Pearl and Bessie
On the rubbish dump, a baby cried. The cry was weak, and fading. The wild dogs had picked up the cries, and the scent, and…
London to Walsingham Camino: The Pilgrimage Guide
A pilgrim path that offers a wonderful long-distance route, on footpaths and quiet lanes, across the glorious east of England. London to Walsingham Camino guidebook is…
Driving the REAL Great North Road
‘The Great North Road’ Just saying the name conjures up the golden age of motoring: a time when the open road spelled freedom and adventure,…
Pilgrim Pathways: 1-2 day walks on Britain’s ancient Sacred Ways
If all you have to do to whistle is put your lips together and blow, then all you need to do to be a pilgrim…
Secret Broadstairs
Secret Broadstairs is about the unexpected: from the building with the most remarkable secret history in town, to the things you don’t know about Charles…
Secret Ramsgate
It is almost impossible to exaggerate the vital role Ramsgate has played in England’s rich history, and yet the town’s importance is often overlooked. It…
Walking Charles Dickens’ Kent
Kent was Charles Dickens’ favourite county, and he loved to walk it. Walking Charles Dickens’ Kent gathers 17 routes he truly adored: a mix of relaxed town…
Secret Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames is a very royal town. Yet, despite the fact that it was home to a string of monarchs over 700 years, and…
A-Z of Ealing
Ealing is best known as the Queen of the Suburbs, but there is far more to its rich history that that. A-Z of Ealing tells the fascinating…
Secret Isle of Wight
When I was aged about seven, my granddad Charlie told me stories of the Isle of Wight. My favourite was the one about how, when…
A-Z of Bexhill-on-Sea
Bexhill has always been a pioneering town: the birthplace of British motor racing; the first resort to allow mixed bathing and introduce bathing huts; the…
Secret Margate
I first came to Margate, age eleven, in 1967, on a family summer holiday. I still remember every wonderful detail: dad’s brand-new, pale-blue Morris 1100…
A-Z of Whitechapel
The history of Whitechapel has long been one of migration: of waves of the poor and dispossessed fleeing political and religious persecution, pogroms and poverty.…
A-Z of Chiswick
Chiswick is perhaps best known for two architectural marvels: the sumptuous Palladian villa of Chiswick House, and the pioneering Arts and Crafts model community of…
A-Z Kew and Brentford
Kew and Brentford are not so much separated by the River Thames as connected through it. The existence from the earliest times of a ford…
Secret Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons
Everyone has heard of the Cavern Club, but few know of its southern equivalent on Twickenham’s Eel Pie Island. Yet this club, which prospered here…