South-east Guides
Often dismissed as flat and featureless, the waterlands of East Anglia offer great, and largely undiscovered, opportunities for any walker.
With the tranquil riverside scenery, charming towns, villages…
The Chilterns form part of the long line of chalk hills stretching intermittently across southern and eastern England. It is an area characterised by beech woods and dry valleys, and…
The Essex landscape gently undulates, with the hilliest country in the north and west, near the Herfordshire and Cambridgeshire borders. On the marshes of Essex, for example, there is a…
The New Forest is Hampshire's crowning glory. Its ancient woods, heathlands and bogs make it important as one of the few remaining sanctuaries for some of Britain's rare wildlife and,…
The walks in this guide are all within the circumference of the M25 motorway. Many people, including Londoners themselves, may be surprised by how much open, attractive and unspoilt countryside…
With its wide-open river estuaries, dramatic cliffs and rolling chalk downland, the Isle of Wight offers some of Britain's most varied scenery. Away from the bustling seaside resorts, you'll find…
Kent evokes a flavour of history and romance with medieval churches, distinctive oast houses and rich agrarian land. Its proximity to London established the prosperity of the county and the…
Walkers in Kent enjoy a number of long-distance footpaths, including the North Downs Way, Wealdway, Pilgrims' Way and Greensand Way, and sections of them are incorporated into several walks in…
The second largest county in England, Lincolnshire offers a surprising diversity of landscape - rolling wolds, coastal reaches, marshlands with endless skies and wide and impressive vistas, interspersed with historic…
Pathfinder Surrey and Sussex has proved one of the most popular titles in the series and this latest guide contains 28 brand new walks covering Sussex and the South Downs.…
The New Forest is the jewel of Hampshire's crown. Relatively unchanged for centuries, it continues to provide wonderful opportunities for the walker to experience both its unique woodland and rare…
London has plenty of countryside-within the M25 there are 96 farms and at least 6,800 head of cattle. For more than a century, there has been a policy of preserving…
It is often said that London is a string of villages that have grown together. This sense of village is found even on a walk that begins at London Bridge…
Despite the proximity of these counties to London, walkers parts of the region may find themselves treading some of the quietest footpaths in southern England. With smooth, rolling contours, they…
Sussex possesses much unspoiled and varied countryside, far removed from its common image as a commuter county, interspersed with fascinating and historic towns such as Lewes, and Chichester, stately homes…
Designated an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1965, the Chilterns are renowned for their extensive beech woodlands, which are especially beautiful when dressed in autumn colours. Among the woodland…
