From Source to Sea - Notes from a 215-Mile Walk Along the River Thames

Over the years, authors, artistsand amblers aplenty have feltthe pull of the Thames, and nowtravel writer Tom Chesshyreis following in their footsteps. He''s walking the length of theriver from the Cotswolds to theNorth Sea - a winding journeyof over two hundred miles. Joinhim for an illuminating strollpast meadows, churches andpalaces, country estates andcouncil estates, factories anddockyards. Setting forth in thesummer of Brexit, and meetinga host of interesting charactersalong the way, Chesshyreexplores the living present andremarkable past of England''slongest and most iconic river.

About the author

Tom Chesshyre is the author of eleven travel books, the latest telling the story of a 379-mile hike around the Lake District. He has travelled 40,000 miles around the world for his train books; most recently for Slow Trains Around Spain: A 3,000-Mile Adventure on 52 Rides. His book writing has also taken him across North Africa after the Arab Spring, round the "dark side" of the Maldives on cargo ships, along the length of the River Thames and on a journey through "unsung Britain" (in To Hull and Back). He worked on the travel desk of The Times for 21 years and is now freelance, contributing to The Critic and New European magazines. He lives in London.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Chesshyre, Chesshyre Tom
• Publisher: Summersdale Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781849539210
• ISBN: 978-1-84953-921-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 223 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Europe; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, True stories, SPORTS & RECREATION / Walking, Walking, hiking, trekking, SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, Travel writing, True stories: general, South and South East England