Walking, hiking, trekking Books
Northern Eye Books Pub and Fell Walks Lake District Top 10: Perfect
Book SynopsisThis attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten circular walks combining a superb country pub and nearby fell in the Lake District National Park - in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, 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. Featured walks include: The Old Crown + High Pike; The Pheasant + Sale Fell; The Kirkstile Inn + Melbreak; Swinside Inn + Causey Pike; Traveller's Rest + Helvellyn; White Lion + Place Fell; The Britannia + Lingmoor Fell, Riverside Bar + Grange Pike; The Woolpack + Harter Fell; Wasdale Head Hotel + Scafell Pikes.
£8.10
Northern Eye Books Mysterious Walks Yorkshire Dales
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£8.10
September Publishing Tender Maps: Travels in Search of the Emotions of
Book Synopsis'Of all the places where I feel the translucency of things, places that are thin for me, bluebell woods are first among them.' Some travellers are driven by the need to scale a natural wonder, or to see a city's sights or a place of history. Others, like Alice Maddicott, travel in search of a particular scene, feeling or atmosphere, often inspired by music, literature and art. Taking us deep into our emotional and creative responses to place, this extraordinary book explores the author's relentless travelling, from the heat of Sicily to the mountains of Japan. With her uniquely lyrical approach to psycho-geography, Maddicott explores the relationship with landscape that is the very essence of human creativity. From seventeenth-century salons of Paris to the underground culture and crumbling balconies of modern Tbilisi, through writers as diverse as Italo Calvino and L. M. Montgomery and artists like Ana Mendieta and eighteenth-century girls embroidering their lives, Tender Maps is a beautifully evocative book of travel, culture and imagination that transports readers in time and place. 'A rich and beguiling work of literary travel memoir that nimbly tracks the wider contours of the world in terms of feeling, memory, introspection and the imagination.' - Travis Elborough, author of Atlas of Vanishing Places
£18.99
Haus Publishing The View from the Hill
Book SynopsisDuring the enforced idleness of the Covid-19 pandemic, Christopher Somerville revisited the 450 notebooks whose pages contain the accumulated thoughts and experiences of a career spent exploring Britain on foot over four decades. The View from the Hill pulls together the cream of this unique crop, following the cycle of the seasons from a freezing January to a Christmas sunrise. In between are hundreds of walks that take in magnificent flora and fauna, ancient traditions and folklore, and geological peculiarities and wonders – all narrated with moving and humorous sensitivity. There’s no need to move from your chair to go walking in Christopher’s company. Just stir up the fire, fill your glass, and let these spirited tales take you out of here and far away.
£11.69
Saraband / Contraband Atoms of Delight
Book SynopsisPoet and essayist Kenneth Steven takes us on a series of meditative quests in search of his atoms of delighttreasures, both natural and spiritualthrough some of Scotland's most beautiful landscapes. The short pieces in this captivating collection, whose title pays homage to Scottish Renaissance writer Neil Gunn, invite readers to accompany Steven as he seeks out crystal-clear waters, a glimpse of an elusive bird, delicate orchids, plump berries, or pebbles polished by time and tide. Appreciative of the grace of silence and the value of solitude and simplicity, he takes journeys that prompt introspection and provoke memories as we pause, breathe, and discover alongside him the transformative power of nature's small gifts and wild places. This is an evocative book that will inspire you to pay close attention as you explore your environment and reflect on the fleeting moments of pure joy that nature has brought into your life. As you set out on your own pilgrimages, you will discover the extraordinary that can be found in the everyday when you take the time to look for it.
£8.54
The Book Guild Ltd A Midland Meander: A Circular Walk around the
Book SynopsisFollowing on from Brian’s escapades in South-East England, this ramble of 150 miles circumnavigates the West Midlands conurbation. Being closer to his home in Birmingham and partly undertaken over two Covid ravaged years, this walk is a testament to the author’s resilience and determination to complete the project. In this book, in travelogue style, Brian shares his experiences of walking around the built-up area in a clockwise direction. Brian delights in sharing anecdotes with his readers gleaned from various observations and encounters on the journey. A Midland Meander is an examination of the geography, geology and landscape, the history, the people and places of this heart of England, ranging from the River Severn to the River Tame. More than just a walking guide, this book, like his previous publications, is essential reading for walkers and lovers of the great outdoors. For those who can only sit at home, it is an opportunity to share in the experience and the author’s consuming interest in environmental issues shines through on every page.
£13.46
The Book Guild Ltd Pioneers in Bloomers: The True Story of the
Book SynopsisWomen’s sport is finally flourishing in Britain. But still largely unrecognised are the pioneering efforts of the Victorian era ‘pedestriennes’ who laid the foundations for modern woman to participate in professional sport. Dozens of these working-class women abandoned humdrum lives to become history’s first professional sportswomen. They bravely put personal safety and decorum aside to tackle astonishing walking contests of 1,000 miles or more, competing against each other or against the clock, chasing cash prizes to feed and clothe their families. Victorian society was shocked by their chutzpah. Several of the women became rich and famous, but many had a torrid time. Huge crowds watched them trekking day and night. The public loved them, but the authorities wanted them banned. The walks were often riotous affairs that attracted gamblers, drinkers and rowdy behaviour, but it was the women themselves who would be lambasted in the press, condemned as immoral and despicable. The controversy only intensified when they adopted the daring new ‘bloomers’ costume from America, but with hindsight it is clear they were actually pioneers for women’s rights.
£9.99
The Conrad Press Ring of Downs: The North Downs' Eastern Ring
Book Synopsis‘Ring of Downs’ is a feast of lyrically evocative writings and atmospheric images inspired by a landscape-loving woman’s walks with her beloved dog through an extraordinary part of Kent’s North Downs. The places celebrated, from which these writings have drawn their inspiration, are on the North Downs Way path which forms an imperfect circle made up of two arcs. One meanders southeast through the Folkestone Downs along the coast to the White Cliffs of Dover. The other runs northeast through Canterbury. Yet this outer map corresponds to an inner one, a ‘mandala’, the perfect imaginative symbol of wholeness: as if tracks walked make patterns in our minds, words of wonder triggered by nature forging relationship between us and the land. This black and white edition of ‘Ring of Downs’ is the author’s sequel to ‘A Dog on the Downs’, to be followed by ‘Flights of Nature’ and ‘Light of Land’.Table of ContentsWalking 17 INTRODUCTION 19 THE STRAIGHT PATH 25 Journey’s beginning 26 Lenham 27 Lenham lambs unafraid 27 Holloway 28 Westwell to Eastwell 30 THE SOUTH EASTERN ARC 33 Wye 34 Why? 34 Jacob’s ladder 34 Brabourne 35 Long Wood December 35 Brabourne Downs 38 Stowting 41 The Tiger 41 Postling 42 Sun games 43 Lower Postling 45 Postling and the lost camera 48 Postling, the lost camera, Conrad and The Heart of Darkness 52 Tolsford Hill and scarps 58 Showerless at Tolsford 58 Weather 61 Summerhouse Hill 64 Etchinghill Escarpment 65 Existential Etchinghill 65 Etchinghill summit 69 Etchinghill escape 70 Arpinge Escarpment 72 From Holywell to Arpinge heights 72 Nodding to the numinous 74 Dog’s tree 76 Mandala me 77 Arpinge base: unhinged Arpinge 79 Seabrook stream’s spring 82 Fog 83 Folkestone Downs 85 Peene Quarry 86 Keen for Peene in November 86 Cheriton Down 88 Balancing 88 Castle Hill 90 Sugar Loaf Hill 91 Sugar Loaf Hill and King Arthur 92 Blip on landscape 94 Holywell 95 Wingate Hill 96 Creteway Down, Dover Hill 97 The Warren 99 The Apron 101 Edge place 101 No broken hearts 102 Why does the Warren water move? 104 Trouble over 104 Tempest 105 Washed and weathered 107 Slithering pool 108 Sea saw sea 110 Dog days 111 Dog slant 112 Sure line 114 Sea snippets 115 Pinch and rise 116 Portal 117 Seafront son 119 Storm blasted 120 One evening 121 Harbour arm 123 Goodbye ball 124 Dover 126 Roll over to Dover 126 Beyond Dover; Kingsdown Beach 127 THE NORTH EASTERN ARC 129 Boughton Aluph 130 Splitting point 130 A round becomes whole 130 The West is the best 131 King’s Wood 133 Reclining body 133 Toward Canterbury 135 Julieberrie 135 Bigbury Iron Age hillfort 135 The Stour Valley, West Canterbury 137 ELA VALLEYS 141 Elham Valley 142 Court at Denton, Elham East 142 Barham Down 143 Lydden Valley 145 Grass dunes on down Downs 145 Grass dunes 147 Cloud down 149 Dunes and desert, searingly hot 151 Man 152 Rainbow towards Lydden 154 Alkham Valley 155 An Alkham April 155 St Radigund’s Abbey 156 St Radigund’s continued 159 Church Hougham 162 Unicorns 162 West Hougham: huffing out 162 New paths 163 Farthing Common and West Wood 164 Our Father Who Art in Nature 164 Bluebell Woods 166 Pillars Woods, April 2017 166 March 2018 167 From Long Wood, near Brabourne 168 THE SAXON SHORELINE 171 Edge place I 172 Edge place II 173 Rough Roughs 175 Through the zoo 177 Ghosts 179 Un-straight-jacketed 180 CONCLUSION 183 BIBLIOGRAPHY 185
£9.49
Jake Island Ltd Why We Run: Tales of Fell & Trail Running in the
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£15.20
Redcliffe Press Ltd Beyond Bristol Again: Another 24 Country Walks
Book SynopsisCollection of 24 walks, with maps, around the bristol area
£14.40
Footprint Maps The Fife Pilgrim Way: Culross/North Queensferry -
Book SynopsisA handy, waterproof map breaking down the Fife Pilgrim Way into seven sections. The Fife Pilgrim Way runs between North Queensferry or Culross and St Andrews. It is designed as a varied route for residents and visitors alike, and it is possible to walk the entire signposted path or explore particular sections using the map. The route follows in the footsteps of Medieval pilgrims, passing many sites which reflect Fife's rich history, and which would be familiar to those travellers long ago. The Fife Coastal Path map is based on OS data at a scale of 1:40,000 which gives a detailed guide with grading of the entire 64 miles (104 km) of the route. The map is part of Stirling Surveys' popular Footprint series. For every copy of this map sold, a donation goes towards the practical management of The Fife Pilgrim Way.
£9.95
Urban Good Urban Nature Edinburgh Map
Book SynopsisA large-format, folded paper map with a protective card cover. Printed by the best cartographic press in the UK with special pantone inks to highlight amazing walks and fun activities. Double-sided, with a city atlas on the reverse. It shows Edinburgh and the surrounding areas in detail as a green and blue landscape fit for outdoor exploration.
£9.49
Urban Good Urban Nature Glasgow Map
Book SynopsisA large-format, folded paper map with a protective card cover. Printed by the best cartographic press in the UK with special pantone inks to highlight amazing walks and fun activities. Double-sided, with a city atlas on the reverse. It shows Glasgow in detail as a green and blue landscape fit for outdoor exploration.
£9.49
Wet Nose Publishing Ltd Dog Friendly Pub Walks: Anglesey and Lleyn
Book SynopsisThis is the only book of its kind. It is packed with stunning photography and is beautifully designed. With humour and specific information about the pubs along each walk, this book will appeal to those planning their holidays or planning a day trip. The simplicity of the guides and mapscaters for all and will appeal to anyone living in, or intending to visit the Anglesey and Lleyn Peninsula region. Attractive and cleverly structured, this guidebook gives dog walkers access to 15 pubs and 15 great walks in the Anglesey & Lleyn Peninsula area. With clear information, an introduction for each walk, and simple, easy-to read maps. This beautiful book will appeal to all who want to venture out into the countryside with their dogs. The walks have no stiles ensuring a hassle free walk for both dog and owner.
£9.49
Wet Nose Publishing Ltd Dog Friendly Pub Walks Yorkshire Dales
Book SynopsisThis attractive and cleverly structured guidebook gives dog walkers access to 15 pubs and 20 great walks in the region of the Yorkshire Dales.
£10.44
Little Peak Press Twisted Mountains: Tall Stories from Britain's
Book SynopsisTwisted Mountains is a collection of short stories set among the summits of England, Scotland and Wales, from Ben Hope to the South Downs. Each tells the story of someone who has their own reasons to be in the mountains. From a vengeful student to obsessive hostel owner, the wannabe biker to the Wainwright expert with a secret. While the stories are varied in their subjects, all have mountains at their heart and a dark humour running through them. Authored by Tim Woods, Twisted Mountains provides a different take on the characters you find in and around the mountains. Tim tells their stories in the characters' varied voices, in ways that are shocking, dark, funny and sad, sometimes all at once.
£11.88
History Walks More Walks around Rye
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£7.27
Pocket Mountains Ltd The Munros: A Walkhighlands Guide
Book SynopsisThe Munros are mountains in Scotland with a height of over 3000ft and take their name from the first list of such hills published in 1891 by Victorian mountaineer Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet of Lindertis. Revised several times in the years since, the official list now features 282 peaks. This guide is for anyone who wants to climb these mountains and aims to provide reliable routes and tips for ascending them safely. The Munros will ensure you reach parts of Scotland you might otherwise overlook, spend memorable evenings in pubs, bothies and wild camps, and have encounters with other walkers, locals and wildlife that enhance the adventure regardless of whether you get to the top of one Munro or all of them.
£14.24
Pocket Mountains Ltd East Sussex: 40 Coast and Country Walks
Book SynopsisSitting alongside the English Channel in the southeast corner of England, East Sussex is famed for its rolling hills and magnificent wealdland, Norman battlefields and charming medieval villages, towering chalk cliffs and hip seaside resorts. The county is also traversed by the South Downs Way long distance walking route and is home to England's newest national park, as well as miles of beautiful sandy coastline. From short forays into wildlife-rich wetlands, nature reserves and woodlands to longer riverside meanders and rollercoaster treks along spectacular sea cliffs, the forty varied walks in this guide cover the best walking this glorious county has to offer.
£8.21
Pocket Mountains Ltd West Sussex
Book SynopsisThe 40 circular walks in this guide offer plenty of scope to explore West Sussex's famed downs, woods, heaths and nature reserves, along with its villages, stately homes and country estates.
£8.21
Pocket Mountains Ltd County Durham the North Pennines and the Eden
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£8.10
Pocket Mountains Ltd Isle of Wight
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£8.21
Pocket Mountains Ltd Wye Valley
Book SynopsisFrom the broad riverside meadows of the Herefordshire plain and the soaring limestone cliffs of the lower gorge near Chepstow to the industrial heritage of the Forest of Dean in the East and the far-reaching views of the Trellech plateau in the West.
£8.21
Pocket Mountains Ltd Skye
Book SynopsisThese 25 varied walks reflect Skye's diverse range of terrain and provide opportunities to experience the island's spectacular wildlife, its geological wonders and the physical traces of its often tumultuous history.
£8.99
Pocket Mountains Ltd Oxfordshire West Berkshire Pocket Mountains
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£8.21
Pesda Press Explore the South West Coast Path
Book SynopsisThe South West Coast Path passes through five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, two World Heritage Sites and one National Park. This up-to-date guidebook will help walkers, backpackers and trail runners get the most from exploring this breath-takingly beautiful National Trail
£25.30
Penguin Random House South Africa On Track: Quick ID guide to Southern and East
Book SynopsisFollowing the success of the earlier Scatalog - Quick ID guide to southern African animal droppings, here's another quick and quirky identification guide, this time to tracks of the region's most commonly found mammals, but also includes tracks of reptiles, rodents, birds and insects. A simple key on the inside front cover directs users to any of 11 categories, such as 'cloven hooves', 'paws' or 'tramline-like trails'. Nearly 100 animals or closely related groups of animals are depicted; for each, there's a silhouette of front and back feet and a colour photograph of the track, the average measurements for each track, a short description of the track, information about the circumstances and likely habitat. Concise and to-the-point, this pocket-sized reference will prove indispensible in the field, no matter the experience of the user.
£6.23
Leschenault Press Youll Never Walk Alone
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£11.66
Felix Publishing A Pocketbook for Hiking and Survival
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£999.99
Boulder Books Hikes of Eastern Newfoundland
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£16.99
Rocky Mountain Books,Canada Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide
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£22.39
Appalachian Mountain Club Nature Walks in New Jersey: AMC Guide to the Best
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£13.46
Yosemite Conservancy The Waterfalls of Yosemite
Book SynopsisThis practical, fold-up guide to Yosemite's spectacular waterfalls is divided into two sections. The first offers in-depth coverage of eleven waterfalls in Yosemite Valley. The second section details the major waterfalls outside the Valley, including those at Hetch Hetchy, in Wawona, in Tenaya Canyon, and along the Tuolumne River. Handsome location maps and stunning full-color photographs accompany the descriptions. In addition to relevant data about each fall (including height and best view points) there are also recommended hikes to the falls, a list of the world's ten highest waterfalls, and historical perspectives on the falls.
£6.07
Ooligan Press 50 Hikes in the Tillamook and Clatsop State
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£17.00
Thunder Bay Press A Guide to 199 Michigan Waterfalls
Book SynopsisA Traveller's Guide to 199 Michigan Waterfalls is a must-have resource for visitors and includes maps, descriptions, pictures, history, and directions for getting to the waterfalls. The 30th Anniversary Edition has a new introduction by the author as well as several new waterfalls to visit. For over 30 years, it has been the go-to guidebook for nature enthusiasts, who appreciate the concise directions to each falls.
£16.16
Reedy Press Show Me ... Natural Wonders
£10.40
Appalachian Mountain Club Outdoors with Kids New York City: 100 Fun Places
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£17.06
Appalachian Mountain Club Outdoors with Kids Boston: 100 Fun Places to
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£17.06
Appalachian Mountain Club Outdoors with Kids Philadelphia: 100 Fun Places
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£17.06
Appalachian Mountain Club Amc's Best Backpacking in the Mid-Atlantic: A
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£16.96
Appalachian Mountain Club Books Amc's Best Day Hikes Along the Maine Coast:
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£16.11
Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc Trails of Little Rock: A Guide to Little Rock's
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£10.80
Woodstock Arts Walking Woodstock
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£18.14
Colorado Mountain Club The Colorado Trail, 10th Edition
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£26.06
Kevin Martin Big Trees of Northern New England
£23.96
Navillus Press 50 Hikes Central Oregon
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£16.88
Navillus Press 50 Hikes Mount Hood and the Columbia Gorge
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£16.88
Navillus Press 50 Hikes Rogue Valley
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£16.88
