Constrained by the pleasant chains of a job he enjoyed and a family he loves, John Davison prepared himself for his big break. With the experience he'd built up from backpacking in the UK, he seized the moment and set off to recreate the journey undertaken by Robert Louis Stevenson across the Cevennes region of France in 1878. Meeting kind, generous people (interspersed with the occasional idiot whom even a saint would want to throttle), battling bad weather and equipment failure, never losing his sense of the absurd, John heads through the hills towards journey's end: the golden city down on...
Constrained by the pleasant chains of a job he enjoyed and a family he loves, John Davison prepared himself for his big break. With the experience he'...
Offa's Dyke - the border between England and Wales. 1,200 years old and 177 miles long. The most impressive monument of its kind in Europe, now a national walking trail with more ascent than Everest. The present-day peace and tranquillity of this beautiful, remote area belie its turbulent past. Follow the walk from sea to sea, past castles, battlegrounds and ancient churches, over mountains and alongside rivers. Discover the history of this fascinating, enchanting region and some of the personalities who ruled, fought, built, farmed, robbed, wrote, painted and campaigned here.
Offa's Dyke - the border between England and Wales. 1,200 years old and 177 miles long. The most impressive monument of its kind in Europe, now a nati...
England - a country rich in landscape, history and tradition. John Davison takes you on one of the most famous hikes in the world: the English Coast to Coast Walk. Start at one sea and finish at another on Wainwright's classic route across England. 192 miles over mountain and moorland, alongside rivers and lakes, across three National Parks. Discover ruins, ancient settlements, friendly inns and scenery that inspired poets. All the information you need to hike this iconic walk
England - a country rich in landscape, history and tradition. John Davison takes you on one of the most famous hikes in the world: the English Coast t...
One of the country's toughest walks, the Pennine Way stretches for 270 remote, lonely miles along the backbone of England. It was Britain's first long-distance trail and it's still the best known. It's also the yardstick by which all serious walkers are measured. Pause for a pint at the highest pub in England. Follow in the footsteps of the Roman legions. Pass through the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Hike through some of the most beautiful and historic places in the world, across three National Parks and two National Nature Reserves. Backpack the Pennine Way with this book or...
One of the country's toughest walks, the Pennine Way stretches for 270 remote, lonely miles along the backbone of England. It was Britain's first long...
