Tom Chesshyre

Thanks Hiking Historian! 🥾🥾🥾🥾

Lost in the Lakes by Tom Chesshyre

Lovely book by @tchesshyre.bsky.social, fascinating to see my lal' corner of the world from an off-comers perspective. Highly recommended for anyone considering buying a second home round here also...

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‘A curious link between mind and feet’…

Only few copies left of Slow Trains Around Britain by @tchesshyre.bsky.social Stanfords Book of the Month in June!

Don't miss out! Grab a copy in Store or at this link www.stanfords.co.uk/slow-trains-...

Brilliant to see @tchesshyre.bsky.social's Slow Trains Around Britain reviewed in @thetls.bsky.social last week!

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On 200th anniversary of 1st public steam railway (Stockton & Darlington), the HS2 fiasco looms large. Back then GB led the world, now an international ‘laughing stock’ (as reported this week). All covered in ‘Slow Trains Around Britain’ (often v slow)! 🚂

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Thanks to ‘Biblios’ for this review of ‘Slow Trains Around’… yes I did do a few! 👍🚂🚂🚂🚂

Mine too!

Thanks Stanfords - again - glad it’s shifted a few copies! 👍

‘Absorbing… should be made available to the Secretary of State for Transport’ - Times Literary Supplement review of ‘Slow Trains Around Britain’ #illtakethat #thankyouTLS

With a new sticker on front (released today in paperback) 🚂🚂🚂🚂🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

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Thanks Summersdale (and BBC Travel)!

Britain's five best slow train journeys As England celebrates the 200th anniversary of rail travel, author and train expert Tom Chesshyre reveals his favourite rides across the UK.

Delighted to see @tchesshyre.bsky.social interviewed about his 4000 mile train journey around Britain! For more, make sure you get a copy of his brilliant book Slow Trains Around Britain 🚂

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… and now @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Book of the Month!!

‘Slow Trains Around Britain’
By @tchesshyre.bsky.social

Looking great in their window last night 🤗📗🚂
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Thanks so much Alison! 👍👍👍

Slow Trains around Britain

Tom Chesshyre

Stanfords

Slow trains around Britain

Lovely evening @stanfordstravel.bsky.social for the launch of @tchesshyre.bsky.social brand new book …

‘Slow Trains Around Britain’

I absolutely love Tom’s books, so cannot wait to read this one. Lots of familiar locations too!!
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@summersdalebooks.bsky.social

Thanks Alison - and thanks so much for coming, great to see you 👍

Great stuff, thanks Ewan - glad you enjoyed the book! 👍👍🇪🇸🇪🇸🚂🚂

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It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, and we all know that books make THE best gifts!!

These are perfect!!
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Funny one by Cooper in current Private Eye

Home of Cervantes & briefly Spain’s royal court - with tapas joints galore (annual festival), sculpture galleries & cheap hotels, in Castile de Leon, north of Madrid. Laurie Lee didn’t like it (‘I don’t ever wish to return’), but that was ages ago! #spanishsecret #tapasheaven

The glory of train travel in Europe, watching the world go by your window…

'Slow Trains Around Britain: Notes from a 4,088-Mile Adventure on 143 Rides' is out on May 8. Waterstones is offering 25% off for pre-orders (usually £20) this weekend. Result? Yet another bargain! Please, if you don't mind (I beg), retweet! #PREORDER25 waterstones.com

Paperback of 'Slow Trains to Istanbul... And Back: A 4,570-Mile Adventure on 55 Rides' is out on June 12. Waterstones is offering 25% off for pre-orders (regular price £9.99) this weekend. Result? A bargain. Please, if you don't mind, retweet! Thank you. #PREORDER25

Paperback of 'Slow Trains to Istanbul... And Back: A 4,570-Mile Adventure on 55 Rides' is out on June 12. Waterstones is offering 25% off for pre-orders (regular price £9.99) this weekend. Result? A bargain. Please, if you don't mind, retweet! Thank you. #PREORDER25 #LOVETRAINS

Amsterdam departure in doubt for Barcelona night train Plans for a night train from Amsterdam to Barcelona are now in jeopardy, as scheduling constraints in France could potentially push the service to depart too early for Dutch passengers. While a feasib...

Good news, it seems European Sleeper may have found a train path across France for their planned regular Amsterdam/Brussels<>Barcelona sleeper (I wasn't sure they would). But running it from Amsterdam is in doubt, may have to start from Brussels. nltimes.nl/2025/02/15/a...

Good one in Private Eye by K.J. Lamb

Good to see ‘Slow Trains to Istanbul’ hanging in there between ‘Mother State: A Political History of Motherhood’ and ‘Anxiety’ @HSKWaterstones in New Smart Thinking, no less #alwayssmarttotakeafewtrains

Time to…

Top of Brevent cable car at Chamonix #nicespotforlunch