The catching and eating of herrings has gone on off the somerset and north devon coast for centuries. Records of herring fishing from...

Looking out over Minehead bay A new Pair of Wellies - Wellies are the ubiquitous all purpose footwear beloved by everyone from dog...

Autumn Arrives in Minehead As if on cue the Autumnal Equinox is starting to draw it's cloak over the Exmoor landscape, the nights are...

At sea off Dunster beach en route from Watchet to Minehead Harbour. An impromptu invitation from an old friend to join him for a trip...

An RNLI Lifeboat Station is a familiar sight in a lot of seaside towns around the coastline of the UK. The RNLI is a charity that that...

It’s the 3rd of June 2020 - With the slight easing of the lockdown conditions a wave of apathy seems to have descended with the day...

Hi! I've just launched a YouTube channel and posted my first Vlog. Click here to check it out.

Clovelly Harbour November 2019 Clovelly is in my opinion the jewel in the crown of the Shire of the Sea Kings (Devon). Every year we make...

It’s the 1st of May 2020 - Traditionally the first day of Hobby Horse season but the drums have fallen silent, the melodeon is still and...

A slight deviation to the normal blog fayre. With all this time on my hands due to the current lock down situation I've been doing quite...

Grockle’s (a west country term for holiday makers, for those that don’t know) are pretty much the lifeblood of the Exmoor Coast.

Looking North from the Lifeboat Station you will see a decaying hulk of concrete and steel, the structure is all that remains of...

The Eat Minehead food fest had been publicized for months in advance and this much anticipated event did not disappoint. The entire...

After recently listening to an audio book called micro adventures by well known adventurer and author Alastair Humphreys, memories of my...

“I recently read an article recanting a story of a group of Padstow fishermen who were caught out in a terrible storm and how the poor...

A rare lunch date with my wife prompted a visit to The Cats Whisker Kitchen in Watchet, West Somerset. The Cats Whisker is a place I've...

It never ceases to amaze me the number of interesting and unique businesses they're are based in the Exmoor area - One that has caught...

A sleepy little English harbour is the last place you would expect to find an eatery serving up delicious oriental street food - but...

THERE ARE MANY LOVELY WALKS ALONG OR NEAR THE EDGE OF THE EXMOOR COAST. One of my favourite walks close to Minehead is the road at the...