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The Rough Guide to Walks in London and Southeast England

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This handy, pocket-sized book is packed full of information on walks in the south-east, all accessible by public transport. There are walks for everybody, ranging from two-day hikes on the South Downs Way through to short but picturesque walks and rainy-day rambles ending at country pubs for lunch.
Routes are clearly explained in detail: there's no getting lost, and the book is a must for all seasons.

This really is the best present we ever had. There is a walk for every mood and every season- we did have to make a spreadsheet to sort the details about length, ease, travelling time to get there, saturdays/ Sundays Seasons when cafes and stately homes would be shut- but we are nerds like this. We have had a fabulous 2 years working our way through the walks, and we are going to rewalk our favourites.

It is a rare walk when we don't meet someone else using the book and raving over it. There are great views and sites of interest on every walk , both long and short- it is a few years since it was published , so you might want to phone ahead to check the pubs and inns are serving on the day you go. Numbers are given in the book.

FINALLY!!! An easy to follow, fun and informative book on London walks. And you don't have to have a car to do the walks as they are all accessible by public transport. With this little slimline gem I've discovered walks in inner London I had no idea existed.

There are some lovely walks here ,but there is more research needed for each walk in terms of finding the best route. For example, the walk at Boxhill takes you along a ghastly section of dual carriageway for about 10 minutes when there is a public footpath that avoids most of it. In addition, on reaching the summit of Boxhill, it takes you on a route that avoids the beauty spot and and viewing point of Boxhill itself. Great shame! I've found a couple of the other walks to be similar in not taking the best route.

Still, some fabulous walks and I've found the instructions on teh routes easy to follow and very accurate.

Best for people who live in London rather than those on short visits as only 7 of the 33 walks are in the centre of London: 5 of those are in the Hampstead/Camden/Hackney area and the other two in Richmond. Very clearly laid out book with plenty of detail for each walk.

Good book with clear instructions. The walk from Tring to Ivinghoe Beacon and back is excellent.

Before coming across this book, I'd never realised how easy it was to get out of London and walk in relatively open landscapes. We now walk regularly.
It's a wonderfully thorough introduction, with excellent maps and detailed instructions. We've carried on with the Time Out walk books, which have a greater range, but are not as well produced or written as this one. Wonderful.

A great book for the enthusiastic walker, and just the right size for pocket or rucksack. You may need additional OS maps to accompany your walks but this is a fine companion to give interesting and useful information for those that enjoy country outings.

This is one of the best walking guides I have bought. It was a revelation to me to discover how many interesting walks there are in and around London - not somewhere I usually associate with walking. Very well written and well researched, it is full of useful information on how to get around, where to stop on the way and what to bring. It really made me want to get my walking boots on and get out.

Rough Guides have a very good reputation for their travel guides, however I did find this book of south east walks disappointing. Describing these walks as "the best walks within easy, reach of the Capital" is OTT. Although there are some good walks in here such as classic south downs walks plus Hastings cliff top walk. I guess the short Camden Lock to Little Venice canal walk is included so that the walks cover all abilities. If this is your wish then you would be better off getting a Pathfinder Guide, such as "Surrey and Sussex" with walks from 4 to 11 miles.