Martin Hesp takes a winter walk on Dunkery - on Christmas Eve 2020 as it happens - because there was nothing else much to do
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Martin Hesp takes a winter walk on Dunkery - on Christmas Eve 2020 as it happens - because there was nothing else much to do
A stroll on Blue Anchor beach towards the alabaster cliffs, with Martin Hesp
An account of the Cutcombe Christmas Fatstock Show - this one’s from a report Martin Hesp wrote in 2016
Wills Neck is the highest hill on The Quantocks. It’s a wonderful eminence that gives the walker great panoramas of Somerset and beyond - from it you can see the Brendon Hills, Exmoor, the Blackdown Hills, the Mendips and the Welsh Mountains
Martin Hesp remembers a fantastic beach cook-up he did with North Devon’s Dan the Fishman 2 years ago - it was a celebration of Christmas in the run-up to December 25th - and, as Dan says, everyone should enjoy a beach picnic in the depths of winter
A lovely, easy, scenic circular walk from Flushing around to Mylor on the Fal Estuary
Robin Turner talks fish at Christmas - advice and how to order the shellfish and other marine delights for the festive period
Winter coastal walking in Cornwall - Martin Hesp visits Tregardock on the north coast
Another walk in the winter weather - this tim eon the North Devon coast where Martin Hesp explores the area around Buck’s Mills
Martin Hesp visits a little known but highly scenic corner of The Lizard to embark upon a memorable hike to a wild head-land
A perfect winter walk - at Hartland Point, out on the North Devon Coast where the Atlantic meets the Severn Sea
Martin Hesp recalls visiting the ancient town of Holsworthy on the Devon-Cornwall border on the very last day the old cattle market was in operation near the town centre before moving to a new purpose-built site on the edge of town. The post includes a podcast which Martin recorded at the time - which could now be regarded as part of the rich oral history of the West Country region
Through his work as Editorial Director of RAW Food & Drink PR Martin Hesp writes and edits a weekly food page in the Western Morning News - after the articles have appeared each Saturday we’ll put them up here for your perusal… This one is about some remarkable shellfish called Black Queens - fiddly to prepare but extremely sweet and delicious
A short video made from 20 years’ worth of occasional video shots filmed around the Cornish Coast.
Martin Hesp recalls the days when he used to be a TV presenter taking the cameras on hikes and other adventures across the West Country
Martin Hesp interviews the man behind Cornish tea and its amazing success story. Jonathon Jones of the Tregothnan Estate was recently awarded the OBE - much deserved, says Martin, who has edited an interview he did with Jonathon a couple of years ago…
Martin Hesp looks up an old interview he recorded with Sir Tim Smit at an event celebrating 25 years of The Lost Gardens of Heligan - in this fascinating chat Tim shares his thoughts on historic gardens and the future of horticulture
Martin Hesp goes walking on Goonhilly Down - one of the strangest landscapes in England, let alone Cornwall
Martin Hesp finds a hidden part of West Cornwall away from the madding crowds - and watches two suns descend toward evening at the magical Merry Maidens
In the latest Secret Cornwall series Martin Hesp goes to far West Penwith to explore the remarkable granite area near Land’s End and create a podcast after to talking with two born and bred local ladies
