history, historic events and fascinating facts. In Coast, natural history journalist Christopher Somerville takes you on a grand tour of the outer limits of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Beautiful photography, clear maps, and evocative essays all illuminate the majesty and variety to be found where Britain meets the sea. This is, after all, the longest coastline in Europe. From the dramatic cliffs of Eastbourne s Beachy Head to the spare beauty of the Norfolk salt marshes; from the storm-wracked Cape Wrath at the edge of the Scottish Highlands to the peaceful wooded creeks of Cornwall s Helford riverwhatever kind of coastal area you re drawn to, you ll find it here. For those who want to see it firsthand, Coast also features a detailed gazetteera region-by-region reference of places, people, activities, natural history, and historic events."