North Downs Way

by Kev Reynolds

A guide to walking The North Downs Way in southern England and part of a two-book series on the North and South Downs ways. Each trail is split into 12 day-long sections, each illustrated with a route map showing stopping points and places of interest. This guide gives a thorough exploration of the North Downs trail from end to end, through the high chalky country, east from Farnham to Dover. The book is illustrated with 8 pages of colour photographs and 15 maps. It is pocket-sized, robust and reliable - all from one of Cicerone's leading guidebook authors.

144 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2011

About the author

A lifelong passion for the countryside in general, and mountains in particular, drives Kev Reynolds' desire to share his sense of wonder and delight in the natural world through his writing, photography and lectures. Claiming to be The Man with the World's Best Job, he has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Cicerone since the 1970s, producing more than 50 books, including guides to major trekking regions of Nepal, and to numerous routes in the Alps and Pyrenees, as well as walking guides for Kent, Sussex and the Cotswolds. His collection of autobiographical short stories, A Walk in the Clouds, is a record of 50 years of mountain travel and adventures, while Abode of the Gods tells of eight of his many trekking expeditions in the Himalaya. The Mountain Hut Book, on the other hand, is a celebration of those alpine refuges perched in remote places, brought to life through joyful tales and exciting photographs.

Kev is an honorary life member of the Outdoor Writers' and Photographers' Guild (OWPG),and an honorary member of both SELVA (the Société d'Etudes de la Littérature de Voyage Anglophone) and the British Association of International Mountain Leaders (BAIML). When not away in the mountains, he lives with his wife in view of what he calls 'the Kentish Alps' with unrestricted walking country on his doorstep. But he also travels throughout Britain and abroad during the winter months to share his love of the places he writes about through a series of lectures.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good overview of the North Downs Way - what’s there, what to expect. There’s also a map guide at the end which may be useful if using the paper copy (I read on Kindle so not much use).

As always with this kind of thing, useful if you have a need for it, not at all interesting if you don’t.