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Committee member and editor of the Guild's monthly members-only newsletter, Globetrotter, as well as website edit

Some of my recent commissions...

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Slow Sussex & South Downs National Park My own area, with a local's eye view of the area's special qualities with a strong leaning towards sustainable tourism.

British Travel Press Awards Finalist, Guide Book of the Year 2011

An exceptional new book ... just part of the mixture that makes Slow Sussex and South Downs National Park so compelling. This is no standard guide book. It's a fascinating blend of things to see, things to do.

Sussex Express

Perhaps if Jerome K Jerome had published guidebooks instead of novels, he might have written books like these.

 

Wildlife extra.com

 

We like “Slow Sussex” a lot. The book nicely tempts the readers to spots she or he never knew they wanted to visit. All in all, the book is a splendid introduction to one of the most attractive and accessible.

parts of England.'

EuroCheapo

Bridges of the World A new AA fully illustrated book of the world's bridges - from historic structures to engineering marvels.

It is a magnificent evocation of the glory of great bridges across time and continents and I am reading it with the greatest of pleasure. I am particularly taken by the outstanding photography, complemented so ably by Tim and Anne Locke in their text.

Sir Neil Cossons, former Chair of English Heritage, on Bridges of the World

Good Pub Guide Associate Editor since 2004 on the best-selling UK guidebook.

The Pub bible for the last quarter of a century.

Daily Mirror, on the Good Pub Guide

 

Writing guidebooks on Sussex for the AA: Leisure Guide to the South Downs and Coast, Impressions of the South Downs, update of 50 Walks in Sussex, Walks and Cycle Rides in the South Downs and South Coast. I also created a cycle map of Lewes town and area (funded by Lewes District Council).

Consultant on sustainable tourism: I have worked with the East of England Development Agency piloting car-free itineraries in Norfolk and Suffolk, with Lewes District Council in creating a bike map launched in European car-free week' and with the South-East Development Agency creating innovative heritage trails in Sussex and Kent, in conjunction with the National Trust, English Heritage and Historic Houses Association.

Guidebook editing for Frommer's, Cadogan and Rough Guides. Updating the AA Essential Spiral Guide to England.

Articles for hidden europe, Weekends Away and Voyager Recent pieces include David Hockney in Saltaire, London's Cherished Ghost (the Crystal Palace), and Autumn in the North (Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham).

Walks guides In addition to updating 50 Walks in Sussex, I have recently updated Dorset in the same AA series. I have devised, mapped, tested and written up hundreds of walks all over Britain for guides published by AA, Reader's Digest and Which? Books. I also write captions for a walks calendar and other Britain-related calendars.

A first-class production, which should last for years.

John Hillaby on the Town and Country Walks Guide, for which I contributed all 182 walks, from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands.

History books Children's history books for Key Stage 2 (8 to 11-year olds), on life in Roman and Victorian Britain, for Watts Publishing. D&C Kings and Queens: time lines and articles.