■ Distance: 5¾ miles/9.2km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

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

News from your cruising area

Roger Morgan-Grenville celebrates the shapeshifting glories of Britain’s sea paths, evanescent byways revealed by the tides

FIFTY-ONE years ago, the view of Scotland’s most important river changed overnight. On the night of January 27, 1974, a great storm blew across the country, damaging buildings, downing trees – and cre

Modern intrusions vie with the trill of oystercatchers close to Dave’s dream home