The Walking Cure - The life-changing science of how landscape improves our health, mind and mood

The right place, walked at the right time, can heal, energise, restore and inspire. Instead of ambling the same old track, find a route to match and mend your mood . and prepare to be astonished.

In this inspirational travelogue-come-guide, Annabel Streets explores the curative and therapeutic benefits of 20 easy-­to-­find landscapes, both rural and urban: from mountains to meadows, disused railway lines to rivers, and coastal cliffs to city parks. She investigates how walking not only has physiological benefits, but also, how different landscapes have proven abilities to change how we see, feel and experience ourselves and the world.

With warmth, wisdom and a compelling blend of anecdotal and scientific evidence, Streets identifies the perfect place to walk for over two dozen common states-of-mind, whether it be a canal path to spark creativity, a bustling city to allay boredom or the coastline to heal grief and worry. The Walking Cure celebrates the joy of walking and shares the extraordinary health benefits that landscape unlocks.

About the author

Annabel Streets is an award-winning writer of highly researched fiction and non-fiction. Her first practical walking book, 52 Ways to Walk, was a widely reviewed bestseller.

As Annabel Abbs, she is the author of Windswept: Why Women Walk, voted a top ten 2021 travel book. As Annabel Streets she co-authored The Age-Well Project: Easy Ways to a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life. She has written for a wide range of titles, including the Guardian, The Daily Mail, Telegraph, Tatler and the Paris Review, and is a Fellow of the Brown Foundation. She lives in London and Sussex where she is frequently on foot.

Product details

• Authors: Annabel Streets
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 09.04.2026
• EAN: 9781526676368
• ISBN: 978-1-5266-7636-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Ecotourism, SPORTS & RECREATION / Walking, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Walking, hiking, trekking, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks, Fitness & diet, Women's health, Exercise & workout books, Active outdoor pursuits, Complementary therapies, healing & health, Fitness and diet, The countryside, country life, Exercise and workouts, National parks and nature reserves: general interest, Nature therapy