Walkers in Kent enjoy a number of long-distance footpaths including the North Downs Way Wealdway Pilgrims Way & Greensand Way & sections of them are incorporated into several walks in this guide. Routes starting at Tenterden & Penshurst wind through a typical Kentish landscape characterised by orchards medieval churches & oast houses. Deal & Sandwich featured on another walk were once centres for smugglers while walks along the cliffs of Dover & Folkestone evoke historic maritime events. In contrast Romney Marsh & the Swale have a wild & lonely beauty which evoke a more contemplative mood. ...

Walking is one of Britains favourite leisure activities & this guide features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of Kent as well as other local points of interest. All walks are annotated with places to visit along the way including tea rooms & pubs with extra details on their character & the food on offer. Every walk is given a summary of distance time gradient level of difficulty type of surface & access landscape dog friendliness parking & public toilets. ...

Do motorists pick up a phantom hitchhiker on Blue Bell Hill during stormy nights? Does Satan appear if you dance round the Devils Bush in the village of Pluckley? Do big cats roam the local woods? & what happens if you manage to count the Countless Stones near Aylesford? For centuries strange urban legends have materialised in the Garden of Engl&. Now for the first time folklorist & monster-hunter Neil Arnold looks at these intriguing tales strips back the layers & reveals if there is more to these Chinese whispers than meets the eye. Folklore embeds itself into a local community often to the extent that some people believe all manner of mysteries & take them as fact. Whether theyre stories passed around the school playground through the internet or round a flickering campfire urban legends are everywhere. Kent Urban Legends is a quirky & downright spooky ride into the heart of Kent folklore. ...

Kent has one of the longest coastlines in Britain & was at the forefront of the growth of the British seaside industry from the eighteenth century onwards when sea bathing became fashionable. The Kent coast is within relatively easy access of London so a day trip to the coast became a great attraction for fashionable Londoners. For the most part transport to these fashionable new resorts was by ship but as some resorts did not have a harbour there was a problem getting passengers ashore. By the mid-nineteenth century the piers had become the most fashionable place to promenade in town. They quickly evolved into attractions in their own right with ornate pavilions containing all sorts of amusements as well as tearooms. Iconic emblems of the seaside experience & unique attractions the new seaside resorts fiercely contested to have the best showpiece pleasure pier. ...

Laura Marlins two greatest loves in life are detective novels & animals so she is ecstatic when her uncle agrees to let her keep a horse after they rescue it crazed with fear from an overturned horsebox. But he has a condition. Before he will allow her to adopt it they have to find its former owner just to ensure that it hasnt been stolen. A visit to Newmarket to investigate the thoroughbreds origins leads Laura to the Kentucky Derby in the US & deep into the murky world of race-fixing. ...

Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of. This is a land of vast savannahs immense herds of wildlife & peoples with proud traditions on the soil where the human race was born. Anthony Ham Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 7 routes to the summit of Mt Kenya 23 elephant sightings 16 nights out at Nairobi dance clubs Countless migrating wildebeest Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Comprehensive planning tools In-depth background At-a-glance practical info Easy-to-read layout ...

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On December 12 1963 people across Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule anticipating a bright future of prosperity & social justice. As the nation approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its independence however the peoples dream remains elusive. During its first five decades Kenya has experienced assassinations riots coup attempts ethnic violence & political corruption. The ranks of the disaffected the unemployed & the poor have multiplied. In this authoritative & insightful account of Kenyas history from 1963 to the present day Daniel Branch sheds new light on the nations struggles & the complicated causes behind them. Branch describes how Kenya constructed itself as a state & how ethnicity has proved a powerful force in national politics from the start as have disorder & violence. He explores such divisive political issues as the needs of the landless poor international relations with Britain & with the Cold War superpowers & the direction of economic development. Tracing an escalation of government corruption over time the author brings his discussion to the present paying particular attention to the rigged election of 2007 the subsequent compromise government & Kenyas prospects as a still-evolving independent state. ...

This brand new edition is rich in detail & information; with a scale of 1:1.1 M & containing special maps & city plans. It also covers places of interest major & minor roads
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For its size Kenya probably has the most diverse range of habitats of any country in Africa if not the world. Within its borders there are alpine peaks montane forests high plateaux savannas lowland forests coastal woodlands & wetlands & a string of varied lakes in the Great Rift Valley. The range of wildlife to be found in the region is correspondingly diverse. this book explores the wildlife & habitats in great detail & gives a thorough overview of Kenyas natural history. ...