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Footpaths and Bridleways in Buckinghamshire No 1, Footpath Publications, 1974
Footpaths and Bridleways in Buckinghamshire No 2, Footpath Publications, 1975
Walks around Buckingham and Winslow, Footpath Publications, 1976
A Practical Guide to Walking the Devon South Coast Path, Footpath Publications, 1976
Walks and Rides on Dartmoor, Footpath Publications, 1977
A Practical Guide to Walking the Ridgeway Path, Footpath Publications, 4th Ed., 1978
Discovering Walking, Shire Publications, 1979
A Practical Guide to Walking the Dorset Coast Path, Footpath Publications, 1982
The Devon South Coast Path (with maps by Mark Richards), Penguin Books, 1982
The Dorset Coast Path (with maps by Mark Richards), Penguin Books, 1982
The Ridgeway Path (with maps by Mark Richards), Penguin Books, 1982
The Brecon Beacons National Park (with maps by Mark Richards), Penguin Books, 1983
Dartmoor for Walkers and Riders (with maps by Mark Richards), Penguin Books, 1983
The North Downs Way (with maps by Mark Richards) Penguin Books,1983
The Somerset and North Devon Coast Path (with maps by Mark Richards), Penguin Books, 1983
The Walker's Handbook, Pan Books, 4th Ed., 1991
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Walking and Backpacking, Oxford Illustrated Press, 1991.


The above titles are now out of print but the 5th edition of The Walker?s Handbook is currently being written.


Also contributed to:

Smith, Roger, Editor, The Winding Trail; a Selection of Articles and Essays for Walkers and Backpackers, Paladin, 1986
Hillaby, John, Editor, Walking in Britain, Collins, 1988
Village Walks in Britain, Automobile Association/Ordnance Survey, 1991
Days Out from London, Ordnance Survey Leisure Guide, Automobile Association/Ordnance Survey, 1992.


He has contributed numerous articles to the outdoor press on all aspects of walking and was, for a time in the '70s, the gear correspondent for The Great Outdoors.