Category Archives: Travel Guides
Great British Bike Rides
Great British Bike Rides is a celebration of British road cycling. Author Dave Barter brings together 40 of the best road rides in England, Scotland and Wales, searching out the country`s most celebrated routes, toughest climbs and most scenic roads. The rides are challenging, they are adventurous, and they are quintessentially British – tackle the
Brown Hares in the Derbyshire Dales: The Story of One of the Peak District`s Most Enigmatic Mammals
Brown Hares in the Derbyshire Dales is a written and photographic celebration of one of the Peak District`s most secretive and enigmatic animals. Meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated with over 100 colour photographs, this book gives a unique insight into the life, habitat and history of a much loved, yet threatened, species.First published in 2010
All But One – One woman’s quest to climb the 52 highest mountains in the Alps
The Alpine Fourthousanders are 52 magnificent mountains that make up one of the mountaineering world`s major tick-list challenges. Barbara Swindin describes, with verve and honesty, her attempts to reach the summits, her triumphs and shortfalls, and her slowly dawning awareness that she just might become the first British woman to climb them all. But, although
Day Walks In the Brecon Beacons
Day Walks in the Brecon Beacons is the latest hill walking guidebook in the popular `Day Walks` series from outdoors publisher Vertebrate Publishing, following guides to the Peak District, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, Snowdonia and South Downs. This pocket-sized guide features 20 circular routes between 6.8 and 16.5 miles (11km and 16.6km)
Yorkshire Dales – Day Walks
“Day Walks in the Yorkshire Dates” is the fourth title in “Vertebrate Publishing`s” series of compact and portable hill walking guidebooks. This book showcases 20 circular routes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, between 6 and 11 miles (10km and 17km) in length, suitable for hill walkers of all abilities. The routes are split into
Lake District Mountain Biking – Essential Trails
Vertebrate’s guide to mountain biking in the Lake District covers 26 recommended mountain bike trails, routes and rides ranging from 12km to 60km. The routes themselves have been devised and tested by local riders to help you get the very best out of the Cumbrian trails.Each route is described with easy-to-follow instructions, information on difficulty,
Cycling Days Out – South East England
“Cycling Days Out – South East England” is an informative and vibrant guide to the traffic-free family and leisure cycling in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Written by Deirdre Huston – a keen cyclist and co-author of the popular Cycling in Sussex, “Cycling Days Out” explores tourist trails, country parks, forest riding and much much
Edible Stories
Robert Eggle finds himself standing one day in a hole in the sidewalk, rain plastering his clothes to his body, with no memory of who he is, his former life as a food critic, how he got there, or where he should go next. Trying desperately not to be unknowing to people who seem to
South West Mountain Biking – Quantocks, Exmoor, Dartmoor
Vertebrate`s “South West Mountain Biking ‘“ Quantocks, Exmoor, Dartmoor” is the second edition of their bestselling guide to mountain biking in the South West of England. Featured are 26 of the best mountain bike rides in Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Quantock Hills, between 10km and 30km in length, suitable for all levels of mountain bikers.Each
East Of Islington
Welcome to East of Islington. Stepping over the debris of the previous occupant, Sam Taylor has just moved into her first flat. Ignoring the dodgy postcode (this is so not Notting Hill), the real estate agent had trilled that this was an area with `potential`. But as in `East of Eden`, many things go on
Peak District Bouldering
This is the most comprehensive guide to bouldering in the Peak District ever published. All approach, crag and problem information has been reviewed and revised since Vertebrate`s first Peak District Bouldering guidebook (2005), and the authors have spent several years researching, writing and updating all of the established crags in the area, together with the
South East Mountain Biking – Ridgeway & Chilterns
Vertebrate’s guide to mountain biking in parts of the south east of England covers 24 recommended mountain bike trails, routes and rides ranging from 18km to 38km. The routes themselves have been devised and tested by local riders to help you get the very best out of the trails of the Ridgeway and the Chilterns.Each
Troll Wall
Norway, 1965. A team of young climbers from the north of England camp at the bottom of the tallest vertical rock face in Europe – the Troll Wall. No one has dared attempt this gigantic challenge before. Some say it will never be climbed. This will be the adventure of a lifetime. Rain and snow
Cycling in Sussex
Vertebrate’s ‘Cycling in Sussex” is a cycling guide aimed at the more leisure oriented cyclist, the family rider and the occasional mountain biker. The book covers 20 cycle routes ranging between 4km and 28km.The routes are divided into five sections throughout the book: family; easy; medium; hard; railway trails; and seafront trails. For every route
Ron Fawcett – Rock Athlete
Winner of the 2010 Boardman Tasker Prize. Ron Fawcett is a natural-born climber. In 1969, while still at school in his native Yorkshire, he tied into a climbing rope for the first time and was instantly hooked. From that moment on, it seemed nothing else in his life mattered nearly as much as his next
North York Moors Mountain Biking – Moorland Trails
Vertebrate’s guide to mountain biking in the North York Moors covers 21 recommended mountain bike trails, routes and rides ranging from 10km to 77km. The routes themselves have been devised and tested by local riders to help you get the very best out of the Welsh trails.Each route is described with easy-to-follow instructions, information on
Scotland Mountain Biking – the Wild Trails
Vertebrate’s guide to mountain biking in Scotland covers 25 recommended mountain bike trails, routes and rides ranging from 6km to 290km. The routes themselves have been devised and tested by local riders to help you get the very best out of the North & South Downs trails.Each route is described with easy-to-follow instructions, information on
Wales Mountain Biking
Vertebrate’s guide to mountain biking in Wales covers 20 recommended mountain bike trails, routes and rides ranging from 12km to 50km. The routes themselves have been devised and tested by local riders to help you get the very best out of the Welsh trails.Each route is described with easy-to-follow instructions, information on difficulty, length, nearest
Cotswolds Mountain Biking : 20 Classic Rides
Vertebrate’s guide to mountain biking in the Cotswolds covers 20 classic rides between 14km and 77km in length, suitable for mountain bikers of all abilities ‘“many of which are within easy reach of major towns and cities, including Birmingham, Coventry, Worcester, Gloucester, Oxford, Banbury, Swindon, Cheltenham and Bristol.Each route is described with easy-to-follow instructions, information
West Yorkshire Mountain Biking
West Yorkshire Mountain Biking – South Pennine Trails features 23 of the best mountain bike rides in West Yorkshire, between 10.5km and 32km in length, suitable for all levels of mountain bikers. The routes are split into four sections: Calderdale, Bradford, Kirklees and City of Leeds. Explore wild moorland, plunge into steep and deep wooded
