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Walking Old Railways
Published by David & Charles, hardback book with laminated pictorial board covers. 1979 1st edition. A very early book covering the field of walking old railway track beds. Covers in detail walking nine routes including the lines from Builth Wells to Newbridge on Wye, the Somerset & Dorset etc with much information on access and closure. 144pp. Size 8.75in tall x 5.75in wide.
144 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1983
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Christopher Somerville
85 books14 followersChristopher Somerville is a travel writer & 'Walking Correspondent' of The Times. His long-running ‘A Good Walk’ series appears every Saturday in the Times Weekend section. He has written some 40 books, many about his travels on foot in various parts of the world
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April 25, 2024
No disrespect to Christopher Somerville but jesus tonight this was boring!!
I actually like walking and I have been known to walk on old railway routes but I don't know how Somerville managed to take this subject and make it so banal and uninspired. Somerville goes into the history of how some railway routes closed down following nationalisation then privatisation, and who buys the land following the railway's demise. This could have been really interesting but again, Somerville has a droning, repetitive style that just makes this uninteresting.
I flicked through some of the walking routes, the most interesting and informative section concerning The Wirral Country Park. Most of the paths he takes would now I'm guessing be out of date as this book was written in the 70's! I bet half of the land is probably now housing estates or Amazon fulfillment centres!
A very boring book indeed, a total disappointment.
I actually like walking and I have been known to walk on old railway routes but I don't know how Somerville managed to take this subject and make it so banal and uninspired. Somerville goes into the history of how some railway routes closed down following nationalisation then privatisation, and who buys the land following the railway's demise. This could have been really interesting but again, Somerville has a droning, repetitive style that just makes this uninteresting.
I flicked through some of the walking routes, the most interesting and informative section concerning The Wirral Country Park. Most of the paths he takes would now I'm guessing be out of date as this book was written in the 70's! I bet half of the land is probably now housing estates or Amazon fulfillment centres!
A very boring book indeed, a total disappointment.
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