A faithful companion

WINTER WARMER SPECIAL

If there’s anything more joyful than making a visit to the coast in any season, it has to be heading there with your beloved dog

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

The latest gear, including a couple of winter waterproofs you might find at a discount

Stay warm and dry with a sub-£1500 laminate Gore-Tex jacket and trousers combo. But which is worth your time and money?

Restoring a historic house by the sea brought Maria and Markus Lindholm unusual challenges. Transporting building materials by boat and sledge, they revived it with classic Nordic style