Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 23/09/2026And 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 23-27 010
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Paperback 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 000
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And 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 23-27 000
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Paperback 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 010
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Tickets 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…henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk 010
Reposted by Tom ChesshyreBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Underground Railway, Liverpool, 1894, painting by Charles Trevor Prescott, 1872-1947 (Walker Gallery). 847568
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/eIZHoshorturl.atSlow Trains Around Britain: Notes from a 4,088-Mile Adventure on 143 RidesSlow Trains Around Britain: Notes from a 4,088-Mile Adventure on 143 Rides eBook : Chesshyre, Tom: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store 021
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Bag 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...amazon.co.ukWild Peaks: A lively, informative and funny 360-odd mile walk through the Peak District at 75Wild Peaks: A lively, informative and funny 360-odd mile walk through the Peak District at 75 : Chesshyre, Tom: Amazon.co.uk: Books 000
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/5ew3dfd2tinyurl.co 011
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! 011
Reposted by Tom ChesshyreJonathan de Peyer @jondepeyer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026It’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. 021
Reposted by Tom ChesshyrePaul @paullikesbooks.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Lovely 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 031
Reposted by Tom ChesshyreStanfords Travel @stanfordstravel.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Only 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-... 063
Reposted by Tom ChesshyreSummersdale @summersdalebooks.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Brilliant to see @tchesshyre.bsky.social's Slow Trains Around Britain reviewed in @thetls.bsky.social last week! www.the-tls.co.uk/world/travel... 001
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 19/06/2025On 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... 010
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Thanks to ‘Biblios’ for this review of ‘Slow Trains Around’… yes I did do a few! 👍🚂🚂🚂🚂 010
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Thanks Stanfords - again - glad it’s shifted a few copies! 👍 120
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 000
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 12/06/2025With a new sticker on front (released today in paperback) 🚂🚂🚂🚂🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/slow-t… 010
Reposted by Tom ChesshyreSummersdale @summersdalebooks.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Delighted 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...bbc.co.ukBritain's five best slow train journeysAs England celebrates the 200th anniversary of rail travel, author and train expert Tom Chesshyre reveals his favourite rides across the UK. 011
Reposted by Tom ChesshyreAlison 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 142
Reposted by Tom ChesshyreAlison Lear @aslear.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Lovely 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 273
Reposted by Tom ChesshyreAlison Lear @aslear.bsky.social · 26/03/2025It’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 161
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Home 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 000
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The glory of train travel in Europe, watching the world go by your window… 010
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 010
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Paperback 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 001
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Paperback 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 000
Reposted by Tom ChesshyreThe Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Good 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...nltimes.nlAmsterdam departure in doubt for Barcelona night trainPlans 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... 316416
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Good 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 000
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Top of Brevent cable car at Chamonix #nicespotforlunch 010
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Breakfast view #therockies #jacksonhole #couldbeworse 110
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Not 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 010
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 09/01/2025A 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 010
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 09/01/2025For 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 111
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Snow way this flight was getting cancelled #rockymountains #saltlakecitytojacksonhole 000
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Nice posters and painting (by Eugene van Mieghem), 1890s-1920s, bygone times #antwerp 000
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 04/01/2025What 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 020
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Trains, trains, trains… 🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂 www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic...dailymail.co.ukRevealed: 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. 000
Tom Chesshyre @tchesshyre.bsky.social · 12/12/202460 years since Beatles went skiing in Obertauren, Austria while filming Help! (Lennon better than Harrison on the slopes) #beatlesheaveninalps #salzburgerland #lovelyoldpicsoftheminbarsandhotelsandafewstatuestoo 010