Category Archives: Travel Guides
Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway form the south-west of Scotland, a broad wedge of land jutting out into the Irish Sea between the Solway Firth and the Firth of Clyde. The area is also part of Scotland`s border country a peaceful, unspoilt region that possesses a mild climate, a great variety of scenery and a rich historic
Edinburgh, Pentland and Lothians
The countryside around Edinburgh is ideal for walking comprising a superb mixture of rolling hills, expansive moorland and attractive rivers, bounded by fertile lowlands and an impressive coastline. The stunning views from Arthur`s Seat and the Braid Hills give amazing panoramas of Edinburgh itself. Stretches of the sandy Lothian coast are explored on the John
Lancashire – Outstanding Circular Walks
With its fen-like lowlands, its coastal scenery, the high fells of Bowland and the lush river valleys of the Ribble and Lune, Lancashire is a county of surprising diversity from its great Industrial heritage towns to its attractive, rural villages and its numerous historic monuments. There can be no better way of exploring Lancashire than
Perthshire, Angus & Fife
Approaching the eastern part of central Scotland, where the Grampians dominate the horizon, it appears at first glance to be mountain country. In fact much of the area is low-lying, with flat woodland and agricultural land bordered by gentle, rounded hills and an attractive North Sea coastline. Perthshire has enough lochs to vie with Cumbria`s
West Sussex & the South Downs Walks
The Pathfinder(R) Guide to West Sussex & the South Downs Walks contains 28 fantastic circular walks across the county, much of which lies inside the new South Downs National Park. Walkers of all abilities can experience a variety of walking routes in a range of difficulty with this Pathfinder(R) guide which takes you from gentle
Navigation Skills for Walkers
Discover more of the great outdoors with Navigation Skills for Walkers and Pathfinder Guides. Build confidence and competence in reading maps: using grid references, contour interpretation and visualising terrain. Learn how to use a compass, with map and compass navigation: taking a bearing, magnetic variation and `aiming off`. Make the most of your GPS device:
Ordnance Survey Great British Travel Journal
Whether your adventures are a stroll in the park or taking on some of Britain`s highest peaks, the Ordnance Survey Great British Travel Journal will help you record your plans, routes, trips and inspirational ideas. The first section gives tips to make your time outdoor safer, more enjoyable and easier to plan, with equipment checklists,
Walk Edinburgh OS Urban Map
Printed as a strip map over 11 panels Walk Edinburgh incorporates a unique concertina fold design so it can be read like a book or unfolded to reveal a section of the Water of Leith on one side and Edinburgh`s spectacular Castle and Royal mile on the reverse. It also includes Holyrood park, Calton hill
Herefordshire and Wye Valley – Short Walks
Herefordshire is renowned for its hop-yards and cider-apple orchards, threaded by peaceful footpaths, lanes and byroads amidst rich pastures and wooded limestone ridges grazed by the famous terracotta-coloured cattle. But the county also has a wild side; the huge sandstone wall of the Black Mountains rises in the west, the Forest of Dean and the
Oban, Mull & Kintyre
The rock of Dunadd, a few miles north of Lochgilphead, marks the place where the Scots established their headquarters after landing from Ireland around 500AD, and it can rightfully claim to be the birthplace of Scotland. It is also at the heart of present-day Argyll, which roughly corresponds to the area covered by this guide.
Cornwall
Short Walks Cornwall covering parts of Trelissick, St Agnes and the Lizard.This selection offers interest and regional variety in Cornwall, providing the best short walks in the area. Covering walks through the whole of Snowdonia, both popular and little know scenic routes including the Launceston and the Minack theatre.- See walk locations by Looking InsideInside:-20
More Peak District
Pathfinder (R) More Peak District covering parts of Buxton Country Park, Five Dales Walk and Castledon. This selection offers interest, regional variety and balance of routes in the Peak District providing the best walks in the area. From an easy stroll through Stanton Moor to the much more challenging walks in Jacob`s Ladder, this volume
Sherwood Forest & the East Midlands
28 mapped walks ranging in length from 3.5 miles to 10 miles across the region comprising Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire. Accompanying the route text of each walk is an OS Explorer map extract highlighting the route, GPS references of the main route waypoints, an introduction to the area covered on the walk and a
The High Fells of Lakeland
Are you planning a holiday to the Lake District? Do you enjoy a hill-walking challenge with impressive mountain-top views? Inside Pathfinder (R) Guide to the High Fells of Lakeland are 20 majestic and challenging fell walks amid the glorious scenery of the Lake District mountains with clear and easy-to-follow route directions compiled from the author`s
North and Mid Devon
Are you planning a visit or holiday to North or Mid Devon? Do you enjoy a walk in the country or a leisurely afternoon stroll? Inside Pathfinder(R) Guide to North and Mid Devon are 28 fantastic country walks designed for walkers of all abilities. Ranging from 3 to 11 1/ 2 miles in length, each
Cambridgeshire and the Fens
Often dismissed as flat and featureless, the waterlands of East Anglia offer great, and largely undiscovered, opportunities for any walker. With the tranquil riverside scenery, charming towns, villages and country houses, and the mesmerising beauty of the Fens, the area is rich in heritage, wildlife and history.
North Wales and Snowdonia
Pathfinder(R) North Wales & Snowdonia spans the breadth of North Wales from the tip of the Lleyn Peninsula to Caergwrle and Chirk, within sight of the English border, with plenty of excellent walking in between across Lleyn, Snowdonia, the Berwyn mountains, Vale of Clywd and the Clwydian Hills. This selection offers interest, regional variety and
Shropshire and Staffordshire
Britain`s best loved walking guides brings you a brand new Pathfinder (R) Guide to Shropshire & Staffordshire Walks containing 28 fabulous walks exploring the unspoilt rural landscapes of Shropshire and Staffordshire from the Welsh borders to the fringes of the Peak District, and from the mosses and meres near the Cheshire border to Cannock Chase
Mid Wales
Overshadowed by Snowdonia to the north and the Brecon Beacons to the south, mid Wales is something of a `green desert`. Shrouded by Celtic mists, it baffled the advance of the English invaders, thus preserving the Welsh language in the west of Wales. The tranquil borderland of the Marches, offers a varied landscape truncated by
