This is a new edition of the classic photographic book containing the walk A. Wainwright devised in 1973, covering rights of way and areas of open access between the Irish sea and the North Sea.

 

The route starts at St Bees Head and finishes at Robin Hood Bay, passing through three National Parks: the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors, all areas of outstanding beauty.

 

Providing a wide and varied range of scenery with changing landscapes over a distance of 190 miles, it is one of the most challenging of long-distance walks. The text has been updated to take account of minor changes in the terrain and the result is not merely the most beautiful but also the most authoritative and useful book on the much loved Coast to Coast walk.

 

For this new edition, many of the photographs have been retaken by the legendary lakeland photographer, Derry Brabbs.

 

The result is the transformation of an already fine book into something spectacular. A revised edition based on Wainwright's original route, with many of his distinctive illustrations and maps. But it is the colour photographs by landscape photographer Derry Brabbs which really make you reach for your boots. Thank you Wainright and Brabbs. Now I need a spare fortnight. - BBC Countryfile