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Tom Chesshyre

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Travel writer. Latest book: ‘Slow Trains Around Britain: Notes from a 4,088-Mile Adventure on 143 Rides’ — shorturl.at/7xBJL

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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And not only that… ‘Twelve Mountains: A Journey Up to Britain’s High Places’ is out in hardback next April - a series of ascents, more encounters, histories, mishaps (aplenty) described & feeling of ‘escape’ captured. It’s 20% off with Bookshop.org Sept 23-27
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Paperback of Wild Peaks, all about a 370-mile walk round the Peak District, is out next March. Pre-order a copy from the excellent independent Bookshop.org, and it’s 20% off from Sept 23-27… expect encounters, mishaps, history & tales galore from a good long hike
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And not only that… ‘Twelve Mountains: A Journey Up to Britain’s High Places’ is out in hardback next April - a series of ascents, more encounters, histories, mishaps (aplenty) described & feeling of ‘escape’ captured. It’s 20% off with Bookshop.org Sept 23-27
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Paperback of Wild Peaks, all about a 370-mile walk round the Peak District, is out next March. Pre-order a copy from the excellent independent Bookshop.org, and it’s 20% off from Sept 23-27… expect encounters, mishaps, history & tales galore from a good long hike
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Tickets still available! All about a long walk around the Peak District, Britain's first national park, on its 75th anniversary. Henley Literary Festival... questions from Mark Palmer @palmertours henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/chess…
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Underground Railway, Liverpool, 1894, painting by Charles Trevor Prescott, 1872-1947 (Walker Gallery).
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
'Slow Trains Around Britain: Notes from a 4,088-Mile Adventure on 143 Rides' on a Kindle monthly deal this month... 99p... bargain for plenty of 🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂 shorturl.at/eIZHo
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Slow Trains Around Britain: Notes from a 4,088-Mile Adventure on 143 Rides
Slow Trains Around Britain: Notes from a 4,088-Mile Adventure on 143 Rides eBook : Chesshyre, Tom: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
‘Wild Peaks’ out now in audio…..
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Bag a bargain! 25% off 'Wild Peaks' today on an 'Amazon Prime Sale Day'. Celebrate England's 1st national park (75 this year) by buying a copy and then let's hope we celebrate an England win in the World Cup v Ghana this evening! 🏔️🥾🥾🏔️🏔️🏔️⚽️⚽️⚽️ www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Peaks-J...
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Wild Peaks: A lively, informative and funny 360-odd mile walk through the Peak District at 75
Wild Peaks: A lively, informative and funny 360-odd mile walk through the Peak District at 75 : Chesshyre, Tom: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
'Wild Peaks: On Foot Through England's First National Park', a bargain for 99p on Kindle today... 364-mile journey, so 0.002p per mile #verygoodvalue on the 75th anniversary of the park Tinyurl.com/5ew3dfd2
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
‘Wild Peaks: On Foot Through England’s First National Park’ - notes from a 364-mile hike around the Peak District, falling in love with the moorlands & ridges (& only once almost perishing in a frozen tent… most of the time I was in cosy inns) 🥾🥾🥾🏔️🏔️🏔️🍺🍺🍺 Out now!
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Jonathan de Peyer @jondepeyer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It’s publication day for WILD PEAKS by @tchesshyre.bsky.social Journey through the Peak District, Britain’s first National Park, on its 75th anniversary with as our correspondent hits the trails on a 360-odd mile ramble to celebrate this symbolic home of hiking.
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Thanks Hiking Historian! 🥾🥾🥾🥾
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Paul @paullikesbooks.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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... #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #AmReading
Lost in the Lakes by Tom Chesshyre
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
‘A curious link between mind and feet’…
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Stanfords Travel @stanfordstravel.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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-...
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Summersdale @summersdalebooks.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Brilliant to see @tchesshyre.bsky.social's Slow Trains Around Britain reviewed in @thetls.bsky.social last week! www.the-tls.co.uk/world/travel...
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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)! 🚂 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/slow...
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Thanks to ‘Biblios’ for this review of ‘Slow Trains Around’… yes I did do a few! 👍🚂🚂🚂🚂
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Thanks Stanfords - again - glad it’s shifted a few copies! 👍
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
‘Absorbing… should be made available to the Secretary of State for Transport’ - Times Literary Supplement review of ‘Slow Trains Around Britain’ #illtakethat #thankyouTLS
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
With a new sticker on front (released today in paperback) 🚂🚂🚂🚂🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/slow-t…
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Thanks Summersdale (and BBC Travel)!
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Summersdale @summersdalebooks.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
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 🚂 www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...
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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.
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Alison Lear @aslear.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
… and now @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Book of the Month!! ‘Slow Trains Around Britain’ By @tchesshyre.bsky.social Looking great in their window last night 🤗📗🚂 @summersdalebooks.bsky.social
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Alison Lear @aslear.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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!! 🛤️📖 @summersdalebooks.bsky.social
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Alison Lear @aslear.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, and we all know that books make THE best gifts!! These are perfect!! @stanfordstravel.bsky.social your place 🤗📚📖🎁 @noosarowiwa.bsky.social @wildtwin.bsky.social @herdyshepherd.bsky.social @phoebesmith.bsky.social @tchesshyre.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Funny one by Cooper in current Private Eye
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
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
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The glory of train travel in Europe, watching the world go by your window…
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
'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
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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
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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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...
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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...
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Good one in Private Eye by K.J. Lamb
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Time to…
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Top of Brevent cable car at Chamonix #nicespotforlunch
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Who needs the beach? #chamonix #montblanc
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Breakfast view #therockies #jacksonhole #couldbeworse
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Not so fast… ‘speed wranglers’ issuing lift pass suspensions at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, while resort app drops ‘leaderboard’ of distance covered each day to curb reckless behaviour after tragic death in collision last April - reported in Jackson Hole News #slowdown #jacksonhole
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
A day in Jackson Hole, Wyoming - minus 19C and a perfect blue sky (to match the local politics). Plenty of cowboys/girls around (wannabe and real). This was where John Wayne starred in his first film, The Big Trail (1930) #loveit #jacksonhole
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
For less than a first-class stamp (in the UK), 14 pence more than a pint of milk, a couple of sips of beer in a pub (these days), about half a London bus ride etc etc… read all about a journey round the dusty railways of Spain - on Kindle #bargain! #spain shorturl.at/UDvNY
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Snow way this flight was getting cancelled #rockymountains #saltlakecitytojacksonhole
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Nice posters and painting (by Eugene van Mieghem), 1890s-1920s, bygone times #antwerp
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Found it! #antwerp
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
What a station: completed 1905 (replacing earlier Brussels-Antwerp terminus), struck by WWII V2 rockets, almost demolished, restored… now dubbed spoorwegkathedraal (‘railroad cathedral’) for its grand/slightly mad style, inspiration for start of WG Sebald’s cult novel Austerlitz
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Trains, trains, trains… 🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂 www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic...
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Revealed: World's 15 most stunning train rides (and those to avoid)
I've been on hundreds of trains across the globe and have written six books on train travel. Here are the world's BEST rides… and also one or two to AVOID at all costs.
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Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
60 years since Beatles went skiing in Obertauren, Austria while filming Help! (Lennon better than Harrison on the slopes) #beatlesheaveninalps #salzburgerland #lovelyoldpicsoftheminbarsandhotelsandafewstatuestoo
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