The Heart 200 Book

The Heart 200 Book: A Companion Guide to Scotland's Most Exciting Road Trip

By Thomas A. Christie and Julie Christie

ISBN: 978-1-9996962-1-4
8"x8" Paperback
180 Pages

The Heart 200 route is a unique road trip around some of the most beautiful locations in Central Scotland. Two hundred miles running through Stirlingshire and Perthshire, Heart 200 takes its visitors on an epic adventure to suit every taste - whether you are an outdoors enthusiast, an aficionado of history, or simply looking to enjoy yourself in some of the most stunning natural surroundings in the world.

Written with the full approval and co-operation of the Heart 200 team, The Heart 200 Book is a guide to the very best that the route has to offer. You will discover the history and culture of this remarkable region, from antiquity to the modern day, with more than a few unexpected insights along the way. Over the millennia, this amazing land has made its mark on world history thanks to famous figures ranging from the ancient Celts and the Roman Empire to King Robert the Bruce and Mary Queen of Scots, by way of Bonnie Prince Charlie, Rob Roy MacGregor, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Queen Victoria and even The Beatles!

So whether you're travelling by foot, car, motorhome or bike, get ready for a journey like no other as the Heart 200 invites you to encounter standing stones and steamships, castles and chocolatiers, watersports and whisky distilleries... and surprising secrets aplenty! Illustrated with full-colour photography and complete with Internet hyperlinks to accompany the attractions, The Heart 200 Book will introduce you to some of the most remarkable places in all of Scotland and encourage you to experience each and every one for yourself. It really will be a tour that you’ll never forget.

A downloadable PDF fact pack for this title is available here.

Absolutely no doubt that Scotland has some rare talent: Tom and Julie Christie are living proof, and seeds hopefully of a new Age of Enlightenment for us - at least north of Edinburgh. Extremis is a professional and highly competent Scotland-based publishing enterprise established by accomplished brother and sister authors Tom and Julie – a rare combination indeed.
I count myself so lucky to have Tom and Julie both as business associates and dear friends. Their interest and love for Scotland is on a par with my own; their enthusiasm for our history, quirkiness and folklore has been a driving force behind Heart 200, which I founded two years ago. It is evidenced in their new publication – The Heart 200 Book - for which they share joint authorship.
A day in their company is one of the delights of the Heart 200 project.

Robert A. Cairns
Managing Director, Heart 200 Scot Ltd.