A Wagon In The Woods
May 2026
Published by Doubleday an imprint of Transworld, Penguin Random House.
A Wagon in the Woods tells the story of restoring an old horse-drawn caravan and my quest to find a little patch of England to keep it on. An adventure that leads me and my family back to my childhood home of the New Forest.
A tale of obsession, cheerful naivety and a complete disregard for my own lack of carpentry skills. Mid-life crisis? Probably, but I've loved every minute of it. Not least because of the people, wildlife and places I’ve encountered along the way. From traditional wheelwrights in Devon, to dusk-fluttering Nightjars swooping the heath on mid-summer’s eve. This book encourages the reader to take a step back, breathe deep and connect. Time is fleeting and there’s no time like the present to act on the lifelong dreams that are so easily put off.
Contains plenty of wildlife, history, woodwork and mud. Lots of mud. And tea. Plus an occasional otter.
