Walk - The Magazine of the Ramblers

Walks in the Kennet Valley and Beyond

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:21 +0000

£6.99, www.wberksramblers.org.uk
A collection of 20 routes from West Berkshire Ramblers, dotted around the Kennet Valley and North Wessex Downs between Theale and Great Bedywn and centred on Newbury. Each includes a short and long option, making 40 walks in total, all fulsomely described and illustrated with excellent maps.

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Favourite Walks in and around Bedfordshire

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:52:14 +0000

Ivel Valley Walkers, £7.99, www.book-castle.co.uk
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Ivel Valley Walkers (www.ivelvalleywalkers.co.uk) have chosen 25 walks, between 6-26km/4-16 miles, taking in downs, woodland, villages and some historic parts of Bedford.

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Fleam Dyke & Roman Road Walk

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:45:12 +0000

£2.50, Friends of the Roman Road & Fleam Dyke www.frrfd.org.uk
An attractive guide to a new 40km/25-mile waymarked walking route – conceived with the help of Cambridge Ramblers. It links two ancient linear sites south east of Cambridge.

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Walking with Wordsworth

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:42:54 +0000

Norman & June Buckley, £8.99, www.franceslincoln.com
Twenty circular and linear walks of between 3-19km/2-12 miles following in the steps of William Wordsworth around the Lake District. They include strolls around Grasmere, Windermere and Aira Force, and longer routes by Ullswater and from Wythburn to Keswick.

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See Hadrian’s Wall light up

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:27 +0000

Did you know that this year is the 1,600th anniversary of the end of Roman rule in Britain? No? Us neither. But while we’re not over-excited about the occasion, the spectacular illumination of Hadrian’s Wall that’s planned sounds genuinely thrilling. On Saturday 13 March, 500 beacons will be lit at 250-metre intervals along the 134km/84-mile length of the World Heritage Site, highlighting Britain’s greatest Roman monument against the night sky.

Book your free tickets to see the event at www.illuminatinghadrianswall.com

Walk with Morris the peak-bagging pooch

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:11:30 +0000

From Editor’s Wish List, Spring 2010…

“Think of Britain’s celebrated endurance walkers, and you might think of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Ffyona Campbell, or even the Amazon-trekking Ed Stafford. Well now you can add Morris the dog to that distinguished list. The 13-year-old collie-spaniel cross has escaped his home in a Yorkshire Dales pub so often to join ramblers tackling the Three Peaks Challenge, that he’s reckoned to have summited Ingleborough more than 32 times since last Easter. As a result he‘s been made an honorary Friend of the Three Peaks and awarded a medal by the national park authority. Morris, I salute you!”

Visit the lair of the Killer Rabbit

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:11:24 +0000

From Editor’s Wish List, Spring 2010…

“I love my films, so a new iPhone App that points the way to the locations of some of my favourite silver screen moments promises to perk up my weekend wanderings. More than 40 films are featured, from Brief Encounter to Trainspotting, but top of my hit list is Tomnadashan Mine, near Loch Tay in Perthshire, which was the cavernous home of the terrifying Killer Rabbit from Monty Python’s The Holy Grail. I’ll be sure to have my Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch at the ready.”

The Great British Film Location App is free from the iPhone App Store

White Peak Walks: The Northern Dales/The Southern Dales

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:55:11 +0000

Mark Richards, £12.95 each, www.cicerone.co.uk

Fully revised second editions of Mark Richards’ engaging guide to walking in the White Peak, featuring 65 circular walks of up to 16km/10 miles, with colour photos and maps.

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The UK Trailwalker’s Handbook

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:46:53 +0000

Paul Lawrence, £18.95, www.cicerone.co.uk
The Long Distance Walkers’ Association’s UK trail directory 8th edition is an essential round-up of more than 700 long-distance walking routes around Britain, featuring useful maps and all the National Trails and E-routes.

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Circular Walks around Cumnor

Chris Hatherill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:44:50 +0000

£5, Friends of Oxenford House
This revised edition of 12 short and interlinking circular walks around Cumnor in Oxfordshire includes three extra routes, plus details of the Oxford Jubilee Walk. Proceeds go to Oxenford House, a charity providing residential care for the elderly. Send £5 + £1 p&p to Oxenford House, The Glebe, Cumnor, Oxon OX2 9RL (cheques payable to Oxenford House).

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