The Coast Road: a 3,000 Mile Journey Round the Edge of England

Winner of the 'Travel Narrative Book of the Year' in 2005 by the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW), 'The Coast Road' presents an idiosyncratic and illuminating snapshot of England and what it is to be English today. In this travelogue, award-winning writer Paul Gogarty travels 3,000 miles in a motorhome, exploring intimate coastal communities and ruminating on the future of the English coast. All points of the compass are covered; after an unsettling benediction at Dover's Eastern Docks he travels to Derek Jarman's Dungeness; to rakish Brighton and Madame Rosina's Bournemouth; the mudflat.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Southeast: Coastal Defences; 2 The Southwest: England Dreaming; 3 The Northwest: Mudflats and Arabian Sands; 4 The Northeast: The Sainted Coast; 5 East Anglia: Creeks and Backwaters; Addendum; Bibliography; Index.