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Praise for the work of Tom Chesshyre… ‘In his amiable and relaxed company we climb the fells and skirt the lakes; just as engagingly, we meet a carnival of characters whose personalities and opinions are the real focus of Chesshyre’s tale.’ The Times ‘He has a journalist’s ability to intersperse descriptions of dazzling scenery with brisk historical facts… this book makes you yearn to go there.’ Country Life 'Easy-going, discursive and digressive.' Stuart Maconie ‘A lovely book.’ Michael Portillo ‘There is something nostalgic about the clatter of wheels and sleeper trains … by the end, the reader will struggle to resist the urge to follow his lead.’ Economist ‘Tom Chesshyre celebrates the UK… discovering pleasure in the unregarded wonders of the ‘unfashionable underbelly’ of Britain. The moral, of course, is that heaven is where you find it.’ Mail on Sunday ‘You warm to Chesshyre, whose cultural references intelligently inform his postcards from locations less travelled.’The Times ‘Highly readable Bill Bryson-esque travel writing.’ Clover Stroud, Sunday Telegraph ‘A charming travel companion, entertaining and engaging.’ Times Literary Supplement 'A fresh perspective to every new discovery.' Christian Wolmar 'A British Paul Theroux.' Andrew Martin

Praise for the work of Tom Chesshyre… ‘In his amiable and relaxed company we climb the fells and skirt the lakes; just as engagingly, we meet a carnival of characters whose personalities and opinions are the real focus of Chesshyre’s tale.’ Christopher Somerville, The Times ‘He has a journalist’s ability to intersperse descriptions of dazzling scenery with brisk historical facts… this book makes you yearn to go there.’ Kate Green, Country Life ‘A lovely book.’ Michael Portillo ‘There is something nostalgic about the clatter of wheels and sleeper trains … by the end, the reader will struggle to resist the urge to follow his lead.’ The Economist ‘Tom Chesshyre celebrates the UK… discovering pleasure in the unregarded wonders of the ‘unfashionable underbelly’ of Britain. The moral, of course, is that heaven is where you find it.’ Frank Barrett, The Mail on Sunday ‘You warm to Chesshyre, whose cultural references intelligently inform his postcards from locations less travelled.’ Iain Finlayson, The Times ‘Highly readable Bill Bryson-esque travel writing.’ Clover Stroud, The Sunday Telegraph ‘A charming travel companion, entertaining and engaging.’ The Times Literary Supplement

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Tom Chesshyre is the author of twelve travel books. He worked on the Times for 21 years and is now a freelance writer. He attended state school, studied politics at Bristol and newspaper journalism at City University and has worked for Sporting Life, the Independent, Sky Sports, the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, the Daily Mail and National Geographic. He can be found on X as @tchesshyre and at tomchesshyre.co.uk

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