Winter coastal walking in Cornwall - Martin Hesp visits Tregardock on the north coast
Martin Hesp
Winter coastal walking in Cornwall - Martin Hesp visits Tregardock on the north coast
Winter salads are a must at this time of the year - Martin Hesp enjoys making healthy raw food in winter
The railroad up to Andermatt - Martin Hesp begins the first in a short series of recollections of visiting the high Alpine town
Some years ago I found my self in Sarawak asking “how did I get here?”
Martin Hesp continues his memoirs of travelling around rural France - extending his journeyings in the Cantal region
Sue Onley’s paintings. Gotta say nice things, because she is my wife - but I really do love her work - and so do a lot of other people
Rural France offers so much - driving through its endless rural byways is one thing I am missing during these days of lockdown. Here I recall a trip to the fabulous Cantal region…
Martin Hesp remembers his friend Tim Heald, who wrote a biography about princess Margaret, which those watching The Crown on Netflix may be interested to hear more about…
Another walk in the winter weather - this tim eon the North Devon coast where Martin Hesp explores the area around Buck’s Mills
Bob Bell embarks upon more memories of the US tour he did way back in the 19080s with the band Roomful of Blues - photo Joe Rosen
Martin Hesp recalls interviews and past times at Dunster Beach on the West Somerset coast.
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
Bob Bell continues his recollections of touring the USA with the band Roomful of Blues, way back in the 1980s. As usual, Bob’s writing is a tour-de-force…
Martin Hesp has edited a video of shots he took at Devon County show years ago - and in this blog he recalls the country gatherings where thousands of rural folk travel for miles to meet up and generally strut their stuff…
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
Martin Hesp finds out how a Devon cheese company is looking to the seashore for inspiration
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.