Click on these links to see examples of my published writing.
ARTICLES
LEAFLETS
COMMERCIAL
- HF: holiday brochure: advertising copy selling the HF concept of walking holidays. View
- Weekends Away: Millennium Hotels locations in Wales and southern England. View
- AA Explorer Thailand: introduction to the book. View
- Weekends Away: succinct summary of what makes a place or region tick. This covers New York, Bavaria and Birmingham. View
- Escape (English Country Cottages magazine): top ten areas to rent a cottage within a two-hour drive of London. View
REPORT-WRITING
- Mintel report: analytical report aimed at business readers. View
GENERAL NON-FICTION
- WH Smith Britain: historical mini-essay on Yorkshire's abbeys and overview of the landscape of the North York Moors. View
- AA Explorer Thailand: introduction to the book. View
- Reader's Digest: clear, factual style. Pieces on Welsh islands, and a short essay on Gilbert and Sullivan. View
- The introduction to Europe by Rail, the Thomas Cook Independent Traveller's Guide that I update annually as editor. View
- Samples of historic walks for the AA's Walks Through Britain's History. Each begins with an essay, followed by the walk directions. View
- Sample of a walk description for the Which? Guide to Pub Walks in the South-East (pub descriptions not included here). Less evocative than Walks Through Britain's History, this is designed to be practical and clear, and easy to understand even by very occasional walkers. View
- Sample text on the Cornish coast from the AA Explorer Guide to Britain: summing up, in two spreads, the essence of this corner of Britain. View
CHILDREN'S
- Franklin Watts: Life in Britain, for a series of children's books (ages 8-11). View
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