Walk! A Celebration of Striding Out
by Colin Speakman
With its forewords by the adventurer Ben Fogle and explorer Chris Bonington, this is a remarkable book that breaks entirely new ground. It brings together all the facets that have made walking our most popular activity. It could scarcely be more timely, as in an era of increasing stress there is nothing better than a good walk to improve both health and happiness.
This evocatively illustrated book traces the whole history of walking from the early days of exploring wild places. It looks in depth at the great campaigns for access to once forbidden land, with the resulting creation of National Parks and long-distance trails. It also focuses on the hugely improved facilities for urban walking and the need to escape from car dependency.
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Written by a noted campaigner on the subject, Walk! is being published in association with the Campaign for National Parks - a body that has done much to encourage outdoor activity. The book is supported by the National Trust, which is currently targeting its three million members with an 'Outdoor Nation' campaign.
£1 from the sale of each book will be donated to the Campaign for National Parks
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This is a truly fascinating text with a one word message on what to do as soon as a spell of reading is finished: Walk!
Topics covered include:
- the history of leisure walking
- walking and the arts
- freedom to roam and the outdoor movement
- long distance walks
- walking for health
- walking for the environment
PUBLICATION JUNE 2011
"It makes a great story. *****"
Nicholas Crane, BBC Countryfile Magazine, August 2011
"This is a sensational book...Brilliant photographs...together with maps, routes, suggestions etc., make this more than just a book about walking - it's a treasure chest of information and opinion, something that anyone attracted to walking for pleasure should and must read. An absolute delight."
Books Monthly August 2011
"Colin's book isn't a guide to some of his favourite walks. Instead, it is an account of how walking came to play such an important part in British life."
The Press York, 30th July 2011
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"It [Walk! A Celebration of Striding Out] is so important in fact that it ought to be read by every walker, whether member of the Ramblers' Association or not... It is also elegantly written in a style that makes very enjoyable reading... This is a book that gives a great deal of pleasure, and creates a great deal of thought. And walkers everywhere, it's the definitive textbook of your trade!! Highly recommended."
West Riding Rambler magazine, July 2011
"Walk! is a wide-ranging delight that has almost universal appeal... a superb rallying cry to put on our boots and head into the great outdoors."
Mark Newman, The Ecologist magazine, August 2011.
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Featured in North West Evening Mail, 24th June 2011 - Click here to view the article
"This newly published ambitious book by Colin Speakman covers topics that those who love walking and even those who don't will find fascinating."
Campaign for National Parks, June 2011
"This outstanding book could not be more timely."
Ben Fogle
"A fascinating and thought-provoking book."
Sir Chris Bonington
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