Sara Hudston

1. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Sara Hudston

   Country diary: It’s 10am at the Melplash Show and the cider contest is well under way | Sara Hudston (opens the original)

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   Bridport, Dorset: Away from the sheep, pigs and Martin Clunes’s horse, I find a bounty of local ciders – and concern about this year’s apple harvest It’s Melplash Show day and all of Bridport is here. Crowds jostle for a look at the pigs, cattle and sheep. The actor Martin Clunes, who lives locally, leads one of his heavy horses into the ring, a big strawberry roan gelding with a mane plaited with ribbons. Everyone ignores the celebrity: they are far more interested in the finer points

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2. Article · Aug 1, 2026 · Sara Hudston

   Country diary: Pity the poor limpets – must the summer holidays mean they get smashed by a child? | Sara Hudston (opens the original)

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   Lyme Regis, Dorset: Busy beaches can be bad news for shellfish. If curious children don’t know they are live creatures, then let’s educate them My favourite beach at Lyme Regis is the capricious East Cliff, visible only at low tide. The best way to reach it is down a 114-step walkway. The path drops through rough scrub, a feral mix of wild plants and garden escapes, sizzling with grasshoppers. Buddleia flourishes next to sallow bushes, hazel and gorse. Sour blackberries are already reddening

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