Welcome to our selection of English county based walking guides. Here you will find listed guides from all the top publishers in the UK, plus the best locally produced guides, written and published by authors with local knowledge and experience. Together this selection of guides covers a vast range of walks for every county of England. With one of our guides in your rucksack you can walk with confidence, see the best places, be informed and entertained along the way and have endless hours of pleasure enjoying the English countryside.
Here you will find guides to Britain's amazing choice of Long Distance Paths - routes to a lifetime of walking pleasure. With our selection of guides to all the best trails and paths you will never run out of new routes to conquer. But remember that many long routes can be sampled in short sections, or completed over several visits, so even if you are not a long distance walker many of these routes may interest you.
National Trails are listed in their own seperate section.
Guides to Britains National Trails - the classic long distance paths. Walking any of our glorious Trails will provide a never to be forgotten experience. Whether you are planning a holiday to walk a complete trail, or just considering a ramble along a short section, all the information you need is right here in our guides.
This section covers walking guides dedicated to routes within one or more of Britain's National Parks. Our National Parks are the gems of our countryside offering spectacular walking experiences, providing you know where to go. With a good guidebook you can find all the best walking locations, walk your chosen route with confidence and be informed and entertained along the way. If you are visiting a National Park during the main holiday season popular routes can become crowded, but this is no problem with a good guide that can point you towards quieter, but equally rewarding paths.
Here is a selection of books about navigation and map reading in the countryside and other walking related topics. Having the skills of navigation at your disposal is a liberating experience, allowing you to plan your own great routes, discover new areas and have a deeper understanding of the landscape. This increases confidence and makes your total outdoor experience more enjoyable and rewarding and also safer.