The Cocks of Napton Locks

A new book by my father which I’ve helped him to finish and Matador have just published. An engaging account of the Cocks family and their life at Napton Lock as carpenters on the Oxford Canal for more than a hundred years. Painstaking research over many years,...

No Boat Required – Second Edition Out Now

The second edition of No Boat Required has now arrived. Copies are available from Swan Books and will make their way through the distribution system soon. This edition contains a new chapter, a couple of new islands, one of which was merely a peninsula when I...

Church Mystery

II went for a walk to local wood this afternoon, passing our parish church in the countryside. Noticed the door was open, which I thought was unusual, but took the opportunity to look round. Continued to the wood then stopped at the church again on my return. Door...

Future Books

I often get asked what my next book will be. Well the current answer is that I’m working on another Dartmoor book, hopefully to be completed by the end of next year.  What will follow that I haven’t yet decided. I have many ideas, some of which I’ve started or...

Walks Discover Lesser Known Dartmoor

Now available post free from www.swanbooks.co.uk Copies of my latest book have now arrived and are available at £12.99 post free from www.swanbooks.co.uk. The book will be making its way through the trade instruction system and available soon from other outlets, in...