Whether on Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, or the big day itself, Christmas swims are a festive tradition for many. With cold water ‘wild swimming’ on the rise, many long-running dips have seen numbers sw

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

Whether you want to pick up a new skill, hit reset on your health or finally write that novel, these opportunities will help to make 2026 your best year yet…

THE BIT OF KIT THAT MIGHT JUST SAVE YOUR LIFE

Every month, we trawl the nation’s coastline to bring you news of the people, places and exciting goings-on that are worth knowing about

When Covid brought to the surface old wounds, Al Mennie took to the sea – at night – to help cope with the pain. He now uses night swimming to help bring awareness to intergenerational trauma in Northern Ireland, and beyond