HILLWALKING LONDON

Ten High-level Walks to the Heights of the Capital

Caroline Buckland

You buy hillwalking guides to the Peak District, don’t you? Or the Black Mountains, or the Quantocks…? In any case, isn’t Rome the city of Seven Hills, and San Francisco the location for the plunging downhill car chase in Bullitt?

But London is also a city of hills: Highgate Hill, Herne Hill, Shooters Hill, Muswell Hill, Ludgate Hill – the place names alone denote the topography. But until now there hasn’t been a walking guide to the capital that makes a point of seeking out and threading together all the capital’s high ground, summits and fabulously panoramic views…

Now, Hillwalking London provides ten routes, all round Greater London, of striking high-level walking, to make you see this amazing city in a new way. Here are the Seven Hills of Croydon; the Sewardstone Hills north of Chingford; the string of former telegraph stations stretching from New Cross Gate across to Forest Hill, as well as cherished ascents like Hampstead Heath, Greenwich Park and Richmond Hill. A Base Camp for refreshments is given for every expedition.

‘A good read for both the novice and more experienced hill-walker, Londoner or not’, London Society

‘A handy book to pull out when visiting an area to see if there’s a local vantage point to keep an eye out for’, IanVisits

‘A useful guide and motivation for many walkers who want to explore further afield but stay within easy access of the city. The views of the city skyline are spectacular in some of the walks and there are also vistas of a more rural nature. The ten walks are different enough to maintain interest and, for some, a goal to achieve all ten,’ London Naturalist

160pp

£14.99

298 x 129 mm

Paperback

Full colour throughout

978 1 8384051 7 5

London/Travel