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List view record 1: The crown jewels of England : 100 places that make Britain greatList view anchor tag for record 1: The crown jewels of England : 100 places that make Britain great
List view record 2: The frayed Atlantic edge : a historian's journey from Shetland to the ChannelList view anchor tag for record 2: The frayed Atlantic edge : a historian's journey from Shetland to the Channel
List view record 3: The great British bucket listList view anchor tag for record 3: The great British bucket list

The great British bucket list

Madden, Richard, 1957-2019
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Richard Madden offers up adventures that celebrate the best of Britain and Britishness. The mini adventures are graded in difficulty from comically easy to mildly challenging, making them suitable for a wide range of ages and abilities. They include the most beautiful place to go for a stroll, th...
List view record 4: I belong here : a journey along the backbone of BritainList view anchor tag for record 4: I belong here : a journey along the backbone of Britain
List view record 5: Islander : a journey around our archipelagoList view anchor tag for record 5: Islander : a journey around our archipelago

Islander : a journey around our archipelago

Barkham, Patrick, 1975-2018
Books
Britain is an archipelago made up of two large islands and 6,289 smaller ones. Some, like the Isle of Man, resemble miniature nations, with their own language and tax laws; others, like Ray Island in Essex, are abandoned and mysterious places haunted by myths, ghosts and foxes. In this evocative ...
List view record 6: The January man : a year of walking BritainList view anchor tag for record 6: The January man : a year of walking Britain

The January man : a year of walking Britain

Somerville, Christopher2018
Books
In January 2006, a month or two after my father died, I thought I saw him again - a momentary impression of an old man, a little stooped, setting off for a walk in his characteristic fawn corduroys and shabby quilted jacket. After teenage rifts it was walking that brought us closer as father and ...
List view record 7: Love of country : a Hebridean journeyList view anchor tag for record 7: Love of country : a Hebridean journey

Love of country : a Hebridean journey

Bunting, Madeleine2017
Books
Few landscapes in the British Isles are as iconic as the islands that lie off the north-western Scottish coast. Over a period of six years, Madeleine Bunting returned again and again to the Hebrides, exploring their landscapes, histories and magnetic pull. With great sensitivity and perceptivenes...
List view record 8: Notes from a small islandList view anchor tag for record 8: Notes from a small island
List view record 9: The old ways : a journey on footList view anchor tag for record 9: The old ways : a journey on foot
List view record 10: Orchid summer : in search of the wildest flowers of the British IslesList view anchor tag for record 10: Orchid summer : in search of the wildest flowers of the British Isles
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