Leigh Hatts is an experienced walker and has known the local coastline since childhood.
He is the author of many successful walking guides including Exploring the Dorset Coast Path, Short Walks from Dorset Pubs, The Lea Valley Walk and The Thames Path for which he prepared the original Countryside Commission feasibility study. His Bournemouth’s Who Was Who was published to coincide with the town’s bicentenary.
His most recent guide is Walking The Pilgrims’ Way.
He is also author of Keeping Advent and Christmas and Keeping Lent and Easter.