The Road to Steeple Bumpstead

A story of great peril, adventure, and discovery.

Two optimistic cyclists ignore their lack of training and inadequate levels of fitness to embark on a journey of unimaginably mediocre proportions: from Ipswich to Chipping Norton by bicycle.

This is a 150 mile journey of discovery, in which our heroes plumb the depths of conversational monotony, discover the secrets of life in Saffron Walden, narrowly avoid being eaten by lions and come across a wonderful place called Steeple Bumpstead.

The Road to Steeple Bumpstead is Marcus Rowe’s debut foray into the world of being an author. It is sure to leave you laughing uncontrollable fits of belly laughter at his observations of everyday life.

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Also available at Waterstones.


The Brakes of Wrath

Cycling the An Turas Mòr trail

Mud, gravel, mountains, rivers, rain, tents and bothies on the most remote route to Britain’s wild north-west.  

Join Marcus Rowe as he tackles one of the most spectacular routes in the country, setting out from Glasgow early on a Tuesday morning in July and hoping to cross some of Scotland’s most inhospitable areas to get to the most north-westerly point in mainland Britain: the aptly named Cape Wrath.

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