Author of 'The Inn Way' and 'Walking Weekends' series of guidebooks.
Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild
British Guild of Beer Writers
Mark Reid is one of the UK's leading experts on country pubs and long distance walks. He has written 17 successful walking guidebooks, including the accalimed 'Inn Way' and 'Walking Weekends' series with books covering all of the national parks of Northern England. Three of his books have been awarded 'travel book of the week' in the Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday and Guardian.
Mark was born in Lancashire but moved to North Yorkshire at the age of six where he has lived ever since. Mark first fell in love with the countryside of the North of England, in particular the Yorkshire Dales, when he was 16 after visiting Reeth in Swaledale since when he has walked extensively in the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, North Pennines, Northumberland and Peak District. He studied Geography at the University of Lancaster after which he worked for various large breweries as an Area Manager. Work began on his first book, The Inn Way...to the Yorkshire Dales, in his spare time in 1991 with publication some six years later, an event that inspired him to give up his job to concentrate on writing; there are now six books in 'The Inn Way' series.
Mark Reid is the owner of InnWay Publications, a small publishing company based in North Yorkshire that specialises in producing books, magazines and articles concerning outdoor pursuits and traditional country pubs. His key interest areas include walking, outdoor pursuits, country public houses, the National Parks of Northern England and issues affecting the countryside. Mark writes regular articles concerning walking and the outdoors for several newspapers and magazines.
If you are interested in Mark Reid writing articles for newspapers, magazines or publications then please e-mail with full details to mark.reid@innway.co.uk
Mark Reid is also a qualified hill-walking guide (Walking Group Leader) and regularly takes corporate groups out for team building and activity days hill-walking in the Yorkshire Dales and beyond; Mark also teaches navigation skills. Since 1997, Mark has walked over 10,000 miles of footpaths throughout the North of England. He is an expert navigator and approved course provider of the National Navigation Award Scheme. Mark uses his extensive knowledge of the history and geography of the North of England to interpret the landscape and his navigation skills to move safely across it.
Mark is currently featured on ITV Yorkshire's monthly TV walks series 'A Breath of Fresh Air', along with ITV weatherman Jon Mitchell.
For more information about Mark's guided hill-walks www.teamwalking.co.uk
