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By Luke Knight "Shall we go for a walk? I know this great coastal path that takes us to this hidden church in the woods - you'll love it". That is (pretty much) what I said to my girlfriend back in July 2023, when we were contemplating what to do with our day. Little did I know, that my suggestion - a walk to St. Beuno's Church, in Culbone - would be the catalyst to my creating Knight Tales. I have been fortunate to visit Culbone, more than once, but most of my visits saw me

By Kathryn Hatchett My father used to tell me, ‘One day, my sweet, King Arthur will return to save the kingdom from peril, and all will be right again.’ Clasping blankets up to my chin in the dim twilight of a bedroom lit only by the light in the hallway, I’d drift off to sleep, dreaming of the mighty King’s return. There was a location of his reappearance too – Cadbury Castle – though when I went there in my preteen years, I was sad to find no castle. Any evidence beyond the

One of my favourite ghost stories is The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. I remember seeing it at the Swan Theatre in Malvern when I was studying GCSE drama, and yes, I absolutely jumped out of my skin. Years later I would also enjoy the two film adaptations...albeit unconvinced by Daniel Radcliffe, who was fresh out of his role as Harry Potter. I digress - I think this has to be one of the most chilling ghost stories ever penned, and little did I know that the village of Curry

By Luke Knight If you walk the steep, wooded valleys between Timberscombe and Luxborough, you might encounter whats left of a deeply rural civilisation. Yes it is beautiful, quiet, and seemingly untouched — but it wasnt always. Because beneath the moss and bramble lies one of Somerset’s most intriguing secrets. This is the story of the now abandoned village of Clicket. Clicket doesn’t appear on Google Maps, and unless you have an Ordnance Survey map, or just know exactly wher

By Luke Knight For the first time, I visited the Porlock Marshes in 2026. If you've ever been you'll know how beautiful and 'other-worldly' it feels. I remember watching an episode of Top Gear, when they drove across the African salt-flats...and Porlock reminded me of that. But not as extreme, obviously. Unlike the African salt-flats though, which were created tens of thousands of years ago, the Porlock saltmarsh only became what it is today 30 years ago, in October 1996. It

It must’ve been 1989 perhaps 1990.... My friend Jim and I had just been to the Odean cinema in Salisbury. It was a Saturday night and it must’ve been autumn or winter, as it was 11:30pm, cold and dark, when we were driving home along the A36 dual carriageway heading towards Southampton and the village of West Dean. At the time I drove a 1972 Vauxhall Viva, which had a top speed of 60 miles an hour! I remember driving along at a steady 50 miles an hour talking to Jim, when sud

If you wander along the rocky shoreline at Kilve, you are following in some BIG footsteps. Music and Robin Hood fans will of course know that Kilve is where Bryan Adams filmed part of the music video for 'Everything I Do'; but for fans of folklore, its also where ANOTHER Somerset dragon is said to have lived. Legend says that Blue Ben, or 'Old Ben', was a ferocious fire-breathing dragon, who is said to have lived in a cave in the Putsham Hill area of Kilve. Despite his feroci

Happy 250th Birthday USA! My other half is OBSESSED with Hamilton. She has seen it multiple times and plays the soundtrack on loop. So, when I told her that John Adams' bloodline originated from Somerset...well, she couldn't care less, but she did break into a song about him. It is remarkable though, that the origins of this 250 year old powerhouse of a nation have links to Somerset - thanks to the small villages of Barton St David and Charlton Mackrell... Barton St David: T