This authoritative and comprehensively updated new edition provides all the practical know-how for exploring Britain's finest walking country, from the idyllic Lake District to the wilderness of north-west Scotland. Superb scenery, baggable peaks, quiet villages and comfy B&B's - welcome to a walker's paradise.

More than 60 route descriptions, from day walks to the legendary long distance paths are included. together with accurate two colour maps for every walk. Planning tips include public transport access and the best food and accommodation options along the route.

This guide also provides an invaluable succinct source of expert advice on equipment, responsible walking and safety on the trail. There is also a useful illustrated guide to Britain's flora and fauna. In fact, this book will prove invaluable to all walkers who venture into the hills.

Anyone who drives on the motorways will benefit from this guide to walks within 5 miles of motorway exits. All the UK is covered from Exeter to Perth and Swansea to Canterbury. Use this book to get more fun for your petrol, see more of the countryside, take a healthy break, or to enjoy a relaxing pub lunch.

Each page features a 30 to 45 minute walk, with a selected pub of café on the walk. Activities for children are included, from bouncy castles to nature trails. All the walks are suitable for dogs. People with assistance dogs will find details of accessible paths and disabled facilities. The listed pubs all welcome well-behaved dogs. Most of the pubs are traditional inns, serving good quality food at reasonable prices.

Each motorway has its own section in the book, with the walks listed in geographical order by exit number as you proceed from end to end, making it easy to find a stopping place during your journey. This is the ideal book to keep in your car to ensure all your motorway journeys are enjoyable and less stressful.

The Challenge to walk the 3 highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales is one of the ultimate goals of many enthusiastic walkers. Breathtaking scenery, fresh clean air and a sense of freedom and achievement are what you get when you reach the summit. Thousands of people have walked these mountains. Reading this book and following the advice and information given will ensure that you can be one many who will fulfil a lifelong ambition to walk the National 3 Peaks.

This 4th edition has information on preparation, equipment, the walking routes for all 3 mountains with extra information about Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland's highest mountain. The driving route between each peak is included as well as B&B's to give you, the walker, a comprehensive book to read beforehand then take on your walk to The National 3 Peaks of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon. This challenge is sometimes completed in 24 hours, although we would recommend a more relaxed and sensible approach taking a day to climb each of the Peaks and a day to travel between the mountains. Rise to new heights on The National 3 Peaks Walk!

This is the definitive hillwalker's guide to the 2,500 ft high mountains outside of Scotland - the English and Welsh 'Corbetts'. Forty highly accessible peaks are evenly distributed between the two countries, dominated by the mighty ranges of Snowdonia and the Lake District. Inclusion of the English and Welsh '3,000s' ensures comprehensive coverage. At the heart of this book 32 outstanding walks guarantee countless great days out in the hills, and embrace famous mountains from Snowdon to Scafell Pike, Cadair Idris to the Cheviot, Blencathra to the Brecon Beacons. Alternative ascent routes are included within a wealth of supplementary information. This unique mountain odyssey is illuminated by 75 colour photographs that capture these magnificent hills at their finest.

The full list of peaks and walks is as follows: England - Blencathra; Skiddaw; Grasmoor and Grisedale Pike; High Stile; Pillar and Kirk Fell; Great Gable; Scafell Pike; Coniston Old Man; High Raise; Helvellyn; Fairfield and Saint Sunday Crag; High Street; Red Screes and Caudale Moor; The Cheviot; Cross Fell; Mickle Fell; Scafell. Wales - Carnedd Llewelyn and Pen Llithrig y Wrach; Glyder Fawr and Tryfan; Y Garn and Elidir Fawr; Snowdon; Moel Hebog; Moel Siabod; Moelwyn Mawr; Arenig Fawr; Cadair Berwyn; Aran Fawddwy and Glasgwm; Cadair Idris; Waun Fach; Pen y Fan; Waun Rydd; Fan Brycheiniog; Foel-fras.

This pocket book provides over 100 walks which explore Britain's fascinating history through the ages from prehistoric times to the present day. An historical event, person or place provides the focus for each walk. The walks are organised chronologically into twelve historic periods: Early Britain, Roman, Saxons and Vikings, The Normans, Medieval, The Tudors, The Stuarts, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Depression and War, Modern Britain. Each section has a short introduction to the period. The walks vary from 1.5 miles to 10 miles in length and each has detailed instructions linked to an annotated full colour map making route finding easy.

This book brings you the opportunity to combine two wonderful aspects of Britain. You can enjoy carefully planned walks through beautiful and varied countryside, changing in character from mellow farmland to sweeping panoramas, from wild moorland to dramatic seascapes, from small villages to historic cities. At the same time you can become immersed in the fascinating history of these isles, taken literally on a voyage of discovery.

From the rocky shores of Cornwall to the magnificent mountain wilderness of Scotland, this book guides you through over 500 of the most beautiful nature reserves in the UK, owned and managed by The Wildlife Trusts. With over 400 original maps, illustrations and photographs, Wildlife Walks provides all the details you need to find and experience these special places in our countryside and is a great source of inspiration for family days out.

Arranged geographically by region the book gives a precise location for each site, including grid reference. It describes what each reserve is best for, opening times, access and ground conditions and facilities, including parking. A detailed description of each reserve includes information on walking times and where to walk, supported by watercolour maps. The maps are not intended as detailed guides as you'll find information boards and leaflets that do that job at the major reserves once you get there. Instead they have been designed as introductions to the reserves they represent, indicating what you might see when you visit, and which parts of the reserve are good for particular types of wildlife.

Whether it's a Sunday stroll or a serious hike, there's nothing to beat a good walk in the countryside. And when you can combine the virtues of a healthy walk in the great outdoors with a spot of indulgence in a really good pub, before, after or even during the walk, then surely life doesn't get much better.

This collection includes the whole of England, Scotland and Wales, so will appeal to the serious traveller. The routes are based upon 50 of the best pubs in the annual AA Pub Guide. Each pub in this book was highlighted in the recent 'Pick of the Pubs' selection, and many of them have supplied there own suggestion for a great walk nearby. The walks are between 2 and 10 miles and the book breaks them down into regions and counties.

The walk locations are: Cornwall - Gunwalloe; Helford. Devon - Broadhembury; Peter Tavey. Dorset - Seatown; Evershot. Somerset - Combe Hay; Wells. Wiltshire - Heytsbury. Berkshire - Burchetts Green; Frilsham. Buckinghamshire - Turville. Hampshire - Sparsholt; Steep; Seaview. Kent - Chiddingstone. Surrey - Friday Street. Gloucestershire - Chipping Campden; Lower Oddington. Oxfordshire - Cumnor; Stoke Row. Staffordshire - Tutbury. Warwickshire - Warwick. Norfolk - Brancaster Staithe; Burnham Thorpe. Northamptonshire- Fotheringhay. Rutland - Hambleton. Suffolk - Walberswick; Lavenham. Cheshire - Burwardsley. Cumbria - Elterwater; Eskdale Green; Kirkby Lonsdale; Crossbank. Derbyshire - Over Haddon. County Durham - Greta Bridge. Northumberland - Bamburgh; Hexham. Yorkshire - Buckden; Arkengarthdale.

Hunter Davies first published this now classic text in 1982, but it remains a fascinating and inspirational reference for any walker wanting to explore Britain's lost railway routes. In 1942, at the height of the railway age, there were 19,000 miles of track in Britain and 7,000 stations. Now there are less than 10,000 miles left and 2,000 stations. The result is almost 9,000 miles of disused railway lines waiting to be explored.

Over the course of a year Hunter Davies walked along ten lines, some of them like public parks, others neglected and gone completely wild. Old railways don't fade away, they turn into unique nature reserves and public footpaths, becoming one of Britain's greatest natural heritages. From the Somerset and Dorset to the Ally Pally Railway, from the Wye Valley to the Deeside Line, 'A Walk Along the Tracks' is a vivid account of a unique journey recapturing the glories of the railway age. The Sunday Times said of this book 'Davies researches thoroughly and with imagination, marshals his facts expertly within an entertaining framework, and has a highly developed social conscience and a romantic (in the good sense) feeling for history'.

The lines described are: Three Bridges to East Grinstead; London and Leicester; York; The Deeside Line; Cockermouth,Keswick and Penrith; The Wirral Way; The Wye Valley; The Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway; The Somerset and Dorset; Ally Pally Railway. There are useful appendices, including a listing of current Sustrans developed railway walks.

From the 'blue' hills of the Weald and the graceful sweeping curves of the high downland ridges, to the wild, rocky moors of the south west, the undulating hills of southern England form some of Britain's most varied and beautiful scenery, spread across 17 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Exmoor National Park. This comprehensive book describes the ascents of each of the distinct summits across southern England that are below 2,000 feet in altitude.

Fully illustrated with clear route maps and a selection of colour photographs, this guide takes the walker to iron-age hill forts, rough rock tors and dominating scarp-edge summits. From cliff top strolls and the exploration of hidden woodland combes, to rough moorland walks, the routes included cater for all interests and abilities.

For ease of use and reference, the guide is divided into five sections. These are: The Cornish Hills; The Somerset Hills and west Devon; The Wessex Downs and the Isle of Wight; South-east England; The Cotswolds. Each section begins with an explanation of the area's geology to enhance walkers' understanding of the landscape they are exploring. Complete with advice on footpaths and rights of way, plus tips on hill safety for both the novice and experienced walker alike, The Hills of Southern England provides interesting information on the hill names, details of local accommodation and an excellent list of contacts.