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Birds on a Wire
A despatch from our story-writer-in-residence Penny Walker. 13 July 2026, Southport to Tarleton, 13 miles The air is wobbling over the flat land which grows pale brown grass out of grey-red soil. Sweat and suncream on my glasses make me lose focus. I cannot make sense of it. Dry, bone dry, both sides of the flood
2026 Winner | Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing
The 2026 winner of the Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing was Lone Wolf by Adam Weymouth (Hutchinson Heinemann), who received the £10,000 prize at an award ceremony at the Sherborne Travel Writing Festival in April 2026. Any full-length, non-fiction (including creative non-fiction) travel book written by a British or European national and published in English for the
• Smugglers’ Run Heritage Trail
Smugglers Run is a one-of-a-kind cultural trail on Mudeford Quay (Dorset, UK). The trail includes 16 publicly-accessible signs that incorporate text, illustrations, models, rubbings, and audio re-enactments of the real-life smugglers of Christchurch.
Books
Walking pieces
Drawn to the Skyline
Conceived by Andrew Stuck from the Museum of Walking, in collaboration with walking artist, Ruth Broadbent, Drawn to the Skyline was first run in the Winter of 2017 and on subsequent occasions thereafter, including a commission from Team London Bridge for the London Festival of Architecture in June 2019. We all know how easy it
• London’s Loss
As a city with a long history of development in the modern world, London has more than it’s fair share of surprises that one can stumble upon or that can be revealed while walking its many streets and neighbourhoods. We like to share our curiosity and have collaborated with like-minded investigators, one such is author Tom Bolton, with
• Find Your London: Tree or False?
Devised by Andrew Stuck of the Museum of Walking, this walkshop became a regular event as part of the Mayor of London’s London Tree Week, and subsequent Urban Tree Festivals. Everyone has heard ‘an old wives’ tale’ about a certain tree species, some of which have a layer of truth within them, others are downright
• Find your London: Pizza Tray Bricolage
A slice of life is guaranteed on this exciting bricolage walkshop, in which you discover a charming park in London, gather clues, and create your own artwork. Family-friendly and if you are good, you can look forward to a slice of pizza too!
• Articles on WLC
Swap Paphos for Preston! City features in new book exploring places off the tourist trail – Blog Preston
We invited Lancashire author and travel journalist Chris Moss to explain why he wants us to explore the UK’s bypassed towns Source: Swap Paphos for Preston! City features in new book exploring places off the tourist trail – Blog Preston
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Beach combing for writers
With a contribution from Martyn Howe offering e-book copies of his new book, The Coast is Our Compass, in which he describes a personal pilgrimage to walk the coast of England along what is now officially the King Charles III National Coastal Path, as a monthly prize, our Shorelines project has had a new lift.
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Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film | Land rights | The Guardian
Documentary makers seek to start ‘informed conversation’ in country where public has right to roam on just 8% of land Source: Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film | Land rights | The Guardian
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Articles elsewhere
Two 24hr island compositions on Resonance Extra
During Resonance Extra’s summer break they will be broadcasting two of my 24hr island compositions. The first, on July 31st, is “Once upon a day on Papay” – composed from a series of recordings of places and walks on the … Continue reading →
• 33. Robert Twigger, Walking the Great North Line: From Stonehenge to Lindisfarne to (kind of) Discover the Mysteries of Our Ancient Past
I wish I could remember who recommended Robert Twigger’s Walking the Great North Line to me. I’d like to thank whoever it was publicly, for two reasons: I hadn’t heard of it until that person told me about it, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Twigger, the author of a dozen books, realized one day that … Continue reading 33. Robert Twigger, Walking the Great North Line: From Stonehenge to Lindisfarne to (kind of) Discover the Mysteries of Our Ancient Past →
• Events
Finding stories in Whitechapel, a walk with Morag Rose, Saira Niazi and Alisa Oleva
Join us for a meandering artist research walk. Together, we will be searching backstreets and secret corners for some of the many stories, spaces and projects that make up Whitechapel. As we walk, we will be finding threads of intrigue and inspiration to explore further, discovering new ways to learn and connect. Notebooks provided. Please
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Smart cities – smarter citizens?
Experiments in mobile Co-Design: A walkshop in Greenwich Facilitated by Dr Sara Jones, Senior Lecturer, Creative Interactive System Design at Bayes Business School, City University and Andrew Stuck, Founding Director of Rethinking Cities and the Museum of Walking. The plan was to share knowledge and generate ideas for apps that can help us understand more about the neighbourhoods, places,
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Walking in Wonder
