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Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo reaches the Deben estuary on his coastal railway journey around eastern England. At Woodbridge, he is plunged in at the deep end on a rafting challenge with the sea scouts. 12-year-old stallion,Wren is a Suffolk Punch, an endangered breed now protected by the Suffolk Punch Trust. With a little help from his trainer, Michael picks up the lines to put him through his paces. At Thorpeness, Michael discovers Britain's first purpose-built seaside village, a dream resort for early 20th century middle class holidaymakers with a golf course, a boating lake and a fairytale cottage. The Walberswick ferrywoman conveys Michael across the river Blythe to Southwold, a seaside town with a lighthouse. Inside the Adnams brewery, Michael learns how local barley is malted and fermented and that varieties of hops have complex flavours.
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