Behind the scenes: Rhythms of the Coast

Stories of land and sea from the summer campaign

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July 28, 2026 1:00pm EDT

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The inspiration to illustrate with Polly Fern

We invited the artist Polly Fern to join us in Norfolk and capture the spirit of the day through her own artistic response, sailing through the picturesque creeks of the north Norfolk coastline.

During the day of sailing, we caught up with Polly to hear more about her inspirations as an artist and connection to the local area.

Summer recipes by Gill Meller

To enjoy Gill’s recipes, the crew sailed back into the quayside, moored up the boats and got another small wood fire burning – the smoke deliciously scented with cherry and oak. As the flames died down to reveal glowing black and orange embers, Gill tells us about his next recipe.

“This is all about celebrating salt marsh lamb, good, fatty lambs chops cooked over fire with asparagus and marsh samphire. Super fresh samphire that I have foraged from the coastline this morning.”

Set sail this summer: Mastering the water

It’s said that one of the last true wildernesses in Europe is the tree-like waterways of the north Norfolk saltmarsh. These ever-changing tidal creeks sees water, mud, sand and clay constantly shift, perfect conditions that give rise to some of our rarest of wildlife and best sailing experiences.