England has 254 Nuttall summits, every hill over 2000ft that rises at least 50ft above its surroundings. They span a remarkable range of landscape and character, from the high fell ridges of the Lake District to the remote moorland of the Cheviots, the broad plateau of the North Pennines, the limestone country of the Yorkshire Dales, the gritstone edges of the Peak District and the granite tors of Dartmoor.

Written by John and Anne Nuttall, the walkers who defined the list, this Cicerone guidebook covers all 254 English summits across 60 routes, with detailed descriptions, maps, and drawings for every top. The third edition has been updated throughout and includes the most recently confirmed summit, Calf Top in the Yorkshire Dales, which was promoted to mountain status following an update to the Ordnance Survey geoid model.

• The 254 English Nuttall summits are organised into 13 chapters by region, from the seven Lake District sections to the Cheviots, North Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, Peak District and Dartmoor, making it straightforward to plan days out by area
• Highlights include Blencathra, Great Gable, Coniston Old Man, Pillar and Helvellyn in the Lake District, Kinder Scout and Bleaklow in the Peak District, Cross Fell in the North Pennines and High Willhays on Dartmoor
• Detailed route descriptions cover routes of varying difficulty, from broad ridgeline walks to more demanding terrain, with clear guidance on what to expect on each summit; Pillar Rock is the only summit requiring a rock climb
• Maps and hand-drawn illustrations accompany the route descriptions throughout, giving a clear picture of each summit and the surrounding terrain
• Definitive Nuttall lists, an alphabetical index of all tops and a section covering deleted tops are included for reference, alongside notes on map selection and access for each area

The definitive guide to England's 2000ft summits, written by the walkers who defined the list. The companion volume, The Mountains of England and Wales Vol 1 Wales, is also available from Cicerone.

The Mountains of England and Wales: Vol 2 England - Quick Facts

Series: The Mountains of England and Wales 
Volume: Vol 2 England 
Total summits: 254 Nuttalls (hills over 2000ft / 610m rising at least 50ft above surroundings) 
Routes: 60 
Regions: Lake District (Northern, North Western, Western, Central, Southern, Eastern and Far Eastern Fells); Cheviots; North Pennines (Western and Eastern Fells); Yorkshire Dales (Northern and Southern Fells); Peak District; Dartmoor 
Key centres: Ambleside, Keswick and Kendal (Lake District); Wooler (Cheviots); Alston and Brough (North Pennines); Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen, Ingleton and Hawes (Yorkshire Dales); Glossop (Peak District); Okehampton (Dartmoor) 
Summit highlights: Blencathra, Great Gable, Coniston Old Man, Pillar, Helvellyn, Cross Fell, Kinder Scout, Bleaklow, High Willhays, The Cheviot, Calf Top 
Special features: Definitive Nuttall lists; alphabetical index of all tops; deleted tops section; hand-drawn summit illustrations 
Difficulty: Moderately strenuous throughout; Pillar Rock is the only summit requiring a rock climb 
Best season: Year-round; winter conditions on higher summits require appropriate experience and equipment

Author Highlight

“For us, our last top was also a first; our first ascent of Pillar Rock. Just as Sir Hugh Munro’s tables of the 3000ft mountains of Scotland include but one summit requiring climbing skills, so it is fitting that the mountains of England and Wales should have one too. Pillar Rock, a magnificent tower of rock above Ennerdale in the Lake District, is a rock climb, one which we had left until last, not because it was difficult, but because it was the last summit in England to be attained by man, so too it would be ours.”

- Anne and John Nuttall, authors of The Mountains of England and Wales: Vol 2 England

Introduction

Notes 

Selection of the Tops

Maps

Access

1   Lake District - The Northern Fells
2   Lake District - The North Western Fells
3   Lake District - The Western Fells
4   Lake District - The Central Fells
5   Lake District - The Southern Fells
6   Lake District - The Eastern Fells
7   Lake District - The Far Eastern Fells
8   The Cheviots
9   North Pennines - The Western Fells
10 North Pennines - The Eastern Fells
11 Yorkshire Dales - The Northern Fells
12 Yorkshire Dales - The Southern Fells
13 The Peak District and Dartmoor

Deleted Tops
Alphabetical index of Tops

Seasons

All year round.

Centres

Ambleside, Keswick, Kendal for Lake District; Wooler for the Cheviots; Alston and Brough for the North Pennines; Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen Ingleton and Hawes for the Dales; Glossop for the Peak District; and Okehampton for Dartmoor.

Difficulty

Moderately strenuous on the whole, but all necessarily uphill. Pillar Rock is the only summit that requires a rock climb.

Must See

All can be great, depending on the British weather!

September 2016

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