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Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast

20 May 2025
3 minutes

Camping at Penbwchdy, Dyfed, 2016
Venus above camp at Penbwchdy, Pembrokeshire. Glow from Ireland across the sea

In 2015, photographer Quintin Lake set out to walk the entire mainland coast of Britain – an 11,000-kilometre odyssey that would take five years. His new book, The Perimeter, captures the raw beauty and quiet drama of the ever-shifting edge where land meets sea


In April 2015, photographer Quintin Lake embarked on a five-year journey to walk the entire coast of mainland Britain and document the stories and landscapes he encountered along the way. His new book, The Perimeter, takes us on his 11,000-kilometre adventure, showcasing the remarkable and often surprising beauty of the liminal spaces between land and sea.

Quintin’s drone selfie on Seathorne Beach, Lincolnshire, 2020
Quintin’s drone selfie on Seathorne Beach, Lincolnshire, 2020
Tyne Bridge, Tyne and Wear, 2019
Tyne Bridge, Tyne and Wear, 2019
Golden Mile, Blackpool, Lancashire, 2017
Golden Mile, Blackpool, Lancashire, 2017
Drinks on the shore, Ferring, Sussex, 2015
Drinks on the shore, Ferring, Sussex, 2015
Conwy Castle at dusk, Clwyd, 2015
Conwy Castle at dusk, Clwyd, 2015
Accropodes (unreinforced concrete structures to resist the action of waves) that act as armour for the breakwaters of Aberdeen’s new South Harbour, Kincardineshire, 2019
Accropodes (unreinforced concrete structures to resist the action of waves) that act as armour for the breakwaters of Aberdeen’s new South Harbour, Kincardineshire, 2019

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Strutting oystercatcher, Aray Bridge, Inveraray, South Argyllshire, 2018
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Light Veils, a permanent installation by artists Vong Phaophanit and Claire Oboussier, Weymouth, Dorset, 2015
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Click here to get your copy of The Perimeter by Quintin Lake via Amazon

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