It’s a beautiful afternoon and the sun is shining. In fact it’s so warm I’ve got the office window open (now that’s a ‘first’ for this year). Afternoons like this make me want to put my walking boots on, collect the dog, and set out for a lovely long ramble in the countryside!
But duty calls - this is also one of our busiest times of the year at Countryside Books - our new spring titles are starting to arrive from the printers and they are looking fantastic!
The first to arrive on our doorstep was KENT: A DOG WALKER’S GUIDE by David & Hilary Staines.
Our Dog Walker’s Guides are (I think) super books. Each title in the series covers a whole county and there are 20 routes in each book. With a price of £7.95 (for 2012 titles) and £7.99 (for older titles) they really are great value for money (and there’s a 20% discount if ordered direct from our website (www.countrysidebooks.co.uk).
I can’t be the only dog owner who gets fed up taking the pooch to the same places over and over again!
The thing I really like about the Dog Walker’s Guides is that they give me the confidence to take my Trusty Hound to places I’ve never been to before.
They’ve been designed with maximum off-lead time and minimum exposure to roads. Each walk has information on the distance and terrain, livestock likely to be encountered, number and type of stiles en route and, in an emergency, the nearest veterinary surgery. In addition to the clear, numbered route instructions, each section also includes a matching numbered map, information on how to get to the start, places of interest along the way, and local pubs and cafes which welcome dogs.
Countryside Books publish guides covering Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire & the New Forest (my all time favourite – it has some glorious walks), Kent (new), Lancashire, Shropshire, Somerset (our very first Dog Walker's Guide which, because of its popularity has had to be reprinted) and the Yorkshire Dales.
http://www.countrysidebooks.co.uk/book-catalogue-category.php?category=36&sub_cat=55
http://www.countrysidebooks.co.uk/book-catalogue-category.php?category=36&sub_cat=55
This spring we are publishing NEW guides covering Bristol & Bath, Cheshire, Derbyshire & the Peak District, Nottinghamshire and Surrey. We ultimately hope to have a Dog Walker’s Guide for every county in England. Now, wouldn’t that be an achievement!
I’m so pleased the evenings are getting lighter; it means I have plenty of daylight left when I get home to take Bruce The Wonder Dog out for a good run (and a slightly less energetic amble, on my part). It will probably be a trip to Greenham Common this evening as it’s nice and close. But this weekend, armed with A Dog Walker’s Guide, the world (or several counties of it, at least) will be my oyster. I’ll be able to go somewhere new and interesting and feel relaxed and confident about our destination.
Happy walking! J
Deb
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