News from Stanfords

The Independent on Sunday/ Bradt Travel Writing Competition - Finalists

Date: 2 July 2008

The Independent on Sunday/ Bradt Travel Writing Competition awards ceremony is soon to be held at Stanfords’ store in London. And here are the six finalists’ entries.

Stanfords helps launch of new charity

Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 1 July 2008

Stanfords helped a new medical charity by providing prizes for a fund-raising auction on its launch night. As part of the prestigious evening that marked the inauguration of the Medic to Medic programme, guests bid for The Times Comprehensive Atlas, amongst other luxurious prizes...

Stanfords employee abseils down world's tallest hospital building

Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 25 June 2008

Our Stanfords branch supply officer, Martyn Bearfoot, completed an amazing feat against vertigo when he abseiled down the side of the world's tallest hospital building.

Bradt founder receives MBE

Date: 23 June 2008

Pioneering publisher and traveller Hilary Bradt received a MBE in this year’s Queen's Birthday Honours List at Buckingham Palace...

Stanfords gets Cold

Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 19 May 2008

Here at Stanfords, we’re always on the look-out for special books, maps and knick-knacks that other travel bookshops might miss. And Cold – Sailing to Antarctica, a stunning photography book by Thijs Heslenfeld, is no exception. We’re currently the only stockist of his book in the whole of the UK.

Stanfords trekking event appears on film

Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 8 May 2008

Our recent event with Kev Reynolds on Trekking in the High Himalaya made a big impression on the 40-strong audience. In particular, keen walker and founder of the Online Fellwalking Club (OFC), Peter Burgess, as he even filmed the event and posted it on YouTube.

Stanfords globe prize at film festival

Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 22 April 2008

A grass-roots campaign to promote geography hosted a film competition and the top prize was no less than a magnificent globe from Stanfords.

An ambulance to Mongolia

Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 17 April 2008

Two students approached Stanfords for help with an intrepid journey overland from the UK to Mongolia – by ambulance. How could we refuse?

Stanfords' maps to be used in Mongol Rally

Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 5 February 2008

Two police officers are making good use of Stanfords maps and atlases on one of the most infamous car races in the world – the Mongol Rally. Jonathan Stevens and Ben Farquett, both 29, came to our store to plan their intrepid journey with the help of our famed maps and atlases, and we quizzed them further on their plans...

Stanfords publishes travel classics

Date: 25 January 2008

Here at Stanfords we have just unveiled exciting new additions to our shelves – Stanfords Travel Classics. As a specialist travel bookseller we were inspired to put together a collection of the travel books that we really love, so we have launched a series that republishes some of the finest historical travel writing...