Ebook: Never mind the Quantocks: how country walking can change your life

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Advice for Beginners; A Matter of Opinion; The Walking Bug; Right to Roam; Carry On Camping!; Seeds of Destruction; Hanging Around; High Expectations; The Essentials; TV Towns; A Bolshie Goat; Isotonic or Gin and Tonic?; SAD; Get Jiggy With It; The Beautiful South; Hints and Glimpses; A Narrow Frame; Strides and Sweat Patches; Run for the Hills; The Allure of Risk; Land Art; Salad Cream; A Nice Leg-Stretcher; Money Well Spent; Red Letter Day; Guilty As Charged; Stolen Moments; Boot Biography; Highs and Lows; Away From It All ...;In this hilarious and heart-warming collection of essays, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie reflects on a life spent exploring the British countryside on foot. From the splendour of the Pennines and the Lake District to the drama of the Dorset coast; from the canals of the Midlands to wildest Scotland, this book is an attempt to explain a passion for walking and the delights it can bring. Culled from his monthly column in Country Walking magazine, it's full of the beautiful places, magical moments and wonderful characters Stuart has encountered on his travels. It disc.