Day 2 on the South West Coast Path, from Porlock to Lynmouth in June 2026.

I’ve wanted to walk the South West Coast Path home, from Minehead to where I was born in Poole, for many years. Daydreams about giving up work and setting off, convincing my employer to give me the un...

All is quiet on the quay. Five mallards and a floating feather congregate beneath the arches of Wareham’s stone bridge. A black-headed gull circles in for landing and sends ripples out towards the com...

What a weekend. The Bournemouth Writing Festival returned for its fourth year in 2026, and in doing so filled the town with a creative buzz that filled the streets, and spilled out into the gardens ...