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Introduction
Contents
Sample Route
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Published
Cover
Paperback - PVC
Published
15 Mar 2007
Edition
First
ISBN
9781852844967
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1852844965
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm
Weight
310g
Pages
224
Originally Published
15 Mar 2007

Tour of the Lake District

by Jim Reid

A guidebook to walking a scenic, seven-day circular route (93 miles) around England's Lake District. The tour gives a flavour of each of the main Lakeland valleys and their different character. High-level alternative sections and short walks also described. More...

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Seasons

April to end of October recommended. The main centres are busy during school holidays, so avoid if Read More... possible.

Centres

Windermere, Ambleside, Elterwater, Coniston, Eskdale, Wasdale, Buttermere, Keswick, Rosthwaite, Read More... Grasmere, Patterdale

Difficulty

Seven-day, 93 mile walk. Visits valleys rather than peaks. Well within the capabilities of the Read More... averagely fit walker.

Must See

The landscape, escaping the crowds, traditional events (sheep dog trials, local shows), Read More... peak-bagging, local speciality foods, literary heritage walks
 
 

Recommended reading


The Rough Guide to the Lake District, Jules Brown, Rough Guides, London

A Walk Around the Lakes, Hunter Davies, Orion, London

Guide to the Lakes, William Wordsworth, OUP, Oxford

Portrait of the Lakes, and other titles, Norman Nicholson, Robert Hale, London

Background reading on Lakeland history

At Lakeland’s Heart, John Masson Carnie, Parrock Press, Windermere

The English Lakes – The Hills, The People, Their History, Ramshaw and Adams, P3 Publications

Lakeland Valleys, Robert Gambles, Heritage Guides, Devon (o/p)

The Lake District, Milward and Robinson, Methuen, London

The Making of the English Landscape, W. G. Hoskins, Penguin, London

The History of the Countryside, Oliver Rackham, Dent Publications, London

Keswick – the Story of a Lake District Town, George Bott, Cumbria County Library, Kendal
 
 
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