Travel & Transport Books
Reardon Publishing The Palladian Way: A Classical Walk Past the
Book SynopsisThe Palladian Way is the brainchild of Cotswold walker Guy Vowles. It was born out of a previous idea for a long distance walk between Oxford and Bath but was extended northwards to Buckingham where the author was educated nearby. The realization that there was a Palladian bridge at Prior Park outside Bath to match the one at Stowe suggested a suitable title and the discovery of many classical houses and large estates along the route has helped to make the trail more than just another long walk. The majority of this 200km (125m) trail passes through beautiful countryside and many interesting villages with a wealth of historical background so that walkers can discover parts of England they would not normally visit. THE MAKING OF A LONG DISTANCE TRAIL The inspiration for a new long distance walk can come from many sources. In my case it was a loan of a book. "The Wayfarers Journal" is an elaborate production describing a number of routes which a small, rather quirky group of men who called themselves the "Viators" (Latin for "the travellers") started walking in the 1950s. They researched their routes and kept records. Some 30 years later a chance meeting with a journalist one lunch time at a pub close to Hadrian's Wall, led eventually to publication. Many of their walks or "iters" had Roman connections and ITER XXXVI particularly interested me. The cover pages contain a map of a route "South Cotswolds-Bath to Oxford 108 miles" but unfortunately there is no descriptive text. The book is out of print but I managed to acquire a copy and transposed the route on to modern OS maps. One January I set off to walk the first three days from Oxford. Their route was quite convoluted and I soon decided that I could plan something more interesting. I started the first walk over with a good friend with whom I had walked the length of Scotland and England a few years previously. We left Oxford via the tow path of the Oxford canal which we found to be rather unattractive with some of the houseboats described by my friend as "sinking assetsA". He also enquired about the length of the intended new route which now fell short of the magic 100 mile mark. By coincidence, about the same time, I was talking to another friend about my old school, Stowe, and he commented that his own old school, Prior Park, also had a Palladian bridge in the grounds. This was an eye opener to me and set me thinking. Stowe is north of Oxford and a route via Woodstock and Blenheim would not only avoid the difficulties around Oxford but would also take the distance down to Prior Park and Bath to over the 100 mile distance.
£10.99
Little Bookroom,U.S. Here Is New York
Book SynopsisPerceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E.B. White''s stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America''s foremost literary figures. The New York Times has named Here is New York one of the ten best books ever written about the metropolis, and The New Yorker calls it 'the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city.
£10.79
Serif Ninety-Two Days: Travels in Guiana and Brazil
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£9.49
Serif Travels in Wicklow, West Kerry and Connemara
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£9.49
Bradwell Books Walks for All Ages Cornwall: 20 Short Walks for
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£8.49
Bradwell Books Walks for All Ages Lancashire: 20 Circular Walks
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£6.99
Maps International Ltd Canada laminated: 2021
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£22.49
Maps International Ltd A1 British Isles Routeplanner Map - Boxed
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£16.19
Signal Books Ltd Travels Through Blood and Honey: Becoming a
Book SynopsisKosovo: the name conjures up blood: ethnic cleansing and war. This book reveals another side to the newest country in the world a land of generous families, strong tastes and lush landscapes: a land of honey. Elizabeth Gowing is rushed to Kosovo, on a blind date with the place , when her partner is suddenly offered the position of adviser to Prime Minister Agim Ceku. Knowing nothing of the language or politics, she is thrown into a world of unpronounceable nouns, unfamiliar foods and bewilderingly hospitable people. On her first birthday in Kosovo she is given a beehive as a gift, and starts on a beekeeping apprenticeship with an unknown family; through their friendship and history she begins to understand her new home. Her apprenticeship leads her to other beekeepers too: retired guerrilla fighters, victims of human trafficking, political activists, a women's beekeeping group who teach her how to dance, and the Prime Minister himself. She dons a beekeeper's veil, sees the bees safely through winter, manages to use a smoker, learns about wicker skeps, gets stung, harvests her honey and drizzles it over everything. In between, she starts working at Pristina s forgotten Ethnological Museum, runs a project in a restored stone house below the Accursed Mountains and falls in love with a country she had known only as a war. Travels in Blood and Honey charts the author s journeys through Kosovo's countryside and its urban sprawl, its Serbs and Albanians, its history and heartache, its etymology and entomology, its sweet and its unsavoury. Describing new ways of living, and many new ways of cooking, the book contains traditional recipes, and the flavours of Turkish coffee, chestnut honey, and the iconic food called fli. It is a celebration of travel, adventure and the new tastes you can acquire far from home.Trade Review'A sheer delight; a beguiling, bittersweet story of a lively love affair with a traditional world, as ancient as apiculture, in transition to new nationhood.' ----The Times 'A wonderful writer about Pristina - Interesting and different.' -----Matthew Parris 'Enthralling... a hugely affectionate picture of the everyday lives of ordinary Kosovans and a wonderful evocation of a place that most of us know so little about. Food, above all honey, is the key that unlocks the doors between cultures. And I have every intention of trying some of the recipes.' ----Sophie Grigson
£13.49
Land & Property Services Holiday Map North: 2011
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£999.99
Eland Publishing Ltd 92 Acharnon Street
Book Synopsis'Somewhere in the world there may be a noisier street than Acharnon Street; but I hope not.' 92 Acharnon Street is a loving portrait of Athens in all its dusty, dirty, trafficridden reality, complete with bars, prostitutes, corruption and imperious bureaucrats. This is a book about Greeks not just Greece, in all their rich and confusing humanity.
£11.69
Eland Publishing Ltd Jackdaw Cake: An Autobiography
Book SynopsisIn "Jackdaw Cake" Norman Lewis recounts the first half of his adventurous life with dry, infectious, laconic wit, observing the transformation of a stammering schoolboy into a worldly wise multilingual intelligence agent on the point of becoming a formidable travel writer.
£999.99
PiXZ Books The Spirit of the Causeway Coast
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£6.78
Cool Places Almost Wild Camping: 50 British campsites on the
Book SynopsisAt a time when interest in the outdoors is at an all time high, this year sees the launch of a brand new guidebook: Almost Wild Camping, from the experts behind the best-selling Cool Camping series. Featuring 50 off-grid-style campsites in some of Britain’s wildest locations, this glovebox sized guide is packed with inspiration for first-time wild campers looking for a remote place to pitch without having to arrive late and leave early - and with the added benefit of campfires, a composting toilet and maybe even the chance of a bucket shower beneath a tree. Exciting recommendations include a tiny 10-person campsite in Scotland only accessible by boat, a restricted riverside site in a Norfolk Broads nature reserve and woodland pitches in Pembrokeshire over a mile from the nearest road. Every site featured is brought to life with entertaining, insightful reviews and dazzling colour photography. Each entry is also accompanied by a quick-fire fact box detailing the basic facilities provided, how to access the wildest pitches, how far to the nearest pub and levels of mobile phone coverage, along with Ordnace Survey map references and essential contact details. Meeting the needs of would-be wild campers, this brand new title also features an opening chapter on wild camping, with tips and tricks, safety information and advice on wild camping responsibly, with particular pages dedicated to Scotland and Dartmoor National Park. So, whether you’re a seasoned camper looking for wilder places to pitch or a first time wild camper heading out to test the waters, Almost Wild Camping is the ideal guide to help you plan your trip.
£11.66
Pocket Mountains Ltd Brighton and the South Downs: 40 favourite walks
Book SynopsisFacing the sea and backed by rolling chalk downland, Brighton is a great place from which to explore one of England's most recognisable and best-loved landscapes. As well as the old chalk grasslands, the South Downs incorporate a variety of habitats, including deciduous, coniferous and mixed woodland, heathland, wetland, shingle beach and saltmarsh. The 40 walks in this guidebook cover the area of the Downs around Brighton, extending to Eastbourne in the east and as far as Worthing and the Findon Valley in the west, and from the Channel coast to the foot of the Downs' steep northern escarpment at the edge of the Sussex Weald.
£8.21
Middleton Press Blackburn to Hellifield: The Ribble Valley Line
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£19.95
Chiselbury Publishing Spanish Practices
Book SynopsisSpanish Practices weaves together nearly half a century of observations by Rico, an Englishman married into an eccentric family who run a wine business in a left-behind corner of Spain. It illuminates the idiosyncrasies of Spanish ways and exemplifies the travails of a society in the throes of wholesale transformation.
£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bradshaw’s Handbook
Book SynopsisA facsimile edition of Bradshaw's Handbook of 1863, the book that inspired the BBC television series 'Great British Railway Journeys'. When Michael Portillo began the series 'Great British Railway Journeys', a well-thumbed 150-year-old book shot back to fame. The original Bradshaw's guides had been well known to Victorian travellers and were produced when the British railway network was at its peak and as tourism by rail became essential. It was the first national tourist guide specifically organized around railway journeys, and this beautifully illustrated facsimile edition offers a glimpse through the carriage window at a Britain long past.
£12.34
Nomad Publishing Wilderness Trekking Oman - Map: Western Hajar
Book SynopsisThis map is a practical addition to the guide for hiking in the Western Hajar, which is the western portion of the main mountain range in the Sultanate of Oman. The best walking weather in Oman is from mid-November to March. The traverse follows the spine of the mountains in a point-to-point walk taking sixteen days. It consists of eight one-day walks, two two-day walks and one four-day walk. There is a road intersection with a village or hotel between each of these eleven sections making it practical to walk sections rather than the full traverse. The track climbs to the highest accessible peak in the country at 2999m and finishes in remote dry valleys, called wadis, where impregnable cliffs have precluded road construction and electricity transmission. This has preserved the Arabian mountain lifestyle that has existed for centuries. This traverse is for hikers who are competent with GPS navigation, as only six of the sixteen day tracks are marked. There are two shorter options, of which one has two chain ladders that do not require ropes. These options together reduce the traverse to twelve days or make two multi-day circuits, one with hotels and the other entirely in the wilderness. A loop in the traverse can be used to make another three-day wilderness circuit, or can be skipped altogether to further reduce the traverse duration to nine days. In Oman there are no mountain rangers, so this traverse is for experienced hikers who are comfortable looking after themselves. I have selected the route over many years by linking ancient and current donkey trading and walking tracks. Exploring the Hajar Mountains with his family and Omani companions was John Edwards' passion during the sixteen years he spent living in Oman. His ambition with this project is to resurrect the historic trading routes connecting the mountain villages, enabling walking tourists to help sustain an emerging hospitality industry that uses some of the ancient village houses as hotel rooms, which otherwise will fall into ruin.
£11.40
Northern Eye Books Coastal Pub Walks: Dorset: Walks to amazing pubs
Book SynopsisOne of seven books in the new Top 10 Walks: South West Coast Path series, these attractive and cleverly structured guides will give walkers ten of the best short circular walks along each of the five sections of the 630-mile long South West Coast Path in a popular pocket-size format. 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.Table of Contents1. Harbour Inn, Lyme Regis 2. Anchor Inn, Seatown 3. Ilchester Arms, Abbotsbury 4. Pulpit Inn, Portland Bill 5. Smugglers Inn, Osmington Mills 6. Lulworth Cove Inn, Lulworth Cove 7. Castle Inn, West Lulworth 8. Scott Arms, Kingston 9. Square & Compass, Worth Matravers 10. Bankes Arms, Studland
£8.10
Kittiwake Press Walks Around Hay-On-Wye
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£8.12
Charles Tait Photographic West Dorset Guide Book
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£6.95
Prospect Books Beppina and the Kitchens of Arezzo: Life and
Book SynopsisElizabeth Romer lives in the village or Arezzo, in Tuscany, during the cold winter months. She and her husband also live a rustic life in an Italian country farmhouse, but it is cut off by snow in the winter. She tells us about the culinary history of the region, historical cooks, their recipes gathered from editions of their original cooking books, and versions cooked by Beppina, whose account of life in Arezzo the author came across in a dusty shop. The result is a wonderful account of the produce, traditions and recipes, all given in detail. From Baroque times to the present day, the reader will feel they are walking through the market and gardens of Arezzo, sampling wines, cheeses and country produce that could be taken home to cook delicious meals with.
£17.09
Crecy Publishing GWR Goods Train Working: From Development to
Book SynopsisGreat Western Goods Train Working is a truly remarkable book providing - for the first time - a comprehensive guide as to how that most important of commodities ''goods'' were handled, marshalled, and moved by rail from despatch to destination. Railways including the Great Western were founded upon the basis of goods movement - passengers would come later - which goes to explain why the GWR Goods Manager was for many years senior to even the Chief Mechanical Engineer, because the Goods Department brought in more revenue! In this all new book rolling stock is depicted for the first time in the context of how it was used, the train formations and where and how freight services operated. The culmination of several decades of painstaking research this complex and detailed subject is split into two volumes both rightly deserving a place on the bookshelf of the enthusiast and historian.
£23.38
Bristol Books CIC Days Out Around Bristol Bath Somerset
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£13.49
Foxglove Publishing Ltd Thames Fast Afloat lifeboats
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£9.50
Foxglove Publishing Ltd Anglesey Lifeboats
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£11.69
Bradwell Books Walks for All Ages Yorkshire Dales: 20 Short
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£6.99
Bradwell Books Walks for All Ages Somerset: 19 Circular Walks
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£6.99
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus Walking Pepys's London
Book SynopsisSamuel Pepys walked round London for miles. The 2½ miles to Whitehall from his house near the Tower of London was accomplished on an almost daily basis, and so many of his professional conversations took place whilst walking that the streets became for him an alternative to his office. With Walking Pepys’s London, the reader will come to know life in London from the pavement up and see its streets from the perspective of this renowned diarist. The city was almost as much a character in Pepys’s life as his family or friends, and the book draws many parallels between his experience of 17th-century London and the lives of Londoners today. Colliss Harvey’s new book reconstructs the sensory and emotional experience of the past, bringing geography, biography and history into one. Full of fascinating details and written with extraordinary sensitivity, Walking Pepys’s London is an unmissable exploration into the places that made the greatest English diarist of all time.Trade Review‘… invites us to step into Pepys’s shoes’ The Telegraph; ‘The writing is crisp, the directions are clear, the maps are usable … it is as good a book of its kind as one could hope for, and I urge anyone with a fondness for Pepys to buy it.’Times Literary Supplement
£8.99
Herb Lester Associates Ltd Everybody Loves Porto
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£5.63
New Generation Publishing The A to Zen of Travel
Book SynopsisDO HOLIDAYS FILL YOU WITH DREADWhere do you go if you want to THINK, RELAX, BREATH AND FIND YOURSELF AGAIN. And, just as important, where should you avoid?This book explores which climates and cultures are therapeutic for loneliness, anxiety, depression, lack of focus, anger management. Where feeds your soul.Established travel writer, author and broadcaster Sarah Tucker hasspent twenty years researching those journeys and holidays whichdramatically change the way we feel and think about ourselves - in a positive and negative way.The sun, sand and sea holiday most of us choose is not always best for our emotional well being, and one person''s perfect break can be another''s nightmare.THE A TO ZEN OF TRAVEL looks at the typesof journeys that rid us of emotional baggage and those which add to it.Now training as a psychologist, Sarah has teamed up with ProfessorEdward de Bono to produce a seminal book which will change the way wechoose and think about travel, for pleasure, for business, for life."You will never choose your holiday the same way again. This is aremarkable, innovative book which will not only change the way youtravel but the way you think about yourself."Professor Edward de Bono
£8.99
HarperCollins Publishers Paris Then and Now® (Then and Now)
Book SynopsisParis Then and Now captures the changes that have taken place in the French capital from the heady days of the Belle Époque through to the 1940s. Matching classic archive images with the same viewpoint taken today the book provides a stunning visual history to Europe’s most beautiful and romantic city. Paris d’hier et d’aujourd’hui retrace les changements opérés dans la capitale entre les jours insouciants de la Belle Époque et les années 1940. Par la confrontation d’images photographiques d’archives avec des photos d’aujourd’hui prises sous le même angle de vue, ce livre propose une histoire visuelle de la plus belle et de la plus romantique des villes d’Europe. Inclus: Arc de Triomphe, Grand Palais, Champs Élysées, Place de la Concorde, Statue de Strasbourg, Ministère de la Marine, Cour du Louvre, Comédie Française, Rue de Rivoli, Place Vendôme, Église de la Madeleine, Opéra de Paris, Galeries Lafayette, Boulevard des Capucines, Gare St. Lazare, Fontaine des Innocents, Théâtre du Châtelet, Hôtel de Ville, Centre George Pompidou, Place de la Bastille, Pont Marie, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Pont Neuf, Pont St. Michel, Rue de Bièvre, Shakespeare and Company, La Sorbonne, Station de Métro Odéon, Cour de Rohan, Carrefour de Buci, Rue de Constantine / Rue de Lutèce, Panthéon, Palais du Luxembourg, Café de Floré, Place Saint Médard, La Ruche, Usine Citroën / Parc André Citroën, Rue Berton, Tour Eiffel, Place du Trocadéro / Palais de Chaillot. Pont de L’Alma, Gare d’Orsay, Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Place de la République, Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Canal Saint-Martin, Gare de L’Est et Gare du Nord.
£13.49
Icon Publishing Ltd MOTOCOURSE 202425 Annual
Book SynopsisContains detailed race reports on all 20 MotoGP races with all three classes showcased, The World Superbike series is covered round-by-round. Also includes: The Isle of Man TT races and the MotoAmerica Series. Backed by insightful personality and technical features and comprehensive results of racing worldwide
£51.00
Wild Things Publishing Ltd Wild Swimming Walks Dartmoor and South Devon: 28
Book SynopsisWild swimming walks Leads you on 28 adventures into the beautiful scenery and wild swimming paradise of Dartmoor and South Devon. Discover wooded river pools and tumbling waterfalls, secret coves and amazing sea caves, safe in the company of Devon's two most intrepid and fun-loving explorers. All the walking routes include places to swim and ideas for pubs and refreshments along the route. Join the adventure with this inspirational guide to one of England's most popular walking and wild swimming regions - Dartmoor and the South Devon coast. This is an iconic landscape of haunted lakes, ancient woodland, hidden rivers and one of the most beautiful coastlines in Britain. Complete with photos and practical guidance, and rich with local history and legend, this book will appeal to wild swimmers, family explorers, nature lovers and walkers alike. Including detailed directions, maps and downloadable route information to print out or take with you on your phone or tablet.Table of ContentsDARTMOORWest Okement and Meldon Circular 26 East Okement Pools and Taw Marsh Circular 32Shilley Pool Circular 38Teign Gorge Circular 44Kestor Rock, Scorhill and Gidleigh Circular 50Tavy Cleave Circular 56Sandy Hole and East Dart Waterfall Circular 62Foggintor Quarry and the Pila Brook Circular 68The Stepping Stones Walk: Sherberton, the West Dart, the East Dart and Hexworthy Bridge 74Crazywell Circular 80Sharrah Pool Circular 88Warhorse Pool and Shavercombe Waterfall Circular 94Central Dartmoor Lakes 100Ivybridge Pools Circular 108SOUTH DEVONMount Batten Peninsula Circular 116Cellar Beach Circular 122Westcombe and Wonwell Circular 128Bantham to Thurlestone Circular 134Soar Mill Cove Circular 140Woodcombe Sands and Ivy Cove Circular 146Start Point Circular 152Beesands to Hallsands Circular 160Little Dartmouth, Compass Cove, Sugary Cove, Castle Cove Circular 166Mill Bay Circular 172Man Sands and Scabbacombe Circular 178Broadsands to Elberry Cove and Churston Cove Circular 184Staverton Circular 190Teignmouth to Dawlish Railway Walk 198
£13.49
Wild Things Publishing Ltd Islandeering: Adventures Around the Edge of
Book SynopsisWalk, scramble, cycle, wade or even swim around the outer edge of our wildest islands. Islandeering provides all the information you need to circumnavigate 50 amazing hidden islands off the shores of England, Scotland & Wales. From Essex, Somerset and Cornwall to Pembrokeshire, Northumberland and the Hebrides; follow wild foreshores and remote coast paths. Complete each journey to discover a magical archipelago world. 50 islands to bag, with routes from easy to difficult and detailed directions with GPX downloads. Beautiful photography and maps. Hidden islands for the best wildlife, local food, swimming, wild camping, secret beaches, coasteering, legends and foraging. Engaging writing charting historical, geographical and wildlife highlights. Tips for coasteering, scrambling, camping, wild swimming and kayaking.
£15.29
Crecy Publishing HST: The Train That Saved Britain's Railways
Book SynopsisIn 1976, the High Speed Train arrived on a British railway scene where trains were predominantly in three colours; blue and grey with a large patch of yellow at the front. On the new trains the yellow warning panel was now strikingly extended down the sides of the power cars, thus beginning a transformation both in terms of the trains themselves as well as in their liveries, from BR''s corporate years to the variety that we see today. HST The Train that Saved Britain''s Railways is a photographic tribute to a train widely credited with rescuing Britain''s railway system from further decline. Few items of rolling stock have stayed in front line service for so long, more than forty years, least of all on longer distance duties. The HST has achieved this whilst leading the move away from traditional patterns of operational practice utilising locomotives and coaches, towards one of fixed formations. This was something of a gamble and it has had its down sides, but is now accepted as the norm. The book focuses on the numerous liveries carried by the HST fleet, particularly since privatisation, rather than on their technical and operational achievements.This colourful celebration of these magnificent trains shows HSTs in action in a wide range of locations across the network from the lineside and at stations and depots. It is a celebration of a great British success story which will be relished by the legions of enthusiasts who admire them.
£17.00
Daunt Books Map of Another Town
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£9.49
Blue Crow Media London Underground Architecture & Design Map
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£9.50
Monsoon Books Operation Stealth
Book SynopsisBased on historical fact and the author's personal experience, Operation Stealth is the fourth in a series of books involving Gurkha military units in SE Asia that may be read in any order. The author, JP Cross, a much revered retired Gurkha colonel, draws on real characters and events he witnessed across various theatres of war.
£8.54
Bradwell Books Walks for all Seasons Derbyshire
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£6.99
John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd Enchanting Borneo
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£10.44
Great Northern Books Ltd A Passion For The Dales
Book SynopsisThe author of more than 50 books, David Joy conveys the unique appeal of an area that has always aroused strong passions. His family has lived in Upper Wharfedale for more than four centuries - mainly as lead miners and farmers - and thus he is in a special position to capture the magic of the Dales. This superbly illustrated book is the product of an overwhelming desire by a native dalesman to share his passion for a unique landscape and its people. The many varied themes of this book include: * The Limestone Wonderland - storm and tempest at Gordale Scar * Wild weather - snowed in for weeks on end * Climbing the remotest peak * Ancestors who risked all and dug deep to find lead * The timeless country railway * Dalesfolk - their humour and their resilience * Farming - especially at lambing time and haymaking * Shepherding - relative Tom Joy and Amanda Owen, the 'Yorkshire shepherdess' * Memorable meetings - Alan Bennett, Bill Bryson and Brian Blessed * 10-day 'road show' with Hannah Hauxwell David Joy has written extensively on many aspects of Yorkshire. He has widespread interests in the countryside - and especially the Dales. A former editor of the Dalesman, he has also served on the Yorkshire Dales National Park Committee. A founder member of what is now the Friends of the Yorkshire Dales, he later became a founder trustee of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust. For almost 40 years he was local secretary of CPRE (Campaign for the Protection of Rural England) and ceaselessly strove to safeguard the finest features of the Dales. In 2006 he was awarded the MBE for 'services to the environment'. As a landowner he has always believed that conservationists and farmers needed to be on the same side. Otherwise, a way of life that has endured in the Dales for more than a thousand years will be lost and the area will become a combination of theme park and wilderness. A Passion for the Dales reflects this determined conviction.
£16.99
Ordnance Survey Sligo. Roscommon
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Sandstone Press Ltd Chasing the Dreams
Book SynopsisHamish Brown, who occupies a special place as a Scottish writer and traveller, turns his wealth of experience into captivating narratives of fascinating people and places; sometimes serious, at times laugh aloud in this new volume. Chasing the Dreams is a companion to Walking the Song, with the same kaleidoscopic range and variety, telling of treks in Scotland, the Alps, Atlas and Himalaya, of ventures by canoe and sailing, ski-ing and cycling.Trade ReviewThis is outdoors writing at its finest * CommonSpace *Perhaps the title of this book should be ‘Living the Dream’ for Hamish’s dream is one that thousands aspire to but rarely capture. He’s a legend and an inspiration. Read on and dream again...…the writings of a man who has experienced and thought deeply, remains fiercely curious … both evocative and dynamic. * Alpine Journal *This collection of essays surely confirms Brown as one of the world’s greatest mountain explorers. * Outdoor Focus Magazine *
£8.54
Tricorn Books Polar Eskimo
Book SynopsisAfter a huge storm destroyed their intended route to the North Pole in the darkness of winter, instead of retreating, a small expedition team decide to explore the beautiful but unforgiving region of Avanerriaq, the home of the Polar Eskimos. What followed was six months of harsh education, gripping adventure and...twenty unruly sled dogs.
£11.40
Porter Press International JCB Scrapbook
£23.75
Saraband Walking the Line: Exploring Settle & Carlisle
Book SynopsisWidely known as England's most scenic line, the enduring Settle & Carlisle Railway was built by the Midland between 1869 and 1876, as part of its quest to forge its own, independent route to Scotland. It is, uniquely for a railway in the UK, a Conservation Area in its own right - viaducts, tunnels, bridges, stations, trackside structures and railway workers' cottages. By walking all or parts of the route from Settle to Carlisle, you get the chance to get up close to the railway's magnificent architecture - but also to see the lonely and lofty fells, and stunning scenery from the Dales through the Pennines to the limestone pavements of Westmorland and the green Eden Valley. In the company of this knowledgeable guide, you'll also discover centuries' worth of local history and traditions: Roman remains, medieval castles, and the Romany who still meet at the annual Appleby Horse Fair gathering.Trade Review"An endearing love-letter to the Settle to Carlisle Railway. It is an enticing mix of reminiscence, history, characters and practical information that lift it far above the level of a conventional guide book. It is evocative and affecting, with a rich sense of time and place. Written with both style and clarity, it is a must for anyone who wants to walk the route or ride the train." Peter Gillman (author & Chairman of the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild)Table of ContentsIntroduction; Mission Accomplished: Restoration, Bad Navigation and All that Jazz; From Settle to Ribblehead: The Line’s Lofty Bit and a Curious Tale of Slavery; From Ribblehead to Garsdale: Of Castles, Kings, Ladies and a Vampire in Darkest Peru; From Garsdale to Kirkby Stephen: Red Kites, Red Squirrels and Tea and Biscuits; From Kirkby Stephen to Appleby: Return of the Pied Piper; From Appleby to Langwathby: Flightless Birds, Geese and Mushrooms; From Langwathby to Armathwaite: Paradise Left Behind; From Armathwaite to Carlisle: Postscript: Standing it All on its Head; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements
£9.49
