Rory Walsh

Rory grew up south of London in a house full of books and toy cars. After graduating with an English Literature MA and ten years working in publishing, he began writing about business parks and non-league football. In 2011 Rory joined the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) on the Discovering Britain project. He has enjoyed walking in forty-one counties, talking on local radio about caves, and dancing upon a giant map. Rory lives south of London in a different house full of books and toy cars, from where he writes the monthly Discovering Britain article for Geographical.


The tram up the Great Orme headland

Discovering Britain: Llandudno’s grand designs

Aug 17, 2026
Rory Walsh pays homage to ‘the Queen of Welsh resorts’ on a walk through Llandudno’s Victorian past
Three Bridges

Discovering Britain: the Three Bridges of West London

Jul 9, 2026
Rory Walsh visits the curious last legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Kenilworth Castle

Discovering Britain: Kenilworth Castle

Jun 8, 2026
Rory Walsh sets off on a meandering walk to trace the lost defence of Kenilworth Castle
Dartmoor Tor

Dartmoor: where geology meets legend

May 1, 2026
Discover Dartmoor, a land of beauty and mystery with its famous tors and breathtaking views that inspire legends and myths.
A sunset over Oxford.

Discovering Britain: Workers’ playtime in Oxford

Mar 10, 2026
Rory Walsh revisits Oxford to discover sites of Victorian vice and virtue
Leadhills

Discovering Britain: After the gold rush

Feb 12, 2026
Rory Walsh hunts for gold in the Lanarkshire hills in the latest instalment of Discovering Britain
Warren Beach, Folkestone

Where the dinosaurs last walked in Britain

Nov 28, 2025
Rory Walsh revisits Folkestone to explore the prehistoric Kent coast where dinosaurs last roamed
Swansea at night aerial view

Discovering Britain: Swansea, the ‘Copperopolis’ of Wales

Oct 22, 2025
Rory Walsh visits the Welsh city once known as ‘Copperopolis’, exploring how Swansea’s past forged its modern transformation from smoke‑blackened docks to gleaming marina
The castle was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville

Discovering Britain: The enduring story of Beeston Castle

Sep 9, 2025
Rory Walsh visits a Cheshire castle with ancient foundations
Discovering Britain: Maritime Greenwich

Discovering Britain: Maritime Greenwich

Aug 14, 2025
Rory Walsh travels through time and space to a London landmark that shaped the world
The Preseli Mountains at sunrise

Discovering Britain: the stone age secrets of Craig Rhos-y-felin

Jul 8, 2025
Rory Walsh explores how a Welsh mountain range became part of Stonehenge
The lavender fields at Castle Farm

Discovering Britain: Darent Valley, earthly paradise

May 23, 2025
Rory Walsh explores working life and landscape art in a picturesque Kent valley
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