My Next Book – Dartmoor Waterfalls

My next book, Dartmoor Waterfalls, has been sent to Troubador today. Publication date is 28th May 2027. Dartmoor, the last ‘wilderness’ in Southern England, is known for its granite tors, heather-covered moors and prehistoric remains but not generally for its...

The Punch Bowl, Paglesham

I was recently contacted by The Punch Bowl at Paglesham Churchend, who had come across my blog from March 2020, in which I noted that the pub was sadly closed. I said the same in 50 Walks on the Essex Coast, which was published in 2016, with updated versions reprinted...

A New Project – Belstone Methodist Chapel

The former Methodist Chapel, Belstone, near Okehampton, Dartmoor. I am the new owner! Not something that I had expected a year ago but after enjoying a cream tea following a Dartmoor walk last autumn, Marion who ran the tearoom in the old school room told me she was...

Dartmoor Waterfalls

My next book will be published in spring 2027. It is another Dartmoor book and a rare subject which hasn’t been covered in detail by other Dartmoor authors.:- Dartmoor, the last ‘wilderness’ in Southern England, is known for its granite tors, heather-covered moors and...

Havering’s Wildernesses

Here’s a piece I wrote for our local paper, the Romford Recorder, for the monthly column contributed by Havering Friends of the Earth. Two years ago I published a book, Dartmoor: England’s Last Wilderness? questioning whether Dartmoor is a wilderness and if so,...