Octopus Publishing Group

If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it's that people love parks

As horizons shrank, we took stock. At first, a sense of panic set in: nowhere to go, nothing to do...

Then we all went to the park, and we realized something: we need greenery - we crave it.

Whether we're in Colombia or Korea, America or Australia, urban parks are places where we can find calm amid the chaos. They can also (more often than we may realize) conceal intriguing hidden histories, and can tell us something about modern life in our frenzied world, too.

With fondness and humour, travel writer Tom Chesshyre recalls 50 of his favourite urban parks from across the world, in a love letter to the green escapes that bring us joy in our cities.

Create a garden brimming with wildlife that provides you with food every day of the year.

Well-known figures in the world of travel writing bring together stories of times they have been in vulnerable positions during their adventures, with the subsequent help and support of strangers pleasantly surprising them or affirming a sense of what is special and valuable about travel.

The author recounts a meandering adventure across Europe from London to Venice, enjoying the freedom of the tracks as a respite from the rat race. A timely tribute to the joy and variety of continental Europe.

A remarkable exploration into the past and present of England's longest and most iconic river, Chesshyre walks the length of it from the Cotswolds to the North Sea, passing churches, meadows, palaces and dockyards on his way.

Tom Chesshyre takes us on a whistle-stop tour of some of the most exhilarating train journeys around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Tehran and beyond. From the author of "Tales From The Fast Train" and "To Hull & Back".

It's time to make your home a wellness zone!
Your home environment should lift you up and bring you joy. No Place Like Home offers simple ways to transform your home environment to be more mindfully aligned with who you are. It's packed with ideas for decluttering, comforting recipes to try and innovative ways to bring the outside in.

A book of different themed quizzes and factoids to coincide with The Chase's 10th Anniversary.

Depressed and bullied, Geoff Thompson decided to fight back by taking a job as a bouncer in one of Britain's roughest nightclubs. But after being brutally attacked, he was forced to reassess his relationship with violence. This is the story of an ordinary man who took himself from bedsit to best-seller but very nearly got killed on the way.