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Between the Chalk and the Sea: A journey on foot into the past

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Publication Type
Guidebook
Author
Gail Simmons
ISBN
9781472280275
Date Published
2023
Size
148 x 234 mm
Number of Pages
352pp
Cost
£22 (+ p&p)
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Publisher's Information 2023

Over four seasons, travel writer Gail Simmons walks the Old Way to rediscover what a long journey on foot offers us today. In the age of the car, what does it mean to embrace 'slow travel'? Why does being a woman walking alone still feel like a radical act? In an age when walking connects the nation, can we now reclaim pilgrimage as a secular act?

Winding 240 miles between the chalk hills and shifting seascapes of the south coast, Gail ventures deep into our past, exploring this lost path and telling a story of kings and knights, peasants and pilgrims, of ancient folklore and modern politics. Blending history, anthropology, etymology and geology, Gail's walk along the Old Way reveals the rich natural and cultural heritage found on our own doorstep.


Paths Covered by this Publication:

393 km / 244 miles

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