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Lundy Beach Cooking Adventure
<p class="">Lundy seafood feast - Martin Hesp recalls one of his best ever days out as a journalist cooking up a storm on the Isle of Lundy</p>
Martin Hesp
Aug 7, 20207 min read


Lundy Island
<p class="">With the news that Lundy is in trouble because of a huge reduction in visitor numbers, Martin Hesp recalls his first ever walk right around the island</p>
Martin Hesp
Aug 6, 20204 min read


Forest Walks in the South West - Part 3
<p class="">More forest walks in the South West. Martin Hesp guides us around five more woodland walks dotted around England’s West Country - Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset</p>
Martin Hesp
Aug 1, 20209 min read


Forest Walks in the South West - Part 2
<p class="">In the second part in his series about forest or woodland walks Martin Hesp explores the cooler more sylvan parts of Devon, Somerset and Cornwall</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 31, 20208 min read


Forest Walks in the South West
<p class="">Cooling forest walks..,. That’s what you need on a hot day - here Martin Hesp begins a short series in which he names some of the best forest walks in South West UK</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 30, 202011 min read


Celebrated Cornwall: Delights of the Camel Trail
<p class="">Martin Hesp cycles down the Camel Trail in Cornwall</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 29, 20208 min read
Exmoor Walks: My First TV Walk
<p class="">Martin Hesp’s very first TV walk - across the roof of Exmoor past Lark’s Barrow to Malmsmead</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 26, 20201 min read


Whortleberries
<p class="">Whortleberry picking is an age-old pursuit in England’s West Country during July - entire village economies used to rely on the annual wild harvest</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 20, 20203 min read


Mackerel Fishing in Devon
<p class="">Martin Hesp goes mackerely fishing with his friend and colleague Richard Austin and a fisherman called Harry May at Lyme Regis</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 15, 20205 min read


The Quantock Hills: Broomsquire Country
<p class="">A walk to the top of The Quantock Hills and Broomsquire Country….</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 13, 20204 min read


Visit To Roger Wilkins Cider
<p class="">We return to Roger Wilkins’ Somerset cider farm </p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 11, 20203 min read
Calling All Wilkins Cider Farm
<p class="">A video of Roger Wilkins, of Wilkins Cider, shot 30 years ago is today’s Exmoor Lockdown Diary</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 10, 20201 min read


Fabulous Exmoor Lamb
<p class="">Extolling the virtues of grass fed lamb from Exmoor in today’s lockdown diary</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 30, 20203 min read


Exmoor Mushroom Magic
<p class="">It’s that time of year when the common field mushroom starts appearing </p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 28, 20203 min read


Exmoor: Dunster Like You've Never Seen It Before
<p class="">Dunster like you’ve never seen it before - a hot air balloon ride over the village of Dunster in West Somerset</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 27, 20202 min read
Helicopter Flight Over Exmoor
<p class="">Quick taster of a helicopter ride across Exmoor</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 21, 20201 min read


The Cornish Coast
<p class="">In this lockdown diary Martin Hesp remembers a walk he did to one of his favourite beaches in Cornwall - the National Trust’s Bedruthan Steps</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 17, 20204 min read


Brilliant Isle of Bryher
<p class="">In this Lockdown Diary entry Martin Hesp years for the beautiful Isle of Bryher in the isles of Scilly</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 7, 20205 min read


Walk Across the West Country
<p class="">In today’s Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp considers the Two Moors Way and the headwaters of the River Exe </p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 5, 20204 min read


Quantock Walks: A Broomsquire Hike
<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp takes a walk in The Quantock ills to visit some of the real-life locations mentioned in his novel The Last Broomsquire </p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 4, 20205 min read
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