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This Months highlight's
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Day Walks in the Peak District:
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20 New Circular Routes
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Day Walks in the Peak District: 20 New Circular Routes is the third title in Vertebrate Publishing’s series of compact and portable hillwalking guidebooks, and the second volume of Peak District day walks. This book showcases 20 new circular route...
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The Cleveland Way & Yorkshire Wolds Way
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Guidebook to walking the Cleveland Way, the Yorkshire Wolds Way and the Tabular Hills Walk. The walks can be joined end-to-end to create a long-distance route of over 400km (250 miles) of easy and enjoyable walking, or undertaken as shorter treks ...
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AA 30 Walks in North Yorkshire
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Walks of 2 to 10 miles
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walking-books.com got there first but this publication follows with a similar concept taking 30 of the most popular walks in North Yorkshire from the AA's newly updated walks database and packages them on individual laminated cards in an easy-to-c...
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A Pennine Journey - David Pitt
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*Published April* Pre-order NOW
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In September 1938, A. Wainwright made a solitary walk through the Pennines. The following year he wrote up an account of this walk, which was eventually published in 1986. This illustrated guide, written by members of the Wainwright Society, is a ...
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Lake District Mountain Landscape
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* New Title due March 4 2010 *
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A spectacular new perspective on the Lake District from the award-winning mountain photographer and filmmaker Alastair Lee, Lake District Mountain Landscape is a work of extraordinary commitment and originality.
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Cotswolds Mountain Biking
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20 Classic Rides
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The Cotswold Hills stretch across the counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, and extend into parts of Wiltshire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. Cotswolds Mountain Biking – 20 Classic Rides reveals all on the excellent and varied ...
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Lake District with kids
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The essential guide
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The essential guide to families living in the Lakes or those planning a visit to one of Britain's most popular family destinations. This superb full colour guide is jam packed with information and advice on where to go and what to see.
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Coast to Coast: the Wainwright route
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*Published MARCH* Pre-order NOW
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First-ever waterproof guidebook for England's most popular long walk. Lavishly illustrated with 115 photos, 16 altitude profiles and 28 pages of mapping, providing all the walker needs in a lightweight, sturdy format.
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AA 30 Box Walks in Yorkshire Dales
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This concept takes thirty of the most popular walks in the Yorkshire Dales from the AA's best-selling and newly updated walks database and packages them on individual laminated cards in an easy-to-carry, durable box.
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50 Walks in North Yorkshire
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Walking is one of Britain’s favourite leisure activities, and this great pocket-sized walking guide to North Yorkshire features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. Contained within the guide are 50 walks of 2 – 10 miles and also featu...
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A Pictorial Guide toThe Mountains of Snowdonia
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Book 1 The Northern Peaks published 4th March
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The Pictorial Guide to the Mountains of Snowdonia Vol 1 - the Northern Peaks is the first in the series of four books. This volume encompasses the Carneddau, the Glyderau and the Nantgwynant ranges. Mountains, famous and not-so-famous, large and n...
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The Pennine Way
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Published 15th March - Order now.
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A Paddy Dillon guide to walking The Pennine Way, Britain’s first National Trail, from Edale, Derbyshire, England to Kirk Yetholm, Scotland, backpacking through the Peak District, South and North Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, Hadrian’s Wall, Northumbe...
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AA 25 Cycle Rides in the Yorkshire Dales & North East
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* Published April 1st *
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Get on your bike and explore some of the best-loved areas in the Yorkshire Dales and Northeast England with this fantastic new format for the AA's popular "Cycle Ride Series". The pocket-sized box contains 25 laminated cards, suitable for use in a...
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Richards - White Peak Walks - The Northern Dales
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Great new title from Cicerone
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28 inspiring walks throughout the White Peak area including:
Mam Tor
Blue John and Odin Mines from Castleton
Cave Dale and Winnats Pass from Castleton
Abney Moor, Foolow and Bradwell from Brough
Abney, Shatton Lane ...
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Best Pub Walks in the Lake District - Coates
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From easy lowland ambles to hair-raising leaps across foaming upland torrents there's a walk to satisfy most appetites; and with beers from home-brew pubs and tiny breweries up to regional and national favourites, a great day out is guaranteed!
T...
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Making Tracks in the Peak District
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Fun walks created especially for children.
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These beautifully hand-illustrated packs each contain 10 easy-to-follow short walks and have proved a huge hit, especially with families and with schools organising outings and day trips.
Locations of the walks are Winster, Ilam, Birchover, Gri...
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The Dales Pack 2
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A second volume of our own classic walks
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The series provides indispensable guides for walkers setting out to explore Britain's most spectacular countryside. The Dales Pack 2 is an ideal companion to our original Dales Pack
Dales Pack 2 offers th...
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AA Leisure Guide Lake District (Spiral-bound)
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This new activity guide from the AA tells you the best places to visit in the Lake District and includes mapped walks, cycle rides and car tours. Inside you'll find easy-to-use and modern layouts with newly commissioned colour photographs to inspi...
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Making Tracks in the North York Moors
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Fun walks created especially for children
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The fourth volume in Joanne's hugely successful 'Making Tracks' series sees her in the North York Moors.
• A fun activity walking pack created especially for children
• The pack contains 12 interesting easy-to-follow short walks
• Each pag...
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Best of Britain - The Lake District
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Get more from your holiday
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Rugged mountains, glacial lakes, untamed fells, breathtaking views, dramatic forests, picturesque villages, soft country lanes and ancient trails, unique wildlife, unspoilt coastline. The Lake District offers the best of Britain’s magnificent scen...
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The Yorkshire Dales: South and West
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Completely new guidebook to walking the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, with the best walking both well-known and newly unearthed, from an experienced writing team. This first volume covers the southern and western dales of Ribblesdale, Littondale, Mal...
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Lonely Planet - The Lake District Travel Guide
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Escape your cares in the spectacular Lake District
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WITH more people expected to holiday at home this summer, the Lonely Planet has just published its first guide to the Lake District.
Author Oliver Berry, originally from Cumbria, has done a comprehensive job with more than 250 pages of straigh...
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The Dales Way - A walker's Guide
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Complete guide to the trail
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This is a fully-updated new edition of this multi-day walk through the Yorkshire Dales and the eastern fringe of the Lake District between Ilkley and Bowness on Windermere, a total of 78 miles. This is the only guide available which describes the ...
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AA - 50 Walks in The Lake District
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A collection of 50 themed walks, each between 2 and 10 miles long with clear, easy to follow descriptions, and fascinating background reading.
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Making Tracks in the Lake District
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Fun walks created especially for children.
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This bright and colourful pack includes 10 easy to follow walks, making walks fun and interesting for the children - helping to keep the adults happy. The 10 route booklets are in a hand written format with pictures in a coloured in format so chil...
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Rough Guide to the Lake District
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The Rough Guide to the Lake District is the ultimate insiders’ handbook. Features include:
• Full-colour section introducing the region’s highlights.
• In-depth accounts of every attraction – lake cruises, literary homes and local museums.
• Pr...
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Mark Reid's Walking Weekends: Lake District
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“The most fun you can have in a weekend!”
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An ideal book for people wanting to spend a weekend of great walking in the Lake District. Featured villages include: Ambleside, Boot (Eskdale), Braithwaite, Buttermere, Coniston, Glenridding, Grasmere, Great Langdale, Keswick, Patterdale, Rosthwa...
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The Yorkshire Dales - Walking in the North and East
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Another classic guide from Cicerone
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This second part of a new two-volume walking guide to the Yorkshire Dales offers 42 day routes and suggestions for longer treks in the north and east of the National Park, including the Howgills, Mallerstang, Nidderdale, Wensleydale, Swaledale and...
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Lakeland Fellranger - The Near Eastern Fells
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Walking guide by Mark Richards covering 35 summits in the Near Eastern Fells of the English Lake District, including a variety of ascents, old and new, in the mighty range of hills that sit between Ambleside, Ullswater and Grasmere.
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Lakeland Fellranger - The Central Fells
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Walking guide by Mark Richards covering 28 summits in the Central Fells of the English Lake District, including a variety of ascents, old and new, in the high ground between Great Langdale and Keswick, all presented with the author’s inimitable pa...
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Lakeland Fellranger - The Southern Fells
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Walking guide by Mark Richards covering 23 summits in the Southern Fells of the English Lake District, including a wide range of ascents, old and new, between Wrynose and Hardknott passes and Black Combe in the south and Muncaster in the west.
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A Boot Up Windermere
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Most of the walks in this addition to the Boot Up series by John Morrison feature a pub along the route – for rest and refreshment – and none of them are overly strenuous, all are suitable for a young family or just a group of friends out to enjoy...
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