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 the coast of England – a pilgrimage in search of art, culture, community and glorious natural wealth along the world’s longest managed coastal path?
Extending well beyond the confines of a walking memoir, The Coast is our Compass addresses all this and more. From the 1970s, Martyn Howe’s sense of curiosity, adventure and learning has led him along all the National Trails.