Product Description

This is the third collection of walks in the Garden of England selected by Kev Reynolds. It includes the best of the walks from the previous two volumes (now out of print), as well as some recently discovered routes in all corners of the county. There's plenty to appeal to both family strollers and determined ramblers, and each route has been rewalked and carefully revised. Come walking in Kent and you'll discover some of Britain's finest non-mountain landscapes, as well as hidden architectural treasures and historic villages. But best of all is the surprise of long unhindered views and big skies over Kent, where Britain begins. The features include: 40 walks, with variations; easy-to-follow route descriptions; O.S. mapping; background information; and full colour illustrations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #70906 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Review
"'Plenty of good walking by someone who knows the county well'. (The Rambler)"

About the Author
Kev Reynolds, author of this guide, is a freelance writer, photojournalist and lecturer who lives in Kent. A prolific compiler of guidebooks, his first title for Cicerone Press (Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees) appeared in 1978; he has since produced 27 titles for the same publisher, with others being researched at present. A member of the Outdoor Writers' Guild, the Alpine Club and Austrian Alpine Club, his passion for mountains and the countryside remains undiminished after a lifetime's activity, and he regularly travels throughout Britain to share that enthusiasm through his lectures.

Customer Reviews

Hills...mud...and fun
I've done over 30 of the 40 of the walks in this book, several more than once, and have mostly enjoyed them all. My book is in a very sorry weather-beaten state now ! The walks range from 3-8 miles and are well chosen and distributed around Kent (though the majority in the mid and west of the county) so you can take your pick depending on your mood, location, price of petrol (!) and of course the weather. The book is pocket size too which is useful.

I have got lost on more than one occassion due to slightly vague instructions and the hand drawn maps can lack detail, but mostly the directions are good enough. I take an OS map and compass with me on most of the walks, but don't use either very often. Later versions of this book have the OS map printed (very useful!) rather than Kev's hand drawn efforts!

I have several different walk books (my other favourites being the "Adventurous Walks in..." series by Raymond Hugh/Morning Mist) and this is definitely one of the best and has given me and my various friends/girlfriends several (cheap) great days out. I can also recommend Kent: Walks (Pathfinder Guide) which I've reviewed also.

Get out there and walk!
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These books are not quite perfect. In particular, the maps are a bit too simplified and the instructions are often more interesting than useful. Having said that, in every other respect they are wonderful productions by a real enthusiast for Kent and for the outdoors. Use them as a source of ideas and suggestions and take a good OS map with you, or allow enough time so if you miss a turning it doesn't matter. You were probably too busy admiring the view anyway.

Forty walks for very little money, in the most interesting, the most varied, and the most picturesque county in the whole of Britain. What more could you want? Buy it!

Procrastination
I bought this book ages ago and it LOOKS pretty good. However,that's all I can say as I have yet to actually do any of the walks therin.You know how it is,you mean to get out of bed on Sunday morning and hike around in Kent, but somehow you never quiet get around to it. Maybe next year.