Pocket Mountains was launched in 2003 by adventure-loving Robbie and April. Their objective, according to their website, is to publish “accessible and inspiring pocket-sized guidebooks for anyone who likes a bit of an adventure”. And since opening their publishing house, they’ve done just that! To date, their company has published many attractive handy-sized walking books [...]
Like the author, Sarah Kerr, I’ve been fascinated by lighthouses for as long as I can remember, so this book was always going to be well received. Basically, this is a thoroughly-researched reference book, detailing virtually everything you’d ever want to know about a particular lighthouse. The attention to detail is among its main selling [...]
Just like us at Travellowdown, Lisa Drewe – author, explorer and chair of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation – shares a love of islands. Such is her passion for isles of all shapes and sizes, she’s explored 50 of them for a new book, titled “Islandeering – Adventures Around the Edge of Britain’s Hidden Islands”. [...]
If, like me, you’re fascinated by the myriad islands dotted around the British coastline then this book is for you. It isn’t comprehensive by any means – that would equate to quite a hefty tome – but covers over 50 individual isles or archipelagos, including such lumps of rock as St Kilda, Rockall and Fair [...]
This 268-page guide to the Adriatic East Coast is published by EuroNatur. Based in Germany, this proactive organisation was established to protect the European nature heritage. One of its main aims is safeguarding migrating birds’ breeding grounds and winter resting places across Europe. EuroNatur also publish travel guides, such as this one. Its subtitle is, [...]
As a keen walker, lover of the Lake District and collector of all books relating to this beautiful corner of England, I was excited to hear about a new walking book. Published by Lake District Hotels – a family-run company which owns six hotels in some of the region’s most beautiful spots – the 15 [...]
