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Channer, Nick

 
9780319091142: The Home Counties from London by Train

Synopsis


Combine a country walk with an environmentally-conscious train journey with 27 hand-picked walks, graded by length and difficulty, all beginning and ending at train stations. Explore the green spaces of Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, East and West Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, with no need for a car.

Featured Home Counties by Train walks include:

- Follow the Essex Way from Manningtree to discover the Stour Valley and the countryside around Dedham which so inspired the artist John Constable
- Climb to Irvinghoe Beacon, one of the highest points in the Chilterns, and return through the magnificent ancient woodlands of Ashridge via picturesque Aldbury
- Join the Saxon Shore Way at Rye for views of Romney Marsh
- Ramble through Surrey woodland, follow part of the North Downs Way and climb Box Hill for spectacular views
- Discover the Goring Gap where the Ridgeway meets the Thames, a beloved haunt of walkers only 50 minutes from London Paddington
- Stroll through riverside meadows for views of Eton College and majestic Windsor Castle
- Blow the city cobwebs away with an exhilarating walk along North Sea cliffs offering wide vistas at Essex’s Naze

OS Pathfinder Guides: Outstanding Circular Walks

- The definitive pocket book guide to Great Britain’s great outdoors
- 27 circular walks in one guidebook, ranging from 2-12 miles
- Walks are graded by length and difficulty ensuring a range of routes suitable for walkers of varying experience and mobility
- Includes OS Explorer 1:25 000 scale map extracts for every route (4cm to 1km or 2½ inches to one mile)
- Discover GPS waypoints, parking information and detailed route descriptions for foolproof navigation
- Enhances your walk with information on rare wildlife, natural habitats and points of historical interest

About OS Pathfinder Series

- 80 Pathfinder titles including 2,000 routes across England, Wales and Scotland
- Explore a wealth of walks, from Land’s End to the Lleyn Peninsula, Shetland to Southwold, with the Pathfinder Series
- Titles include OS Pathfinder Guides, OS Short Walks Guides, OS City Walks Guides

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À propos de l'auteur

Nick Channer is the author of 50 books, including several Pathfinder Walks and Short Walks titles in the south of England. He has also contributed to a number of regional walking magazines

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