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Guidebook to 40 circular walks in Norfolk, divided between the
northeast coast and the Broads; south Norfolk, the Yare and Waveney;
North Norfolk and the Coast; Central Norfolk and Breckland; and West
Norfolk and the Fens. All routes are easy to moderate, can be walked
year-round and are suitable for walkers of every ability.
- The routes range from 4 to 12 miles, and take between 1.5 and 4
hours
- Easy access from Norwich, King's Lynn, Great Yarmouth and Cromer
- Some routes use parts of long-distance paths, including the
Peddars Way, Norfolk Coast Path, Boudica's Way and Weavers Way
- OS 1:40,000 mapping and step-by-step descriptions for each walk
- Comprehensive planning information and information on local
history, plants and wildlife
- The walks take in sandy beaches, shingle banks, watery fenland,
ancient woodland and rolling pastoral farmland
The three long-distance walks described in this book - the Suffolk
Coast Path, the Stour and Orwell Walk and the Sandlings Walk - link
together to provide a comprehensive and varied circuit of the
entire Suffolk Heritage Coast. The Suffolk Coast Path stretches
along the coast between Lowestoft and Landguard Fort, close to
Felixstowe in the south, a total distance of 60 miles (97km)
depending on whether beach walking or inland options are followed.
The Stour and Orwell Walk continues where the Suffolk Coast Path
ends, starting at Landguard Point threading for 40 mile (64km)
around the estuaries of the Stour and Orwell rivers to finish at
Cattawade, close to the Essex border. The Sandlings Walk (59
miles/94.5km) explores the heathland region that lies immediately
inland from the Suffolk coast. With the exception of the first
stage, between Ipswich and Woodbridge, the route of the Sandlings
Walk lies entirely within the confines of the Suffolk Coast &
Heaths AONB. With a unique landscape of cliffs, marshes, dunes and
shingle beaches, and rare plants and birdlife galore, there is much
to attract anyone seeking interesting day walks or longer multi-day
itineraries.
From Great Yarmouth to Aberystwyth, Westering is a coast-to-coast
journey crossing the Fens, Leicester, the Black Country and central
Wales. It connects landscape, place and memory to evoke a narrative
unravelling the deep topography, and following a westerly route
that runs against the grain of the land, its geology, culture and
historical bedrock. With the industrial Midlands sandwiched between
bucolic landscapes in East Anglia and Wales, here we explore places
too often overlooked. Along the way we encounter deserted medieval
villages, battlefield sites, the ghosts of Roman soldiers, valleys
drowned for reservoirs, ancient forests, John Clare's beloved
fields, and the urban edgelands. Notions of home and belonging,
landscapes of loss and absence, birds and the resilience of nature,
the psychology of walking, and the psychogeography of liminal
places all frame the story.
This new, thoroughly updated, third edition of Bradt's Norfolk,
part of Bradt's award-winning 'Slow travel' series of guides to UK
regions, turns the spotlight on this county of contrasts, from the
fine city of Norwich to the watery wilderness of the Broads and the
sweeping beaches of the superlative north coast. As well as
featuring all the main sights, experienced travel writer and local
resident Laurence Mitchell ensures that Bradt's Norfolk covers
places and aspects not detailed by other guidebooks and offers a
special emphasis on car-free travel, walking (including along
several long-distance footpaths), accommodation, local food and
pubs. Written in an entertaining style combining personal narrative
with authoritative information, this guide brings the county to
life through anecdotes and the views of local people. Making a
virtue of being selective, the guide points visitors to the cream
of the area, but includes the whole of Norfolk from Great Yarmouth
and the Broads in the east to the Fens of the far west, from the
iconic North Norfolk coast to the Breckland region to the south.
Places to eat and drink are selected by the author based upon
long-standing knowledge of the area, in particular delving into
aspects of regional distinctiveness and character. Characterful
market towns, medieval churches and Seahenge (a 4,000-year-old
timber circle) feature alongside culturally vibrant Norwich,
England's first UNESCO City of Literature, which hosts the
acclaimed Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and the highly rated
Norwich and Norfolk Festival. Flora and fauna are also celebrated,
the guidebook detailing the many wildlife sites within the county
that are home to rare species, including the iconic swallowtail
butterfly, while there is new detail on rewilding projects such as
Wild Ken Hill, featured on BBC Springwatch and Autumnwatch
programmes, seal colonies and the 'Snettisham spectacular' of
shorebirds and geese. Hiking and biking, literary and artistic
connections, canoeing and water-based activities, local food and
drink (including prize-winning vineyards and independent
breweries), and all the practical, up-to-date information you could
need are included, helping make Bradt's Norfolk the must-have guide
for all visitors to this beguiling county.
Bradt's Kyrgyzstan remains the only English-language guide
dedicated solely to this astounding country, described as 'the
Switzerland of central Asia' and regarded by many as the most
beautiful country in the world. This new, thoroughly updated fourth
edition further extends its comprehensive coverage of all the
country has to offer, including trekking, mountaineering, horse
riding, historical sites, festivals and Kyrgyz culture. All the
most recent information on all the major towns and visitor hubs is
included, along with suggested itineraries and details of natural
history and conservation issues. Feature boxes throughout the text
give further cultural detail on Kyrgyz society, while all budgets
are catered for with traveller information covering all options
from low-cost to luxury, as well as extensive detail on travel by
public transport throughout the country. Deep within central Asia,
Kyrgyzstan's beautiful mountainscapes, dreamlike rock formations
and semi-nomadic culture are gloriously unspoiled. A trip here can
be as adventurous as you please: admire 5,000-year-old petroglyphs
at Saimaluu-Tash, gallop on horseback through the alpine meadows
that surround 3,016m-high Lake Song-Koel, go trekking in the
mountain valleys that lie south of Karakol, visit Bishkek's
Soviet-era statues or simply laze on the shores of the vast Lake
Issyk-Kul. Kyrgyzstan has it all: glorious mountain scenery, a rich
nomadic tradition, Silk Road monuments and thrilling wildlife. It
also remains an intriguing, little known but easily accessible
country for travellers. With in-depth coverage of historical
background, health, safety and transport, plus author
recommendations on the best yurt camps and chaikhanas, Bradt's
Kyrgyzstan is the ideal companion for a successful trip.
This new, expanded and thoroughly updated third edition of Suffolk
(Slow Travel), part of Bradt's award-winning series of Slow travel
guides to UK regions, remains the only full-blown standalone guide
to this gentle but beguiling county. Expert local author Laurence
Mitchell helps visitors discover what makes Suffolk tick, combining
personal insights, enjoyable anecdotes and up-to-date information
on the best places to visit, stay and eat. Covering both popular
sights and places beyond the usual tourist trail, he caters for
walkers, cyclists, families, foodies, culture vultures and wildlife
lovers alike. Helped by its proximity to London and Cambridge,
Suffolk is a popular holiday destination. Events such as the
Latitude festival and the Aldeburgh Music Festival at Britten's
Snape Maltings keep the county's profile buoyant. Despite being
comparatively low-lying, Suffolk boasts varied landscapes, from
undulating farmland and sandy heaths to extensive forests,
important nature reserves (including Minsmere, for three years the
base of BBC Springwatch) and soft, dreamy coastal landscapes
comprising river estuaries, remote marshes, reed-beds, shingle
beaches (notably Shingle Street, with its myth of World War II
invasions) and dunes. Suffolk's coastal towns and villages -
Southwold with its old-fashioned pier and colourful beach huts, but
also Aldeburgh, Orford, Walberswick and Dunwich - are steeped in
art heritage, with links to artists including Maggi Hambling, John
Piper, Philip Wilson Steer and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Venturing
inland, you can make for Constable Country and the Stour valley,
Bury St Edmunds, Framlingham, Bungay, Beccles or Halesworth.
Alternatively, you can visit some of Suffolk's wealth of medieval
churches, learn of Rendlesham's UFOs or revere Suffolk's
Anglo-Saxon heritage, notably the medieval ceremonial burial site
at Sutton Hoo (whose discovery stars in the 2021 film The Dig) and
the reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village at West Stow. This guide
makes a virtue of being selective, pointing readers to the cream of
the area. It is organised into locales to encourage 'stay put'
tourism and thorough exploration. It suggests options for car-free
travel: walking, cycling, river boats, buses and trains. Written in
an entertaining yet authoritative style, Bradt's Suffolk (Slow
Travel) is the ideal companion with which to discover this county.
This new, thoroughly updated edition of Bradt's Serbia covers all
the practical information you could need plus comprehensive details
of Serbian history, geography, economy, politics and people, as
well as food and wine, city life, hiking and outdoors and adventure
trips. Significant improvements to accommodation throughout the
country over the past few years are also covered, with a wide range
of options included, from five-star and boutique hotels to
backpacker hostels. Bradt's Serbia also has a strong emphasis on
culture and the arts - music, literature, cinema and art - and on
natural history, with a thorough overview of Serbia's best wildlife
sites. Serbia remains one of the least known corners of Europe
although Belgrade, the capital, is becoming increasingly popular
with overseas visitors, as is the second city, Novi Sad. Both are
lively, cosmopolitan and welcoming cities with vibrant nightlife.
In contrast, rural Serbia, with its hidden monasteries and gorgeous
countryside, is an undiscovered gem. This new edition covers
everything from the development of the Savamala riverfront in
Belgrade to village stays, archaeological sites from the Roman era
or earlier (no fewer than 18 Roman emperors were born in the
territory that is now Serbia, including Constantine the Great),
public transport information, the EXIT festival and Guca Trumpet
Festival and, of course, the country's sporting prowess: tennis
star Novak Djokovic has won 20 Grand Slam single titles, while in
team sports, Serbia has excelled at water polo, basketball,
volleyball and football in recent years. No matter your interest,
whether it be travelling on one of the steepest climbing railway
lines in the world, the Sargan Eight line, visiting one of the
largest Orthodox Christian churches in the world, Belgrade's Temple
of St Sava, or wandering around the National Museum or Museum of
Contemporary Art, both now finally re-opened, Bradt's Serbia offers
everything you need for a successful trip.
This book will reveal what it is like to live with Asperger's, with
an Aspie in your life - someone who thinks differently to everyone
else - and is thus in a vulnerable place. Throughout a life of
abuse, bullying, tragic loss and social exclusion, the main
character, Hartley, has to fight an almost ceaseless battle, with
what he calls his `demon' mind, which is his Aspie. Aspie and Me
follows this confused and tortured man throughout the development
of his successful business in London's antiques trade, his global
travels in search of rare pieces, his marriage and the birth of his
three children; and his lifelong search for love and appreciation.
The book tells the gripping story of Hartley looking back at his
life and relationship with Aspie, who decides that the only way to
achieve recognition is to commit a murder. The author intends that
his first book will reach out to help many people and give hope to
those people who are challenged with similar conditions or have
been labelled unnecessarily.
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