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Why do we walk? Why do we like to be beside the sea? And what happens when you infuse these questions into a journey around England’s coast – a pilgrimage for art, culture, community and glorious natural wealth along the world’s longest managed coastal path? The Coast is our Compass addresses all this and more, exploring England’s relationship to its coastline and its importance to our identity, while journeying inwards to explore connections to nature and ourselves.
Relates a hike along the new King Charles III England Coast Path, which covers England’s entire coastline and formally opens in 2025.
A rich, multifaceted, authentic book – part travelogue, part nature writing, part exploration of the soul
Explores England’s relationship to its coastline and its importance to our identity
9781804693858 ∙ 19TH MARCH 2026 ∙ £9.99 ∙ 296PP 130MM X 198MM
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