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WHY are there metal shells in the pavement, Mum?” a girl asked as she strolled along the promenade in Minehead. This is the West Somerset seaside resort which has attracted holidaymakers for centuries

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It’s now been 78 years since the Steam Trawler Sheraton washed up on Hunstanton Beach, and it’s been a Norfolk landmark ever since. At low tide, its metal ribs and corroding body are still clearly vis

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them