Tony commences his long distance walk in the Cumbrian village of St Bees, which though small boasts an impressive church. As he passes through the Lake District he visits places of interest along the way.
Tony meets one of the last tenant sheep farmers in the Borrowdale Valley. He receives a guided tour of the only inhabited island on Derwentwater, learns how to cook chutney at Grasmere and catches a glimpse of a red squirrel.
Tony visits Eden Valley, Cumbria ascending to the limestone-paved Great Asby Scar. He marvels at the engineering genius of the Smardale Gill viaduct, visits a dairy and investigates the prehistoric Nine Standards Rigg.
Tony explores the Yorkshire Dales, meeting the people who saved production of Wensleydale cheese in the town of Hawes, views the Aysgarth Falls and joins rehearsals with the Muker Silver Band.
In the North Yorkshire Moors Tony Robinson takes to the skies in a glider, admires the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey and learns about the heritage varieties of apples grown at Ampleforth Abbey.
Tony discovers how a group of volunteers kept a railway line running, gets a rare glimpse inside the radar base at RAF Fylingdales and visits the last shipyard in Whitby before reaching his final destination.
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By what name was Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast (2017) officially released in Canada in English?