Three Hours From Home: Travels in Southeast England

by Barry French

A comedy. A lone moment in a pub reading about the composer Joseph Haydn in a newspaper inspired the author to visit towns and villages in his local area. Although it was the composer that grabbed his attention, it was a photograph of Kings College in Cambridge that was inspiring. In theory, it was just a case of jumping on a train to a place no more than three hours from home and to document the findings. This is not a guidebook or an analysis or the cities, towns and villages. It is merely a snapshot of the location that particular day. But solitary travel using public transport in Britain can drive the most balanced of people to the brink of insanity…particularly a grumpy old git like Barry.
Warning: Book contains material and language some may find offensive.

226 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 16, 2014