Christopher Somerville

Christopher is a Times journalist with 25 years’ experience of writing and broadcasting about country walks (and tougher hikes). He has also written extensively about life in remote rural and island communities from Scotland to Crete by way of the Faroes, musicmaking in Irish pubs, festivals from Spain to Sweden, and the pleasure and delight of telling stories and weaving yarns. He is the author of Somerville’s 100 Best British Walks (Armchair Traveller, 2012), Where to See Wildlife in Britain and Ireland (Collins, 2013) and Best Wild Places (Penguin, 2011).