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by Alf Alderson As one of the UK’s most beautiful regions it’s no surprise that the Lake Districtis so popular amongst cyclists. It also has a fearsome reputation — climbs such as Honister Pass and Whinlatter Pass are challenging enough to have featured in the Tour of Britain, whilst the grueling combination of Hardknott and Wrynose Passes between Little Langdale and Eskdale offers some of the toughest cycling in the country, with 33 per cent gradients in some places. But the Lake District is not all super-steep hills, fortunately! There are plenty of easy lakeside cycle paths and quiet country lanes, along with the mountain bike centres at Whinlatter and Grizedale, where even the youngest cycling enthusiast can get to know this beautiful landscape. So with a little effort, anyone can access some truly magnificent Cumbrian scenery on their bike -
by Jon Sparks The second in a series of themed cycle guides to the Lake District, Off-Road Rides outlines a series of cycle rides filling the often-overlooked gap between easy forest roads and hardcore mountain biking. The routes seek out enjoyable tracks and trails, linked by quiet lanes. They include café and picnic stops, plus points of interest along the way. -
Helvellyn - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork: Helvellyn in the Lake District
HELVELLYN IS ONE OF THE LAKE DISTRICT'S MOST POPULAR PEAKS at 950 metres / 3,118 feet above sea level. The luxurious, silky neck tube features wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork. Now you or a friend can own this stylish and permanent souvenir of an iconic mountain. Note: While the Ordnance Survey mapping used on the snood is up-to-date at the time of production, it is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct OS online or sheet map and compass.Ordnance Survey Licence No.: 0100047867
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Helvellyn - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale historic map artwork: Helvellyn in the Lake District
HELVELLYN HAS BEEN A POPULAR CUMBRIAN SUMMIT FOR MANY YEARS. The snood's tightly woven material features a detailed historic colour map dating from 1912 — and shows the mountain in all its timeless beauty. A wonderful keepsake, gift or souvenir Note: The historic mapping used on this snood is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct modern OS online or sheet map and compass. -
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Lake District: Coniston - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork: Coniston in the Lake District
CONISTON IS ONE OF THE LAKE DISTRICT'S LOVELIEST LAKES. Over five miles long and surrounded by the Cumbrian fells, Coniston is a justified favourite with visitors. The luxurious, silky neck tube features wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork. Now you or a friend can own this stylish and permanent souvenir of an iconic part of the English Lake District. Note: While the Ordnance Survey mapping used on the snood is up-to-date at the time of production, it is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct OS online or sheet map and compass.Ordnance Survey Licence No.: 0100047867
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Lake District: Derwentwater - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork: Derwentwater in the Lake District
DERWENT WATER IS ONE OF THE LAKE DISTRICT'S MOST POPULAR LAKES. Surrounded by fells, the island-dotted lake is three miles long and lies just to the south of Keswick. This luxurious, silky neck tube features wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork of the lake and its beautiful shore. Now you or a friend can own this stylish and permanent souvenir of an iconic part of the English Lakes. Note: While the Ordnance Survey mapping used on the snood is up-to-date at the time of production, it is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct OS online or sheet map and compass.Ordnance Survey Licence No.: 0100047867
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Peak District: Castleton (Vintage) - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale historic map artwork: Castleton in the Peak District
CASTLETON AND THE GREAT RIDGE LIE AT THE HEART OF THE PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK. The ever-popular town lies between the gentle limestone 'White Peak' to the south, and the starker gritstone 'Dark Peak' to the north. This attractive, silky smooth snood features historic coloured map artwork showing the area in detail. Note: The historic mapping used on this snood is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct modern OS online or sheet map and compass. -
Peak District: Castleton - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork: Castleton in the Peak District
CASTLETON AND THE GREAT RIDGE LIE AT THE HEART OF THE PEAK DISTRICT. This attractive, silky smooth snood features historic coloured map artwork showing the area in detail. The perfect souvenir or gift. Note: While the Ordnance Survey mapping used on the snood is up-to-date at the time of production, it is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct OS online or sheet map and compass.Ordnance Survey Licence No.: 0100047867
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Scafell Pike - Neck Tube/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork: Scafell Pike in the Lake District
CELEBRATE ENGLAND'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN and one of the National Three Peaks Challenge summits with this attractive modern Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale mapping snood or neck warmer. It looks great and will keep you snug and comfortable on the way up and down. The perfect gift or souvenir for everyone who climbs - or is about to climb - this iconic peak. Note: While the Ordnance Survey mapping used on the snood is up-to-date at the time of production, it is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct OS online or sheet map and compass.Ordnance Survey Licence No.: 0100047867
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Scotland: Ben Nevis - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork: Ben Nevis in Scotland
BEN NEVIS IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN SCOTLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES. Rising to 1,345 metres (4,413 ft) above sea level, the summit is reached by around 100,000 visitors a year. This detailed Ordnance Survey mapping snood shows the mountain and its awe-inspiring surroundings, making it the ideal present or souvenir for everyone who loves this most famous of Scotland's mountains. Note: While the Ordnance Survey mapping used on the snood is up-to-date at the time of production, it is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct OS online or sheet map and compass.Ordnance Survey Licence No.: 0100047867
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Snowdon - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork: Snowdon in Snowdonia
SNOWDON IS THE HIGHEST AND MOST POPULAR MOUNTAIN IN WALES. Also known as 'The Top of Wales', it reaches 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level. This detailed Ordnance Survey mapping snood shows the summit and six main routes of ascent, making it the ideal present or souvenir for everyone who reaches, or dreams of reaching, the top Note: While the Ordnance Survey mapping used on the snood is up-to-date at the time of production, it is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct OS online or sheet map and compass.Ordnance Survey Licence No.: 0100047867
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Snowdon - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale historic (1912) map artwork: Snowdon in Snowdonia
SOMETIMES CALLED 'THE TOP OF WALES', Snowdon is the highest and best-known peak in the country, reaching 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level. This historic, 1912 Ordnance Survey map snood shows the summit and all six main paths up, making it the ideal gift or souvenir for mountain fans everywhere. Note: The historic mapping used on this snood is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct modern OS online or sheet map and a compass. -
Wales: Cadair Idris - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork: Cadair Idris in Snowdonia
CADAIR IDRIS IS THE SECOND-HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK. Rightly popular with walkers, it stands at the southern end of the National Park near Dolgellau. This detailed Ordnance Survey mapping snood shows the shapely mountain and its three main routes of ascent, making it the ideal present or souvenir for everyone who has climbed, or dreams of climbing, this wonderful summit. Note: While the Ordnance Survey mapping used on the snood is up-to-date at the time of production, it is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct OS online or sheet map and compass.Ordnance Survey Licence No.: 0100047867
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Wales: Tryfan & the Glyders - Neck Gaiter/Scarf/Snood
Wearable large-scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map artwork: Tryfan & the Glyders in Snowdonia
WALES' FAMOUS OGWEN VALLEY is home to the shallow, ribbon lake of Llyn Ogwen (alongside the main A5) , which divides the two main mountain rages of the Snowdonia National Park — the Carneddau and the Glyderau. Key mountains here include mighty Tryfan and the Glyders. This detailed Ordnance Survey mapping snood shows the lake and its dramatic surroundings, making it the ideal present or souvenir for everyone who loves this iconic valley and its surrounding peaks. Note: While the Ordnance Survey mapping used on the snood is up-to-date at the time of production, it is not recommended for navigation. Walkers should carry the correct OS online or sheet map and compass.Ordnance Survey Licence No.: 0100047867
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This handy, wonderfully illustrated little guidebook gives walkers the ten best short circular walks to some of the very best country pubs and inns in Cheshire and Wirral in a handy, pocketable format. As befits a well-heeled, fertile county with a rich farming heritage, the country pubs and inns of Cheshire and Wirral are hugely rewarding to visitors and walkers. From numerous candidates we’ve whittled the list down to personal favourites that balance a lack of pretention with good service, and are also blessed with pleasant locations and rewarding walks from the doorstep, while attempting a representative geographical distribution covering the range of landscapes of this diverse county. -
Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail is probably the most popular middle-distance walk in Northwest England. The Trail runs for 55 kilometres/34 miles along Cheshire’s beautiful and varied central sandstone ridge between Frodsham and Whitchurch, just over the border in Shropshire. This cleverly structured and well designed guidebook gives walkers the ten best short circular walks along the length of the Sandstone Trail in a handy, pocketable format. -
The ten walks featured here highlight the very best Welsh lighthouses and huge variety of the coastline of Wales. From vast expanses of sand, sea and sky, such as at Whiteford Point and Llanddwyn Island, to rugged coastline where seabirds wheel and skrike and porpoise and seals slide through the waves, like Strumble Head and South Stack, these walks to lighthouses guarantee a fine day out. All are circular, and vary from short and easy, like the to Talacre lighthouse, to longer and more demanding, such as that to St. Ann’s Head lighthouse — but none are beyond any reasonably fit and enthusiastic walker. -
North Wales' best coastal pub walks
The comfortable, friendly and often upmarket pubs along the North Wales coast complement the walking on this superb stretch of the Wales Coast Path. Each walk incorporates a section of the Wales Coast Path, and starts and finishes close to a great, carefully selected pub. Combined, they cover the very best stretches of North Wales' coastline, one of striking contrasts and wonderful surprises. The easy, circular pub walks take in the North Wales Coast between Chester and Caernarfon, the Isle of Anglesey, and the remote Llyn peninsula. All the pubs are situated either right on the coast or a short hop inland — some in coves and harbours, some in the dunes or close to clifftops, others almost on the sand — and the majority are open all day. With the pubs often open all year and the walking good in all seasons, the North Wales Coast, Anglesey and the Llyn are quite rightly a year-round destination. -
South Wales' best coastal pub walks
This pocket-sized guide gives walkers ten easy, circular walks to amazing coastal pubs along the South Wales section of the Wales Coast Path. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, and interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity and ease-of-use. Each of the short circular walks has been selected for both the quality of the pub and the walk itself. The routes cover the very best walking country in the area. All are in landscapes with particular historical or wildlife interest, and all follow part of the Wales Coast Path. -
by Vivienne Crow This exciting, new and interactive guide brings families with children ten of the very best family adventures in the Lake District National Park. With expertly-chosen adventures, superb photographs, clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale maps, and four themed interactive challenges for every adventure, these guides set a new standard in design, concept, clarity and ease-of-use. -
This popular pocket size book will take you on ten short circular walks to the finest lakeside paths in the Lake District. Lakeland’s characteristic lakes and meres are a legacy of the last Ice Age when vast ice sheets scoured out deep U-shaped valleys and upland combes. Today, sixteen main lakes and scores of smaller tarns punctuate the National Park. They include England’s longest lake (Windermere: 10½ miles long), and its deepest lake (Wast Water: 243 feet deep). Only Windermere, Derwent Water, Coniston Water and Ullswater have regular steamer and ferry services, yet every lake features dramatic waterside walks that will stay in your memory forever. -
This superb pocket size book will take you on ten short circular walks to the ten best-known low fells in the Lake District The fells get their name from the Old Norse word, fjalls, which originally meant areas of rough upland grazing. Today, the Lakeland fells promise some of the best high level walking in England, and a real sense of freedom. But though the high fells often feature rocky summits, narrow edges and sheer cliffs, the lower fells, below the 2,000 foot contour, are greener, rounder and kinder. Walking on them can still be steep and strenuous, of course, but the routes are more suitable for the general walker. And the views are just as incredible. -
If you like walking up Lakeland's most iconic fells followed by a visit to an excellent and nearby pub or inn, then this is the book for you. Well-known outdoor author Carl Rogers cleverly combines some of Cumbria's finest fell walks with its best-loved pubs. They're a marriage made in heaven — with some super natural pairs such as the Kirkstile Inn at Loweswater with Melbreak literally just behind the pub. Up a fell and down a pint - what could be better?
