In 2006 two young(ish) men set off in search of a remote village in Somerset purely because it had the same name as their home village in Kent. Armed with little more than a trusty axe and a tent, they follow long-distance footpaths from Kent to Somerset, wild-camping wherever they can. From diving into a pub to get out of the rain to repressed frustration over map-reading errors, seasoned hikers will be familiar with the challenges. Redhill and Winchester are the only urban detours on this rural ramble. Written like a blog in the days before blogs were common, this diary-like account of their musings is funny, informative and occasionally surreal; this is the only known travel book with dream sequences. Includes the Greensand Way, St Swithun's Way, Clarendon Way and Monarch's Way.The 2022 'Reload' Edition includes additional chapters documenting how the pair practised for their challenge and the author's attempt to cycle the length of the Greensand Ridge many years later. He describes it as the book equivalent of an 'anniversary' CD rerelease, with the new material being the sought-after bonus tracks.
