Walking in and Around Slough

Stuart Montgomery

ISBN 10: 1517441730 / ISBN 13: 9781517441739

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 20 O, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walking in and Around Slough
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 20 O
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1517441730
• ISBN 13: 9781517441739
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This book describes a series of walks in and around the borough of Slough, in south-east England. In spite of the town’s generally unromantic reputation, good walking routes do exist and some of them are surprisingly attractive - in places, at least.The book aims to introduce them not only to regular walkers, but also to people who have never tucked trouser into sock or thermos into backpack. The routes are mainly themed around different aspects of local history or culture, and reflect an eclectic and unstuffy attitude toward heritage. So, while there is space for “apparently venerable stuff like castles, churches and old (or even olde) pubs”, the themes also include puppet TV shows, grimy waterways, brick-making yards, eccentric pagan people, posh schools, prostitutes and punk rock writers.The author has lived in the town for 25 years and used to run a travel company that sent groups of walkers to many attractive destinations in Europe (though not to Slough itself).

About the Author

After many years' experience of hill-walking and mountaineering in his native Scotland, Stuart Montgomery worked as a leader of overseas walking and cross-country skiing groups for a travel company called Waymark Holidays, which was at that time based in London. When Waymark relocated to Slough in 1990 Stuart did likewise, eventually becoming Managing Director of the company. After Waymark was taken over by a larger organisation, Stuart co-founded a new company which organised activity holidays and which continued trading until 2014. During that time he held instructor qualifications in Nordic skiing, Nordic walking and mountain navigation.