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Family Wainwright: Southern Fells Vol.1 Alfred Wainwright

Family Wainwright: Southern Fells Vol.1 By Alfred Wainwright

Family Wainwright: Southern Fells Vol.1 by Alfred Wainwright


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A new collection of twenty Lake District walks suitable for families drawn from A Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells with additional material by Tom Holman.

Family Wainwright: Southern Fells Vol.1 Summary

Family Wainwright: Southern Fells Vol.1 by Alfred Wainwright

Wainwright Family Walks brings together for the first time twenty of the easiest and best walks in the southern Lake District from Alfred Wainwright's classic collection of guides. Ideal for those with children and those just starting on their Lake District walking adventures alike, it is a perfect, accessible introduction to Wainwright. With the emphasis on the lower peaks and manageable climbs, here is a selection of wonderful fell walks for all abilities. Sketches and notes from Wainwright's timeless guides are reproduced in their entirety for each of the walks so you can enjoy his peerless commentary on the Lakeland fells, while detailed and up-to-date directions guide you along some of Wainwright's recommended routes. There is also plenty of practical advice for getting to the start of each walk and family-friendly facilities nearby, plus map and GPS references. With starting points across the southern Lake District and walks ranging from simple strolls to more challenging climbs, all that is left to do is lace up your family's boots and walk! A second volume of Wainwright Family Walks, covering fells in the northern half of the Lake District, will be available soon.

Family Wainwright: Southern Fells Vol.1 Reviews

Makes the fells more accessible to families and unsuspecting 'off-comers' who may be unaware of the delights that lie ahead of them - just as Wainwright himself once was. Footsteps When your children are small it is damn near impossible to get a good ramble in but with this neat and beautiful collection of do-able 20 fell walks complete with info on refreshments and loos and parking and where the kids can play along the way, there is no excuse for sitting in the car complaining. Families ideal for young families or novice ramblers Walk Ideas for fine Lake District ascents for inexperienced walkers or those with young families Strides Ideal for those with children and for those just starting on their Lake District walking adventures alike, it is a perfect, accessible introduction to Wainwright. Keswick Reminder An ideal book for people with children and those just starting out on their Lake District adventures. Westmorland Gazette A selection of hikes for all abilities with an emphasis on manageable climbs and starting points in popular villages where families like to stay. The all-important views -to-effort ratio was a key consideration in the choices - a case of a lot more panorama for a lot less puff. The Observer With walks ranging from simple strolls to more challenging climbs, all that is left is to put down the lap top, lace up the family boots and get going. Whitehaven News

About Alfred Wainwright

ALFRED WAINWRIGHT was born in Blackburn in 1907. A holiday at the age of 23 kindled a life-long love affair with the Lake District. Following a move to Kendal in 1941 he began to devote every spare moment he had to researching and compiling the original seven Pictorial Guides. He described these as his 'love letters' to the Lakeland Fells. Wainwright died in 1991 at the age of 84. TOM HOLMAN is a freelance writer living in Lindale in the southern Lake District. He has walked extensively in the Lakes, having been carried up his first fell at the age of 18 months. Before going freelance, Tom worked for The Bookseller, the weekly magazine for the books business. His other titles for Frances Lincoln are Lake District Miscellany (ISBN 9780711228511), Lancashire Miscellany (ISBN 9780711230934), Yorkshire Miscellany (ISBN 9780711228658), Best Walks in the Lake District (ISBN 9780711224216), Best Walks in Northumberland (ISBN 9780711224223) and The Good Guide to the Lakes (ISBN 9780711228610).

Table of Contents

Hampsfell from Grange over sands Muncaster Fell from Muncaster Castle Scout Scar from Kendal Orrest Head from Windermere Latterbarrow from Colthouse Beacon Fell from Brown Howe Claife Heights from Far Sawrey Holme Fell from Tarn Hows Gummers How from the Bowland Bridge road Loughrigg from Grasmere Troutbeck Tongue from Troutbeck Silver How from Grasmere Helm Crag from Grasmere Green Quarter Fell from Kentmere Nab Scar from Rydal Lingmoor Fell from Dungeon Ghyll Wansfell from Ambleside Black Combe from Whicham Illgill Head from Wasdale Head Harter Fell from Eskdale via Hard Knott Castle

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GOR005164925
9780711233621
0711233624
Family Wainwright: Southern Fells Vol.1 by Alfred Wainwright
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quarto Publishing PLC
20120705
240
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