The Ridgeway by Nick Hill
A walking guide to the oldest road in Britain, with 53 large-scale trail maps and GPS waypoints, 5 town plans, itineraries for all walkers, practical information for all budgets and comprehensive public transport information for day walks.
Nick Hill headed off into Asia after completing a design degree at university; several fascinating years later he had crossed the continent overland four times. He has contributed to several Trailblazer guides and he coauthored this guide as well as researching and drawing all the maps. He currently lives in Bangkok.
Royston Ellis first won fame as a poet in the 1960s performing rocketry (rock 'n' roll poetry) on stage with musicians who later became known as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Under the pen name of Richard Tresillian he is the author of several novels including The Bondmaster and numerous guidebooks including The Bradt Guide to Mauritius and The Bradt Guide to the Maldives. An honorary member of the Institute of Rail Transport (India) he was consultant for the National Geographic television special on Indian Railways. He wrote the guidebook, India by Rail, from which this book was developed.
Sir Mark Tully, for many years the BBC's correspondent in India, wrote the foreword. He is the president of the Indian Steam Railway Preservation Society.
Royston Ellis first won fame as a poet in the 1960s performing rocketry (rock 'n' roll poetry) on stage with musicians who later became known as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Under the pen name of Richard Tresillian he is the author of several novels including The Bondmaster and numerous guidebooks including The Bradt Guide to Mauritius and The Bradt Guide to the Maldives. An honorary member of the Institute of Rail Transport (India) he was consultant for the National Geographic television special on Indian Railways. He wrote the guidebook, India by Rail, from which this book was developed.
Sir Mark Tully, for many years the BBC's correspondent in India, wrote the foreword. He is the president of the Indian Steam Railway Preservation Society.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781905864171 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905864175 |
| Title | The Ridgeway |
| Author | Nick Hill |
| Series | Trailblazer British Walking Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Trailblazer Publications |
| Year published | 2009-03-08 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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