Tom Chesshyre is the author of thirteen travel books. He has travelled more than 40,000 miles around the world for his train books, which have included Slow Trains Around Spain: A 3,000-Mile Adventure on 52 Rides and Ticket to Ride: Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys. His book writing has also taken him across North Africa after the Arab Spring, round the "dark side" of the Maldives on cargo ships, along the length of the River Thames, around the Lake District on a long hike, and on a journey through "unsung Britain" (for To Hull and Back). He worked on the travel desk of The Times for 21 years and is now freelance, contributing to the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and The New European magazines. He lives in London.
An enjoyable refuge from everyday life
*Clive Aslet, The Times*
I found myself quickly falling into step beside Tom Chesshyre,
charmed by his amiable meanderings, pointed observations and
meetings with strangers along the way... but most of all Chesshyre
champions the joys of a good walk through fascinating surroundings
- with beer and blisters at the end of the day
*BBC Countryfile Magazine - Fergus Collins*
Readers should perhaps prepare themselves for a whole new wave of
Whither England? type books in the months and years ahead, and
Chesshyre's is a not unwelcome early attempt to answer that
seemingly urgent question.
*Ian Sansom, Times Literary Supplement*
'Beautifully written and exquisite in observation, Tom Chesshyre's
latest book, From Source to Sea is a fitting tribute to the mighty
Thames that flows like a golden thread through the history of
Britain.
*Harry Bucknall, author of Like a Tramp, Like a Pilgrim*
Chesshyre cuts an engaging figure... He has a true journalist's
instinct for conversational encounters - Kurdistani picnickers in
the river meadows upstream of London, pub thugs in the badlands of
the lower Thames, other Thames Path pilgrims he rubs up against
along the way. He also demonstrates a nose for a juicy tale, from a
pre-Raphaelite ménage-àtrois at Kelmscott Manor to the discreet
nookie column in the Marlow Free Press. Chesshyre's journey is rich
in history and thick with characters, fables and happenstance - a
highly readable and entertaining saunter along England's iconic
river.
*Christopher Somerville, author of Britain’s Best Walks*
Chesshyre's book stands out from other accounts of walking the
Thames Path in its contemporary (post-Brexit, pre-Trump) immediacy.
A portrait of England and the English in our time, it is peppered
with fascinating historical and literary markers. It's also a
usefully opinionated guide to watering-holes and B&Bs from the
sleepy Cotswold villages to the dystopian edgelands of the
estuary.
*Christina Hardyment, author of Writing the Thame*
Journalist Tom Chesshyre has produced a readable, richly
entertaining and highly informative book in From Source to Sea
*Chris Gray, The Oxford Times*
The result is this enjoyable travelogue, guiding the reader through
the delightful towns and cities strung like pearls along the river,
the 'liquid history' of the Thames from the Romans to the Profumo
Affair and the beloved works of art and literature inspired by life
on its banks, most famously Alice in Wonderland, Three Men in a
Boat and The Wind in the Willows... a welcome addition to the
Thames cannon.
*Richard Tarrant, The Lady*
Beautifully written and exquisite in observation, Tom Chesshyre's
latest book, From Source to Sea is a fitting tribute to the mighty
Thames that flows like a golden thread through the history of
Britain.
*Harry Bucknall, author of Like a Tramp, Like a Pilgrim*
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