‘Round Eyemouth

There's about 150 pages here with plenty of folklore, history and recreation routes. So, if you plan to be in the area for a few days or more, 'Round Eyemouth is a sound investment to enhance any visit. This is especially true for those who like to go for a walk, whether it be a challenging countryside walk or a pleasant town stroll, for there a wide variety of described routes to choose from.

There's also lots of context information, often interwoven, on the suggested routes, as well as about the area generally. These are supplemented by many black and white photos and delightfully uncluttered maps, but be prepared to purchase an OS map for some walks. Although compensated in part by website references, the authors recognise their shortcomings: informal rather than precise, the book aims not to be prescriptive and makes the point that discovery is a personal experience. There's no such thing as a wrong turn, you just enjoy a different experience. As a companion guide, this book is well worth having for the pictures it paints alone - for any visitor.
Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society @ www.scotways.com

Congratulations to you and Oliver on producing such a fascinating book which will provide a great insight into the history and features of the area to locals and visitors alike. With kind regards,
Michael Moore MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Alan/(Oliver), I wanted to email you briefly to say your Round Eyemouth is excellent, full of little pearls of information. I shall be using it plenty…when the weather improves! In the meantime, I'll read it, and just imagine I'm doing each of the routes. Best wishes,
Michael Cook, Scottish Borders Region councillor

I think it's a great book and full of fascinating information that I had no idea about, nice pictures and the maps are fantastic…we'll do a (good) review of the book in our next newsletter and would be happy to sell it through our bookshop. I think it would be great if 'Round Eyemouth was one entry of a larger series.
Neil Ramsay, ScotWays, Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society

Alan - thanks for the book. As an ex- Geography graduate (Durham University) I think the maps are the best I've seen in a long time and the whole book is immensely accessible. Appropriate in the view of its purpose!
Duncan Scott, Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham

I think the book looks great and you have both done a fine job with the presentation…the whole look and feel of the book is lovely with many different layers of interest for different readers and I'm sure it will become the classic guide to the region.
Deirdre Howard-Williams, author