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Hidden TREASURES

Even after the last Ice Age finally thawed, there was no such thing as the Suffolk Coast. Back then, some 11,000 years ago, Britain didn’t taper gently into the English Channel in a smattering of shingle as it does now; instead it extended into mainland Europe via a stretch of land now known as Doggerland.

While it is tempting to mourn that very tangible connection with the rest of the continent, and tidal surges remain

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