The first book of Coast took us on a sweeping clockwise tour of Britain's marine borderlands, where one type of distinctive landscape gives way to the next. In this companion volume we criss-cross the UK and Ireland, looking at our relationship with different regions of our coast. Each chapter looks at a certain stretch of coastline, how areas within that stretch are related, and what that says about our land, our history and our way of life. For example, Chalk to Chalk takes us from Dover to the Isle of Wight and even across the channel, where the substance of the land itself has shaped how we live there. Holyhead to Liverpool mark the boundaries of The Inventive Coast, a hotbed of maritime innovation and industrial progress. Our military history is explored in The Explosive Coast, which takes us from Carlisle to Arran. We learn how the coast created one of the world's greatest cities, London, along The Capital Coast, and The Emerald Coast is a celebration of Ireland's dramatic eastern edge. Many other varied themes and regions are explored in this fascinating guide to our coast. Fully illustrated with glorious photgraphs, there's much to discover where the UK and Ireland meet the sea.
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"beguiling...evocatively themed essays accompanied by well-chosen panaroms and aerial photographs make this a book you'll want to dip into again and again. Enjoy and explore from the comfort of your armchair" (Country Living)
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63 of 63 people found the following review helpful
By D. M. Liffen
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I've always had a great love of our fantastic British Coastline. It has always been my ambition to carry out the complete tour. Perhaps one day I will achieve the ambition! For the meantime I will have to make do with the books and the DVD's! I notice that the first book "coast" received some criticism by the reviewers here on Amazon so I was keen to check out if the 'grumbles' applied to the 2nd volume "The Journey Continues". As far as I'm concerned I have no complaints at all...this is a wonderful book. It contains 16 area tours in all starting from the south coast working in a clockwise fashion from Dover ending up and finishing in London. The Channel Islands, Ireland, Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland are included. There is a gazetter organised by region with maps and recommendations of where to go, what to visit and a wide range of things to do. As per the TV series and DVD's the photography and narrative are excellent. Strongly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I enjoyed the series on television, and the book is equally interesting. Could make an interesting present. Would recommend to those who have an interest in geography.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I've enjoyed this book but the pictures/photographs are just OK...some better than others. I was hoping to be transported back to some of the places that I have enjoyed. Sometimes, I preferred my own photos over the ones in the book.
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