Becky Jones is a documentary film maker specialising in science, history and arts programmes at the BBC and Chanel 4. The skills of fact finding, research and travelling across the globe have been honed and brought closer to home with the series of guide books Adventure Walks for Families books she has created with journalist colleague Clare Lewis. The books inspire children and families to get out and about, exploring the stories and games of an old fashioned outdoors childhood through a good tramp in the countryside. Born and bred as Londoners, and following the success of Adventure Walks for Families, Becky and Clare have since produced London Adventure Walks, The Adventurer's Notebook and The Bumper Book of London. To find out more about Adventure Walks for Families, have a look at the website www.adventurewalksforfamilies.co.uk or sign up to their facebook page Adventure Walks for Families and tweet on @adventurewalks Both live with their families in London.Clare Lewis is a journalist and former managing editor at Conde Nast, IPC and National Magazines, including Tatler, Brides, Country Living and Homes and Gardens specialising in articles on crafts, design and interiors. Her skills as a commissioning editor and writer have given her an eye for detail and putting words and pictures together in a clear format. Together with television producer Becky Jones, she created the Adventure Walks for Families series of guide books, inspiring children and families to get out and about, exploring the stories and games of an old fashioned outdoors childhood through a good tramp in the countryside. The success of the first book in the series, together with Clare's knowledge of London (as a true cockney, she was born and bred within the sound of Bow Bells) has led to the publication of London Adventure Walks, The Adventurer's Notebook and The Bumper Book of London. To find out more about Adventure Walks for Families, have a look at the website www.adventurewalksforfamilies.co.uk or sign up to their facebook page Adventure Walks for Families and tweet on @adventurewalks Both live with their families in London.

'We love this new book . . . it is filled with ideas for keeping children amused' - Daily Express'A walking scheme so wily it should get even the most lumpen child off its sulky bottom' - Daily Telegraph'It's day-tripping season - but where to go? Becky Jones and Clare Lewis have done all the hard work for you. This great pocket-size book doesn't just point you in the direction; it's packed with ideas for pit stops, activities to enjoy while you're out and about and story tapes to take along for the journey.' - Time Out'An absolute treasure trove for parents and children. Not just great walks, but songs, food, fascinating facts and fun things to do.' Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood

• 1. Landmark London: The best sights in the shortest time2. Out of the Ashes: The Great Fire of London3. Mission Impossible: Spies and the Cold War4. Great Expectations: Charles Dickens and a Victorian childhood5. Paddington Bear and Portobello Market6. What the Romans did for London7. Time and Space at Greenwich 8. Poetry on Hampstead Heath9. 101 Dalmations in Regent's Park 10. Kings and Queens: London's great Palaces11. Birdsong at Rainham Marshes12. On the Waterfront: Dockside13. Festival of Britain: Modern Art and Architecture 14. Street Life: London's coolest markets15. Dick Whittington and the City of London16. Coram Boy: The story of a Georgian orphan17. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens18. Shakespeare's City19. King Henry VIII's Court at Hampton20. Boat Race: Rowing on the Thames21. Florence Nightingale and the story of medicine22. Meadow on the Thames: Richmond23. Mary Poppins: Battersea Park24. The story of ice-cream: Regent's Canal25. The Wild Wood: Dulwich Village