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Author: Martin Lewes

Martin Lewes is a journalist who has spent much of his working life reporting for the BBC on events in the Lake District national park and Cumbria, in north west England. He described the job as driving around the Lakes talking to interesting people, and is now exploring the mountains and hills he spent more than 30 years driving past and other parts of the world.
Overlooking The Normandy Beaches, The British D-Day Memorial

Overlooking The Normandy Beaches, The British D-Day Memorial

ByMartin Lewes Updated10 August 2022

The huge beaches and rolling coastal countryside of Normandy where the D-Day landings started the final chapters of the Second World War in June 1944, are dominated by that history. There are numerous museums, huge…

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A Walk Along The East Neuk of Fife

A Walk Along The East Neuk of Fife

ByMartin Lewes Updated26 June 2022

Away to the east of the splendours of Edinburgh, north of the Firth of Forth, runs a coastline full of interest, not least the name, the East Neuk of Fife (Neuk means corner).  A well-signposted…

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Old Sarum: Historic Site Of The Original Salisbury

Old Sarum: Historic Site Of The Original Salisbury

ByMartin Lewes Updated13 November 2021

On one of the most important days in English history, 1 August 1086, all the significant landowners in England gathered to swear allegiance to William the Conqueror, marking the completion of his annexation of the…

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A Walk Up Winder Via Sedbergh’s Water

A Walk Up Winder Via Sedbergh’s Water

ByMartin Lewes Updated19 July 2021

Most walkers staying in Sedbergh will trek up the hill behind the town, Winder, the southernmost tip of the Howgills and standing at around 1,500ft, and most footpaths leaving the streets on the northern side…

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A Walk Around The Rich History Of Kirkby Lonsdale

A Walk Around The Rich History Of Kirkby Lonsdale

ByMartin Lewes Updated6 September 2022

The Lune valley, stretching up from Morecambe Bay and Lancaster into the Yorkshire Dales, is a little-noticed gem of Northern England, and one of its best facets is the town of Kirkby Lonsdale. Kirkby stands…

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A Walk Around Sedbergh, Cumbria

A Walk Around Sedbergh, Cumbria

ByMartin Lewes Updated11 April 2021

Sedbergh is a small Dales town with a fascinating history dating back at least 1,000 years, which for half of that time has been dominated by a famous public school.  This mostly easy walk of…

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