Tide times affect ferry schedules, slipway access and safe walking routes, so check local harbour notices before planning your day.
Choose family-run cafes, fishmongers and boat repair yards to help harbour communities thrive outside the peak visitor season.
Old inns, hidden coves and customs houses reveal how coastal communities once moved contraband goods under the cover of darkness.
Compare old charts with modern surveys to see how docks, warehouses and sea walls have shifted over centuries of maritime trade.