<p class="">In the second of our series on unknown out-of-the-way places, Martin Hesp recalls a time when he joined climber and artist, the late David ‘Kester’ Webb, an adventure to explore North Devon’s Secret Canyon</p>

<p class="">In the first of a short series we look at some of the secret corners of the South West - and we do so without naming them! We begin somewhere in central Exmoor…</p>

<p class="">Here is a hidden and rather secret location on Exmoor - a few will know it, many will not - but I absolutely loved visiting one sunlit day this week and am now considering writing a whole series of articles about such locations, BUT without giving the names or exact whereabouts aways. Is it a good idea? Let me know in the comments section if you have a view. Thanks…</p>

<p class="">A tour around Porthleven, first written 20 years ago when that Cornish harbour village was a different place</p>

<p class="">A walk out of famous Cadgwith Cove over the hill and down to the hidden delights of the Poltesco Valley</p>

<p class="">A walk around Cornwall’s iconic Church Cove</p>

<p class="">A classic Cornish walk from Mullion Harbour to Lizard Point</p>

<p class="">An excellent little hike around Budleigh Salterton that should satisfy some of those enjoying this years Taste East Devon food festival</p>

<p class="">Celebrating a wonderful East Devon hike for the Taste East Devon Festival - the coastal route from Branscombe to Weston Mouth</p>

<p class="">If you are going to one of the many Taste East Devon Festival events this year, then this short walk across lovely open landscapes is an ideal way of tasting the area’s wonderful countryside </p>

<p class="">A visit to Taste East Devon’s annual food and drink festival</p>

<p class="">Quick walk up to Countisbury from Lynmouth on the Exmoor Coast</p>

<p class="">August 15 and 16 seem to be fateful days in the West Country where some of the worst weather events on record have occurred on those dates - including the Lynmouth Food Disaster exactly 70 years ago and the terrible flood at Boscastle 18 years past… the rains nearly caused havoc again this year…</p>

<p class="">My sound recording made at Helwell Bay for BBC Radio Four’s Today programme Best Beaches feature - but it was messed up by them and broadcast under someone else’s name</p>

<p class="">A walk around the amazing scenery of Lynton and Lynmouth on the Exmoor coast</p>

<p class="">A walk around Weir Water, above Robber’s Bridge on Exmoor</p>

<p class="">A visit to Huxbear Vineyard in Devon with Wickhams Wine and wine writer Stephen Barrett - listn to the wine tasting in this podcast</p>

<p class="">A walk to the top of one of Somerset most noticeable hills, Brent Knoll, right. beside the M5 motorway</p>

<p class="">Catching your own prawns in summer… There is nothing quite as satisfying or as delicious if you happen to be on the right kind of beach and you have a net, says Martin Hesp</p>

<p class="">Every New Year the staff at Tresco Abbey Gardens undertake an annual flower count - with surprising results, as Martin Hesp used to discover</p>