Anthony Toole
I was born and brought up in the English Lake District, where I have walked and climbed for most of my life. I was educated as a scientist and taught chemistry for many years, before becoming a full-time writer. My particular interests are in travel and science, with the travel emphasis largely on outdoor topics, including hill-walking, mountaineering, nature and conservation.
I write extensively about the North of England, where I live and Scotland and Ireland, which I visit frequently. I have also visited, and written many features about Norway, The Italian Dolomites, Lanzarote, Madeira, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and Bangkok.
My articles appear regularly in a variety of magazines and newspapers throughout the UK and Ireland, and are usually illustrated by my own photographs.
Awards: Outdoor Writers' and Photographers' Guild Award for Excellence (Feature) 2005 and 2006, (Travel Feature) 2007.
Books: A Boot up the Northumberland Coast (Halsgrove 2010); A Boot up the Northumberland National Park (Halsgrove 2011); A Boot up the Durham Dales (Halsgrove 2011)
Contributor to: Classic Rock (Granada 1978; 2nd edition Baton Wicks 2007); Call of the Wild (Rucksack Readers 2005); 50 Walks in Durham and Northumberland (AA Publishing 2003); Walking the World's Natural Wonders (New Holland 2008)
Latest Articles
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Guardian of a Troubled Border, Carlisle Castle, Cumbria, England
A medieval fortress that occupied the front line during centuries of border conflict and remained in military use until well into the twentieth century.
Apr 9, 2012
- Anthony Toole
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Washington Wildfowl and Wetland Centre, Tyne and Wear
Valuable work to conserve and raise awareness of an endangered habitat is carried out on the northern bank of the River Wear, just west of Sunderland.
Dec 11, 2011
- Anthony Toole
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Snowdonia's Ancient History in a Nutshell
A six-millennium tale of human activity is told by the rugged valley that runs south from Pen-y-Gwryd to Llyn Gwynant, three miles from Snowdon summit.
Nov 10, 2011
- Anthony Toole
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Finchale Priory, County Durham
Extensive ruins of a 13th century Priory overlook a quiet stretch of the River Wear, three miles to the north-east of Durham city.
Oct 24, 2011
- Anthony Toole
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Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields, England
An insight into Roman life at the northern limit of Empire can be gained at one of the earliest excavated sites in Britain.
Oct 17, 2011
- Anthony Toole
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A Glimpse of Anglo-Saxon Life at Bede's World, Jarrow
A candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status, this site of a mediaeval monastery and a church still in use is where England's first history was written.
Oct 12, 2011
- Anthony Toole
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Allen Banks and Staward Gorge, Near Hexham, Northumberland
Ancient woodlands, mediaeval ruins, sandstone crags and a hidden tarn adorn the steep hillsides above a quiet tributary of the River Tyne.
Aug 28, 2011
- Anthony Toole
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Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare
A visit to perhaps Ireland's finest 18th Century Palladian style country house offers a glimpse into one the most interesting periods of Irish history.
Aug 25, 2011
- Anthony Toole
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Corbridge Roman Town, Northumberland, England
Half-a-mile west of the modern town of Corbridge, lie the remains of one of the earliest, and most important Roman towns in the North-east of England.
Jul 9, 2011
- Anthony Toole
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Glencoe, Magnificent Set Piece of the Scottish Highlands
In its 10-mile descent from the high wastes of Rannoch Moor to the narrow fjord of Loch Leven, Glencoe displays some of Britain's most spectacular scenery.
Jul 3, 2011
- Anthony Toole
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