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Roly Smith

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Roly Smith is a freelance writer, editor and consultant and the author of more than seventy books on walking and the British countryside. He has been dubbed 'Mr Peak District' by his local newspaper and a 'Peak District Sage' by Country Walking magazine.
Based in Bakewell in the heart of the Peak, Roly was formerly Head of Information Services to the Peak District National Park before taking voluntary early retirement in 1997 to concentrate on his freelance writing career. Previous to that, he enjoyed a twenty-year award-winning career in journalism. He is president of the Outdoor Writers' and Photographers' Guild, having been its chairman from 1990 to 2002. He was made a Honorary life member in 2005.

Roly Smith

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Roly Smith is a freelance writer, editor and consultant and the author of more than seventy books on walking and the British countryside. He has been dubbed 'Mr Peak District' by his local newspaper and a 'Peak District Sage' by Country Walking magazine.
Based in Bakewell in the heart of the Peak, Roly was formerly Head of Information Services to the Peak District National Park before taking voluntary early retirement in 1997 to concentrate on his freelance writing career. Previous to that, he enjoyed a twenty-year award-winning career in journalism. He is president of the Outdoor Writers' and Photographers' Guild, having been its chairman from 1990 to 2002. He was made a Honorary life member in 2005.

Books from Roly Smith

Wild America: A personal celebration of the National Parks

Lake District (County Series: Pictorial Memories)

Sense of Place

A Peak District Anthology: A Literary Companion to Britain's First National Park

The Best of Britain: The Peak District: Accessible, contemporary guides by local authors: Accessible, Contemporary Guides by Local Experts

Short Walks to Curious Places: Exploring 50 of Britain's Ancient Sites, Myths and Legends

On Foot in the Yorkshire Dales: 35 Circular Walks from the Nidd to the Swale

Wonders of the Peak Then and Now

National Park Guide: the Peak District (Pevensey National Park 50th anniversary guides)

Peak District (Official National Park Guides)

Kinder Scout: Portrait of a Mountain

National Parks of Britain (Illustrated Reference Series)