The Perimeter - Britain’s coastline - a photographic project

[Ming the Merciless]

Came across this tonight. Easy to get lost in there.

https://theperimeter.uk/

“The Perimeter is a photography project by Quintin Lake based on walking 11,000km around the coast of Britain in sections. The journey started on 17th April 2015 at St Paul's Cathedral and I'm following the coast clockwise. I finished on 15th September 2020.”

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Came across this tonight. Easy to get lost in there.

https://theperimeter.uk/

“The Perimeter is a photography project by Quintin Lake based on walking 11,000km around the coast of Britain in sections. The journey started on 17th April 2015 at St Paul's Cathedral and I'm following the coast clockwise. I finished on 15th September 2020.”

How would you decide where the coast starts and finishes at estuaries and the like? It can't be just bridges, as some of them are too far inland.

 

[Mr Celine]

How would you decide where the coast starts and finishes at estuaries and the like? It can't be just bridges, as some of them are too far inland.

And how do you decide how long it is?
Coastline paradox.

 

[annedonnelly]

How would you decide where the coast starts and finishes at estuaries and the like? It can't be just bridges, as some of them are too far inland.

Unless something's changed recently I don't even think St Paul's Cathedral is on the coast

Great idea - photos look a lot better than mine would be.

 

[srw]

How would you decide where the coast starts and finishes at estuaries and the like? It can't be just bridges, as some of them are too far inland.

Unless something's changed recently I don't even think St Paul's Cathedral is on the coast

From his rules: https://theperimeter.uk/rules/

"3. I’ll take bridges over rivers where they have a pedestrian walkway.

6. No vehicles. I’ll walk every step of the way. This means no boats or ferries across rivers and estuaries. This adds significant distance to the route due to lengthy inland detours to the first crossing point especially in Devon & Cornwall."

So yes, he has to go a long way inland. Following these rules means that he's got to cross the Thames Estuary at Tower Bridge, as it's the first pedestrian-friendly bridge. So in theory he could have started at the Tower of London. But St Paul's is only another mile west, and the symbolism (Paul was a famous traveller, it's a public building) is better. He's also added in ascents of the three high points of England, Scotland and Wales.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

How would you decide where the coast starts and finishes at estuaries and the like? It can't be just bridges, as some of them are too far inland.

I would take the practical approach of crossing estuaries at the nearest safe place on foot.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

And how do you decide how long it is?
Coastline paradox.

You use a piece of string

 

[newfhouse]

You use a piece of string

What’s the minimum bending radius of said string?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

What’s the minimum bending radius of said string?

One photon

 

[Fab Foodie]

I’m closely watching Julia Bradbury walking the Devon and Cornwall coastline...

 

[annedonnelly]

He doesn't seem to have any photos of my part of the coastline. Probably had his camera nicked as he came through Blyth!

 

[midlife]

Has anyone read One Man and His Bike? Almost the same thing and quite entertaining

 

[Fnaar]

Has anyone read One Man and His Bike? Almost the same thing and quite entertaining

Yes, I enjoyed that. Read it a few years back.

 

[oldwheels]

Has anyone read One Man and His Bike? Almost the same thing and quite entertaining

I have a paperback copy I think. Don't think it is on my kindle and cannot be bothered to go and check.

 

[DaveReading]

He doesn't seem to have any photos of my part of the coastline. Probably had his camera nicked as he came through Blyth!

Although he has completed the circumnavigation, the photos posted so far only cover about two-thirds of the route.