Literary trips
Roads taken: the Gloucestershire footpaths that were the making of Robert Frost
We follow the trails trodden a century ago by a band of revolutionary poets who fell for this corner of rural England
Liz Boulter
14, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM
Five great British walks with a literary twist
From Boswell and Johnson bickering in Scotland to the coast that inspired Enid Blyton’s Famous Five
Peter Fiennes
14, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM
The classic travel guidebooks that inspire my trips
From the iconic Shell Guides to Wilkie Collins’s rambles, travel writers pick the vintage UK guides that keep them exploring
Phoebe Taplin, Jon Woolcott, Kevin Rushby, Peter Fiennes, Brett Wolstencroft
04, May, 2021 @5:30 AM
12 of the UK’s best independent bookshops, chosen by readers
From old tales to new thinking, gardening to science fiction, our tipsters find literary nourishment – and cake, too – at these indie booksellers
Guardian readers
22, Apr, 2021 @10:00 AM
Why cities emptied by Covid-19 are perfect for modern flâneurs
Copying the approach of Baudelaire’s quizzical stroller can help us escape lockdown – even if he needs a little updating
Chris Moss
06, Apr, 2021 @10:32 AM
The hottest literary travel destinations (to visit when lockdown ends)
From George Orwell’s Isle of Jura to Willa Cather’s Nebraskan frontier … with travel restricted to the imagination, Henry Eliot picks the most memorable and beautiful literary locations
Henry Eliot
03, Apr, 2021 @10:00 AM
Literary breaks: stay in the former home of a famous writer
From Betjeman’s London townhouse to Keats’ seaside cottage, these atmospheric writers’ homes all have a tale to tell
Genevieve Fox
28, Feb, 2021 @7:00 AM
10 children’s books that will take kids on a journey
They may be stuck at home, but children can escape to the Amazon, Himalayas or New York via these magical tales
Piers Torday
07, Feb, 2021 @7:00 AM
My voyage through a world of language in just one word: snow
Missing the wild regions where I have worked, I took a linguistic trip from Asia to the Andes, via Russia and Finland, instead
Nancy Campbell
22, Jan, 2021 @6:30 AM
In praise of Jan Morris, by six fellow travel writers
The trailblazing writer was loved and revered by all those who followed in her footsteps. Here they describe just what she meant to them
23, Nov, 2020 @2:32 PM
A guided walk of Tolkien's original Shire, in Birmingham
It’s there and back again for our writer, who takes in Hobbiton, the mill, the Old Forest and the author’s childhood home – all in the suburb of Sarehole
Richard Franks
13, Nov, 2020 @6:30 AM
Stanfords travel bookshop launches crowdfunding project as it fights for survival
Beloved London travel and map specialist has launched an online scheme to help stave off closure
Lois Pryce
02, Nov, 2020 @12:44 PM
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