Article · 26 Feb 2022
How to photograph the northern lights
Seeing the northern lights can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Photographing this spectacular, natural phenomenon is difficult, but James Rushforth has this advice.
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Article · 26 Jun 2021
Joss Naylor's lakes, meres and waters
In 1983, the legendary Joss Naylor completed the little-known 105-mile Lakes, Meres and Waters route in a staggering 19hr 14min. This Cicerone book, written by Vivienne Crow, interweaves tales of past and present as Naylor regales his epic...
Article · 3 Apr 2021
10 new UK staycation ideas for walkers
The Lake District, Snowdonia, the Peak District, Cairngorms... which of these busy honeypot destinations are you dreaming of? If you have jaded memories of overcrowded hillsides (particularly during the brief summer of 2020), then these suggestions...
Article · 24 Apr 2020
Lockdown at Bendrigg Lodge and the 2.6 challenge
The Bendrigg Trust is a specialist centre providing outdoor experiences for disabled and disadvantaged children and young adults, and a charity that Cicerone and our many...
Article · 20 Apr 2020
Getting close to nature in Cumbria – the Cicerone team find new sights and sounds
Wildlife and nature is noisy, busy and growing at a fast pace during these spring months, and in marked contrast to the slower, quieter pace of human life during the lockdown and...
Article · 20 Mar 2020
Lockdown in Le Marche
Sue Cooper, a regular walker in the Sibillini Mountains and an artist, is quarantined in Le Marche, Italy. Here, she explains that while she cannot get out into the mountains to walk, she can still appreciate them in other ways.
Article · 19 Mar 2020
Self-isolating with kids
Cicerone Production Editor Lucy is self-isolating at home in the Lake District with her two children. #walkingfromhome
Article · 24 Aug 2019
A Spotlight on... Tough Girl Challenges
We get to know Sarah Williams from Tough Girl Challenges a little more. We find out why she likes Type 2 fun but not caving and discover a disgusting thing that all her funniest stories have in common...
Article · 1 May 2019
Walking around Lake Como and Maggiore in northern Italy
The glorious northern Italian lakes were once justifiably popular stops on the Grand Tour. In her guidebook, Walking Lake Como and Maggiore, Gillian Price reminisces about her own...
Article · 14 Jan 2019
Cicerone at Fifty
In the prologue from 50 Years of Adventure, Jonathan and Lesley Williams talk about their joy, pride and sense of responsibility as publishers of guidebooks.
Article · 2 Jan 2019
Celebrating Fifty Years... Enduring Cicerone titles
If you look on the website, you will see that Cicerone has an enviable, and really quite staggering, collection of nearly 400 titles, available as both printed books and e-books...
Article · 8 Dec 2018
Cicerone Press at 50: From then to now
In this abridged extract from Fifty Years of Adventure, Kev Reynolds and Jonathan Williams look back at Cicerone's story, from then to now.
Article · 23 Sept 2013
A brief history of trekking in the Himalaya
The following is an extract from the introduction to Trekking in the Himalaya, one of a growing collection of Cicerone inspirational guides by contributing editor Kev Reynolds.