Flint Country: A Stone Journey
Published in July 2025 by Saraband, my most recent book is both a natural and cultural history of the stone as well as a celebration of the landscapes in which it is found. Largely but not exclusively East Anglia-based, it takes a sideways look at flint from a number of perspectives – geological, archaeological, architectural, historical, philosophical and artistic.
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Westering
This was published by Saraband in 2021. Beginning in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk and meandering to Aberystwyth on the coast of Wales, Westering is a coast-to-coast journey on foot that connects landscape, place and memory to evoke a narrative unravelling the deep topography.
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15 Short Walks Norfolk: Broads & Coast
This is my latest walking guide for Cicerone. It features a selection of reasonably short walking routes in or close to coastal Norfolk and is aimed at less experienced walkers.
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Norfolk (Slow Travel) 3rd edition
This is the most recent edition of my Norfolk guide for Bradt.
As the publisher’s website asserts: “Now in its 3rd edition, this updated Bradt Norfolk Guidebook, part of Bradt’s award-winning ‘Slow travel’ series of guides to UK regions, turns the spotlight on this county of contrasts, from the fine city of Norwich to the watery wilderness of the Broads and the sweeping beaches of the superlative north coast.”
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Suffolk (Slow Travel) 3rd edition
The companion guide to Slow Travel Norfolk, also in its 3rd edition.
“Expert local author Laurence Mitchell helps visitors discover what makes Suffolk tick, combining personal insights, enjoyable anecdotes and up-to-date information on the best places to visit, stay and eat. Covering both popular sights and places beyond the usual tourist trail, he caters for walkers, cyclists, families, foodies, culture vultures and wildlife lovers alike.”
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Kyrgyzstan (Bradt travel guide) 4th edition
“This updated Bradt Kyrgyzstan guidebook, now in a 4th edition, remains the only English-language guide dedicated solely to this astounding country, described as ‘the Switzerland of central Asia’ and regarded by many as the most beautiful country in the world.
Deep within central Asia, Kyrgyzstan’s beautiful mountainscapes, dreamlike rock formations and semi-nomadic culture are gloriously unspoiled. A trip here can be as adventurous as you please: admire 5,000-year-old petroglyphs at Saimaluu-Tash, gallop on horseback through the alpine meadows that surround 3,016m-high Lake Song-Köl, go trekking in the mountain valleys that lie south of Karakol, visit Bishkek’s Soviet-era statues or simply laze on the shores of the vast Lake Issyk-Kul.”
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Serbia (Bradt travel guide) 6th edition
This is the first guidebook I wrote for Bradt, now in its 6th edition.
“Whether your interest lies in travelling on one of the steepest climbing railway lines in the world, the Sargan Eight line, visiting one of the largest Orthodox Christian churches in the world, Belgrade’s Temple of St Sava, or wandering around the National Museum or Museum of Contemporary Art (both now finally re-opened), this updated Bradt Serbia guidebook offers everything you need for a successful trip.”
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Suffolk Coast and Heaths Walks: 3 long-distance routes in the AONB (Cicerone) 2nd edition with updates
A guidebook to 3 long-distance routes exploring the varied landscapes of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.
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Walking in Norfolk (Cicerone) 3rd edition
A guidebook to 40 easy to moderate circular walks in the county of Norfolk.
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