<p class="">Remembering the Voyages of the Watchet Flatner - as seen on TV</p>

The other day an old friend phoned to ask me to remind him of the ghost story concerning Bampfylde Clump. I dug it out of my old files and repeat it here - but have another old pal, Tim Bannerman, to thank for this very spooky tale. Question: take a romantic young poet, a lonely ring of trees and a haunted pub, and what do you get? The answer is – one of the most chilling ghost stories that you’ll ever hear.  The young poet is now a middle aged man with a successful media bus

<p class="">A walk in one of the emptiest places in southern England - WHEN the pandemic os over </p>

<p class="">In the 61st Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp takes a quick stroll around his sunlit valley in the Brendon Hills</p>

<p class="">A fantastic Dartmoor pub walk makes a good Exmoor Lockdown Diary</p>

<p class="">In this Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp considers the delights of taking walks in forests or among trees</p>

<p class="">Searching for the Graves of the 40 Doones</p>

<p class="">In his 51st Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp remembers the last time his village had a big celebratory event - such as the one we should have ben enjoying this VE Day</p>

<p class="">In his 50th coronavirus lockdown diary Martin Hesp takes a walk around his own parish of Old Cleeve</p>

<p class="">In this lockdown diary Martin Hesp looks at the old railway line which played a major role in the valley where he lives</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp recalls a memorable Exmoor walk he did with the then CEO of Exmoor National Park, Dr Nigel Stone</p>

<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp hosts a podcast which is all about the delicious subject of cheese</p>

<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin puts together a podcast in which he visits one of the UK’s top garlic growers, he visits the “happiest village in England” and he calls in to see a famous potter called John Leach</p>

<p class="">In another Exmoor Lockdown Diary, Martin learns how to forage for wild food in an estuary</p>

<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin considers the loneliness of the old lighthouse keepers and we feature a podcast interview with one of the men who used to serve on some of the loneliest lights of them all…</p>

<p class="">A stay at the Thurlestone Hotel in the South Hams, on the Devon coast</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Introduction to Porthgwarra on the South West Cornish Coast </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It might sound crazy to cook on a beach in midwinter - but a day out with Devon’s Dan the Fishman is just what’s needed to blow away the Christmas cobwebs</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Selection of post-Christmas walks in the English West Country</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The medieval village of Dunster has it’s own unique traditional Christmas carol which is sung every year around the ancient streets and in the bar of the equally ancient Luttrell Arms</p>