In 1818 he published The Scientific Tourist through England, Wales, and Scotland (London, 2 vols.
In this work he noticed "the principal objects of antiquity, art, science, and the picturesque" in Great Britain, under the heads of the several counties.
In an introductory essay he dealt with the study of antiquities and the elements of statistics, geology, mineralogy, and botany.
The work is too comprehensive to be exhaustive, and its value varies with Walford's personal knowledge of the places he describes.
156), and left several manuscripts, including a history of Birdbrook in Essex and another of Clare[clarification needed] in Sussex.[1][Suffolk?]