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

With its cosy boltholes, quaint villages and breathtaking sunsets, Suffolk is nothing short of magical. Sharing a border with Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and the North Sea, and spanning a 50-mile s

The River Crouch stretches 10nm further up river from the marina, via Fambridge, Brandy Hole and Hullbridge, to Battlesbridge – the end of the navigable part of the river. This is a lovely, sheltered

Now we’re in the depths of winter, it’s good to make plans and look forward to the return of sunny days in spring. We’re big fans of Eastbourne on the East Sussex coast, which is one of our favourite

In January, I make a calendar showing key dates – football fixtures, meetings of the WI, a wedding in the family – and see what gaps there may be for trips away. From that routine came a late spring b

We have just had a relaxing autumn break in Wiltshire and Somerset. Travelling from home in the Midlands on a Sunday we had a steady journey to Devizes Camping and Caravanning Club site. We had pre-bo