Tim Locke
Travel writer, project manager and editor

73 Paddock Lane,Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1TW, United Kingdom
01273 475381

Committee Member and Newsletter/Website Editor of the British Guild of Travel Writers (www.bgtw.org.uk)

26 years' experience as project manager, editor and writer of a wide range of books and publications


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Bradt Slow Guide to Sussex and the South Downs National Park

General books on Britain

Books on walking in Britain

Books on Europe and beyond

Other projects and editorial work

Sample cuttings

Curriculum Vitae

Complete list of publications and editorial projects

Specialities


  • Guidebook planning. I have worked closely with the AA, Thomas Cook and Bradt Guides in developing titles. I planned the very first AA Explorer Guides and KeyGuides, have developed page plans for many AA titles, have worked as a consultant on suggesting contents and angles for new AA travel books, and am now project managing an exciting new series of regional titles to Britain for Bradt Guides

    Recent work has included:
    • Sustainable tourism consultant: working for Tourism South East assessing Visitor Payback Schemes; for East England Development Agency and Countryside Commission, in creating itineraries in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Broads National Park; and producing cycling map of Lewes and district in conjunction with Lewes District Council for European Car Free Day
    • Writing heritage trails for English Heritage, the National Trust and the Historic Houses Association
    • Associate editor of the Good Pub Guide, Britain's best-selling guidebook (updated annually)
    • Writing Bridges of the World for the AA
    • Articles for Voyager, Weekends Away, Hotline and hidden europe
    • Editing guidebooks for Rough Guides and Frommers
    • Writing calendar captions for a range of British Isles calendars
    • Writing the Visit Britain brochure on Great Ideas for Autumn
    • Author of new AA Leisure Guide to the South Downs and Sussex Coast
    • Researching and writing family-friendly bike rides in Sussex with visits to pubs en route, for the AA Pub Walks and Cycle Rides: South Downs and the South Coast
    • Updating AA walks guides to Sussex and Dorset
    • Updating the AA Key Guide to Britain and Essential Spiral Guide to England
    • Writing children's books on Victorian and Roman Britain