Team History

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 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

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