Product Description

The first volume of the Time Out Book of Country Walks has been fully revised and updated. It features 52 walks within easy reach of London - one for every week of the year. They take you through glorious countryside, up hills and along river valleys, to historic sights and into charming small towns and villages, all on scenic footpaths with a minimum of road walking. Between seven and fifteen miles long, the walks are graded for difficulty, from family rambles to challenging upland hikes and contain meticulous directions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12362 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

From the Publisher
52 walks within easy reach of London

Customer Reviews

my all time favourite walks book
I adore this book. It is my all time favourite walks book.I've done nearly all the walks in it and cannot reccomend them highly enough.It really helps that they are all accessible by public transport, there is a linked self facilitated walksgroup if you prefer to walk in a group.It's a wonderful way to experience all the different sorts of countryside around London.not to mention the reccomended pubs anbd tearooms whch range from acceptable to absolutely outstanding.The instructions are a wonderful magical mystery tour and even I with absolutely no country sense can follow them.
I did the Southbourne to Chichester walk on 28/08/2006 and what a wonderful experience it was, beautiful stroll all round chichester harbour then a visit to the fabulous new pallant house gallery and of course the stunning cathedral.Blackberries to pick in abundance everywhere.
If you love walking and you live in greater london please please treat yourself to this amazing book

Great book to explore the countryside close to London
We have done several walks in the book and have enjoyed them all. The instructions are clear (and updates are posted on the website), and all the information you need is in there. There are great tips on where to have lunch and this often turns into the real highlight of any walk (that long awaited glass of cider on a hot summer's day in the garden of a country pub) ...

If you like walking and exploring the glorious English countryside, this is the book you need to inspire you and take you away from the London smog!

Marvellous but needs updating
I know no better way of relaxing for a Londoner than taking one of these country walks -- they all begin and end conveniently at an underground or railway station, the instructions are highly detailed, and the lunch stops are well chosen. Above all, the routes are skilfully devised to follow pedestrian paths most of the time. You'll be amazed how much beautiful and varied countryside there is within such easy reach of the city and in all directions (thank God for the Green Belt!). All Londoners should buy and use this book; excursions by car are no alternative, if you want to look at the countryside and not just speed through it. My one grouse is that Time Out seem to have given up updating. They used to do this every year, but there hasn't been a new edition since 2005, and even then the updating wasn't complete. Major changes are mentioned on the website, but many small details (such as stiles, arrow-signs and the like) soon become out of date, and as a result the instructions can no longer be called fool-proof; and since the maps are not very informative, once you're lost, it can take some time to find one's way again. Whence my four, rather than five, stars.