Tour of the Lake District - A Walker's Guidebook

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.

Tour of the Lake District

Author

Jim Reid

Cover

Paperback - PVC

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852844967

Availability

Published

Price

£12.00

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (3)
Sample Photos (6)

Seasons

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

Centres

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

Difficulty

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

Must See

The landscape, escaping the crowds, traditional events (sheep dog trials, local shows), 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