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Every month, Alex Fisher brings you mouthwatering news featuring top chefs, best local food, great places to eat and new coastal recipes to try

DID YOU KNOW that for less than £30, you can add one of the strangest fish on the reef to your aquarium? Everyone loves a good oddball, and the urchin clingfish (Diademichthys lineatus) ticks all the

THE STRANDLINE OF BRIGHTON beach is a heady mix of fascinating sea creatures, washed-up fishing gear and the remnants of parties and beach barbecues. I crunch my way over the pebbles at morning low ti

WE CONTINUE OUR 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS BY HIGHLIGHTING OUR FAVOURITE WILDLIFE SPOTS ACROSS THE UK COMPILED BY LISA HARRIS

WATERCRAFT ESSENTIALS

Located in the beautiful, ancient town of Rye in East Sussex, the Mermaid Inn abounds with colourful stories of smugglers, ghosts, royalty and secret tunnels. The inn was probably built during the rei