From the very centre of England
- literally as his village is furthest from the sea
- he travels to its outermost edges. The Green Road into the Trees" is a journey made rich by the characters he meets along the way. & the ways he takes are the old ways the drover-paths & tracks the paths & ditches half covered by bramble & tunnelled by alder beech & oak: the trails that can still be traced by those who know where to look. Just as in his acclaimed book about Peru " The White Rock" Hugh shows how older half-forgotten cultures lie much closer to the surface than we may think. In recent years archaeologists have uncovered remarkable findings about the Celts Saxons & Vikings that have often yet to reach the wider public. Travelling along the Icknield Way Hugh passes the great prehistoric monuments of Maiden Castle Stonehenge & Avebury before ending at the Wash near Seahenge. By taking a 400 mile journey from coast to coast through both the sacred & profane landscapes of ancient England Hugh casts unexpected light
- & humour
- on the way we live now."