At only 5 miles long, the Exeter Canal is short and sweet, and was designed to allow ship access to the centre of the city…
Category: genius loci
Every August, local farmers, gardeners, cooks and craftspeople get together to celebrate all the best of country life in the West Country. On the Thursday…
Making the most of the hot dry weather, I did a clifftop walk along part of the South West Coast Path. We started in Bowleaze…
A baking hot summer’s day was perfect for spending time on the beach, dabbling in rock pools and enjoying the sea breeze. The Hartland peninsula…
Tonight I visited one of the many Iron Age hillforts in the local area. The one atop Pilsdon Pen (one of the highest hills in…
A quick walk to see the last of the bluebells on my way to the shops today. Whilst much of the population was glued to…
One of the few densely wooded hills in this part of the world, this is a wonderful spot to visit in May, when the woodland…
After months of cold, wet and gloom, today was the first warm sunny day of the year. Combined with a spring low tide, this was…
Despite the dodgy weather forecast today, a trip to Dancing Ledge on the Isle of Purbeck was a welcome respite to being inside looking at…