Matt Newbury – författare

The best-selling Wild Swimming Walks series visits the delights of Cornwall's coasts, estuaries, rivers and moors. Discover secret coves, sandy beaches, blue grottoes and moorland pools with 28 magical days out.Combining stunning photography, engaging stories and natural history, with all the practical information you need - detailed directions, route maps, practical ideas and downloadable guides. Perfect for adventurers and family explorers alike.Swim in sheltered azure coves on the LizardFind fairy pools and coral sands in PenwithExplore rugged cliffs and sea caves near PadstowDive into mysterious pools on Bodmin Moorswoosh down with the tide in the West Looe RiverGlide under the willows in dappled valleys of the FalFloat in the emerald waters of Daphne du Maurier's Frenchman's CreekSwim among hidden harbours and ancient quays of CoteheleFollow in the footsteps of pirates and smugglers at Prussia Cove

This best-selling series visits beautiful Dorset. 28 enchanting walks visit the coves and caves of the Jurassic Coast and lush river beaches and water meadows of the countryside. Combining stunning photography, engaging stories and history, detailed directions, route maps and downloadable guides. > Swim through iconic Durdle Door> Explore the mysterious undercliffs of the Jurassic coast> Dive into gin-clear waters off Portland> Swim around the famous Ladram sea stacks> Venture into ancient holloways of West Dorset

In this lovingly-researched new guide, Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce take the reader beyond the popular beaches into a hidden world. Torbay's 22 miles of coastline is enormously diverse, from the terracotta crags of Maidencombe, to the spectacular limestone arch at the grandly-named London Bridge; its waters are among the shallowest and safest in the UK. The book features fifteen detailed swims packed with practical information, as well as the history, popular culture, geology and marine biology of each unique section of coast. Captivating images by diver Dan Bolt reveal a previously unseen side to this coast, away from the sandcastles and candyfloss. The book also looks at Torbay's proud history of sea swimming, and a golden age when the resort was known as Queen of the Watering Places. The Bay was once renowned throughout the country for its amazing swimming; now it's time to rediscover what made this small corner of England so famous.