Book and DVD reviews

Author: Jim Manthorpe & Daniel McCrohan
Publisher: Trailblazer Guides
Price: £11.99

A little gem of a book, the South Downs Way by Jim Manthorpe and Daniel McCrohan is a pocket-sized guide that includes detailed itineraries of the 100-mile...

Author: Ben Law
Publisher: GMC Publications
Price: £25

Working with wood is one of the oldest outdoor skills, and it is a pastime that, even if not practised by all lovers of the outdoors, is almost universally...

Author: Anne-Marie Edwards
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Price: £8.99

Jane Austen’s England is a walking guide for the Austen enthusiast. Through 15 walking tours, it immerses you in the world of Austen, through the...

Author: Paul Murton
Publisher: Birlinn
Price: £14.99

If you’ve enjoyed watching Paul Murton’s Grand Tours of Scotland BBC television series, you’ll also enjoy reading this handsome book....

Author: Tom Chesshyre
Publisher: Summersdale
Price: £16.99

Tom Chesshyre's account of his epic walk from Thames Head in Gloucestershire to the mouth of the Thames strongly reflects a particular time and national...

Author: Francis Pryor
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Price: £20

Perched solidly on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, the megaliths of Stonehenge have become both an icon of prehistoric Britain and a...

Author: Chirs Packham
Publisher: Ebury Press
Price: £8.99

Chris Packham has been an amiable TV presenter and passionate conservation campaigner for more than three decades, and it’s easy to fall into the trap...

Author: Neil Mackay
Publisher: Rucksack Readers
Price: £12.99

Campaigners in the Scottish Borders are currently making the case for the area to become Scotland’s third national park, highlighting the mix of...