Books & Maps

A collection of 32 walks from stations along the Settle-Carlisle railway line, featuring 18 circular walks of between six and 13 miles, and 14 linear walks from station to station…

Whether you want to hone your skills with a lens or merely admire nature, you won’t be disappointed by this book, subtitled A course in creative photography…

The new edition of the official guide to this popular 29km/ 18-mile circular trail…

A book for steam train buffs and inquisitive ramblers alike, this is a guide to 36 lines throughout Britain that were closed in the cuts of the 1960s and ’70s…

Published to coincide with the bicentennial of Dickens’s birth, this slim volume celebrates not only the Victorian author’s magnificent cast of literary characters – such as Micawber, Miss Havisham, Scrooge and Nancy – but also his love of walking and encyclopaedic knowledge of London…

This thoughtful, detailed exploration of sacred sites in Britain challenges the notion of what we mean by sacred…

Seasoned outdoors writer Chris Townsend fills this comprehensive primer with his knowledge and experiences…

A fascinating guide to the surprisingly numerous disused and abandoned tube and railway stations across London…

Rev John Merrill’s latest self- published guidebook covers a route from Edmonton Green in north London to Saffron Walden in Essex…

Hugh Stewart, £12.95, 2QT Limited, ISBN 978 1908098061

This pocket guide covers an eight-day walk from Settle to Carlisle via the Yorkshire Dales, Howgills and northern Lakes, returning on the famous railway line. It’s a series of fairly challenging hill walks, [...]