Five newly released books for adventurers to enjoy
Although lockdown is easing, you may have decided to have a staycation this year. If so, there are some newly released expert guides to help you plan your next holiday in the British Isles. From cooking delicious meals in your garden or the wild, to making the most of the stunning coastline by camper van or foot. These books will provide you with what you’ll need to get back out there and relish the outdoors.
The following books are available from local bookshops or can be ordered online from Bloomsbury. Survival and Bushcrafts will be reviewing all of these books shortly.
Wilderness Chef: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Outdoors
by Ray Mears (Flexiback; £20.00)
This is the first cookbook from the outdoors legend, Ray Mears. In it, he shows you how to make delicious, flavoursome food in the open air. Whether you will simply be lighting up the barbecue in your garden, or making your own fire to cook over whilst camping, Ray Mears is the person to show you how.
In Wilderness Chef, Ray offers his most treasured recipes from his life and travels to the reader. This includes baking beautiful bread and making a full roast dinner in the wilderness. Get ready to be inspired!
Ray Mears is recognised throughout the world as the authority on bushcraft and survival. He is a household name through his writing and television series, including ‘Ray Mears’ Bushcraft’ and ‘Ray Mears’ Survival’. Ray has spent his life travelling the world. He has lived with and learned from indigenous peoples. Cooking food in the wilderness has always been central to his journey.
Take the Slow Road: Ireland: Inspirational Journeys Round Ireland by Camper Van and Motorhome
by Martin Dorey (Paperback; £20.00)
This is the third book in the bestselling Take the Slow Road series. Take the Slow Road: Ireland is here to let you into the best-kept secrets and driving routes around Ireland for camper vans and motorhomes. Ireland is full of breath-taking roads, bendy mountain passes and seemingly ever-lasting coastlines. ‘Campervan Guru’ Martin Dorey is the best placed person to tell you all about it.
From the coolest places to stay, to the most spectacular sights to see and the must-not-miss things to do for surfers, wildlife watchers, climbers, walkers, and plain idlers, Martin Dorey reveals all. And if you don’t (yet) own a camper van, don’t worry! Included are listings for rental companies for all areas. There’s also advice and guidance for campervan users whether they be first timers or seasonnaires.
Martin Dorey is a writer, surfer, environmentalist and serial camper van owner. He presented the BBC2 television programme ‘One Man and his Camper Van’. Furthermore, he is the author of The Camper Van Cookbook, The Camper Van Coast, The Camper Van Bible and the bestselling No. More. Plastic.
The bestselling Take the Slow Road series has previously covered:
- England and Wales – showing us the very best scenic and fun routes around the valleys, mountains and coastlines of wonderful England and Wales.
- Scotland – the first book in the series explores the most picturesque and enjoyable routes around the highlands, lowlands and islands of beautiful Scotland.
The England Coast Path: 1,000 Mini Adventures Around the World’s Longest Coastal Path
by Stephen Neale (Paperback; £18.99)
This book explores the England Coast Path, finding 1,000 mini adventures to enjoy along its route. In 2018 Stephen Neale, as a path surveyor, spent months walking the England Coast Path. In doing so has written a fantastically detailed and rich guidebook covering the route itself. It includes everything from the best places to swim, hunt for fossils and eat seafood to hidden away beaches and canoeing spots.
The book covers 16 coastal counties. It features 1,000 places to see, explore, camp and adventure around the coast. This book also has map coordinates, basic directions to the ‘feature’ from the path, and a short description. Walkers can either visit specific places or link highlights together, walking between them along the path.
Stephen Neale is a multi-award winning journalist and author. He was responsible for assessing an Essex section of the path in liaison with Natural England on behalf of the Ramblers. He is the author of Camping by the Waterside, and Wild Camping 2nd edition also published by Bloomsbury.
Wild Camping (2nd edition): Exploring and Sleeping in the Wilds of the UK and Ireland
by Stephen Neale (Hardback; £18.99)
Also from Stephen Neale, is this updated 2nd edition of the revolutionary guide to the world of wild camping and foraging. It includes a new chapter about the England Coast Path, and a foreword by explorer Ed Stafford. This book shows us how anyone can camp, sleep and wake in the UK’s most secluded and beautiful places.
From getting back to nature with a tent, to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, this book shows how to get stuck into wild camping in all its forms.
There’s an idea that wild camping is illegal in Britain, but it isn’t – you just need to know the rules and where to go. The book features the best places to go throughout the UK, along with stories, tips, helpful maps and inspiring photos. It gives readers the knowledge and the inspiration to escape the noise, clutter and stress of day to day life and go wild.
Around the Coast in 80 Days: Your Guide to Britain’s Best Coastal Towns, Beaches, Cliffs and Headlands
by Peter Naldrett (Paperback; £16.99)
Around the Coast in 80 Days is an indispensable guide to the very best of Britain’s diverse coastline. It shows the 80 most interesting, fun and picturesque seaside spots our coast has to offer. Starting at Liverpool, the book travels clockwise. It calls in at exciting seaside towns and more tranquil coastal stretches. With beautiful photography, a handy map, and a foreword by Ian McMillan, this book will delight explorers of all ages and with all budgets.
Peter Naldrett is a travel writer who has written several guides to the Peak District, Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, as well as textbooks and resources for Oxford University Press.
He has also written for many regional and national newspapers, and writes regularly for publications such as Cumbria, The Countryman and Derbyshire Life. He is the author of Days Out Underground, also published by Bloomsbury.
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Islandeering: Adventures Around The Edges Of Britain’s Hidden Islands by Lisa Drewe (Book Review)
