Epic WTF

theres loads of old settlements from the east coast of england which have been swallowed by the sea.

When I was a kid we always holidayed on the East Coast. I used to love walking up the beach to where the sea was eating the cliffs, and see part of the road hanging over the beach, and look up under people's houses to see the plumbing and joists dangling over the cliffs. On the beach there was loads of wood, brick, tiles, everything washed smooth over the years, remnants of houses eaten by the sea.

Will self walked the east coast from Hornsea to Bridlington, right on the cliff edge, because he knew that by the time he had finished the walk that particular stretch of land would be gone, never to be walked again. I thought that was incredible.

I loved that Will Self made that journey, because that particular stretch of the East Coast is a real hinterland for the south and is not really a destination for many.

I've fancied a MTB ride from Hornsea to Bridlington, about 35 miles along the beach, starting at dawn and finishing at dusk. For a similar reason to Will Self's, I suppose, to explore a landscape that changes by the day rather than by the year.