Sherborne Travel Writing Festival

Britain’s most acclaimed literary travel writer, at the age of 81, travels along The Amur River, between Russia and China, the tenth longest in the world.

Stories of remarkable travels from Pole to Pole via Zanzibar that contemplate friendship and the irreplaceable value that travel brings

The extraordinary story of how marauding Muslim armies carved out an empire that rivalled Rome and changed the world for ever

Former residents Demi and Rory unveil the city’s secrets to focus on Bowie’s prolific Berlin sojourn and creative growth

War, fear, travel and PTSD from Rwanda to Afghanistan and Ukraine through the eyes of one of Europe’s great chroniclers and journalists

An enticing journey to the fantastical landscapes, beguiling creatures and isolated tribes of tropical Madagascar

Sail single-handed up the west coasts of Ireland and Scotland on a remarkable voyage across history and into the imagination

The sweeping, best-selling history of the wanderers who shaped our world, explaining why we leave home, and why we like to return

An inspirational and heart-breaking illustrated journey across Siberia’s remote reaches to beyond its frozen myths

The renowned explorer unpacks his expeditions from the Blue Nile and Congo River to Operation Raleigh