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Archive for book reviews
Day Walks in the Peak District
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
This neat, pocket-sized guide to 20 classic circular walks in the Peak first appeared in 2005 and has now been completely revised…
Scotland End to End
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Billed as Scotland’s longest walking route, the new 470-mile Gore-Tex Scottish National Trail runs from Kirk Yetholm in the Borders all the way to Cape Wrath…
From High Heels to High Hills
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
In her entertaining first book, travel writer and self-confessed shoe addict Tanya Oliver combines practical information for walking in the Lake District with her own personal experience of trying to mix glamour with the outdoors…
The Countryside Companion
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Through clear photos and succinct text, the whole taxonomy of the outdoors is beautifully laid out and explained in chapters exploring landscape, flora, fauna, weather, archaeology and rights of way…
Snowdon
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Acclaimed outdoor writer, journalist and climber Jim Perrin tells the story of this famous mountain that he first ascended as a child…
Julia Bradbury’s Wainwright Walks
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
A companion volume to Julia’s recent BBC series, in which she followed in the footsteps of the famous fellwalker…
South Downs Way
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
The latest and fully revised edition of the official guide to the South Downs Way National Trail…
Lakeland Fellranger: The Northern Fells
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
The penultimate of Mark’s eight walking guides to the Lake District’s fells…
Arrow Valley Trail
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
This new walking route follows the 56km/35-mile course of the enchanting River Arrow…
Headwaters: Walking to British River Sources
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Underneath all the trappings of urban development, with its lattice of roads and rail, it’s easy to forget that Britain has a far more ancient and prevalent network running across it…
