Category Archives: coast

Returning home to Felixstowe: ‘Stories are everywhere’

Novelist Hayley Long always thought her home town, on the Suffolk coast, was a bit of a joke but now she’s proud of its gentle charm

Devon sent: The Mercy puts Teignmouth back on the tourist map

I’d like to add a photo credit for Alex Newcombe whose wonderful picture this is. The image is sold through the Alamy picture library – ‘photo credit: Alamy’. A role alongside Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz in The Mercy has put the charming but faded seaside town in the spotlight

Seals the deal: a winter wander on the Lincolnshire coast

In winter, visitors can get close to hundreds of mating and pupping seals on the coast between Grimsby and Skegness, while sandy shores offer bracing walks and some of the UK’s finest seafood

Galicia coast holiday guide: the best beaches, bars, restaurants and hotels

White sandy beaches, epic Atlantic scenery and supreme seafood combine to great effect on Spain’s most beautiful coastline

Walking the Yorkshire coast: the shipwrecks and sea caves of Flamborough and beyond

The coastline between Spurn Head and Teesmouth is scattered with wrecks and rich in marine lore. With a careful eye on the tides, Kevin Rushby explores its secret history

Our coastal punk poet: John Cooper Clarke on his love of seaside towns

The National Trust has commissioned the poet to write verse in praise of the coastline he has circumnavigated ‘thousands of times’ and where he first experienced the wonder of rock’n’roll

Places to stay on the coast of Spain: Guardian readers’ travel tips

From camping on the clifftops to a hotel best reached by kayak and views of three countries from one balcony, readers share their favourite places to stay on the Spanish coast