Walks Westcountry

Not Martin but David Leonard BA (First-class Honours). I set this site up after heady success at a late-life degree in English literature persuaded me I was the next Jonathan Franzen. It was to promote my thriller which the only agent to read it called 'not very thrilling'.  Martin Dinham was a writing alias so I could live a normal life despite the anticipated mass adulation. The novels (two) both deservedly sank but I re-floated the site to record some of my explorations of  England's West Country.

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What makes it worth your time? New walks or variations to old ones, more/better pictures , quirky facts, legends, myths and nuggets from history. Might even be funny at times. Hope so.

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What makes it worth my time? I live here and have explored the Westcountry most of my life, including walking every inch of the South West Coast Path at least once. I know some of its interesting nooks and crannies and I'm still finding more. Warmed by the Atlantic, cooled by the breezes off it, and shaped by history, this peninsula is unique - and it's nice to share.