Coast February 2018

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
ALASDAIR LINDSAY
PROPERTY HOTSPOT
ABERDOVEY, WALES
COASTAL HOMES
Discover a renovated fish store in Cornwall
and an architectural gem in Dorset
Waterside Department
13 Hill Street, London, W1J 5LQ
020 3733 1472 | waterside@struttandparker.com
A successful 2017 SOLD
waterside market
We have seen some stand-out sales this
year, thanks to a steady demand for
waterside properties, even in the winter
months. House prices have remained stable
and I am confident this will remain moving
into 2018, with registered buyers having
increased by 27%. Location is still king,
and top towns and areas include Topsham,
Salcombe, Itchenor, Margate, Aberdovey,
Alnmouth and North Berwick.
If you are considering your next move
and would like a member of the Strutt
& Parker Waterside Team to visit your
property for a free market appraisal,
please do not hesitate to get in touch.
RICHARD SPEEDY
Head of Waterside Department Guide price £780,000
E richard.speedy@struttandparker.com St. Ives, Cornwall
T 020 3733 1472 A beautiful semi-detached four-bedroom house overlooking Porthmeor beach.
SOLD SOLD
Guide price £810,000 Guide price £1,750,000

Salcombe, Devon Aberdovey, Gwynedd
A detached five-bedroom house set in an elevated position in this A fine Georgian house with a cottage, private island and beach. Located on the breathtakingly
sought after town. beautiful Dovey Estuary with views out to Cardigan Bay.
/struttandparker @struttandparker struttandparker.com

60 Offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.
SOLD SOLD
Guide price £2,150,000

Bosham, West Sussex
An extremely rare opportunity to acquire a special property on the shores of Chichester Harbour
with spectacular views of Bosham Reach and the village.
SOLD
Offers over £400,000

Limekilns, Fife
A delightful family home in the much sought after village of Limekilns,
with uninterrupted views over the Firth of Forth.
SOLD
Guide price £1,600,000

Folkestone, Kent
A stunningly sited Arts and Crafts home with dramatic 360 degree views over the southern Kent
coast.
SOLD
Offers over £240,000 Guide price £695,000

Arrina, Strathcarron Weymouth, Dorset
A charming, traditional croft cottage located in a remote and unspoilt location A contemporary and stylish four-bedroom penthouse apartment.
nine miles north of Applecross village on the stunning Applecross peninsula.
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CONTENTS
FEBRUARY 2018
Cover story
HOMES & PROPERTY WIN! A TWO-NIGHT
24
STAY IN DEVON
PUSHING THE BOAT OUT 43 20 HOMES TO BUY BESIDE
We check out an award-winning THE SEA From a sailor’s paradise in JANUARY 2018 £4.99
property in Poole that makes for a NEW YEAR

Cornwall to a grand period property ADVENTURES
PLAN A
GREAT
BRITISH
GETAWAY
very special bolthole by the sea

• Espionage on the Cornish
in Liverpool, here are the latest

coast
• A weekend in historic Wexford
10
33 GET THE NATURAL LOOK waterside homes for sale
SPOTLIGHT ON
FALMOUTH,
CORNWALL
BEST
BODY AND
SOUL
RETREATS
Here’s how to create a look that’s in 76 TINY HOUSES, BIG DREAMS BE PLASTIC CLEVER
COVER IMAGE ALASDAIR LINDSAY
Change habits
keeping with the setting of your home

and help halt
We look at the growing trend for LUXURY HOTEL
READER
marine pollution
STAYS FOR 2018

37 PROPERTY NEWS Yearning for a building diminutive dwellings as
OFFER
Indulgent breaks across the
UK
zero-carbon smart home on the coastal boltholes

coast? Then look no further… 80 BURIED TREASURE One THE SALE
38 SPOTLIGHT ON ABERDOVEY imaginative couple fell in love with IS ON!
Lesley Gillilan explores a charming Cornwall and have transformed a See page 22
town in Wales where you can live 300-year-old fish cellar in Mousehole for this month’s
the dream coastal lifestyle into a stylish family home subscription deal
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FEATURES 66
49 10 BEST NAUTICAL
HOLIDAYS Alex Reece checks out
the very best boat-based breaks
54 LEARNING THE ROPES How the
exciting new Blyth Tall Ship project is
inspiring the town’s young people
59 CRUISE NEWS From avocets on the
Exe Estuary to basking sharks in the
Hebrides, there’s a cruise for you
60 WIDE BLUE YONDER Join
Catherine Mack for the wonders of
wild swimming off the Kerry coast
66 THE MAN WHO WALKED THE
COAST Susie Moss speaks to Alex
Ellis-Roswell, who has walked 9,500 70
miles to raise thousands for the RNLI
70 SHORELINES We take a look
at the critically acclaimed career of
landscape artist Alasdair Lindsay
86 SOWING BY THE SEA Three coast PROPERTY coast PROPERTY
National Trust gardeners tell us about Spotlight on... WHAT YOU CAN GET
FOR YOUR MONEY
Here are some of our
gardening on the coast – and offer tips ABERDOVEY

favourite properties for sale
£225,000
93 GARDEN PRODUCTS These A small Welsh harbour resort with a

fabulous beach, Aberdovey is one of
38
Snowdonia’s most inspiring towns HARBOUR GEM
handy additions will help come spring

WORDS Lesley Gillilan This two-bedroom, ground-floor
apartment offers a seafront location
and great views of the Dyfi Estuary
(01654 710388, morrismarshall.co.uk).
O
n the southern edge water at Ynyslas National Nature
£243,000
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of Snowdonia National Reserve. There’s a harbour with
HEART OF GLASS Looking for an

Park, Aberdovey (or a history (the ancient port used
Aberdyfi) is a mid- to trade in oak, slate, coal and
Wales gem, smaller and less limestone) and the beach is epic:
well known than most of its four miles of sand stretching all
neighbours, but full of character the way from the estuary to
engagement ring with a conscience?

and much loved by those who Tywyn on Cardigan Bay.
make its acquaintance. The
he area has a reputation for CAN YOU TOWN COTTAGE
AFFORD IT?
This four-storey period cottage on
With Aberystwyth to the south attracting writers and artists, Prospect Place has three bedrooms
and Barmouth to the north, the many of the latter inspired by at Smugglers Cove within minutes of the waterfront (01654
ABERDOVEY: £292,536 710388, morrismarshall.co.uk).
pretty seaside village sits against the beauty of the Aberdovey TYWYN: £170,164 offers glamping in a waterside houses on or just off ABOVE Pretty roomy bungalows or Victorian
a backdrop of green – but landscapes: sailing boats on GWYNEDD: £180,515 converted Scottish Terrace Road (Cliff Road, for Aberdovey offers
townhouses; three-bedroom
Check out ethical jeweller Kate Pearse,

the kind of
sometimes snowy – mountains silvery waters, sand dunes UK: £310,056 fishing boat; Dai’s example, or Bath Place). Church coastal lifestyle cottages or apartments go for £595,000
which plunge down to the Dyfi and brightly coloured houses. AVERAGE HOUSE PRICES:
ZOOPLA
Shed sells seafood Street behind is both higher and everyone dreams under £250,000. A teeny two-
[NOVEMBER 2017 SOURCE: of at relatively
Estuary. Tall Victorian terraces sit There are quirky corners, too: a (ZOOPLA.CO.UK). straight from the sea. quieter, and there are lovely affordable prices bedroom fisherman’s cottage in
on the seafront gazing across the campsite on a working boatyard Bellinda
ellinda Hutchinson houses up on Gwelfor Road, the centre is offered at £170,000.
Smith of estate agents Strutt & BELOW The
where streets melt into Snowdonia majority of
Rentals are rare, thanks to a
who makes pieces from sea glass

Parker is charmed by Aberdovey. foothills. But you can’t go wrong Aberdovey buoyant market in holiday letting.
MAIN PHOTOGRAPH JAMES BRADBURY-WILLIS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
It’s not the easiest place to get to, in Aberdovey: many of its streets homes have
estuary views or
she admits, but there’s enough have views or glimpses of water, glimpses of the TIME OUT SEAFRONT HAVEN
here to attract downsizers and and it’s too small to have rough water Y
Yellow Gwel Afon has five bedrooms,
three bathrooms, light modern interiors
THIS PHOTOGRAPH PAUL WESTON/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
families, and most come for the edges. A cheaper alternative is With Snowdonia on the doorstep and steps down to the beach (01743
98
quality of life and the views. ‘This Tywyn – three miles north – and the Dyfi Estuary lapping at 284200, struttandparker.com).
INSPIRED BY THE COAST Artist

is a year-round destination – which offers affordable detached your feet, this is a brilliant place
much more than just a holiday houses (particularly on Pier Road). for an active, outdoor life. On £895,000
place – with a vibrant community, the water, go sailing, kayaking,
sailing and foodie culture,’ she WHERE TO BUY fishing and sail-boarding. In the
says. ‘For a fraction of the cost mountains, hike the Cader Idris
Simon Royer on what inspires him

of, say, south Devon, Aberdovey Prices in Aberdovey are generally ridge or climb to the summit of
offers the kind of lifestyle lower than the national average, Aran Fawddwy. There is an
everyone dreams of.’ but higher than much of Wales. 18-hole championship golf
Large detached houses with course nearby and in summer DREAM HOUSE
WHERE TO BUY estuary views sell for between you can take a steam train on A former sea captain’s residence, this
100 PAINT YOUR OWN CERAMICS

Victorian house has five bedrooms,
£600-£800,000. Expect to pay the narrow-gauge Talyllyn Railway sweeping lawns and magnificent views
For sea views, go for the around £350-£500,000 for from Tywyn Wharf to the river (01743 284200, struttandparker.com).
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WELCOME
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n a cold and sometimes crazy world, I find myself deeply heartened
at this time of the month, when I sit down and re-read all the features
in a new issue of coast. It’s such a joy to focus on the creativity,
kindness and innovation that surrounds us, rather than hearing
stories of doom and gloom, for a change. I have been a fan of
British painter Alasdair Lindsay for many years now, and it is a happy
honour to feature his work here at last (p70). His paintings of the Cornish coast
really capture the essence of the Cornwall that I know and love. I also enjoyed
reading Alex Reece’s feature on architect Roger Zogolovitch (p24). His
extraordinary ‘houseboat’ in Dorset is a real inspiration. And for a truly heart-
warming story, how about the amazing Alex Ellis-Roswell, who walked the
entire length of the British and Irish coast to raise money for the RNLI in memory
of his late father (p66). Here’s to celebrating all that is good about people!
Don’t miss our next issue, which is a Cornwall Special and also has all the
top tips you need for moving to the coast.
Id love to hear from you to discover your perfect coastal pastime, your
favourite way to spend a day by the sea or just to hear your views on coast. Get in touch
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THE CREW
THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS share their coastal musings
CATHERINE MACK BILL KINGSTON SUSIE MOSS
Catherine is a travel writer Bill is a London-based Journalist and chef Susie
specialising in responsible lifestyle photographer who recently returned from a
eco tourism, with features lives with his family in rural year’s adventure on a
published in national Hertfordshire. When not remote island in Tonga
newspapers and magazines. shooting for newspapers, with her husband and two
She hails from Ireland but magazines and advertising kids. They now live near
lives in London with her campaigns, the coast is the South Devon coast
two teenage boys and they where he goes to take and love to get outdoors
all love to escape to Walberswick in Suffolk. In stock. See his carefully crafted photographs of as much as possible. On p66 she meets Alex
her feature on p60, combining wild (Neoprene- a gorgeous home in Poole, Dorset, on p24. He Ellis-Roswell, who set out from his Kent home
clad!) swimming with hiking the headlands of loved its cavernous interior and 1960s styling, in 2014 to walk 9,500 miles around the coast to
North Kerry, got her Irish eyes smiling. Follow in which he detected a touch of Thunderbirds’ raise £95,000 for the RNLI. Follow her blog at
Catherine’s travels on Twitter @catherinemack. Tracy Island. Find out more at billkingston.com. wildhungry.co.uk

Picture this
THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
Durdle Door, on the Lulworth Estate, Dorset, looks spectacular at any time of the year, but
during the winter months the planets align and something very special happens. If you time
your visit right, you will be able to see the sunrise through the Durdle Door arch. Use The
Photographer’s Ephemeris (photoephemeris.com) app to work out the best location on
the beach where you should stand get the ideal view. Durdle Door and the Lulworth Estate
are just a two-hour train journey from London’s Waterloo (nearest stations are Wool and
Wareham) or a three-hour drive by car. The Jurassic Coast is great place to visit all year
round, but this makes a winter visit even more enticing. Stay in one of the beautiful cottages
on the Lulworth Estate and enjoy a bit of stargazing at night as well, against one of the
coast’s darkest skies (lulworth.com). This stunning photograph is by Matt Pinner
(pinners-photography.co.uk).
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Every month, we trawl the nation’s coastline to bring you news of the
people, places and exciting goings-on that are worth knowing about
FIND of the MONTH

Hand-printed linen bread
bag from the Quayside
Collection by Helen Round
at Made By Hand
Online, £23.70
(madebyhandonline.com).
CATCH
What’s
of the DAY...
floating our boat this issue
1 THIS BOTTLE 2 THIS BADGE 3 THIS PLATTER 4 THIS DOORKNOB

Ditch the plastic – the This iron-on badge, Serve up fishy hor d’oeuvres Bring subtle coastal
800ml Klean Kanteen is a featuring the life-affirming on this natural Welsh slate accents to old drawers
reusable water bottle with words of the octopus, platter. It is dishwasher-safe with a hand-painted
sports loop cap, available will brighten up hats, and can be warmed in a ceramic doorknob, with
in eight colours (£14.30, rucksacks and cardigans conventional oven (£32, metal fixtures (£3.95,
message-in-a-bottle.co.uk). (£5, blurtitout.org). agacookshop.co.uk). dotcomgiftshop.com).
WHAT’S FLOATING YOUR BOAT? Let us know on our facebook page, facebook.com/coastmagazine, or email us at coast@seachangemedia.co.uk
TRANSATLANTIC
CHALLENGE
Brothers Jude Massey and Greg
Bailey from Hampshire are on a
mission to row unaccompanied
across the Atlantic, hoping to
raise £100,000 for the British
Skin Foundation. Their epic coasTHtE
BOOK OF
two-month trip is in memory of
their father/stepfather Peter MONTH
Massey, who they lost to skin
cancer in 2015. To donate, visit OCEAN CALL
oceanbrothers.co.uk. Can you tell the call of an Artic
Tern from that of a Kittiwake? The
Little Book of Ocean Animal
Sounds is one for the family
FAI RY OPTS FOR OCEAN PLASTIC

Washing-up liquid brand Fairy has plans
bookshelf. Aimed at children of all
ages, this interactive book brings
to life the sounds of 12 ocean
animals, dedicating a double
to produce a new eco-friendly bottle
page to each featuring beautiful
made entirely of recycled and ocean photography and fascinating
plastic in 2018. The launch of the Fairy
WORDS JESSICA JOHNSON
facts. A side bar enables the

Ocean Plastic Bottle, created with youngest of readers to identify the
recycling expert TerraCycle, will include call of each species, aiming to
320,000 bottles, the largest production inform and inspire a future
generation of ocean lovers.
run of recyclable soap bottles in the world
(£12.99, finefeatherpress.com).
made using ocean plastic (uk.pg.com)

TEN THINGS to do THIS MONTH

5
NATURE WATCH
SUFFOLK
3, 11, 17, 25 February
With more than 5,700
recorded species and a
wealth of history and
archaeological highlights,
these two to three-hour
weekend walks at Minsmere
Nature Reserve are well
8
worth booking onto (rspb. MAKE BELIEVE
org.uk/minsmere). KENT
12-16 February
6
BELT OUT This half-term ‘The Fairytale
1
THE BLUES Castle’ is a chance for
SHUCK FOR YOUR SUPPER KENT 16-18 February aspiring little royals to open
EAST SUSSEX From intimate wine bars to the story-book on one of
large pubs, over 50 local, the country’s most iconic
24 February-4 March national and international castles, Dover. Expect
A menu of sea shanties, live cooking demos, blues acts are set to rock myths, secret tunnels and
up for the Broadstairs Blues spellbinding adventures
seafood tastings and guided walks – it can only Bash (broadstairsbluesbash. (english-heritage.org.uk).
be Rye Bay Scallop Week, back to celebrate com).
9
CHASE YOUR PB
the mouthwatering mollusc for the 16th year
7
BASK IN THE LIGHT 24 February
running (scallop.org.uk). ABERDEENSHIRE DENBIGHSHIRE
8-11 February Limber up for the Rhyl 10
Creativity and play are at Mile Run. The flat, fast
the heart of this year’s course hugs the coast of
SPECTRA; Aberdeen’s North Wales so you can
2
COUNT STARS well as learning how birds award-winning Festival of always admire the view
YORKSHIRE build nests, there’s a play Light, which offers four days when you need to stop and
9-25 February trail, crafts and story of dazzling exhibitions, catch your breath (runwales.
Stargaze by the sea at sessions (nationaltrust.org. events and light installations com/events/rhyl-10-mile).
Boggle Hole and Ravenscar uk/springhill). (spectraaberdeen.com).
WORDS JESSICA JOHNSON PHOTO 1 CLIVE SAWYER
10
PHOTO 7 PAUL FRIEDLANDER PHOTO 8 VISIT KENT
– two of the coastal sites in SUP GIN
4
the Dark Skies Festival 2018, SEE WINNING 2-3 February
running across Yorkshire’s IMAGES LANCASHIRE
National Parks (darkskies GUERNSEY Globe-trot around the gin
nationalparks.org.uk). Throughout February world sampling tots of the
The image of a tiny seahorse finest and rarest tipples
3
FEATHER A NEST towing a waterlogged cotton as part of the Lancaster
NORTHERN IRELAND bud is among the line-up in & Morecambe GinFest.
16-19 February the Wildlife Photographer Masterclasses, music,
Bring your little chicks to the of the Year exhibition, at the nibbles and goody bags
Springhill Estate to celebrate Guernsey Museum at Candie add to the party spirit
National Nest Box Week. As (museums.gov.gg). (lancsginfest.com).
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Bay Watchers
DISH OF THE MONTH
T
he sand-flats and
saltmarshes of Morecambe
Bay in Lancashire support
around 225,000 waders and
wildfowl every winter – a feeding
ground second in importance
only to the Ribble Estuary, the
UK’s top overwintering site near
Southport in the same county.
As curlew, egrets, oystercatchers,
godwits and many others make
the long journey from the freezing
tundra of Siberia, the Arctic
Circle, Iceland and Scandinavia,
they gather to feast on the
crustaceans, molluscs and fish
Fried Sole with Capers, Olive that thrive on the shores of the
bay at Heysham, Hest Bank,
and Sun-Dried Tomatoes Kents Bank and Piel Island.
To help safeguard this superb
• Rind from ¼ lemon • 1 tbsp roughly
natural spectacle on behalf of the
• 1 garlic clove, thinly chopped flatleaf
sliced parsley
Morecambe Bay Partnership, a but when they look through the
• 6 pitted black olives, • 8 small sole, cleaned group of volunteers, the Natural telescope, hear some of the facts
thinly sliced • 1-2 handfuls of Ambassadors, go out every day on each species, and appreciate
• 1 tbsp capers rocket leaves to share their knowledge of the just how far they have flown to
• 1 tbsp roughly • Extra virgin olive oil birds’ lives with locals and visitors. get here, they are blown away.
chopped • Groundnut (peanut) Donning bright blue fleeces and This sense of wonderment is
• Sun-dried tomatoes oil, for frying with binoculars and telescopes essential to wader and wildfowl
(well drained first, • Salt and pepper to hand, they show people how protection, which is why our
if in oil) to identify the different waders Natural Ambassadors foster it.’
and wildfowl, and explain why it’s If you’d like to volunteer
METHOD (MAKES 1 LUNCH) important that the birds are left in for the Ambassadors, contact
1. Cut away the white pith from the lemon peace as they feed and rest. annabelle@morecambebay.
rind and discard. Slice the zest into thin Mike Douglas, a coordinator org.uk. For more on birdlife,
RECIPE BART’S FISH TALES BY BART VAN OLPHEN (£30, PAVILION BOOKS)
julienne strips. for the group, explains: ‘Many see morecambebay.org.uk/
REDSHANK PHOTOGRAPH ANDY ROUSE CURLEW PHOTOGRAPH DAVID

TIPLING/2020 VISION PLOVER PHOTOGRAPH ANDREW PARKINSON
2. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a frying pan people just see them as birds, birds.
(skillet), add the garlic, olives, capers and
sun-dried tomatoes and fry for 2 minutes. Add
the strips of lemon zest and the parsley, and
then season with salt and pepper.
3. Heat a little groundnut (peanut) oil in a
large frying pan over a high heat. Season the
sole all over with the salt and pepper, and fry
PHOTOGRAPHY DAVID LOFTUS
the fish in batches for 3-4 minutes on each

side until it’s cooked. When the flesh comes
away easily from the top of the backbone,
the sole is done.
4. Place two sole on each serving plate, add
a spoonful of the caper mixture and a few
rocket leaves. Drizzle with olive oil and serve. FROM TOP DOWN Redshank on the foreshore; curlew are among the species you
will spot; a flock of golden plover; the Natural Ambassadors are ready to help
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HOT HOTEL
The Ness, Shaldon, Devon
WHAT’S THE BUZZ? digital radio and Sealy
The Hall & Woodhouse mattresses. Some rooms
brewery has recently have freestanding baths.
updated all of its south WHAT ARE THE ROOMS
coast ‘Inns by the Sea’ with LIKE? Brass beds sit in
nostalgic, coastal-themed front of scenic wallpaper
décor. Occupying a quiet against a backdrop of
corner of pretty South cream and powder blue.
Devon village Shaldon, Striped cushions, shells and
The Ness is a great gulls here and there add
escape for couples on a to the seaside ambience.
budget. Expansive rooms, BEST SEA VIEW? The
with views over the Teign luxury double rooms open
Estuary, start at just £80 out onto a balcony in what
a night for a double B&B. was originally the 19th-
Rise at dawn and sneak century summer home lamb chops or catch of £140 per night for a double,
off down the Smugglers of Lord Clifford. Here you the day for mains. There with breakfast included.
Tunnel, just 20m up the can watch boats pootle are also dishes to share, Main meals start at
road, to watch the sunrise in and out of the estuary. such as baked Camembert around £10.
on this hidden beach. HOW ABOUT THE or a Greek-themed veggie HOW DO I BOOK? Call
ANY LUXURIOUS FOOD? The bar has a board including falafel, 01626 873480 or visit
TOUCHES? Waterfall gastro-pub menu, which tzatziki and hummus. hall-woodhouse.co.uk.
showers, tea & coffee- includes a ham hock and WHAT WILL IT COST? Alex Fisher
making facilities, SmartTV, pea terrine to start, with Rooms range from £80 to @alexfishermedia
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130kg afloat. Part of the proceeds from each sale go
to support the work of dolphin and whale charity, Marine
Connection, which is offering coast readers a 15%
discount. Visit kingii.com/uk/ and use the code ‘CM7’.
NICE THINGS Ramsgate, Kent

PHOTOGRAPH CARLOS DOMINGUEZ
Based in the harbour, owner Suzy Humphries has

created the ultimate ‘handmade’ space where East
Kent’s talented makers and artists can showcase their
wares. Seaside themes ripple through an eclectic
collection of textiles, jewellery, ceramics and art. We
think Rose Dickinson’s delicate seashell brooches, the
glass seahorse suncatcher and the funky embroidered
crab are very nice things indeed (nice-things.co.uk).

Coast character
Best-selling colouring book illustrator Millie Marotta talks about living in

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, and how its abundant wildlife inspires her work
INTERVIEW Alex Reece
W ithin a five-minute walk of my

front door in Tenby, I’ve got four
different beaches. My day begins and
cormorants, guillemots, razorbills and
gannets, amongst others.
A love for nature and wildlife has
everyday stresses, and to access the
feeling of satisfaction you get from
creating something.
ends with a walk along the shore with always been there for me, as far back While I love exploring new places,
the dog (Olga, a rescue dog from as my memories go. As has a passion and that sense of adventure, I love
Romania). It’s a nice part of my daily for art, drawing and illustration. To be coming back home. I grew up in Wales,
life: I can start work with a clear mind, able to combine the two in what I do I went to college in Wales, then I went
feeling refreshed and revitalised from now is just perfect. The running theme travelling for a year and came back to
being by the sea, and then I switch off throughout all five of my colouring books Wales. I just think Pembrokeshire is
when I go out to the beach later on. is the natural world and animals, incredible. It’s a very beautiful place
What also goes along with living by including my latest: Beautiful Birds and with Britain’s only coastal national
the coastline is the incredible wildlife, Treetop Treasures. park, and I feel very lucky to live here.
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coast HOMES
THIS PAGE Roger enjoys

watercolour painting by the
coast – here he captures the
marine activity on Lake Drive
Beach and Pier LEFT The
Houseboat combines textural
concrete and tar-black larch
cladding to create a visual
effect akin to two upturned
boats leaning on a sea wall
PUSHING
THE BOAT
OUT
Architect and developer Roger Zogolovitch
has created a thoroughly original coastal
home in Poole, Dorset, whose design was
inspired by the hulls of upturned boats
WORDS Alex Reece PHOTOGRAPHS Bill Kingston

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ABOVE The living area has two curved, vintage sofas sourced by Roger. The 1960s Murano-glass
chandelier picks up on the colour tones of the landscape and the water. The flooring is walnut
BELOW Roger stands on Lake Drive Pier. He has owned a home in the area for three decades
A
t the end of a suburban
street on Poole Harbour
stand two upturned boats,
resting on a sea wall – or so
it seems. These were the shapes and
ideas that owner Roger Zogolovitch,
who is a developer and architect, was
playing with when he came up with
the concept for his unique new-build,
The Houseboat, in collaboration with
Meredith Bowles of Mole Architects. ‘It
was my idea to have this reminiscence
of the sea wall,’ says Roger of his ‘Being here is a chance to slow down
award-winning property, which blends and escape the huge pace of life.’
textural, brutalist concrete with two
soaring arcs of tar-coloured timber,
whose design echoes the shape of MEMORY & CRAFTSMANSHIP
boat hulls and also the traditional For years, Roger deliberated on
fishermen’s huts you might see all The Houseboat backs on to the sandy how best to create some additional
along the south coast. ‘What we shoreline of Poole Harbour and accommodation, which would sit
wanted to have was a very inspiring overlooks the wildlife-rich grassland well in the coastal setting while also
place to be,’ he adds. of Ham Common, an SSSI, where being in dialogue with their original
This new structure stands on a plot rare birds and butterflies can often be house. ‘This must be the third or
previously used for garaging by Roger seen. It’s a place where the couple’s fourth iteration or design,’ smiles
and his wife Carola, who have owned three children and seven grandchildren Roger. ‘I finally got to the point where
the house next door, The Boat House, can join them for weekends and I thought, “I really do have to build this
for three decades. Like their holiday celebrations, and Roger has a small otherwise nothing will get built at all!’’’
home, which dates back to 1936 (and, art studio for his linocut printmaking That compelling initial sketch by
unusually, incorporates the interior of down by the beach. ‘We live in London Meredith, of two boats beside a sea
transatlantic liner, RMS Mauretania), because I’m still working,’ he says. wall, seemed to suit Roger’s

coast HOMES
CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP All the split-level

spaces in the house are interconnected; the
upper-floor eyrie is a place to work or relax; a
nautical theme is carried throughout the house

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‘It doesn’t look like a

HUGE HOUSE, yet when
you GET IN here, it feels
WONDERFULLY GENEROUS’
THIS PAGE Roger Zogolovitch

enjoys the view from a hanging
basket chair (by Graham and
Green) in the dining area. Roger
bought the 19th-century pond
yacht (left) from his son
Josh, who collects them
W
ABOVE The glass panels on the staircase
were made after a 1960s Italian design found
by Roger in Paris. ‘They have a lovely effect
of modifying the sunlight colour,’ says Roger
RIGHT The entrance hall floor incorporates
an original work by mosaic artist Felicity Ball,
featuring the marine life of Poole Harbour
desire for the building to incorporate

both a sense of place and the idea
of memory – a theme that runs
throughout his choice of materials,
along with midcentury-style fixtures
and furnishings.
The three-year building project
began in 2013 and was carried out house, yet when you get in here, it feels Unusually for a modern building, these
in stages, with the longest being the wonderfully generous,’ says Roger. are not made up of a single pane but
concrete frame, which took 40 weeks subdivided by frames or mullions
to complete. This exposed aggregate made from Douglas fir, a timber that
can be seen externally and internally in EAT, LIVE, WORK grows locally. ‘It doesn’t do any harm
the finished house and is offset by the The bedrooms – sleeping up to 10 – to the view at all,’ says Roger. ‘We
softer wooden portals and panelling, and bathrooms are tucked away on forget our brain is doing something
plus larch cladding on the outside. the entrance and lower-ground floors, behind our eyes. If the brain likes the
‘They made a beautiful job of it,’ says while the three upper levels are divided view, it’s not going to let a few little
Roger. ‘I had an incredibly good project into eat, live and work zones, in mullions get in its way!’ The towering
architect on this, Rebecca Granger accordance with the ethos of Roger’s proportions of this glass rear wall
(of Rebecca Granger Architects) and development company, Solidspace. provide views up to the sky as well
she lived locally. As Meredith has his The dining room and kitchen are linked as out to sea, allowing the coastal
practice in Cambridge, Rebecca was to the next-level sitting room by a light to flood in.
able to devote herself day by day and stone stairway and a bridge laid with Various craftspeople and artists
worked with the contractors to deliver parquet, while at the top there is a have contributed to the fit-out of the
this kind of quality.’ cantilevered, floating ‘eyrie’, where you property. Many interior features, such
The split-level floorplan, incorporating can either work or relax. This den-like as the distinctive linenfold panelling
five levels in all, was designed to give floor is accessed by a curving, factory- in the entrance hall and the kitchen
the house a feeling of space and height style staircase in polished steel. cabinetry, were built by Poole-based
on a suburban-scale footprint. ‘When All of these separate but connected shop fitters, Tekne. Roger commissioned
you look at The Houseboat from the areas look out towards the sea local metalworkers Fineline Fabs to
outside, it doesn’t look like a huge through two cathedral-scale windows. make the steel balustrade in a

coast HOMES
CLOCKWISE, FROM ABOVE The Douglas fir

flooring here is limewashed to give a sense of
the coast; the cats, Morris and Doris, snooze
on the terrace off the dining room; the ground-
floor en suite features blue mosaic tiles
sourced locally and a Duravit bath
ROGER ZOGOLOVITCH’S POOLE WEEKEND

• There’s a very good • I can recommend the bits of coloured glass
fishmonger in Poole, walks here. When you or plastic, which I make
Parkstone Fisheries go north, up towards into collage pieces.
(01202 747661). It’s the Iron-Age hill fort • There’s a lovely old
run by two brothers of Badbury Rings cinema in Wareham,
and they sell very high (nationaltrust.org.uk/ The Rex (01929 552778,
quality, fresh fish. kingston-lacy/trails/ therex.co.uk) that’s
• For eating out, The walk-at-badbury-rings- been restored. Poole
Lake Yard Club (01202 and-oaks-kingston- has a nice little cinema
676953, lakeyard.co.uk) lacy), you feel a great at The Lighthouse, an
is very good, and Rick sense of history. arts centre which also
Stein has now opened • This coastline is good hosts theatrical and
a new restaurant in for beachcombing. music performances
Sandbanks (01202 I love walking along the (01202 280000,
283000, rickstein.com). beach and collecting lighthousepoole.co.uk).

coast HOMES
rope-style design, which adds a nautical Roger, who is a keen watercolourist,

touch. And a mosaic embedded in the and will often take his sketchbook
hall floor, which was inspired by the and paints down to the seashore to
marine life found in Poole Harbour, capture vignettes of coastal life and
was created by Bristol-based artist the sailing activity on the water as it
Felicity Ball. Other unique pieces – unfolds around him.
such as the Thirties-look door Now that the house is finished – and
handles and the coloured glass has won awards, including the 2017
panels that line the staircase, for Stephen Lawrence Prize – Roger is
example – were made after original delighted with it, and looking forward
TOP & ABOVE Roger captures the boats along
midcentury pieces that Roger found to watching it mature. ‘I’m very fond of the shoreline in his sketchbook while sitting on
in Paris at Marché Serpette. the ageing process,’ he says. ‘Some an upturned boat at the bottom of his garden.
people have said, “I can’t believe this ‘There are good sketching opportunities around
here, particularly of the landscape,’ he says
is a new house”. And part of that is
SEASIDE PLEASURES making sure that the materials are
Surrounding the house are three working properly.’ He also wants The emotionally tied to the garage plot
terraces, two leading from the ground- Houseboat to be enjoyed by many on which The Houseboat now stands
and lower-floor bedrooms and another more people – so from this year it is that she claimed she was going to
off the dining room. A planting scheme available as a holiday let, whenever put dynamite in the foundations of the
of grasses and silvery, salt-resistant the family are not using it themselves. new-build. But she has since softened
species was designed by landscape ‘I love to spend time at our house her attitude. ‘She used to call it the
architect Jenny Coe in collaboration here,’ he continues. ‘As the family monster house,’ Roger laughs, ‘but
with family friend and landscape gets bigger, it’s very nice to celebrate now that she’s older, she tells me that
gardener Heather Culpan of Burgon birthdays and Christmas so we all like it’s absolutely wonderful.’
& Ball, helping to frame the views of to gather together. My granddaughter
the harbour. ‘There are very good had her 21st birthday here and it’s The Houseboat is available to
sketching opportunities around here, very strong in her memory.’ When she let through Quay Holidays (01202
particularly of the landscape,’ says was younger, he adds, she was so 683333, quayholidays.co.uk).

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Snowdonia region offers
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writes Lesley Gillilan
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NEW ROMANTIC
Fall in love with this
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All jettied timbers, leaded
windows, panelling and
herringbone brick, it’s an
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and has six bedrooms
within walking distance of
Bognor’s shingle beach.
Priced at £850,000 (01243
531010, humberts.com).
SMART MOVE
Green developer Verto Homes,
recently picked up a UK property
award for the ‘Zero Carbon
Smart Homes’ on its flagship
development, Island Reach in
Newquay. It’s now sold out, but a
second is in the pipe-line: Hilgrove
Mews (also in Newquay) offers 40
affordable sustainable homes (think
FIVE STAR VIEWS
The lodges in aptly named
integrated solar roof systems, heat
Coast View in Shaldon, South
recovery and Ecotricity). For details
Devon, are a cut above your
and prices, contact Verto on 0203
average holiday park. Coast
7457374 (hilgrovemews.co.uk).
View, which has 130 leasehold
homes, is currently offering new,
two-bed ‘Prestige Seascape’
SHIP SHAPE models at around £250,000.

They come fully furnished, the
Built in 1938 and designed to look like the iconic transatlantic
WORDS LESLEY GILLILAN COAST VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS MATT AUSTIN
park (graded five star by Visit

cruise liner, the Queen Mary, Marine Court in St Leonards-on-
England) has an indoor pool and
Sea celebrates its 80th birthday this year. It is also having a
an ODE&Co bar and restaurant,
facelift, and the views take in the new-look Hastings Pier
and the views take in the Teign
(recent winner of the coveted Stirling Prize).
Estuary (0330 3801020,
Apartments in the Grade II-listed
southwestholidayparks.co.uk)
building are for sale from £250,000
through the Modern House
(020 37955920, themodern
house.com).

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Spotlight on...
ABERDOVEY
A small Welsh harbour resort with a
fabulous beach, Aberdovey is one of
Snowdonia’s most inspiring towns
WORDS Lesley Gillilan
O
n the southern edge water at Ynyslas National Nature
of Snowdonia National Reserve. There’s a harbour with
Park, Aberdovey (or a history (the ancient port used
Aberdyfi) is a mid- to trade in oak, slate, coal and
Wales gem, smaller and less limestone) and the beach is epic:
well known than most of its four miles of sand stretching all
neighbours, but full of character the way from the estuary to
and much loved by those who Tywyn on Cardigan Bay.
make its acquaintance. The
he area has a reputation for CAN YOU
With Aberystwyth to the south attracting writers and artists, AFFORD IT?
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Estuary. Tall Victorian terraces sit There are quirky corners, too: a (ZOOPLA.CO. UK) . straight from the sea.
on the seafront gazing across the campsite on a working boatyard Bellinda Hutchinson
Smith of estate agents Strutt &
Parker is charmed by Aberdovey.
MAIN PHOTOGRAPH JAMES BRADBURY-WILLIS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
It’s not the easiest place to get to,

she admits, but there’s enough
here to attract downsizers and
THIS PHOTOGRAPH PAUL WESTON/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
families, and most come for the

quality of life and the views. ‘This
is a year-round destination –
much more than just a holiday
place – with a vibrant community,
sailing and foodie culture,’ she
says. ‘For a fraction of the cost
of, say, south Devon, Aberdovey
offers the kind of lifestyle
everyone dreams of.’
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HARBOUR GEM
This two-bedroom, ground-floor
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£243,0
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TOWN COTTAGE
This four-storey period cottage on
Prospect Place has three bedrooms
within minutes of the waterfront (01654
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waterside houses on or just off ABOVE Pretty roomy bungalows or Victorian
Aberdovey offers
Terrace Road (Cliff Road, for the kind of
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Street behind is both higher and everyone dreams under £250,000. A teeny two-
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quieter, and there are lovely affordable prices bedroom fisherman’s cottage in
houses up on Gwelfor Road, the centre is offered at £170,000.
BELOW The
where streets melt into Snowdonia majority of
Rentals are rare, thanks to a
foothills. But you can’t go wrong Aberdovey buoyant market in holiday letting.
in Aberdovey: many of its streets homes have
estuary views or
have views or glimpses of water, glimpses of the TIME OUT SEAFRONT HAVEN
and it’s too small to have rough water Yellow Gwel Afon has five bedrooms,
three bathrooms, light modern interiors
edges. A cheaper alternative is With Snowdonia on the doorstep and steps down to the beach (01743
Tywyn – three miles north – and the Dyfi Estuary lapping at 284200, struttandparker.com).
which offers affordable detached your feet, this is a brilliant place
houses (particularly on Pier Road). for an active, outdoor life. On £895,0
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the water, go sailing, kayaking,
WHERE TO BUY fishing and sail-boarding. In the
mountains, hike the Cader Idris
Prices in Aberdovey are generally ridge or climb to the summit of
lower than the national average, Aran Fawddwy. There is an
but higher than much of Wales. 18-hole championship golf
Large detached houses with course nearby and in summer DREAM HOUSE
estuary views sell for between you can take a steam train on A former sea captain’s residence, this
Victorian house has five bedrooms,
£600-£800,000. Expect to pay the narrow-gauge Talyllyn Railway sweeping lawns and magnificent views
around £350-£500,000 for from Tywyn Wharf to the river (01743 284200, struttandparker.com).

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LEFT On the banks of the

River Torridge, old-fashioned
Bideford is the area’s
traditional market town
BELOW Westward Ho!

has streets of pretty
colour-washed houses
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Enjoy Aberdovey seafront; hop aboard a steam train on
the Talyllyn Railway at Tywyn Wharf; explore the nature reserves of the Dyfi Estuary
‘Aberdovey is a mid-Wales
gem full of character
gorge at Nant Gwernol. For good REALITY CHECK
food, try the waterfront Penhelig
Arms (sabrain.com), fish and This is an ideal destination for
PAY` A VISIT
fresh produce at Seabreeze escapists and nature lovers, but
(seabreeze-aberdovey.co.uk), or Aberdovey is a long way from a
the Coast Deli (coastdelidining. city (Liverpool, the nearest, is
co.uk, a member of Slow Food over two hours away). Like most
Erw Gwenllian (01743 792226,
Cymru). of Gwynedd, it’s predominately
premiercottages.co.uk).
Welsh-speaking, a particular
TRAVEL LINKS issue for school-age children.
Shopping is not a strong point,
There are three local stations: and the nearest big supermarket
Tywyn, Aberdovey and Penhelig, is in Aberystwyth.
all on the Cambrian Coast Line
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which runs between Machynlleth COMING UP
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and Pwllheli. London by train
takes around five and a half Neighbouring Tywyn lacks the
hours, changing at Machynlleth Victorian charm of Aberdovey,
(20 minutes from Aberdovey) but although it’s very close,
and again at Birmingham (2 house prices there are
hours, 40 minutes). The drive to significantly cheaper (a large,
Aberystwyth takes half an hour. detached house can be bought Set in elevated gardens overlooking
The nearest international airport for around £350,000) and it has Aberdovey, this family-sized holiday home
is Liverpool’s John Lennon (104 better facilities: the vintage Magic has gob-smacking views across meadows
miles north). Lantern cinema, a leisure centre, of Welsh farmland to the Dyfi Estuary and
schools and a community Cardigan Bay. High-spec contemporary
SCHOOLS hospital. A row of smart new interiors feature a light and lofty, open-plan
townhouses were recently kitchen and lounge, four bedrooms and
The nearest secondary is Ysgol built on the seafront and sales two bathrooms. Sofas sit around a cosy
Uwchradd in Tywyn, a bi-lingual, were brisk. log burner and there are sea views from
co-ed school for 11-16-year- nearly every room. From £805 a week, or
olds, rated Adequate by Estyn. Next month: The port city of £484.50 for a three-night weekend.
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HOMES to buy
BESIDE the SEA...
From a waterside home in Cornwall to period grandeur in Liverpool,
here’s our pick of the latest properties for sale by the sea
COMPILED BY Alice Westgate

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1 FLUSHING, CORNWALL
£3,000,000
Previous page: This south-facing,
There’s a rich history at Three
Mariners, a timber-framed
property that dates from the 14th
3 This great
14th-century
and uninterrupted views of Skye,
Scalpay, Longay and the Crowlin
Islands. Bell Ingram (01463
six-bedroom, Edwardian property century. It sits in the heart of the property has 717799, bellingram.co.uk).
sits in a large private garden and old town, close to the harbour, been used as
also has a generous stone terrace
that spans the full width of the
house. Savills (01872 243260,
and has three bedrooms.
RJS Estates (01723 371468,
rjsestates.co.uk).
a smugglers’
inn, a sea
6 ABERDYFI, GWYNEDD
£695,000
Highcliffe, currently a holiday let,
savills.co.uk). captain’s has five bedrooms and sits in
2 LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE
£899,950
4 CHURSTON FERRERS,
DEVON £950,000
Overlooking the sea and Churston
house and a
museum
an elevated spot above the Dyfi
Estuary. It has a south-facing
garden and a paved terrace.
No 5 Beach Lawn is a grand Golf Course, Green Dolphin is a Strutt & Parker (01743 284200,
1870s home with large gardens great coastal house with four struttandparker.com).
and views across the dunes and double bedrooms, three reception
the Mersey towards the Welsh
mountains. It has eight bedrooms,
three reception rooms and a cellar
rooms and a large garden.
Bradleys (01803 557155,
bradleys-estate-agents.co.uk).
7 BUDE, CORNWALL
£675,000
The north coast of Cornwall is on
with snooker room, gym and wine your doorstep at High View, a
store. Reeds Rains (0151 924
2111, reedsrains.co.uk). 5 ISLE OF RAASAY,
HIGHLAND £235,000
Peace and quiet reign at No 3
recently built, energy-efficient
home with four bedrooms and a
large annex that has potential as
3 SCARBOROUGH, NORTH
YORKSHIRE £360,000
Eyre, a traditional two-bedroom
detached home with shore access
a holiday let. Chartsedge (01392
832446, chartsedge.co.uk).

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8 SCHULL, COUNTY CORK

€875,000
The Stone House, built in 2000,
overlooks Craobh Haven Marina,
has five bedrooms and a cookery
school in the grounds. The latter
SELL YOUR
HOME
and a garden that leads directly to
the beach. Stride & Son (01243
782626, strideandson.co.uk).
looks out over Rossbrin Cove. has planning permission to be
THROUGH
coast
It has four bedrooms, four
bathrooms and sits in around two
acres of landscaped grounds.
converted into a residential
dwelling. Strutt & Parker (0131
2262500, struttandparker.com).
If you own a
coastal home
13 PERRANPORTH,
CORNWALL £545,000
Watch the surf roll in from No 4
you want to sell
Charles McCarthy (+353 and would like Somerville Road, a renovated
2821533, charlesmccarthy.com).
11 DEAL, KENT £595,000
Just yards from the beach,
it to appear on
these pages,
four/five bedroom house in a quiet
spot on the outskirts of this
9 HYTHE, KENT £530,000 No 2 Alfred Square is a period email coast@ north-coast town. Lillicrap Chilcott
seachange
You can look out over the townhouse with five bedrooms, media.co.uk
(01872 273473, waterfrontand
English Channel from No 2 High a garage and an enclosed rear for more countryhomes.com).
Ridge, a modern detached house garden. Bright & Bright (01304 details. Cost
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on the Kent coast with four 374071, brightandbright.co.uk). is £50 for KINGSTON, DEVON
bedrooms and lots of eco-friendly subscribers, £485,000
£100 for
features. Colebrook Sturrock
(01303 260666, colebrook
sturrock.com).
12 ALDWICK, WEST
SUSSEX £875,000
Once a boatshed for Craigweil
non-subscribers.
We work three
months in
Wonwell Beach and the South
Hams will be your playground if
you move to Britannia Cottage, a
Manor, The Boat House is a advance. three-bedroom detached cottage
10 LOCHGILPHEAD, Victorian property that was Properties are with a sympathetically renovated
chosen at
ARGYLL & BUTE converted into a three/four the editor’s
interior and a pretty garden.
£775,000 bedroom house in the 1900s. discretion. Marchand Petit (01548 857588,
Five-star B&B Corrie House Outside is a south-facing balcony marchandpetit.co.uk).

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15 ILFRACOMBE, DEVON
£2,900,000
Widmouth House is a 19th-
18 This
characterful
17 SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK
£425,000
The Pink House is a charming
19 BLYTHBURGH,
SUFFOLK £450,000
The Blyth Estuary is right on your
century, five-bedroom farmhouse Channel seaside cottage in the heart of doorstep at Upper Whitehouse
that looks out over its own this popular town, close to the Barn, a semi-detached three-
Island
land to a private beach with a church and the beach. Inside is bedroom holiday property located
boathouse. It is set in 33 acres apartment an open-plan living/dining space along a private track in an Area of
and comes with 11 AA 4* Gold offers direct complete with wood-burning Outstanding Natural Beauty.
rated holiday cottages. Stags stove, plus two bedrooms. Durrants (01502 723292,
access to
(01392 680058, stags.co.uk) Durrants (01502 723292, durrants.com).
the beach durrants.com).
16 WINCHELSEA BEACH,
EAST SUSSEX
£545,000 18 ST CLEMENT, JERSEY
£750,000
20 BIGBURY-ON-SEA,
DEVON £615,000
There are amazing views from
Rozel is a modern, detached Maison Victor Hugo is a sought- Apartment No 29 Burgh Island
house with four bedrooms and after development that overlooks Causeway, a top-floor flat with
an open-plan kitchen/dining the vast beach at La Grève two bedrooms and a balcony
room. It backs on to the River d’Azette, and Apartment B16 that overlooks the sandy beach.
Brede and sits within a few sits on the fifth floor. It has three Residents have use of a private
hundred yards of the Rye bedrooms, two bathrooms, two leisure club, indoor pool and café.
Harbour Nature Reserve and south-facing balconies and Marchand Petit (01548 831163,
the shingle beach. Phillips & parking for two cars. Choice marchandpetit.co.uk).
Stubbs (01797 227338, Properties (01534 620620, For coastal house features,
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10 best...
NAUTICAL HOLIDAYS
Escape everyday living on a boat-based holiday. Learn to
sail a tall ship, join a research vessel watching whales and
dolphins or simply chill out in a smart houseboat
WORDS Alex Reece
FOR... GLAMPING AFLOAT
1
Blagdon Water, Holsworthy, Devon
At Blagdon Water, on the border
between Devon and Cornwall, two
traditional canal barges are moored on a lake,
providing an idyllic, low-tech escape from the
daily grind. Just a 20-minute drive from the
Atlantic coast, the boats are fitted out with
en-suite cabins and an open-plan living area
decorated in a pretty, rustic style. The
peaceful, lakeside location allows you to
observe the aquatic wildlife at close hand.
Take your morning coffee up on to the
open-air deck, and watch the mist roll along
the water. Or enjoy fishing and pond dipping
from your private jetty. Each boat sleeps four,
prices from £302 for a half week (01409
255730, blagdownwater.com).
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FOR... A BRITISH ISLES CRUISE
2
British Isles Discovery, Cruise &
Maritime Voyages
Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) has
an 11-night British Isles Discovery journey
departing 14 March, stopping off at destinations
such as Orkney, the Isle of Lewis, the Isles of
Scilly and Guernsey. The ship also calls at
Belfast, where you can visit the Titanic Quarter,
before going on to Dublin and Cobh – gateway
to the city of Cork. CMV’s Astoria was originally
a transatlantic liner, before being restored as
a cruise ship, and has original midcentury
features. Prices from £945 per person (0844
9983929, cruiseandmaritime.com).
LEFT All aboard Astoria
for a British Isles
Discovery cruise RIGHT
FOR... DISCOVERING THE BROADS
FOR... A THAMES SAILING BARGE Go back in time on a
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traditional Thames Hoseasons, Norfolk Broads
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sailing barge to explore
Topsail Charters, Maldon, Essex The lock-free waterways of the Norfolk
eastern waterways
Thames sailing barges, with their red ABOVE Visit Wroxham in Broads make cruising easy for novices.
sails, used to carry cargo on the rivers of Norfolk and take to the Some get close to the coast at Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk Broads
Suffolk, Essex, Kent, and the Thames Estuary whereas others weave through the fens, past
until the 1960s. Topsail Charters runs a fleet wildlife-rich reserves and waterside pubs. If you
of these vessels from various locations on the book cruiser Brinks Rhapsody from Hoseasons,
east coast. Departing from Maldon, enjoy a fully and start from Wroxham, you'll pass thatched
catered weekend on Reminder (built in 1929), boathouses and inns on the River Bure, then visit
cruising the island-strewn Essex estuaries. Ranworth and the Broads Wildlife Centre before
Possible trips ashore include a visit to Wivenhoe, reaching the open waters of Hickling and the
before a quiet night anchorage in Pyefleet Creek. town of Acle. Facilities include flat-screen TV/
From £250pp for a two-day weekend. One-night DVD, sundeck and shower. A three-night break
sail, dinner, B&B cruises are available from £150pp for up to eight costs from £1,240; a week from
(01621 857567, topsail-weekend-breaks.co.uk). £1,810 (0345 4986060, hoseasons.co.uk).

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FOR... A BIT OF LUXURY
5
Harbour Houseboat, Bembridge,
Isle of Wight
This houseboat has all the comforts of
a high-end holiday cottage with the bonus of a
pretty island harbour setting. Originally a Thames
lighter, the vessel has been re-modelled to fit
four large bedrooms, two bathrooms and an
open-plan living/kitchen/diner with floor-to-ceiling
windows plus a deck facing out to sea. The
town of Bembridge, offering beaches, pubs and
restaurants, is within easy walking distance.
Sleeps six, from £149 per night (0117 2047830, LEFT Enjoy a slice of
canopyandstars.co.uk/harbourhouseboat).
island living on the
Harbour Houseboat FOR... SAILING TO ST KILDA
RIGHT Get involved in
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sailing Agnes to the Focus on St Kilda Expedition,
FOR... A TRIP ON A TALL SHIP Isles of Scilly ABOVE
Head for remote St Kilda Northern Light Cruising Company
and check out the This adventurous trip on former Norwegian
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Classic Sailing, Falmouth, Cornwall amazing wildlife rescue ship Hjalmar Bjørge will take you to the
If you fancy travelling back in time, remote archipelago of St Kilda (to the west of the
Cornwall-based Classic Sailing offers Outer Hebrides), famous for seabirds, cetaceans
all-inclusive, hands-on voyages worldwide on and rugged landscape. The six-day cruise sailing
tall ships and wooden boats. Choose a three- from Oban allows you to spend a few days
PHOTOGRAPH FOR 7 JANET MARSDEN
day spring break navigating the small creeks and exploring the human heritage (dating back two
fishing villages of South Cornwall aboard Eda millennia) on Hirta, the main island, and cruising
Frandsen, a gaff cutter built in 1938, or sail to the around the stacks to encounter the abundant
Isles of Scilly for six nights on Agnes, a replica sea eagles, gannets, dolphins and whales, and
pilot cutter. Part of the thrill is in getting to sail rarities such as St Kilda mice and the St Kilda
these traditional vessels. A three-day spring break wren have been spotted on previous cruises.
on Eda Frandsen costs £450 (departing 6 April); A six-night Focus on St Kilda Expedition costs
a six-night trip (departing 10 May) on Agnes costs £1,450, departing 26 May; 23 June; 21 July & 11
£850 (01872 580022, classic-sailing.co.uk). August (01599 555723, northernlight-uk.com).

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FOR... A NARROWBOAT JOURNEY
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Leeds-Liverpool Canal, Canal
Holidays from Blue Water Holidays
A narrowboat journey along the Leeds-
Liverpool Canal leads you through the southern
Dales countryside. On a week-long route, travel
west from Skipton into the Pennines towards
Foulridge, then return and meander east towards
Brontë country, Bingley and the model village of
Saltaire, where the Salt's Mill gallery complex
showing the work of David Hockney, is located.
The longest canal in Britain eventually reaches
the sea – although the Liverpool section is tough
to navigate. Full tuition in handling the narrowboat
is given at the start of your break. Two- to
nine-berth boats are available from £380 for a
weekend or £590 for a week (canalholidays.com).
LEFT Make a difference
FOR... WHALES & DOLPHINS when you join a HWDT
research expedition
FOR... A FISHING BOAT BOLTHOLE
RIGHT Escape with your
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Expedition Survey, Hebridean Whale other half to the Welsh Boy John, Smugglers Cove
coast and stay on former
& Dolphin Trust, Isle of Mull Boatyard, Frongoch, Gwynedd
fishing boat Boy John
For a potentially life-changing experience, ABOVE Try your hand at A quirky, fun alternative to a sailing
join the Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust (HWDT) navigating the longest holiday is this former fishing boat, Boy John,
canal in Britain, the
as a volunteer on its research vessel, Silurian, which has been hauled onto the banks of the Dyfi
Leeds-Liverpool Canal
and you can contribute to its work, monitoring Estuary to become a holiday haven for couples.
whales, dolphins, porpoises and basking sharks Accessed through a traditional working boatyard
along Scotland’s west coast. Trip itineraries aren’t in the Snowdonia National Park, the converted
planned, so you could end up far west of the vessel is heated by a woodburning stove and lit by
Outer Hebrides or sailing around Argyll and the fairy lights and spot lights using solar-generated
SILURIAN PHOTOGRAPH HWDT
Isles, encountering anything from minke whales electricity. The cabin has a double bed plus love
to bottlenose dolphins. You’ll work alongside the seat, and the wheelhouse is an ideal space to
HWDT crew as a marine mammal field biologist, read or watch the sun go down over the water.
gathering data to support marine conservation The boat also has a piano – it doubles as a gig
efforts in Scottish waters. Expedition Surveys venue in winter. Sleeps 2 + 2, from £200 for a
last from 7-12 days, and cost from £895pp weekend (01654 767037, smugglerscove
(01688 302620, hwdt.org/Silurian). boatyard.co.uk; coolcamping.com).

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LEARNING THE ROPES

A unique project to restore a century-old tall ship ready for a commemorative
expedition to the Antarctic in 2019 is bringing hope and inspiration to the young
people of Blyth on the Northumberland coast, as old hands teach them new skills
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHS Ann & Steve Toon
I
t’s early in the morning and a lone to the young people of a Northumbrian apprentices to benefit from the Blyth
grey seal, bobbing in the water, port community where this commodity Tall Ship (BTS) project, a regeneration
watches as the Williams II chugs has sometimes been in short supply. initiative that has seen more than 200
sedately around the still waters of Today a small crew are testing the young people learn engineering and
Blyth Harbour. She’s a ketch-rigged steering, in readiness for a voyage life skills in a traditional boat-building
Baltic trader, at 25m long technically down the coast to Grimsby, where the workshop on the Blyth quayside.
a boat, but to the untutored eye a Williams II will spend several months Shipbuilding in Blyth goes back to
handsome, two-masted tall ship – in dry dock for work on the hull. The the 18th century and the first Ark Royal
a 100-year-old, oak-framed, ocean- preparations are slow and careful, aircraft carrier was built here in 1914.
going vessel that speaks of a bygone faces are tight with concentration, But no new ship has been launched
age. But the Williams II is much more ropes are furled and unfurled steadily here since 1967. The collapse of the
than a maritime museum piece. and instructions are acted upon coal industry dealt Blyth a further huge
Originally named Haabet – Danish calmly, like clockwork. Among the blow, and high levels of unemployment
for ‘hope’ – she’s at the heart of an crew are Joe Boothby, Adam Shorting have left many young people
inspirational project to bring just that and Nathan Pearson, the latest struggling to find a future.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Nigel Gray,
freelance rigger; testing the steering
of Williams II in Blyth Harbour; gansey
knitted by volunteer for the expedition
crew; installing a dinghy on the ship;
Blyth Boathouse restaurant; a view of
the deck; apprentice shipwright Adam
Shorting working on board the Williams

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‘It’s a chance to put SOMETHING BACK

into the COMMUNITY and to help KEEP ALIVE NEED to KNOW
these traditional TECHNIQUES’
Nigel Gray, rigging expert
Until now, that is. Today, the port is the lifeblood of the place. ‘It’s a chance
undergoing a resurgence based on an to put something back, and to help
engineering sector that’s developing keep alive these traditional techniques,’
a growing reputation for offshore he explains.
work, particularly with wind turbine At one workbench, trainee Saffron
technology. The problem is that there’s Gadema is putting the finishing • GET INVOLVED
a skills gap between local school touches to a carefully worked timber If you’d like to get involved in
the Blyth Tall Ship heritage
leavers and the needs of these joint. She’s on the basic Level 1 two-
boatbuilding workshop – as a
growing new businesses. days-a-week NVQ course, which
trainee, volunteer trainer, or
teaches tool skills and working from
just to visit and see the team
GENERATING HOPE drawings. She’ll be finished after eight at work – the workshop is
Closing this gap was one of the main weeks, but is keen to continue with open most weeks from
aims of the Blyth Tall Ship project, the longer Level 2 course, where she 9am-4pm, Monday-Thursday.
explains project leader and retired will apply those skills to working on Call on 01670 352227 to
Royal Marines officer Clive Gray. ‘In the ship itself. ‘I’m really enjoying it,’ arrange a visit and browse
a regeneration area, the key to social she enthuses, adding that she hopes blythtallship.co.uk.
mobility is skills training and education, the qualifications will help her get an The workshop is part of
but people often didn’t want to travel engineering job in car manufacturing. the Blyth Education &
Community Hub (BEACH),
and lacked the inspiration to engage,’ Elsewhere in the workshop, Level 2
which is revitalising the
he says. ‘By setting up on what was trainees are making deck hatches as a
quayside. Next door, there’s
pretty much a derelict site, we planted training exercise. ’Lots of skills go into
an excellent restaurant, the
a seed of hope and inspiration at the these,’ explains trainer assessor Clive Blyth Boathouse (01670
heart of the community that’s had Ducker, who is supervising. ‘They can 369052, blythboathouse.
a real impact.’ Some £3.2m of take these skills and later go onto the co.uk), which majors on local
investment later, Blyth’s cheery new tall ship to make furniture if required, seafood and offers superb
quayside boasts an attractive fish a bunk in a sleeping area, perhaps.’ views of the harbour traffic.
restaurant, the Blyth Boathouse, a In the same building is the
visitor centre with displays of the port’s REPRISING HISTORY Port Heritage Centre, also
maritime history, and, at the core of Bunks are going to be in big demand part of the Blyth Tall Ship
project, where volunteers are
the redevelopment, a new heritage on the Williams II, which, for all of a
archiving and researching the
boatbuilding workshop, where 40 proud exterior, is currently an empty
history of the Port of Blyth.
young unemployed people each year shell. It’s the flagship of the project,
You can visit the exhibition
are taught marine engineering skills. and restoration provides the focus for Wednesday to Sunday, 10am
The workshop is a bustling place, much of the activity in the workshop, to 5pm. On Tuesdays, 9.30
full of technology both traditional and but this ambitious scheme is not - 4pm you can join the
modern, small boats that the trainees simply about refitting her. In 2019 volunteer archive team, and if
have renovated, piles of rope, odds the Williams II will set sail on a major you’re seriously interested in
and ends of timber, and all manner of expedition to the Antarctic, recreating learning the skills of
nautical paraphernalia. Against one the voyage of Blyth-born ship’s archiving, there’s a six-month
wall leans a proud display of spliced captain William Smith, who in 1819, training scheme on offer.
ropes, evidence of one of the while sailing cargo on the original
• JOIN THE EXPEDITION
traditional techniques practised by Williams, discovered the South
For full details of the Williams
trainees under the watchful eye of Shetland Islands, an archipelago of
II expedition to the Antarctic
rigging expert Nigel Gray. He’s one Antarctica. Smith’s role in discovering and its recruitment programme,
of a team of experienced volunteers, the first land in the Antarctic has been visit williams-expedition.com.
mainly retired and drawn from a range largely forgotten, something which the
of engineering backgrounds, who are project team aims to put right.

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LEFT Apprentice shipwright

Joe Boothby at the helm
RIGHT Trainer assessor
Clive Ducker (centre) and
the trainees, in the Blyth
workshop
Some 60 young people will have the along the quayside. The excitement’s
chance for an adventure of a lifetime on
the high seas; joining the expedition to
even spawned a global network of
knitters, busily turning out specially
See the Williams II
work on scientific and heritage research designed ganseys, the traditional under sail in 2019
when the refitted Baltic trader, rescued fishermen’s jumpers, so the expedition
by Clive Gray from abandonment in crew really do look the part.
• SAILING DATES FOR THE
a Danish shipyard with the help of
ROUND-BRITAIN EXPEDITION
Heritage Lottery funding, sets sail. A COASTAL LEGACY
To promote the expedition, and test But it’s the transformational impact on 15 March Blyth to Hull
candidates for the crew, the Williams II the lives and prospects of local young 22 March Hull to Greenwich
will embark on a special round Britain people that will be the real legacy of 29 March Greenwich to
trip in early 2019, before setting off for Blyth Tall Ship. More than 20 per cent Weymouth
the Antarctic in August 2019. of the trainees have got jobs within a 5 April Weymouth to
As a symbol of transformation, short time of leaving the project, and Milford Haven
the tall ship restoration has certainly 40 per cent have gone on to further 12 April Milford Haven
struck a chord with this coastal learning. As Clive puts it: ‘We build to Holyhead
19 April Holyhead to
community, from the thousands of self-esteem, confidence, a sense of
Workington
schoolchildren who have taken part in commitment to a job well done and
26 April Workington to
curriculum-based projects in science, a sense of belonging to something
Glasgow
technology, maths, engineering and worthwhile, that transforms a person’s 3 May Glasgow to Ullapool
history, to the retirees volunteering their approach to work and life.’ 10 May Ullapool to
time in the workshop, in the archive Back on the Blyth quayside, the Kirkwall (Orkney)
group, and via local events such as Williams II has successfully completed 17 May Kirkwall to Blyth
the annual Blyth Regatta. its steering checks and is berthed
The shipshape quayside is again. Joe Boothby is busy polishing • FOLLOW PROGRESS ON
welcoming visitors again and the the ship’s nameplate – his very own THE 2019/2020 ANTARCTIC
project has had its fair share of media handiwork – ready for fitting on the EXPEDITION
interest, with TV crews and curious boat’s stern. Adam Shorting is stowing
12 August-4 October: Blyth to
passers-by dropping in to see what it’s rope, and pauses to show off a deck
Cape Verde
all about. A successful bid supported hatch he’s engineered. ‘Every day here
by the project to get the Tall Ship is different,’ he says. ‘You can be 4 October-20 December: Cape
Regatta to Blyth in 2016 also helped doing metalwork one day and working Verde to The Falkland Islands
shine the spotlight on a revamped timber the next.’ The apprentices’
quayside, proving to be the biggest pride in their work is clear from their 3 January-20 March: The
event ever held in Northumberland. smiling faces as they welcome us Falklands to Antarctic to Panama
The event brought in more than half aboard. And from the look of this
a million people and resulted in the impressive vessel already, it’s well 20 March-6 June: Panama to Blyth
building of a smart new hotel just justified. Haabet indeed.

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CRUISE NEWS
EXPLORE SCOTLAND’S WILD BOUNTY
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autumn ‘The Small Isles and Sea Lochs: Wildlife Havens’
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WORDS CAROLINE WHEATER HEBRIDES CRUISES PHOTOGRAPHS NIGEL SPENCER
BOATBUILDING IN SUFFOLK up on food-rich

Mike and Lyn Tupper took over the International Boatbuilding Training shores. Admire this
College in Lowestoft in 2015 and have since made it a centre of excellence
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wonderful natural
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events section at
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WIDE BLUE YONDER

Guided wild swimming offers an intrepid perspective on
the coastline, and nowhere is the experience more soulful
or spectacular than on County Kerry’s Atlantic coast,
fringed by an ancient, rugged and mountainous terrain
WORDS Catherine Mack PHOTOGRAPHS Catherine Mack & Wild Water Adventures

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THIS PAGE The magnificent Atlantic coastline in North Kerry ABOVE Getting ready to swim to Fenit Island

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Catherine at Tailor’s Leap; the intrepid explorers clambering across
Fenit island; swimming in the sea with majestic surroundings near Meenogahane Pier; Catherine
and her son enjoyed a warm welcome when they stayed at beautiful Barrow House
I
am trying very hard to ignore the fact bedroom is so close to the stormy people like me through these same wild
that the hurricane gathering force waters of the normally calm and waters of Kerry. And I must say, I am
around me on County Kerry’s Atlantic sheltered Barrow Bay, I am almost liking his free style.
coast is called Ophelia, given the fact expecting fish to hit one of its two
that the tragic Shakespearean figure splendid Georgian windows. There’s a STORM CLOUDS LIFT
met her fate by drowning. I’m here to roaring fire downstairs, massive sofas The storm also ends in style, the rising
spend a long weekend wild swimming to sink into, Irish rugs to tuck under and sun streaming in through my window,
in remote coastal spots of North Kerry an owner, Daragh McDonogh, who is every cloud blown out of sight. This is
and am getting texts by the minute as effervescent as the ever-rising waves the sort of bedroom where you don’t
from concerned friends telling me to be in front of her gorgeous abode. I’m want to close the curtains, the view out
safe out there. My swimming guide for secretly hoping Ophelia will postpone over the bay and Slieve Mish Mountains
the weekend calls to reassure me that her demise for another act or two. is so mesmerising.
we will make up for lost time and to just The swimming guide, John Edwards, Our first swim is straight off Barrow
sit back and relax. Which, given my was a local marathon swimmer who House’s front garden. John is full of
elegant surroundings, is not difficult. had an epiphany a few years ago while the joys – this is a man who needs to
I’m staying at Barrow House, a doing a 10km swim across neighbouring be in the water, not holed up indoors
waterfront Georgian guesthouse in Tralee Bay. He stopped just before the because of an inconvenient hurricane.
West Barrow, about 13km north of end, impulsively deciding to take in the He talks us through the supplies,
county town Tralee, and my vast coast that he was traversing. Up ahead providing backpacks with winter
was the island of Fenit with its landmark wetsuits, swim hat, goggles, booties and
16th century tower, built to protect the a long, hooded changing robe. We walk
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS BARROW HOUSE
mouth of Barrow Bay. Behind him was down stone steps onto the beach,
the Maharees archipelago, forming a disturbing the resident egrets up in the
5km collection of sandbars that protect pine trees, about 20 of them taking
the Dingle Peninsula from the Atlantic. flight, following us towards the mouth of
And to his right, sweeping down to the Barrow Bay. As we turn around a bend,
coast, was Mount Brandon, the highest the stunning white sands of locally
peak in the region at 952m. He suddenly nicknamed Paradise Beach come into
realised that he wanted out of the water sight, carved into many layers by
rat race, that he had lost touch with Ophelia’s heavy footprint – but all the
why he loved swimming so much. more beautiful for it. I can see Fenit
Which is what brings him to guiding Island and the sandy causeway

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‘We SWIM out BEYOND the HORRICLES to

EXPLORE a SEA ARCH and a CAVE’

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that links it to the mainland clearly now,

and can see why John had his lighbulb
moment here. We have to move fast, as
the incoming tide brings strong currents,
so we dive in and swim a few hundred
metres to the island fort. I’m delighted to
find it’s open. No warning signs or health
and safety barriers. Just one, otherwise
inaccessible, sandy beach on the other
side of the fort, with crystal-clear
waters lapping on its shores.
EXPLORING SEASCAPES
Another thing I love about swimming
CLOCKWISE FROP TOP LEFT Tea on the rocks;
Catherine and her son at Fenit Castle; cliffs
here with John, and my teenage son
and a sea arch near the coastal village of who is with me, is that there is nothing
Ballyheigue on the Wild Atlantic Way; the pine of the triathlete vibe about this trip. We
trees by the water at Barrow House; Catherine
and her son lie on the cliffs for a closer look
do as much walking as swimming.
Partly due to the weather – John is very
careful about winds and tides – but
also because he wants to share these
magnificent seascapes with us. He
drives us along Kerry Head, north of
the Dingle Peninsula, where it must be
impossible to access swimming spots
without his local knowledge (you won’t
see some of these names on the map)
and good relationships with farmers,
who grant us access across their land
giving John a friendly wave as we go.
One such place is Bhinn na Wheal
village, near Ballyheigue, where we hike
across grassy cliff tops to access the

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with Wild Water Adventures
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LEFT Looking across Barrow Bay to the GETTING THERE

island of Fenit, with its 16th-century
tower THIS IMAGE Walking back across
If you’re coming from
Barrow Bay after a swim mainland Britain, you’ll fly to
Kerry Airport with Ryanair
(ryanair.com), just 40 minutes’
drive from Barrow House. For
most stunning red sandstone bay, with on the red cliffs that envelop the tiny more information on Ireland’s
a large cave on the far side. Inaccessible harbour, illuminating an island about coastal gems, see ireland.com/
for swimming today, we enjoy tea and 500m off the shore with a 12m tower wild-atlantic-way
homemade apple crumble cake on the of rock as its centrepiece. Known as
rocks instead. ‘The last time we were the Horricles, we swim out beyond it EATING OUT
here,’ John says, ‘there was a wake on to explore a sea arch and a cave, then • West End Bar &
in the village, so it was packed. Anne, back to the island to clamber up and Restaurant, Fenit (+353 66
one of the villagers, thought we’d like take a few jumps off it. The sun vanishes 7136246, westendfenit.ie).
some privacy for changing and invited and when we see a traditional fishing • Kate Browne’s Pub &
Restaurant, Ardfert. A few
us all in. She even had tea and cake curragh coming back in with the day’s
kilometres inland, but the Banna
waiting for us afterwards.’ catch, we realise it must be time for us
Beach surfers practically live
Another nearby walk is to a cliff-top to call it a day too. here (+353 66 7134055,
beauty spot called Tailor’s Leap, where Our last day is spent on the north katebrownes.com).
the ruins of two 1500s stone columns side of the Dingle Peninsula, across the • Croí, Tralee. Specialises in
that once supported a drawbridge still bay from the guesthouse, where one local food, including wild and
tower over a dramatic gully with waters small road clings to the 11km golden foraged from the coast (+353 66
far below. Although the water is calm shores of Brandon Strand on one side 7185583, no website – too busy
today, John says that because of Storm and the foothills of Slieve Mish on the foraging).
Ophelia’s hovering presence getting in other. John picks a quiet spot (although • Spa Seafoods Deli &
and out of the water off the rocks would I realise at this point that everything on Restaurant, Spa (+353 66
7136901, spaseafoods.com).
be too tricky. Instead, we take in the John’s route is well off any tourist trail)
views across to Loop Head Peninsula at Trà Bhaile Uì Dhuinn. We cross a
in County Clare, with its lighthouse, as small stream coming down from the
well as coastal features including what mountains, open and close a sheep
locals refer to as the Needles sea gate tied with string to access the
arches, and an enormous rectangular beach, and don wetsuits. I swim for a
window carved by nature into the rock. while, then lie on my back to look back
at the mountains behind me, enjoy a
SENSE OF DRAMA cormorant fly straight over my head,
One of the most dramatic sights, having what feels like my own Ophelia
however, is at Meenogahane Pier, and moment. Because here, on the coast
this time swimming is definitely on the of North Kerry, I feel as if I’m in heaven.
cards. The sun is just starting to set @catherinemack

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THE MAN
WHO WALKED
THE COAST
Alex Ellis-Roswell left home in Kent in 2014 to walk
9,500 miles round the coast of Britain and Ireland,
visiting each RNLI station, to raise money for the
lifesaving charity in memory of his late father
WORDS Susie Moss PHOTOGRAPHS Sheradon Dublin Photography

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W
hat would you miss most
if you left home for a
three-year walk with nothing
but a backpack? Friends
and family? Favourite
TV shows? Clean socks? For Alex
Ellis-Roswell it has been a kitchen;
the opportunity to cook his own food,
what and when he felt like. In 2014
at the age of 21, Alex set off to walk
around the British Isles coast. Inspired
by his recently deceased father’s
dedication to fundraising and charity
work, he decided to try to raise some
money for the RNLI. He thought he
would be walking for around a year.
Three years later, he finally completed
his epic 9,500-mile journey.
‘I didn’t realise it when I set off – not
consciously – but I guess I was walking
through my grief,’ says Alex. ‘I relished
my time alone, just walking, and I
wanted a challenge.’ Despite coming
close to giving up sometimes, Alex
stuck at it, remembering his father’s
stubbornness in the face of illness.
Alex’s initial aim of raising £10,000 has
been far surpassed and now he has
raised more than £70,000. ‘Growing
up in Kent, messing about on or near
water has always been part of my
life, and my father had a boat on the
Medway Estuary. We were always
aware of the RNLI, and the incredible
work they do. £70,000 is enough to
run a lifeboat for 10 years,’ he says.
STARTING OUT
Alex sold his business, left his flat,
gave away most of his stuff, and, on
his late father’s birthday in August
2014, set of with about £3,000 in his
bank account, a 20kg backpack on
his back and a tent he’d never put
up before. He aimed to walk around
20-25 miles a day, and camp wild
most of the way. However, heading
clockwise around the British coast
meant he had a tough initiation,
from storms lashing the tent in the
eerie landscape of Dungeness to the
stunning but harsh South West Coast
Path. The Cornish section was
beautiful, yet the most

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challenging for the long-distance

walker, with multiple flights of steep
steps up and down to cover a cruelly
short distance – a real killer for the
knees, as Alex discovered. ‘The
constant rigour of walking every day
really took its toll and by the time I got
to West Cork in Ireland, my legs had
packed up. I stopped for a two-week
break and saw a physio – aka sadist
– called Brian Power, who shared with
me his view on my planned journey.
“How much further are you going?”
he asked me.
TOP Alex walking proudly into
“Another 6000 miles,” I said.
Minnis Bay in Kent, to a warm
“Well you’re not going to make it,” welcome, having completed his
he said. “No way.” epic coastal charity walk LEFT
Alex is reunited with his mum on
‘This was like red flag to a bull for
his return to Kent after three years
me, and my determination to finish set away fundraising for the RNLI
in. It’s my stubbornness that’s really
seen me round.’
After two weeks of treatment from
Brian, Alex set off again, but from then constantly thanked and entertained while they were down in Cornwall on
on was more careful with his pace and along the way with amusing anecdotes holiday. It was one of the nicest and
distance, walking less, or walking three of his journey: thoughts from life on the most unexpected things to happen
days, then resting one. ‘There were road, and wonderful descriptions of that Christmas. Getting that shoebox
times when it really sucked. I had three characters he encountered. The power from two kids I’d never met before
months of rain and weekly hurricanes of this online community helped him gave me a lot of strength.’
in Ireland, but I wasn’t going to give up.’ continue; enabling him to find a bed
for the night, accept offers of warm VITAL WORK
ALWAYS GRATEFUL cups of tea or grub in a local pub, or At times Alex missed his mum and
Food on the journey was unpredictable; even help with his heavy backpack his close friends, he thought about his
feast or famine depending on how when needed – such as in Northern dad a lot too, but he was rarely short
remote he was, what shops were Scotland when his hips were giving of company. He loved meeting people
available, and the kindness of strangers. him pain, or the time when he fell and on the route, and they would often
Alex is far too diplomatic to say what fractured an ankle and tore a ligament. join him on parts of the walk. But
his favourite place was, or where was ‘In St Ives, for example, I spent most sometimes he missed the solitude. He
the friendliest, but he happily concedes nights outside in a sleeping bag under loved the long stretches alone, and
the best and most surprising thing for the steps of the RNLI lifeguard hut. grew used to having time to just be.
him during this journey has been the When it rained, I had to shuffle round Constantly on his mind was the work
people – ‘the people are incredible!’ to stop the rain dripping on my face. of the RNLI crews and his fundraising
Where the conditions were the most The sunrises were great on that beach. mission. His respect for the charity
inhospitable, Alex found the people One day there was a shoebox left at grew with each encounter of a RNLI
were often the most hospitable. In the lifeboat station for me. Inside were lifeboat station. The friendly crews
wind-lashed Ireland many gave him socks, sweets, toothpaste, books and would offer places to stay, and a night
shelter from storms. In one village on a note from Daryl and Beth. Daryl was out to share stories. Often he was
the west coast, Alex stopped to give a 11 and Beth was 13. They left it there there for a call-out and could see the
talk in the primary school, and all 100
of the children walked out of the village
with him in the pouring rain to show
their enthusiastic support.
‘I didn’t REALISE it when I SET OFF, not
As he walked, his Facebook CONSCIOUSLY, but I guess I was WALKING THROUGH
following grew with him, and he now
has over 11,000 followers whom he my GRIEF. I relished my TIME ALONE, just WALKING’
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ABOVE Triumphantly crossing the finishing line after 9,500 miles around the coast of Britain and
Ireland RIGHT An incredible cake is a fitting celebration of Alex’s heroic endeavours for the RNLI
dedication of the incredible volunteers. for, and is so proud to have visited all
He learnt a lot about the dangers they 237 stations and met some real heroes.
face and how the reasons for call-outs
vary considerably from place to place. NATURAL BEAUTY
‘In Whitstable, say, the dangers As well as the people he met on the
are for holiday-makers using jet skis way and the incredible lifeboat crews,
and inflatables, unaware of the sand Alex has been awestruck by the sheer
banks. In Northeast Scotland where beauty and wildness of our coastline.
the Atlantic meets the North Sea, the One of his most spectacular sights he started in Minnis Bay, Kent, on 11
waters are treacherous and even was the seabirds at Bass Rock in November 2017, greeted by local and
the most experienced boats can the Firth of Forth, the world’s largest national supporters, the press, RNLI
get into trouble there. However, the gannetry with around 150,000 gannets. and his mother. What is the biggest
busiest lifeboat stations are inland However, as well as beauty, Alex also lesson he learned from his journey?
on the Thames Estuary, where Tower, saw many things that concerned him. ‘That people are good. Basically good.
Chiswick and Teddington stations He saw seals washed up in beautiful Trust people, help people,’ he says.
are tragically kept busy with suicide places choked by plastic, and birds And what’s next for Alex now that his
attempts,’ he explains. tangled in plastic holders from beer epic walk is finished? ‘Well, hopefully
The RNLI has 237 lifeboat stations, can packs. ‘The more time I spent in a book,’ he says. ‘And maybe a break!
crewed almost entirely by volunteers. nature, the more blindingly obvious it Somewhere hot for a change.’
They operate a 24-hour rescue service became that we can’t continue living Alex has raised £70k for the
and have an average of 24 call-outs this way. Wherever you go, from RNLI. His target is £95K – £10 for
a day. In 2016, volunteers launched Brighton to Shetland, our manmade every mile he has walked. If you
8,851 times around the coast of the pollution is everywhere.’ can donate, please go to bt.com/
UK and Ireland, rescuing an average donatetolifeboats. See more of
of 23 people a day. Alex can’t think of THE END OF A JOURNEY Alex’s adventures on facebook.
a charity he’d rather be raising money Alex finished his walk back where com/alexellisroswell

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SHORELINES
Contemporary artist Alasdair Lindsay has spent 20 years
capturing the essence of our coast. Here, the director of the
Cornwall Contemporary, Sarah Brittain-Mansbridge, tells the
story of one of our most significant, modern landscape artists
I
have been working with Alasdair of colour with landscape subject
Lindsay for nearly 20 years. I first matter, often including modernist
saw his paintings at Falmouth architecture. Although Alasdair now
College of Art’s graduate show for has nearly two decades of experience
Fine Art in 1999. Three years earlier behind him, back then, I knew that his
I had graduated from there myself and abstracted Cornish landscapes could
was, at the time, art director for The have been taken from the art school’s
Great Atlantic gallery, and regularly walls and placed directly into a gallery
visited graduate shows on the lookout for exhibiting, which is incredibly rare.
for emerging artists. They belied a skill and confidence far
Normally, when you see something beyond his years.
of interest at a graduate show, it is an
artist that shows promise, who might Cornwall and London
be suitable for an exhibition a few Leaving a note for him tucked into his
years down the line – once they have sketchbook, I suggested he come to
matured beyond the constraints of art the gallery to meet me. I subsequently
school and found their own voice. went on to exhibit Alasdair’s paintings
However, Alasdair was already at The Great Atlantic for the next
accomplished, and ready to exhibit seven years until deciding to open my
immediately. His paintings then were own gallery – Cornwall Contemporary
not dissimilar to the paintings he is well in Penzance – in 2006. Alasdair
known for today – a bold, graphic use exhibited in our inaugural

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OPPOSITE Alasdair
in his studio THIS
PAGE His 2012 work
St Ives from above
(towards the
Mount)

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THIS PAGE Lifeguard hut

at dusk, Gwithian, 2016
OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE
FROM TOP LEFT Porthminster
lifeguard hut, St Ives, 2013;
Beach huts in summer, 2014;
Sea swimmers and pool
swimmers, Penzance;
Beach house, 2014

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show, and has now shown with us landscapes and London landmarks. London saw a huge crowd and sales
every year of the 11 that we have been The pair chartered a helicopter to fly were high. Alasdair’s aerial views of
open. And 18 years after first seeing over the Thames, and the paintings London bridges have since become
his work in Falmouth, I have now sold they produced from photographs and a very important and iconic series of
hundreds of his paintings and Alasdair sketches done in the air formed the paintings for him and have drawn a
has won a large number of admirers basis of the exhibition which opened in lot of commercial and critical acclaim.
and collectors of his work worldwide. Cornwall Contemporary, and was later I have exhibited at numerous art fairs
A seminal moment in Alasdair’s shown by Cornwall Contemporary at a over the years, including many
painting career came in 2012, when location in Shoreditch. annually in London, and without
along with Neil Pinkett, a joint exhibition The exhibition was a great success, doubt, Alasdair’s paintings of London
called ‘Cornwall and London from the with both artists producing some of from the air always draw a great deal
Air’ showed aerial views of Cornish their finest work. The opening night at of attention and sell out.

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Unexpected and unique landscapes that balance abstraction a pleasure watching his career thrive
There is something about Alasdair’s and figuration – has long fascinated and flourish. I am certain that he will
style that really resonates with people. him and is something that he has continue to carve out a very successful
I have customers who have bought developed in his own painting career. name for himself as one of the most
several paintings by Alasdair and have Over the years, it’s been interesting to important British landscape painters
amassed private collections in homes note that many architects and working today.
all over the world. From Alasdair’s last designers – such as car or yacht
exhibition at Cornwall Contemporary, designers – have collected Alasdair’s
we packed up and shipped paintings
to Switzerland, San Francisco and
paintings. This stands as testament to
his skill as a draughtsman and his
NEED to KNOW
Germany, as well as across the UK. awareness of contemporary design
His ability to capture a recognisable – along with his eye for modernism,
scene – wherever it may be – and yet and an innate ability to convey mood
present it in such a unique, vibrant and emotion within the confines of
and unexpected way has led to him often-geometric structure.
becoming one of the UK’s most
exciting landscape painters. Critical acclaim
His paintings are based on what he He has racked up many accolades
sees every day. Sometimes Alasdair along the way – winning second prize
will sketch on site, although he usually in the prestigious Hunting Art Prize in
paints from memory and through 2004 and a finalist in 2000 and 2005.
experimentation in the studio, with He was commissioned to produce a
decisions based on instinct rather than number of paintings in 2002 for display
theory. The subject of his paintings on the luxury Cunard liner Queen Mary
Shorelines was designed by
often becomes secondary to the 2. In 2007 his work was exhibited in Matthew Lowe, and has 152
emerging pattern of abstract areas, the Singer & Friedlander Sunday Times pages and more than 90 colour
which he says, must be evaluated and Watercolour Competition at Mall illustrations. It includes
perhaps edited for the sake of the Galleries, London. He was recently forewords by Patrick Gale and
overall composition. Colour and space shortlisted for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Mercedes Smith, and an
are carefully considered, and Alasdair Prize along with the Jackson’s Art introduction by Sarah Brittain-
has cited Richard Diebenkorn as an Prize, where he was placed among the Mansbridge. Signed copies are
influence. The Californian style of best 25 painters from more than 2,000 available at £25 (plus £4 P&P) in
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the 1950s and 60s – brightly hued Alasdair’s style grows and it has been

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Penzance Harbour,
a 2014 work by
Alasdair Lindsay
OPPOSITE Hayle
Rivermouth, a piece
from 2017

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coast HOMES
TINY
Tiny Homes Holidays
property Silva, which is
on the Isle of Wight
HOUSES
BIG
DREAMS
A few bold pioneers are turning away from
traditional bricks and mortar for their beachfront
botlholes, instead opting for diminutive
dwellings in beloved coastal locations
WORDS Hannah Stuart-Leach
W
hen I arrived at They’re also run mostly off-grid,
twilight at Eilidh, the with solar-powered fans and lights,
first of six new ‘tiny compost toilets and water purified
houses’ on the Isle from a reed-bed.
of Wight, I was very I quickly made myself at home,
pleasantly surprised. Unable to get a finding the small space added to my
feel for scale from the photo online, it enjoyment. It was liberating packing
was a joy to find the beautifully-made light (a polite note in the welcome
timber house had everything you’d email requested this due to the
expect from a regular holiday home. minimal storage space) and the only
Just smaller. There was a stylish sacrifice I made was leaving my hair
sofa for two, a mezzanine bedroom, dryer at home (another request,
a fully-functional kitchen and, my
favourite bit, a porch – perfect for
enjoying coffee and croissants while
I watched the morning mist roll across
the fields from the sea.
Helen and Frazer Cunningham, the
couple behind Tiny Homes Holidays,
were inspired by the ethos of the
burgeoning tiny house movement.
‘Living simply with less stuff and a low
impact on the environment, we wanted
to see if we could create a holiday retreat
with the same ideals,’ explains Helen.
Their ‘lo-fi’ tiny houses have been
individually designed, with quirky
features such as Silva’s treehouse-
style triangular roof, showing off the
creative freedom such projects allow.

‘LIFE can be CONDUCTED OUTSIDE, so long
as we have a WEATHERPROOF SHELTER
in which to EAT and SLEEP’
to keep energy use low). Without the finding land and getting planning
distraction of TV and WiFi, I walked permission. Starting at around 3.4m
in the woods, explored the island’s wide, these properties don’t fit neatly
beaches and played games by the into pre-existing requirements for
wood burner. dwellings. Luckily, the same rules
don’t apply for holiday accommodation
THE TINY TREND – as long as it’s moveable. In response
The tiny house trend has now well and he’s created the NestPodTM, which is
truly landed on our side of the Atlantic 2.55m wide and road towable so fits
Ocean too, having been building in with caravan specifications.
popularity in America since as far back Despite the obstacles, for Jonathan
as the 1970s. Classic books on the the appeal is clear: relative affordability
topic, such as Lester Walker’s The compared to a conventional building,
Tiny Book of Tiny Houses, are now a closer connection to nature and also
being reprinted for a new audience the opportunity to embrace a more
keen to embrace the simple life. minimalist existence. ‘With less space,
Originally, it was imagined as an you focus more on the things you do
architectural antidote to rocketing have, so they become more meaningful,
mortgages and consumer debt; a and you don’t buy clutter.’
chance to live a less stressful life
full-time. However, in this country the VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
movement is primarily taking hold Pamela King owns a tiny house by
among people who are looking to the beach in Clashnessie, Sutherland,
FROM TOP LEFT Caberfeidh Yurt, a project by build affordable boltholes in locations with romantic views across to the
specialist architects Echo Living; Jonathan they adore, like the coast. undulating peaks of Quinag. It’s a
Avery’s NestHouseTM;; find a quirky tiny place
Jonathan Avery of Tiny House popular spot for road trippers on
such as these two for a holiday destination
with a difference at HostUnusual.com; stay Scotland, the man behind the Scotland’s North Coast 500 route.
at Pamela’s pioneering Scottish property impeccably-crafted NestHouse™ The Instagram-friendly hideaway
Tiny House Assynt ABOVE, BOTH IMAGES Go
which is intended for residential use, was built by Tiny House UK’s Mark
on the Build a Tiny House course at the Centre
for Alternative Technologies in Wales and gain explains that the leisure focus in the Burton. As an early pioneer, Pamela’s
a whole new set of skills UK is largely due to problems with now award-winning building became a

coast PEOPLE
HOMES
prototype, with a tiny sister in Hastings, on Facebook). You could dive straight
East Sussex. The process took over
a year, and included a number of
in and enrol on the four-day tiny house
building course at the Centre for
Try it out for size
See if small and simple is for you...
compromises as they encountered Alternative Technologies in Powys,
various challenges, often as a result Wales. Master craftsman Carwyn Lloyd
of the extreme weather by the sea. Jones will show you how to construct • TINY HOMES HOLIDAYS,
But Pamela never considered building a simple wooden structure measuring ISLE OF WIGHT
elsewhere: ‘My connection with this around 1.8m x 3m, and offer advice on These brand new tiny homes
remote seaside location pre-dates topics from basic plumbing to bespoke each have their own character. If
you can tear yourself away from
any thought of tiny houses and goes roof shapes. ‘It’s a great way to build
your petite pad, stroll over to the
back to holidays in early childhood.’ yourself a cosy little home, a workspace
on-site studio and see what
‘It was a voyage of mutual discovery,’ in the garden or a glamping pod for a workshops are running, or hop
she admits, and a huge relief when in seaside getaway,’ he says on your bike to watch the sailing
June 2014 the tiny house arrived, towed Alternatively, enlist the services of at Cowes (07802 758113,
all the way from Surrey behind a transit a tiny house architect experienced in tinyhomesholidays.com).
van. The whole community turned out coastal projects. Echo Living has
PHOTOGRAPHS ECHO LIVING; © JONATHAN AVERY TINY HOUSE SCOTLAND; HOST UNUSUAL;
in driving rain to get it on site. recently worked on several buildings

• 34 MONMOUTH BEACH,
TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHS THE CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY (CAT.ORG.UK)
She now rents her tiny house out that cling to the characteristically steep
to guests, but whenever it’s free she sides of a sea loch and have been LYME REGIS, DORSET
likes to lie on the bed, where there is made to withstand the rigours of If you dream of waking up right
on the beach to the sound of the
BOURNEMOUTH TOURISM; JED GRIMES; GILES THAXTON PHOTOGRAPHY
no connectivity, and simply appreciate oceanfront living. ‘Materials have to be

waves, then this family-owned
the view. ‘I love the way the tiny house specified with care, and construction
Lyme Regis beach chalet is the
is peaceful and compact; nothing details carefully considered to cope place for you. Cosy and warm to
surplus, everything necessary’, says with the high winds, driving rain and cuddle up in during the winter,
Pamela. ‘It makes me reflect that life the corrosive effects of the salty and an idyllic spot for a glass of
can be conducted outside, so long environment,’ advises associate wine on the deck come summer
as we have a weatherproof shelter designer Maggie Savage. (hostunusual.com)
in which to eat and sleep.’ Still, it’s totally possible to create
something unique that will stand the
A (TINY) HOUSE test of time in your dream location, • TINY HOUSE, ASSYNT
OF ONE’S OWN making the most of natural light and This pioneering property was one
of the first tiny houses in the UK
If the adventure of your own tiny build even challenging sites.
and a great place to experience
appeals, be aware that it won’t be ‘Coastal locations offer exciting
life off-grid. Make the most of the
plain sailing. However, there’s a opportunities for designers,’ Maggie magnificent Scottish landscape
growing community of tiny house acknowledges, ‘with their big skies with wild swims, Highland walks
fans out there to offer support and a and sea views, and the beautiful and stargazing (airbnb.co.uk).
sounding board for ideas (request to palette of materials and colours,
join the Tiny House Community group the context can be powerful.’

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coast HOMES
BURIED
TREASURE
Interior designer Camilla Banks moved to Cornwall
‘on a whim’ with her husband Chris Yacoubian
and together they breathed new life into a derelict
300-year-old fish cellar in Mousehole
WORDS Alex Reece PHOTOGRAPHS Chris Yacoubian
W
hen a derelict fish store in
Mousehole came up for
auction in 2014, interior
designer Camilla Banks and her
husband Chris Yacoubian were not
surprised to find that they were the
only people who bid on the 300-year-
old, tumbledown property. ‘It was one
of those places where everybody who
looked at it probably thought, ‘What
would you do with that?’ she laughs.
Based in the heart of this Cornish
fishing village, the semi-underground
cellar with broken windows had lain
empty for decades and looked, Camilla
admits, ‘a bit creepy’. But despite its restaurants, along with uplifting views of
ruined state, she and Chris, a director Mount’s Bay from the granite harbour.
of photography, had a hunch that it
could be transformed into an open- CHANCE AND CHANGE
plan, contemporary-style bolthole. This project was not the only time Chris
And today, the renovated apartment and Camilla had taken a leap of faith
is a masterclass in industrial chic, with with regard to their life in Cornwall. They
its blend of factory lighting, exposed bought their first home in Mousehole
granite walls and dark colour accents in 2012 ‘on a whim’ says Camilla,
– incorporating elements inspired by recalling how she and Chris – who has
the coastal setting, such as time-worn a long-standing connection to the village
timber and maritime salvage. having done a six-month residency
‘I had a really strong vision of what there while studying fine art – were idly
I wanted The Old Fish Cellar to be like,’ chatting on the harbour wall one night,
THIS IMAGE Camilla says Camilla, whose career prior to during one of their visits from London.
enjoys spending time by moving to Cornwall was as a television ‘We were playing that game: “If you
the Cornish coast in her
downtime: ‘It’s a better producer/director. ‘It looks exactly how could own any house in the village,
balance,’ she says ABOVE I thought it would, and that’s amazingly which would you pick?”’ Camilla says.
The front door is original rewarding.’ Furthermore, its central And, by chance, the one she chose –
and has been painted in
Farrow & Ball’s Hague Blue position in the village provides easy a Victorian villa on a hillside
access to Mousehole’s galleries and overlooking the sea – had a

coast HOMES
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE A reclaimed

workbench from Quirky Interiors in St Albans
serves as the dining table; many of the
lights were sourced from Trinity Marine or
Skinflint; glassware and ceramics from John
Lewis’s Croft range; the woodburner is made
from old VW parts; the kitchen units were
painted in Farrow & Ball’s Railings

ABOVE The sofa came from Heal’s and the cushions are Habitat. The standard lamp to the left was found by Chris and is made from an old VW
head lamp BELOW The village of Mousehole is located on Mount’s Bay, and close to the landmark of St Michael’s Mount
‘For Sale’ sign in the window. They put into something more modern in terms fully soundproofed, the pair removed
in an offer and, once the house was of living space.’ the doorways to create one open-plan
theirs, Camilla – who was freelance living/kitchen/dining and sleeping
then – took six months off to refurbish GOING UNDERGROUND space, which wraps around the en-suite
the property as a future forever home. So when they came across The Old bathroom in an L-shape. They exposed
Along with getting involved with the Fish Cellar, Camilla and Chris knew the textural granite walls and ceiling
structural work, Camilla re-designed immediately that this warehouse-style beams, while restoring the original
and re-decorated the place herself. ‘I’d studio was something different. windows, to bring out the age and
done nothing in the way of renovation ‘Considering it’s half underground, it’s rustic character of the property.
before,’ she says, ‘but I just fell in love really light inside,’ she says, ‘and we Camilla did the decorating herself,
with it. I got the bug, and that was me could see how it could be brought taking the bold step to introduce an
done with television. I never went back.’ alive.’ After securing the purchase at inky colour palette, offset by white
What’s more, the pair found they auction, work began in summer 2014, walls, lime-washed floors and natural
didn’t want to leave their new coastal with Camilla project-managing and details, such as salvaged wood. The
lifestyle in Cornwall behind, either. ‘Our co-ordinating the team of local dining table, for example, is a re-
life in London was really busy – we tradespeople she had collaborated purposed workbench with an aged
travelled abroad a lot with work and did with on The Chalk House. appearance redolent of driftwood and
long hours,’ Camilla recalls. ‘When we Once the cellar was watertight and ship’s timbers. ‘It makes the
came down here, we could see that
we’d get to spend more time together.
It was such a breath of fresh air.’
To provide an income strand, the
couple rented out their house – called
The Chalk House – to holidaymakers,
staying in the annexe when it was
occupied. The property, which is
stylishly kitted out with vintage finds,
proved to be so popular that they
began to look for a smaller place in
the village to run as a holiday rental.
‘We looked at so many one-bedroom
houses,’ says Camilla, ‘but as they’re
traditional fishing cottages, it was hard
to see how they could be transformed

coast HOMES
‘It looks EXACTLY how I THOUGHT it would, and

that’s AMAZINGLY REWARDING’
place feel really coastal, I think,’ Camilla bespoke-made from the same material).
says. The kitchen, which she designed, The en-suite wet room, meanwhile –
was built locally by George Robinson with its statement, chequerboard Bert
Kitchens and is painted in Farrow & & May tiles – is closed off by a sliding
Ball’s Railings – a warm shade of black metal door, also made by Dan Harding
with bright undertones, complementing in the style of an old fish store.
the copper sink, which came from India.
‘We painted the window frames black, A NEW CHAPTER
too,’ says Camilla, ‘which draws the eye The renovation took a year (slowed
out, and makes the space feel larger.’ down, slightly, by the couple getting
The furniture in the living area is married), and after completing The Old
grouped around a distinctive Hotpod Fish Cellar, Camilla received so many
stove, made in Cornwall from old VW enquiries about interior design, that she
parts by the pair’s friend Dan Harding, decided to set up her own business.
lending a quirky, industrial edge. She has now worked on numerous
Utilitarian fixtures, such as bulkhead local projects for private clients,
lights and surface-mounted conduits and hopes to convert the annexe of
for the electrics, sit well with The Old The Chalk House into a one-bedroom
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP The bedroom wall is
clad in a lightly lime-washed exterior Tanalised Fish Cellar’s heritage as a working apartment in 2018. ‘I found it really
wood and the bed linen is from The White building. To create a different, softer rewarding, changing my career after
Company; an old-fashioned radio sits on a
feel in the sleeping area, the bedroom 10 years,’ she says. ‘It’s liberating to
window shelf beside ceramic vases picked
up at boot sales and salvage yards; bulkhead wall is clad in lime-washed wood (the find you can do something else, and
lights appear throughout the property king-size bed and side tables were enjoy it just as much.’

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Chris’s work in photography still

involves a lot of travel, but when he’s
home, the couple make the most of
Cornwall’s coast by getting out on the
water in their kayak or fishing boat
whenever they can. They enjoy a good
social life in Mousehole, which is home
to a vibrant, creative community:
‘Everybody’s so friendly, it feels really
supportive,’ says Camilla. ‘We’ve made
great friends and our neighbours are
wonderful, they feel like extended family.’
In autumn 2017, Camilla and Chris CLOCKWISE FROM THIS IMAGE
Mousehole Harbour, interior
welcomed their first child, Arlo Bee,
designer Camilla; the copper sink
and they are excited at the prospect in the wet room stands on a slate
of raising their daughter in their newly shelf and the taps are Fired Earth
adopted home: ‘It’s going to be such
a great place to bring up a young kid,’
says Camilla, who makes a point of
switching off her phone at 6pm and
having downtime at the weekends.
‘And the idea of the beach being her
playground is just lovely.’
The Old Fish Cellar sleeps two

and is available to let at theoldfish
cellarmousehole.co.uk. The Chalk
House sleeps four, and can be
booked at uniquehomestays.com.
For interior design enquiries, see
camillabanksinteriordesign.co.uk.
CAMILLA’S MOUSEHOLE WEEKEND

• My favourite place to eat in near Penzance. Chris and I like
Mousehole is 2 Fore Street rummaging around and seeing
(01736 731164, 2forestreet. what gems we can find there.
co.uk). The chef lives in the You always feel like you’re
village and it’s just real, coastal getting a bargain.
food every time. We tend to • A new cinema has opened
eat there a lot. in Newlyn, called Newlyn
• The walk from Mousehole Film House (01736 332222,
to Lamorna, which is the next newlynfilmhouse.com), in a
cove along, takes about an converted fish merchant’s
hour and 15 minutes along the building. It’s a great place
coastal path and it’s beautiful, to have a drink or some food
whatever the weather. You’ve and watch a film as well.
got the sea to your left and • Every time I go into No.56
green fields to your right, and in Penzance (01736 366293,
it’s gorgeous (southwestcoast no-56.com), I want to take a
path.org.uk). little piece of the shop away
• There’s a really great with me, even if I don’t need
reclamation yard called Shiver anything! The lady who runs
Me Timbers (01736 711338, it, Carole Elsworth, curates a
shivermetimberscornwall.co.uk) fantastic collection.

coast GARDENS
SOWING BY THE SEA

Planning a coastal garden? The National Trust cares for some of the
finest on our shores. Three of its head gardeners reveal the challenges
and opportunities of their sites, and give coast readers their tips
for creating a successful – and beautiful – plot
WORDS Sue Herdman PHOTOGRAPHS NT Images

coast GARDENS
THE ISLAND GARDEN

‘During the flowering season I give the
garden weekly organic seaweed feeds’
Originally a vegetable plot, the small garden near Lindisfarne Castle on Holy
Island, Northumberland, was re-imagined in 1911 by celebrated Edwardian
garden designer Gertrude Jekyll. Today it’s cared for by Carol Macleod
T
he garden is south-facing and the wind and rain, so I’m thinking about
covers just an eighth of an acre. It’s a solution. The original Edwardian plant
intimate, romantic and windswept, plan (which we follow as closely as
with views towards the castle. It’s possible) was so well thought-through
a strange garden for the coast as its that many plants create shelter and
style isn’t native or coastal – it’s English self-support, though extra supports are
‘country’, which shows just what can needed for mass-planting areas, such as
be achieved in a seaside garden. The those with the annual Chrysanthemums.
garden is filled with bright, bold annuals The quality of the light here is often
and perennials that flower all through described as a ‘theatre of light’. We
the summer. Within the 9ft stone walls have no light pollution and amazing
that surround it (offering key protection sunsets, sunrises and dark skies. We
from salt spray) the garden has its also have the sea haar, a cold mist that
own micro-climate. The east wall is swirls in off the North Sea. The garden
sheltered, so that’s where espaliers can disappear in minutes! Visitors
grow. The west gets more wind, but often comment on the vibrancy of the
the roses growing there can cope. My planting: there are wonderful colours,
biggest challenge is gale force winds but I think that perception comes
from the north-east and north-west. because of the light. The garden has
The centre of the garden can be always been a summer one, as the THIS PAGE, TOP Head gardener Carol works
incredibly windy. The soil is very light castle was a holiday home (to Edward on Holy Island, Northumberland ABOVE
Nigella damascena has been successful in
and free-draining – it can blow away in Hudson, founder of Country Life this windswept coastal spot
dry conditions. To reduce the erosion magazine). All of the planting was
I mulch with mushroom compost, planned to flower then. To achieve that • The exotic: Gertrude Jekyll’s Sedum
which helps to retain water. During the we start sowing thousands of annuals ‘Munstead Red’, Gladiolus x
flowering season I give the garden from mid-May to mid-June – the brenchleyensis and Stachys byzantina
weekly organic seaweed feeds. results each year are spectacular.’ ‘Silver Carpet’.
As we’re so close to the sea I ensure nationaltrust.org.uk/lindisfarne-castle • Cottage flowers: Cornflowers, Nigella
that the plants do not grow too tall and damascena ‘Love-in-a-Mist’, Japanese
leggy as they’d be more vulnerable to OUR SUCCESSES anemones, Helenium perennials and
the weather. I ‘Chelsea chop’ (pruning, • Our annual Sweet peas, such as heritage apples such as Malus
carried out at the end of May at the ‘Royal Wedding’ and ‘Nelly Viner’. They domestica ‘Discovery’, ‘Ellison’s
time of the Chelsea Flower Show) the have the most delicate fragrance. Orange’ and ‘Reverend W. Wilks’.
CAROL’S PHOTOGRAPH RICHARD HANSON
taller varieties to keep them bushy and

strong. They then branch more, which
in time produces more flowers at heights CAROL’S TOP TIPS
where less damage is done by the wind.
We make hazel fences to support • Keep your plants • Limit damage by as it will just snap
plants such as Sweet peas – these short and plant them growing for the right very easily.
structures provide a windbreak down close together to conditions – it’s no • Mulch the soil as
each side of the garden. They do sway encourage self- use planting a woody often as you can to
in the breeze though, and if the flowers supporting. plant in windy areas prevent drying out.
become too heavy they collapse with

coast GARDENS
ABOVE A WELSH COVE

‘I’d start a coastal garden with a Fuchsia’
With spectacular views over the Atlantic rollers, the terraced garden at Plas yn
Rhiw, near Pwllheli in Wales, was saved and developed by the Keating sisters
in 1938. For head gardener Llifon Jones it’s a slice of ‘coastal paradise’
T
he garden is an acre, within a Honora, Lorna and Eileen (the children
bigger landscape, at an altitude of of a well-heeled family originally from
100ft. It’s just four minutes’ walk Nottingham), who were ardent
from the sheltered cove below. conservators. They encouraged wild
Whatever the weather elsewhere, within flowers, which thrive in the dappled
the garden it is almost always gentle. light from the trees. We have a beautiful
The warmth of the sea has meant we Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata put
have had only a few mornings of frost in in by Honora, the keenest plantswoman
the last five years. The west wind can of the three. It came from Bodnant, the
buffet the whole Ll ŷn Peninsula, but we famous Welsh garden, and was one of
get it only if it’s coming from the east. the first things she planted here. It’s
Our natural windbreak is provided by almost 100 years old now as it was
woodland. Like most coastal gardeners, already a small tree when she got it.
I can’t emphasise enough just how We make the most of the micro-
important a windbreak is. The biggest climate we have on this stretch of coast
challenge comes in winter, when – and the ‘inner’ micro-climate we have
storms can bring trees down. We often in the garden itself. Our soil heats up
get winds of 70mph but one storm, in quickly, so our seasons come early:
2015, brought winds of 100mph. If we spring in February and March (our
get a gap in that natural wooded snowdrops are fantastic), with May,
windbreak, it’s a problem. The garden June and July being our summer, and
also has a high retaining wall around it, autumn starting in August. If you are
TOP A vibrant camellia in the garden as Plas
and box hedging, which is a clever planning a coastal garden, observe the yn Rhiw ABOVE Head gardener Llifon Jones
planting concept (creating ‘rooms’) and onset of seasons first over a year if you finds that a micro-climate is forgiving
again, providing great protection. In can, so you know what does well when.
winter it also gives the garden structure I’d also advise looking at neighbours’ light filters through it. Camellias, azaleas
when the plants have faded. It’s easy to gardens to see what is thriving before and rhododendrons do really well (and
fill a plot with plants, but important to you plan yours. Here on the peninsula don’t seem to suffer from salt burn too
get those ‘bones’ right first. All this red Fuchsia is dominant and does so much), while the hydrangeas almost
protection keeps the planting from well that I’d suggest starting a coastal grow wild. Experiment – if you have a
getting burnt by the salty air. garden with one. At Plas yn Rhiw we let micro-climate you will find your site
Everything here has always been as them grow into big, beautiful shrubs. I very forgiving. Last year I over-wintered
organic as possible, and we make our love the structure ferns bring, especially a Strelitzia (Bird of Paradise) and it’s
own compost for mulching. We follow the tree fern Dicksonia antarctica, which now out in the garden. I’m waiting to
the ideals of the Keating sisters – is tall (up to 4m) and attractive as the see if it will flower.’
nationaltrust.org.uk/plas-yn-rhiw
LLIFON’S TOP TIPS STAR PLANTS

• Purple verbena: Flowers for weeks.
• Plant or build your gardening club and Latin names that they
• Echium pininana: So tall and such
windbreaks; they will ask members which will be happy by the
raise temperature plants thrive – and coast: maritima a crowd pleaser; I get asked about it
and cut down on which will perish. means ‘of the sea’ by visitors 30 to 40 times a day.
wind chill. • Seek plants that and littoralis means • Exotic plants: Agapanthus and the
• Join the local hold clues by their ‘of the shore’. evergreen Brazilian Tibouchina
urvilleana (glory bush).

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coast GARDENS

coast GARDENS
ON THE IRISH LOUGH

‘Know where the winds come from
– that’s the art of coastal gardening’
On the Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland lies the famous Mount Stewart.
Voted one of the world’s top 10 gardens, with rich and rare planting from
across the globe, it comes under the eye of head of gardens, Neil Porteous
I
t’s all about the relationship of the massive dew, which helps the growth
coast, house and garden here. The – a boon, as our soil is a post-glacial
garden (97 acres in a wider landscape gravel, it’s quite poor. But the plants
with 5,000 different plants) was have adapted and, by taking advantage
designed from 1921, by Edith, Lady of the micro-climate, we can grow many
Londonderry, whose diaries I am things. Once you understand the micro-
transcribing to learn more about her climate, you can garden. The evergreen
original planting concepts. The garden Monterey cypress and pine love coastal
was recently considered as a UNESCO conditions; the sycamore gets blasted
World Cultural Heritage site, commended by the wind, loses its leaves because
for the ‘extraordinary scope of its plant of the salt, but bounces back. On the
collections and the originality of its lower part of the lough we have New
features’. Close to the Irish Sea and the Zealand and Chilean plants, while
Gulf Stream, south-facing and with above, where it’s warmer, well-drained
woodland for shelter, the climate gives and free from salt incursions, we have
us almost subtropical conditions. This more South African, Australian and
allows for exciting experimenting – and Himalayan species. Lady Londonderry
planting that grows like smoke. was an extraordinary gardener – she
One of the key concerns is climate smashed colour together, so we try to
TOP Neil Porteous has an extraordinary
change. The sea level is creeping up keep to the spirit of her gardening. 97-acre garden to oversee in County Down
by 1.7mm a year. In 1984 the average From highly scented rhododendron ABOVE Lilies in bloom at Mount Stewart
annual rainfall here was 35 inches; now species to orchids, Oriental lilies,
it’s closer to 37 or 38. With that comes Chatham Island forget-me-nots and ‘pom-poms’ it’s like a Christmas tree,
more salt-laden winds, especially in Camellia japonica ‘Akashigata’, it’s a and is usually situated on cliff tops with
early winter, which can damage trees remarkable coastal garden, of this side the sea crashing over it.
such as our Cedar of Lebanon pines, of the sea water lough. • The Chilean Aextoxicon punctatum
whose needles get burnt off. It can take nationaltrust.org.uk/mount-stewart tree. Our most exposed, it grows to 20ft
up to eight years for them to grow back. and the salt evaporates on its leaves.
We try to future-proof the garden. The SEASIDE SURVIVORS • Luma apiculata (Chilean Myrtle): this is
lower part is at or below sea level and • Metrosideros umbellata: the southern a beautiful thing; a self-seeding large
we constantly test the salinity of the rata tree from New Zealand. With red evergreen shrub.
water. If that changes, it could limit the
range of plants we can grow. We aim
to plant higher up the hill, away from NEIL’S TOP TIPS
Strangford Lough, and are creating new
• Stake your plants properly in the ground. harsher coastal
shelter belts. If it comes to it, we will
well against wind • Even with shelter, conditions.
forgo a view in order to achieve shelter.
rock. We let species plant robust varieties, • Focus on how the
For our planting we have a lot of help such as our huge like walnut trees and, air moves through
from nature: the nights are clear and, on Eucalyptus globulus in the more sheltered your site, where the
this eastern side of the lough, the water (Tasmanian blue gum) areas, species such winds come from –
is fairly shallow. When the tide is in, the self seed; that way as maple, which can that’s the art for
sun warms the water quickly and, as it they get anchored stand up well to coastal gardening.
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HEART OF GLASS
Looking for a ring with a difference for the Big Day? Ethical jewellery
maker Kate Pearse creates unique engagement rings and love tokens
with gem-coloured sea glass collected from the south-west’s beaches
WORDS Lisa Buckland

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& CRAFTS
SLUG
H
igh tide carries the cargo
ships and a wealth of timber,
stone and locally mined china
clay to and from the historic
port of Teignmouth in South Devon,
but for jeweller Kate Pearse, it’s low
tide that brings the richest rewards.
This is when she hunts for sea glass,
jewel-coloured remnants of discarded
bottles and jars, tumbled smooth over
time by the action of the sea on rocks
and sand. ‘Low tide, especially after a
storm, is best,’ she says, raking through from her Teignmouth home, with three
some pebbles with her fingers. ‘Sea year-old lurcher Caspar, down to the
glass is always in the messy places, shoreline to forage for glass. She has
not the pristine sand – along with the a magpie’s eye for shiny things, a habit
tangled bits of net and seaweed.’ learnt on beach walks as a child,
Typically, it takes at least a decade growing up in St Ives, Cornwall. ‘There
for a beer bottle to be broken down was a moment when I was seven,’ she
and honed into smooth green pebbles, recalls. ‘I picked up a piece of sea glass
though some pieces can be 100 years and couldn’t believe these beautiful
or older, and originate from shipwrecks glowing gems were just there for the
and what was once the normal practice taking. I still think it’s a kind of magic.’
of dumping rubbish into the ocean. Kate’s children are also keen sea
glass hunters. ‘Olivia has been
UPCYCLED BY WAVES collecting it since she could walk!’
Kate is an ethical jeweller who uses laughs Kate. Green and clear shades
recycled and Fair Trade silver and gold, are the most common while colours
incorporating sea glass into her unique like blue, red and lavender are harder
rings, bangles and earrings to keep her to find. ‘Blue is rare. For every 100
environmental impact to a minimum. ‘I pieces, you might find two or three blue
love that it’s basically trash that’s being ones,’ says Kate. ‘Red is rarer still –
upcycled,’ she says. Once her children maybe one in 1,000. A shade of green
Tom, 12, and Olivia, 16, have left for she calls ‘deep teal’ is her favourite for
school she makes the five-minute walk engagement rings. ‘It looks amazing
with gold,’ she remarks.
THE CALL OF THE SEA

Kate graduated in the early 90s,
the first woman to achieve first-class
honours in 3-D Design at the University
of Wales. After a stint as a journeyman
blacksmith, she tried to knuckle down
to what she saw as ‘more serious’ jobs
in health and education, but neither
satisfied her artistic side or the call of
the sea. It was only in 2005 when she
CLOCKWISE FROM THIS found herself back in Cornwall living in
IMAGE Kate loves to hunt for Penzance, a busy mum with two small
sea glass on Teignmouth’s
children, that she acted on a long-held
back beach; a romantic
keepsake made by Kate; desire to become a self-employed
sea glass comes in shades jeweller. ‘I already had lots of tools as
of white, green and aqua,
I’ve always been a bit jewellery-
while blue is more rare
obsessed!’ she laughs.

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‘SEA GLASS has been on this AMAZING SEA journey

yet you have NO IDEA WHERE it’s come from’
Spurred on by advice from the what I call “Cornish aqua”. I love how
community of artisans on Etsy, Kate they seem to glow from within.’
launched Glasswing Jewellery online Kate makes each ring to order,
from her dining room. Today, she works favouring traditional silversmithing
full-time all year round and never tires techniques. She works with her
of the thrill of finding new glass for her customers to create the look they’re
commissions. ‘It’s always exciting after, sometimes incorporating sea
finding a little bit of treasure – it’s been glass they have found themselves. ‘I
on this amazing sea journey yet you often make jewellery for couples who
have no idea where it’s come from. want to minimise the environmental
Each piece is a little bit of history.’ impact of their wedding,’ she observes,
placing a strip of silver against a ring
ETHICAL BY NATURE mandrel. She starts by shaping the
Kate’s workshop is 200 yards from her precious metal to the customer’s ring
home and tucked away in a converted size with a hide mallet. The ring is then
builders’ yard along with half a dozen soldered shut and hammered for a
other local businesses. The sun and rustic or smooth texture depending
the cry of the gulls filters in through on the commission. The next job is to
an overhead skylight, illuminating the make the settings for the stones: ‘My
white-washed limestone walls and customers are often surfers, so I
shelves stacked high with boxes of sea recommend a bezel as it’s stronger
glass. Kate pops off a lid to reveal than a claw setting.’
some large rounded stones in aqueous Sea glass is obviously much easier to
shades of green given to Kate by her break than diamond – ‘One slip of the
mother when she first became a drill and you’re left with a splinter of
THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Kate jeweller. ‘She collected these in St Ives glass instead of a beautiful gemstone,’
at work at the ring vice; sea glass is tumbled in the 1970s – they’re all large and look Kate says – so instead she creates the
into smooth pebbles by the waves; Kate’s very old to me.’ Another box is prised rounded edge of the stone by hand on
bright workshop is five minutes from her
Teignmouth home; silver earrings made with opened to display some pale a grinding stone, using water to keep
green sea glass; boxes of collected sea glass spearmint-coloured stones: ‘These are the stone cool and the dust to a

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minimum. ‘It can take a good hour, so

my fingertips take quite a hammering!’
she adds. Once the bezel has been
shaped inside with a graver tool to fit
the stone, she places it into the bezel
and carefully rubs the gold setting with
a bezel pusher over the edge to hold
the gem in place, then finishes it by
polishing it up so it gleams.
Kate currently needs 10 weeks to
create a commission and plans to take
on someone to help with her order
book. But no matter how busy she
gets, she says she never fails to find it
an honour to make jewellery with such
PHOTOGRAPHS KATE PEARSE; OLIVIA PEARSE; LISA BUCKLAND
romantic significance: ‘Sea glass is the

perfect keepsake for a couple who love
the ocean, especially when there is a
KATE’S INSPIRATIONAL BEACHES
special place on the coast that has
been a big part of their story together.’ • TEIGNMOUTH, SOUTH DEVON: brilliant Victorian glass and
‘My local beach. Always lots going crockery to hunt.’
Kate makes all jewellery to order. on there and plenty of sea glass • WEST WITTERING, WEST
treasures to uncover.’ SUSSEX: ‘It’s heaven walking over
Select one of the styles online or
• DAWLISH TOWN BEACH, the dunes in the evening, seeing
work together to create a unique
SOUTH DEVON: ‘A favourite spot the sheltered inlet and the
design. She takes commissions with Caspar. I love how the train runs picturesque boats.’
online or over the phone. Spring is by along the sea wall, and finding • KYNANCE COVE, CORNWALL:
her busiest time (wedding season) sea glass in different colours.’ ‘Because of the fabulous azure
so allow 10 weeks if your Big Day is • MOUSEHOLE, CORNWALL: colour of the sea and the rock
approaching. Call 07591 953333 or ‘Such a gorgeous spot with some formations.’
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INSPIRED BY
THE COAST
Having spent 15 years living and working in Brighton, artist Simon Royer still finds the sea
is a very strong influence in his work, although he now lives inland in the Welsh mountains
WORDS Susie Moss
SIMON ROYER
Artist
‘T
he great thing about the exhibitions in London, Denver and
sea is there is such a Brighton and his works hang in private
variety of life and topics and corporate collections worldwide.
to draw from it,’ says Simon loves to spark interest in
Simon Royer, who creatures we may otherwise neglect to
specialises in oil painting. He takes look at. Edible crabs, sea shells and
inspiration from the marine environment lobsters – he was moved by seeing
and strives for a balance between them on sale in Padstow and reading of
realism and abstraction in his detailed their age and life cycle. ‘We should pay
and technically accomplished work. more to eat these spectacular creatures,’
He is drawn to the shapes and beauty he says. He likes to give information and
of coastal creatures, shown through provide the Latin name on his works,
FIND SIMON studies of, for example, a mackerel – hoping it may offer a visual exploration
• Granary Studio, Penpont, Brecon, ‘their jewel-like colours are stunning.’ of certain species and an awareness of
Powys LD3 8EU Simon began his career in advertising the depletion of our natural resources.
• See Simon’s work online at in London but a change of circumstances Recently Simon has decided to make
simonroyerpaintings.com 20 years ago pushed him to start a new his work more accessible and affordable;
• Shop at simon-royer-natural- life. ‘I had loads of time on my hands producing a range of small collectibles
history-in-art.myshopify.com/
and no money’ he says, ‘so I took up alongside his large oil canvases. This
• Keep up to date with Simon on
painting.’ When he dropped a painting includes coasters, jigsaw puzzles, mugs,
Facebook – Simon Royer Natural
History in Art of his into a gallery for framing and they tea towels and handy tins. He now
• Or join his mailing list – he can be offered him £500 for it, it was time to works from a studio in Brecon and is
contacted on email at royerpaintings@ take his hobby more seriously. He got consolidating his work and building up
hotmail.com a studio in Brighton and worked there his online shop. Though now far from
for 15 years. His inspiration moved from the sea, he still finds it is the coast and
canals, lakes and birds to seascapes marine life that drives his interest and
and marine life. He has had solo remains his most popular work.
‘THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE SEA IS THERE IS SUCH

A VARIETY OF LIFE AND TOPICS TO DRAW FROM IT’

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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT Simon has more affordable work on offer as well as his
oil painings, including this Giant Squid storage tin; Humpback Whale coaster set; the
Paleo Mugs Collection; the Shoreline storage tin; a selection of Simon’s prints and
other work can be purchased online

Paint your own…
CERAMICS
Ceramic paints are readily available, while plain
white china is inexpensive and easy to come by.
Why not try personalising your own china?
WORDS Juliet Bawden PHOTOGRAPHS Antonia Attwood
coast CRAFTS
WHAT YOU NEED:
• China – we used
IKEA 365 range
• Pebeo 150 ceramic paint
and thinners, from HobbyCraft
• Paint brushes
• Sponge
1
Clean the ceramic with glass cleaner, to get rid of any
• Kitchen paper grease on the surface. Mix some blue paint with
thinners to create a pale blue wash. Wipe it over the
• Latex gloves plate using kitchen paper.
C
eramic paints for domestic
use have been around for
About at least 20 years and they
JULIET tend to be excellent quality. We
BAWDEN used Pebeo 150 – these are
water-based and come in a variety
of colours and finishes, including
opaque, semi transparent, gloss
2
and matt. The paints can be used
Imagine the plate rim divided into five equal segments.
with thinners to achieve a wash, Paint one of the segments as above. From here, paint
and they can also be thinned with in a wave shape filling a lot of the centre of the plate.
If you want thicker paint pour some over the brush strokes.
10 per cent water. As well as paints,
ceramic pens come in a variety of
thicknesses and outliners that look
similar to Gutta used in silk painting.
You can paint freehand as we
Trained in textile
have here, or you can stamp, stencil
design, Juliet has
a great passion or use a combination of techniques.
for all things fabric Paint may be applied by using
– particularly artists’ or decorators’ brushes and
dyeing, colour and
the way it affects sponges. All in all it’s a flexible
our lives. Having medium, and easy to use. The
grown up in Deal
3
paints become permanent after After the blue has been painted, leave it to dry and then
on the Kent coast,
her other great being baked in a domestic oven. paint wave shapes on top of the blue design, using
love is the sea. This very free design is inspired turquoise paint. These brush strokes are much shorter
Juliet has written and less continuous than the blue.
by the Hokusai exhibition ‘Beyond
a number of craft,
style and design
the Great Wave’, held at the British
books, covering Museum last August. The curl of
a wide range the wave and its force seemed like
of disciplines. a great idea to use on ceramics. As
For more one wave is different from the next
information, visit so will the ceramics be different,
creativecolour.org. but still close enough in design to
make a statement set.
For the price of inexpensive china
and a few pots of ceramic paint
4
you can easily achieve the look of Leave the turquoise to dry. Using a smaller brush heavily
designer kiln-fired ceramics. loaded with paint, add white highlights – think of white
horses on a rough sea. Leave the painted china to dry for
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My coast
Designer and hotelier Olga Polizzi talks about her affection
for St Mawes, where she owns and runs Hotel Tresanton, and how
this Cornish village has become a coastal haven for all her family
INTERVIEW Alex Reece
I
t must be 30 years village called Onda and so she’s but I do go down to East Sussex,
ago now that I first back and forward all the time. I near the Seven Sisters, every
visited St Mawes. suppose because I’m down there a weekend. I’d love to live there or in
My husband (author lot and Charlie is, too, my daughter Cornwall. I just like being by the sea
William Shawcross) Alex (Polizzi, who presents Channel and I feel better by the sea. You’re
had a house there 5’s The Hotel Inspector) has now more in contact with the weather
with his father, and when I met him, bought a little house and she spends somehow, and in Cornwall the
I went down to Cornwall. I’d never five weeks there at a time. weather changes so frequently. The
been before and it was a revelation We’ve opened a new Beach Club sun comes out for at least an hour
– another world. And it still is. at Hotel Tresanton. It’s a set of three or two a day, I always find, when
I love St Mawes, and the road that terraces, on three levels, which went I’m down there.
coasts the water all the way down the into private hands, and I’ve just The Beach Club at Hotel Tresanton
village has been so well preserved, bought them back. So now we have will be fully open from May 2018
it could be a hundred years ago. It’s 20 loungers there. We’ve also got (01326 270055, tresanton.com). The
small enough to know everyone and about 20 seats right down on the hotel’s winter escape offer costs
be very friendly and yet large enough water where you can have coffee from £295 per night with dinner and
to be able to get away. It’s in a lovely and a croissant, and there are some breakfast, valid from 1 November
bay, which is very safe for sailing. other tables and chairs on the first 2017 to 25 March 2018 (excluding
Both my children have places in level where you can have a snack. Christmas and New Year).
St Mawes. Charlie, my younger It’s a lovely addition. Next month: an author on her love
daughter, has got a shop in the I live in London most of the time for the beaches of West Wales
PHOTOGRAPH DG FARQUHAR/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
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