Making a splash

Turning Britain’s redundant industrial ports into mixed-use marinas and waterside leisure destinations is often the go-to route to coastal regeneration

The seaside lido offered safe swimming for holidaymakers irrespective of the vagaries of the tide. Kathryn Ferry looks at the architecture of these remarkable creations

WELL, would you? Probably not in its present, ...

To The Sea by Train: The Golden Age ...

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

The question about wild swimming I get asked most often is: “is it safe?” Rarely does this query refer to the risk of drowning – the usual concern is about the quality of the water. And understandably