Book 2

Wild Swimming Coast

by Daniel Start

Published 27 April 2009
Following the huge success of last summer's best-selling Wild Swimming (a guide to the very best inland dips), Punk Publishing is launching its brand new companion guide - Wild Swimming: Coast. With this salty 'sea-quel' you can discover and enjoy over 300 magical swims, adventures and days out at some of the least discovered parts of our stunning coast. From the dolphin-inhabited waters off the Cornish coast, to desert islands in Norfolk, award-winning author Daniel Start leads us away from the crowded, commercial beaches to the lesser-known magical inlets, secret smugglers' coves, majestic rock formations and deep blue lagoons. Illustrated with over 250 spectacular photos and five useful maps, this beautifully produced book is sure to inspire you to discover and enjoy all that's great about our British coast.

Wild Swimming France

by Daniel Start

Published 1 May 2012
Daniel Start returns with a dazzling new travel guide book to France, for families and adventurers alike. * Dip in to the emerald-green plunge pools of Provence and swim beneath the great chateaux of the Loire and Dordogne. * Discover the unspoilt crater lakes of the Massif Central or relax in secluded hot springs in the woodlands of the Pyrenees. * Recommendations for canoe trips, bike rides, campsites, restaurants and farmshops. Wild Swimming France contains all the practical information you'll need to lure you off the beaten track to over 400 amazing locations. With stunning photography, 15 maps, and detailed directions, grid references and walk-in times. In vast areas of unspoilt French countryside there is so much to discover, from the tranquil river beaches of the Ardeche and the secret waterfalls of the Languedoc, to the shimmering aquamarine pools of Corsica and the Alps. Wild Swimming France takes you on an aquatic voyage to the wild side of the world's favourite holiday destination and introduce you to parts of France you never knew existed.
It provides all the practical information you'll need, from * overview maps and directions, * grid references and walk-in times, to * tips on the best campsites, * places to rent canoes, * farm-shops for picnic supplies, * rural bistros for lazy lunches, * even the best places to skinny-dip France has one of the most diverse and magnificent landscapes in Europe - with a cuisine and culture to match. Its rivers, lakes and waterfalls are the cleanest in Europe and its summers reliably hot - and all just a train ride away.