Between the Chalk and the Sea av Gail Simmons

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<p><b>''I loved this memoir'' - Raynor Winn, author of<i> The Salt Path</i><br><br>''A whole new way of looking at a familiar landscape'' - Neil Ansell, author of <i>The Last Wilderness</i><br><br>''Delightful'' - <i>Country Life</i><br><br>An old map. A lost pilgrimage route. A journey in search of our walking heritage.</b><br><br>When Henry VIII banned pilgrimage in 1538, he ended not only a centuries-old tradition of walking as an act of faith, but a valuable chance to discover the joy of walking as an escape from the burdens of everyday life.<br><br>Much was lost when these journeys faded from our collective memory, but clues to our past remain. On an antique map in Oxford''s Bodleian Library, a faint red line threading through towns and villages between Southampton and Canterbury suggests a significant, though long-forgotten, road. Renamed the Old Way, medieval pilgrims are thought to have travelled this route to reach the celebrated shrine of Thomas Becket.<br><br>Described as En