Full Description
Unique and enchanting walking guide offering 50 half day and full day walks in a beautiful, portable book.
Walks for Mind and Spirit is a wonderful guide for anyone seeking both physical exercise and mental enrichment through walking.
Coverage includes: South west England, London and south east, Wales, Midlands and East Anglia, Northern England and Scotland.
Includes 50 walks - the walks are spread across England, Scotland and Wales
Each walk is paired with philosophical insights, poetry, homilies and prayers - providing more than just a route to follow, it includes a meditative experience, turning each step into a moment of contemplation
Unique and enchanting guide - ideal for the person who wants to engage deeply with history, philosophy, spirituality and culture while connecting with nature
Walks of varying length are included - from multi-day expeditions to short half-day outings. Short half-day walks are typically under 4 miles; half day walks are 4-8 miles and one day walks are over 8 miles
Eclectic mix of themes - ranging from Buddhist retreats and pagan sites to Christian pilgrimages and intellectual hubs, this walking guide offers a great opportunity for reflection while exploring
Clear, illustrated maps and landscape photography - make it an inviting, easy-to-navigate resource for those new to spiritual walks or seasoned wanderers
Rediscover yourself on one of these 50 inspirational walks in some of the most beautiful parts of Britain.
Contents
CONTENTS
Introduction, contributors, how to use and walk locator map
SOUTH WEST
Timeless headland - The Rumps and Pentire Head, Cornwall
Enchanted forest - Dartmoor, Devon
The power of belief - Abbotsbury, Dorset
A pagan arena - Avebury, Wiltshire
Myth factory - Glastonbury, Somerset
Architectural philosophy - Wells Cathedral, Somerset
SOUTH EAST AND LONDON
High-mindedness and doubt - Tennyson Down, Isle of Wight
The pilgrim paradox - St James Way, Winchester
Reconnecting with nature - Newton Valence, Hampshire
Solitude and meditation - Chithurst Monastery, West Sussex
A shrine to multiculturalism - Brookwood Cemetery, Woking
Land art - West Dean Woods , South Downs
Gardening therapy - Dungeness, Kent
Religion and politics - Canterbury, Kent
Meetings with urban trees - London
Nature comes to town - Hampstead Heath, London
Sacred geometry - East London
Energy highway - The Ridgeway, Oxfordshire
WALES
Small acts - Solva to St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Pilgrimage reborn - Penrhys Pilgrimage Way, Cardiff - Penrhys
To be, or not to be, a hermit - Monmouthshire, SE Wales
The work factor - Strata Florida, Mid Wales
Idris the giant - Cadair Idris, North Wales
Spirituality and poetry - Llŷ n Peninsula, North Wales
THE MIDLANDS AND EAST ANGLIA
Picturesque - Wye Valley
English music, English landscape - The Southern Malverns
Regeneration at its best - Birmingham
The poet of unhappiness - Wenlock Edge, Shropshire
Vernacular poetry - Helpston, Nottinghamshire
Defi ning great literature - The Cambridge Backs
Constable country - The Stour Valley, Essex
England's Nazareth - Docking to Walsingham, Norfolk
The original freedom walk - Kinder Scout, Peak District
Relatable saints - Chester to Lichfield
NORTHERN ENGLAND
Fuelling superstition - Pendle Hill, Lancashire
Fantasy land - Hurst Green, Lancashire
Family life - Bempton Cliffs, Humberside
Whose landscape? - Styhead Tarn, Lake District
Mountain woman - Scafell Pike, Lake District
Return to wilderness - Grizedale Forest, Lake District
Stretching credulity - Lindisfarne, Northumberland
Making sense of the senses - Kielder Water, Northumberland
Imperial pride - Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland
SCOTLAND
Enlightenment - Pentland Hills, Midlothian
World peace - Holy Isle, Arran
Royal roots - Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross
Blood money - Glencoe, Scottish Highlands
Foundations of conservative thought - Isle of Skye
INDEX
PICTURE CREDITS
