Until the twentieth century most country dwellers made their short journeys on foot, via footpaths and bridleways which threaded the landscape and connected people to neighbouring villages, to church, to market, to freshwater springs, to work, to pubs. In The English Path, Kim Taplin embarks on her own, contemplative journey through these ancient and lost ways, where landscape, cultural identity and history intertwine to reveal the quiet beauty of journeys on foot. Drawing inspiration from artists, poets and novelists who have found deep meaning in the path, Taplin’s lyrical prose invites us to rediscover the elemental ties that bind us to the land and reminds us that footpaths are vital connections between people and the natural world.