Pathlands: 21 Tranquil Walks Among the Villages of Britain

by Peter Owen Jones

Overview

'When we walk, we walk through two landscapes: an exterior land of trees, seas, cities, mountains and fields but we also follow the paths that lead into our own interior world.'

This thoughtful, and beautifully written, book offers 21 circular walks. They span the length and breadth of the British Isles: Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Wales, Staffordshire, Scotland, Sussex and Cornwall are just a few of the varied landscapes that they cover.

As one of the prime 'walks correspondents' of The Sunday Times, Peter Owen Jones already has a loyal following. This book will only increase his audience, and will be both for those who love walking in the countryside and those who enjoy reading, and musing on it, in their armchair at home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473501645
Publisher:	Ebury Publishing
Publication date:	04/02/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Peter Owen Jones is an author, television presenter, and Anglican clergyman. He began his working life as a farm labourer in SE England and then ran a mobile disco before moving to London where he worked his way up in advertising to the post of creative director. He was ordained in the late 80s. After working as a parish priest for several years he presented various acclaimed BBC TV series, including 'Extreme Pilgrim', 'Around the World in 80 Faiths' and 'How To Live A Simple Life'. Since then he has contributed walks to the Sunday Times, and is also the author of many books including Letters From An Extreme Pilgrim.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Walk 1 Barwick Ford, Hertfordshire: Two inches out 1

Walk 2 Dungeness, Kent: The Fifth Quarter 13

Walk 3 Llandegfedd Reservoir, South Wales: March in May 25

Walk 4 Sicklinghall, Yorkshire: What the willows sing 39

Walk 5 Crumpsbrook, Shropshire: The radar islands 52

Walk 6 Tregole, North Cornwall: Slow motion sea 64

Walk 7 Guernsey: La Rue qui ne mène nulle part 77

Walk 8 Wanton Walls, the Scottish Borders: Venus in firs 91

Walk 9 Bures, Suffolk: One white horse 102

Walk 10 Bedham, West Sussex: Windows in the trees 116

Walk 11 Blatherwycke, Northamptonshire: The fish in the grass 130

Walk 12 The Chutes, Wiltshire: The day after the storm 143

Walk 13 Tychryg, Ceredigion: Damsons and dust 156

Walk 14 Dry Hill, Sussex: Inside the circle 168

Walk 15 Upper Ellastone, Staffordshire-Derbyshire; Roots in stones 181

Walk 16 The Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Everyone's gone to the moon 193

Walk 17 Trevigro, Cornwall: Winter's spring 206

Walk 18 Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire: Walking with waves 219

Walk 19 Turville, the Chilterns: Deer and men 231

Walk 20 Castle Acre, Norfolk: Smoke and sky 244

Walk 21 Sutton, West Sussex: The bridges of spring 256

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"Perceptive...brilliant"

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