All Line Rover – February 2026

Folkestone – A walk by the sea and look at the old Harbour Station. Brockenhurst – Walk in New Forest. St Nicholas Church & war graves. Cardiff – Visiting our grandson. Chester – via Crewe on TFW loco hauled train with restaurant. Cathedral, evensong, city walls...

My Father’s Dartmoor

Copies of my new book are arriving tomorrow. Please order from Swan Books, supporting a local business and ensuring that the author gets a fair proportion of the selling price. My Father’s Dartmoor. **PRE-ORDER!** | Swanbooks

Retirement !!!!! (but not from writing books)

47½ years ago I was asked to leave school part-way through the sixth form. I still think it reflected worse on the school than me. Decided to get a job and as I was doing sciences a lab seemed appropriate. Offered job after first interview – Ricon, a company making...

My Father’s Dartmoor My Father’s Dartmoor has been passed off for printing and copies will be available late January. Pre-order now from Swan Books. My Father’s Dartmoor. **PRE-ORDER!** | Swanbooks A celebration of my father’s sixty years of Dartmoor...

Suffolk Coast Walk

I have completed and much enjoyed my return trips to Suffolk, as I’ve walked at least part of most walks described in Suffolk Coast Walk, looking for changes in the eleven years since publication. Notes on these changes will be incorporated into the next...