Description
In search of what divides and unites the British Isles
Searching for a sense of national and personal identity in an increasingly fragmented United Kingdom
Along The Borders merges British history with contemporary politics and culture. Collett’s journey takes him to the banks of the River Tamar – a natural boundary dividing Anglo-Saxon Devon from Celtic Cornwall for a thousand years, to the English-Welsh borders, where Offa’s Dyke has separated the two countries since the 8th century. He then travels north to the Anglo-Scottish borderlands, Orkney and Shetland, and across the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland.
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Born in Scotland to English parents, Richard Collett is an award-winning travel journalist with a love for offbeat destinations and cultural curiosities. A professional travel writer since 2018, Richard regularly contributes to major international publications, including National Geographic, BBC Travel, CNN Travel, and Lonely Planet.
Richard won the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Travel Blog of the Year in 2021 and again in 2024 for his blog: travel-tramp.com
Join Richard at The East Gate Bookshop
On: Tuesday 9th June
Tickets £3.00 each available from the East Gate Bookshop
or online (just scan the QR code).
Doors open at 7:15 pm for a 7:30 pm start.
