The British beach guide : collected perspectives from around the coast /
by Brighouse, Ian.
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BookPublisher: Dunbeath : Whittles Publishing, 2023Description: 288 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781849955553 (pbk.) :; 1849955557 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 914.1048 BRISubject(s): Beaches -- Great Britain -- Guidebooks | Travel Guides | Travel Guides | United Kingdom, Great Britain | Lifestyle, hobbies & leisure | Travel & holiday | Travel & holiday guides | Great Britain -- GuidebooksSummary: From all around the coast, from the remote wildness of Cullykhan in Aberdeenshire to the bustling working harbour at St Ives in Cornwall, from the vast empty sands of North Norfolk to Anthony Gormley's iron men at Crosby beach on Merseyside, the author has asked individuals what the beach means to them. He noticed that people are generally happier on the beach and wanted to find out why. Thus began an engrossing venture. Collecting responses, he was surprised on two counts. Firstly, that people were very open and forthcoming; they had never met and none of the interviews were pre-arranged, yet the answers came thick and fast. Secondly, the range of answers was as diverse as the moods of the sea. He discovered that the beach inspires creativity and connections with nature and can be a place of reflection, work or activities and, above all else, the beach has an uplifting effect.
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 914.1048 BRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 17/10/2024 | 003115382X |
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From all around the coast, from the remote wildness of Cullykhan in Aberdeenshire to the bustling working harbour at St Ives in Cornwall, from the vast empty sands of North Norfolk to Anthony Gormley's iron men at Crosby beach on Merseyside, the author has asked individuals what the beach means to them. He noticed that people are generally happier on the beach and wanted to find out why. Thus began an engrossing venture. Collecting responses, he was surprised on two counts. Firstly, that people were very open and forthcoming; they had never met and none of the interviews were pre-arranged, yet the answers came thick and fast. Secondly, the range of answers was as diverse as the moods of the sea. He discovered that the beach inspires creativity and connections with nature and can be a place of reflection, work or activities and, above all else, the beach has an uplifting effect.
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