Travel writing

Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations [9780241978986]

It is the location of all our hopeful beginnings and intended ends; an institution with its own rituals and priests; and a long-neglected aspect of Br…

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Step By Step [9781473689107]

For the first time he will tell his life story with a book rich in anecdotes to entertain and inform readers about some of the most fascinating (and o…

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East of Croydon: Blunderings through India and South East Asia [9781405938143]

A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy p…

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Hero for High Times, A: A Younger Reader's Guide to the Beats, Hippies, Freaks, Punks, Ravers, New-Age Travellers and Dog-on-a-Rope Brew Crew Crusties of the British Isles, 1956-1994 [9780224097086]

Deep in a wood in the Marches of Wales, in an ancient school bus there lives an old man called Bob Rowberry. A Hero for High Times is the story of how…

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The Great British Bucket List: Utterly Unmissable Britain [9781911358732]

If you want to ski off a cliff or swim with sharks, stop reading now. This book is about achievable adventures that celebrate the best of Britain and…

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Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot [9780099589853]

Sunday Times Bestseller. Book of the Week on Radio 4. A curious and articulate exploration of flying . (Guardian). One of the most constantly fascin…

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Where There's A Will: Hope, Grief and Endurance in a Cycle Race Across a Continent [9781788161510]

In 2015 Emily Chappell embarked on a formidable new bike race: The Transcontinental. 4,000km across Europe, unassisted, in the shortest time possible.…

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Queen of the Sea: A History of Lisbon [9781849049979]

Lisbon's charm is legendary, but its vibrant 2,000-year history is not widely known, from its Roman legacy to its centuries under Moorish rule. Its jo…

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Journey: An Illustrated History of Travel [9780241289426]

A lavishly illustrated account of human journeys with a foreword by Simon Reeve, from Ancient Persian couriers to the ascent of Everest, the invention…

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Icebreaker: A Voyage Far North [9781784741952]

'Travel writing at its very best' - Daily Mail 'We are celebrating a hundred years since independence this year: how would you like to travel on a gov…

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Notes from A Small Island: Journey Through Britain [9781784161194]

'Laugh-out-loud' - Observer In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family,…

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Wild Women [9781788540018]

From Constantinople to Crimea, from Antarctica to the Andes, women throughout history have travelled across land and sea and recorded their adventures…

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More Moaning: The Enlightened One Returns [9781782117315]

After going on a journey of discovery in The Moaning of Life, the enlightened one - otherwise known as Karl Pilkington - finds himself back on the roa…

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Voyage For Madmen, A: Nine men set out to race each other around the world. Only one made it back ... [9781846684432]

Published to coincide with the Golden Globe Race's 50th Anniversary It lay like a gauntlet thrown down; to sail around the world alone and non-stop.…

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Lost Japan [9780141979748]

This is an enchanting and fascinating insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future. Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, v…

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Horizon [9781847925770]

Taking us nearly from pole to pole - from modern megacities to some of the earth's most remote regions - and across decades of lived experience, Barry…

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The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold: Adventures Along the Iron Curtain Trail [9780224100212]

'The world's funniest travel writer' - Observer 'Bill Bryson on two wheels' - Independent Scaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore tackles …

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The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island [9780552779838]

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilariou…

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East of Croydon [9780241360279]

A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy p…

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The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot [9780141030586]

THE TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Outstanding' - Independent 'Macfarlane has shown how utterly beautiful a brilliantly written travel book can still be. As perf…

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