A journey through rural England and Scotland in the year 1864.

A practical guidebook for walking from Land's End to John O'Groats. The 1956km (1215 mile) long-distance route, known as the End to End Trail, follows paths and tracks rather than road, and takes to the hills whenever it can. The route is presented in 61 daily stages averaging just less than 32km (20 miles).

A Walk to London contains notes taken along the course of a journey from Aberdeen to London in 1819 by William MacGillivray, the eminent naturalist.

A comprehensive account of a nine week journey at the end of the 19th century

Convinced that walking from Land's End to John o'Groats will be a pleasant way to spend the summer, Mark Moxon soon discovers that there's a lot more to crossing Britain than simply putting one foot in front of the other. Here, he takes us not only on a journey of 1111 miles, but also of the highs and lows of long-distance walking.