Lake District

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The Lake District in northwestern England is one of the most popular hiking and holiday destinations of England. The contrast between the wild, sometimes rugged mountains, and the friendly valleys is striking. The lakes offer excellent holiday entertainment. Speaking about the Lake District, one should not forget to mention the romantic poet William Wordsworth. You may find copies of his writings in the villages.

Several long distance hikes traverse the region. The Coast to Coast Path chooses some of the best scenery. But there is much more to enjoy. The extended network of well marked trails is awaiting you.

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  • Nevermind the Quantocks
  • `Every one of us knows the moment when the simple act of putting one foot in front of another stops being a method of propulsion and becomes an adventure.` In this hilarious and heart-warming collection of essays, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie reflects on a life spent exploring the British countryside on foot. From the splendour of the... Read more
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  • Walking the Wainwrights: 64 Walks to Climb the 214 Wainwrights of Lakeland
  • In this book you`ll find 64 routes that, if you complete them all, by default you will also have completed the Wainwrights. A few of the summits are featured in more than one walk. That`s ok. You can do them more than once!Why do we need a guide book on the fells of the Lake District if Wainwright wrote seven of them? Well, I should say right... Read more
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  • Lakeland Fells: Keswick and the North
  • Lakeland Fells: Keswick & the North (25 walks) is the Hillside mini guide to walking shorter, concisely described routes of between 3 and 10 miles, through all corners of the Lake District including Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake, Borrowdale, Caldbeck, Newlands, Thirlmere and Derwentwater.Hillside Great Britain Mini Walking Guides series is a... Read more
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  • Lakeland Fells: Keswick & the North (25 walks)
  • Lakeland Fells: Keswick & the North (25 walks) is the Hillside mini guide to walking shorter, concisely described routes of between 3 and 10 miles, through all corners of the Lake District including Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake, Borrowdale, Caldbeck, Newlands, Thirlmere and Derwentwater.Hillside Great Britain Mini Walking Guides series is a... Read more
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2021
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  • Top 10 Walks to the Tarns in the Lake District
  • The new revised edition of this popular guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to small upland lakes or tarns in the Lake District National Park, in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing... Read more
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  • Top 10 Walks to the Tarns in the Lake District
  • The new revised edition of this popular guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to small upland lakes or tarns in the Lake District National Park, in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing... Read more
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  • Walks Keswick and the Northern Lakes
  • Rewalked and updated in 2014 - Walks Keswick & the Northern Lakes features walks in The Lake District - the famous area of spectacular peaks and lakes in the north-west of England. This guide covers the northern part of the area. Many of the walks included are near the town of Keswick, with others in Borrowdale and by Buttermere and Crummock... Read more
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  • Yorkshire Dales: 40 Favourite Walks
  • The Yorkshire Dales combine a wild limestone landscape of high rolling moorland gouged by dramatic caves and cascading waterfalls with peaceful farmland carpeted in wildflowers and dotted with ruined abbeys, ancient stone walls and barns, and timeless villages waiting to be discovered.The 40 moderate walks in this collection from award winning... Read more
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2011
  • The Dales Way
  • This guidebook has all that a walker needs: concise, up-to-date directions for the main Way and Bradford Link background on geology, railway heritage, farming and wildlife side-trips to heritage centres and a feature on Bolton Priory contact details for accommodation and transport dropdown route map (1:110,000) over 70 glorious colour photos... Read more
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  • Wandelgids The Dales Way | Rucksack Readers
  • This guidebook has all that a walker needs: concise, up-to-date directions for the main Way and Bradford Link background on geology, railway heritage, farming and wildlife side-trips to heritage centres and a feature on Bolton Priory contact details for accommodation and transport dropdown route map (1:110,000) over 70 glorious colour photos... Read more
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  • Western Fells - Book 7 (Revised Edition)
  • One name above all others has become associated with walking in the Lake District: A. Wainwright, whose seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, first published in 1955-66, has become the definitive guidebook. Wainwright`s meticulously hand-drawn maps, diagrams and drawings take you up the 214 principal hills and mountains of the... Read more
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  • Lake District North XT25
  • The northern part of the Lake District at 1:25,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant, GPS compatible, double-sided map from Harvey Map Services in their Superwalker series. Coverage includes Cockermouth, Keswick, Buttermere, Bassenthwaite Lake, Derwentwater, Thirlmere, Ennerdale Water, Crummock Water, the peak of Skiddaw, etc, and... Read more
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  • Lake District North Harvey Superwalker XT25
  • The northern part of the Lake District at 1:25,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services in their Superwalker series. Coverage includes Cockermouth, Keswick, Buttermere, Bassenthwaite Lake, Derwentwater, Thirlmere, Ennerdale Water, Crummock Water, the peak of Skiddaw, etc, and extends south just beyond Ennerdale... Read more
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  • Lake District West XT25
  • The western part of the Lake District at 1:25,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant, GPS compatible, double-sided map from Harvey Map Services in their Superwalker series. Coverage includes Grasmere, Coniston, Torver, Wast Water, Coniston Water, the peaks of Scaffel and Scaffel Pike, etc. The whole of Lake District is covered on four... Read more
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  • Lake District West Harvey Superwalker XT25
  • The western part of the Lake District at 1:25,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services in their Superwalker series. Coverage includes Grasmere, Coniston, Torver, Wast Water, Coniston Water, the peaks of Scaffel and Scaffel Pike, etc.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available as a pocket-size Ultramap with its... Read more
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  • Howgill Fells
  • Howgill Fells between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales at 1:25,000 on a waterproof and tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services in their Superwalker series. Additional overprint highlights the course of the Dales Way long-distance trail.Maps in Harvey Read more
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  • Lake District East XT25
  • The eastern part of the Lake District at 1:25,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant, GPS compatible, double-sided map from Harvey Map Services in their Superwalker series. Coverage extends from A66 in the north to Windermere and Staveley in the south, and includes Ullswater, Haweswater, Ambleside and the northern part of Lake... Read more
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  • Lakes NE
  • The north-eastern area of the Lake District on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map OL5, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. Coverage includes Penrith, Patterdale, Caldbeck, Ullswater, Thirlmere, Haweswater Reservoir, Inglewood Forest, a section of the Cumbria Way, etc.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and... Read more
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  • Cumbria Way XT40
  • Cumbria Way, a 112km / 70 mile route liking Ulverston and Carlisle across the heart of the Lake District, presented at 1:40,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The route is shown on five overlapping panels, with additional street plans of Carlisle, Keswick, and Ulverston.Maps in the Harvey Read more
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  • Cumbria Way Harvey National Trail XT40
  • Cumbria Way, a 112km / 70 mile route liking Ulverston and Carlisle across the heart of the Lake District, presented at 1:40,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The route is shown on five overlapping panels, with additional street plans of Carlisle, Keswick, and Ulverston.Maps in the Harvey’s series... Read more
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  • Wandelkaart Cumbria Way | Harvey Maps
  • Cumbria Way, a 112km / 70 mile route liking Ulverston and Carlisle across the heart of the Lake District, presented at 1:40,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The route is shown on five overlapping panels, with additional street plans of Carlisle, Keswick, and Ulverston.Maps in the Harvey Read more
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  • Lake District South East XT25
  • The south-eastern part of the Lake District at 1:25,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant, GPS compatible, double-sided map from Harvey Map Services in their Superwalker series. Coverage includes Kendal, Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere, Coniston, Newby Bridge, Coniston Water, Lake Windermere, etc, and extends from Ambleside in the... Read more
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  • Lake District South East Harvey Superwalker XT25
  • The south-eastern part of the Lake District at 1:25,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services in their Superwalker series. Coverage includes Kendal, Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere, Coniston, Newby Bridge, Coniston Water, Lake Windermere, etc, and extends from Ambleside in the north to Newby Bridge in the... Read more
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  • Dales Way XT40
  • The Dales Way, a 135km / 85 mile route in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District National Parks, presented at 1:40,000 on a map from Harvey Map Services. The route itself, between Ilkley and Bowness-on-Windermere, is shown on six panels, with additional three panels covering the access to the start of the Dales Way in Ilkley from Leeds,... Read more
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  • Dales Way Harvey National Trail XT40
  • The Dales Way, a 135km / 85 mile route in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District National Parks, presented at 1:40,000 on a map from Harvey Map Services. The route itself, between Ilkley and Bowness-on-Windermere, is shown on six panels, with additional three panels covering the access to the start of the Dales Way in Ilkley from Leeds,... Read more
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  • Wandelkaart Dales Way | Harvey Maps
  • The Dales Way, a 135km / 85 mile route in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District National Parks, presented at 1:40,000 on a map from Harvey Map Services. The route itself, between Ilkley and Bowness-on-Windermere, is shown on six panels, with additional three panels covering the access to the start of the Dales Way in Ilkley from Leeds,... Read more
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  • Lake District Adventure Atlas
  • The A-Z Adventure Series of maps combines the best of OS and A-Z, creating the perfect companion for walkers, off-road cyclists, horse riders and anyone wishing to explore the great outdoors.The Lake District is a National Park and a Unesco World Heritage Site in northwest England. It is a region rich in natural beauty with breathtaking views... Read more
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  • Lake District A-Z Adventure Atlas
  • The A-Z Adventure Series of maps combines the best of OS and A-Z, creating the perfect companion for walkers, off-road cyclists, horse riders and anyone wishing to explore the great outdoors.The Lake District is a National Park and a Unesco World Heritage Site in northwest England. It is a region rich in natural beauty with breathtaking views... Read more
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  • The Cumbria Way
  • The waterproof Footprint map-guide to the Cumbria Way - the 73 mile (117km) route between Ulverstone and Carlisle. It generally follows well maintained paths and tracks through some of the Lake District`s finest scenery. This Footprint map is divided into 5 sections each portrayed on a separate panel. It is marked in miles, starting in... Read more
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  • Lakes SE
  • The south-eastern area of the Lake District on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map OL7, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. Coverage extends eastwards from Coniston and the northern part of the Coniston Water to the Killington Reservoir and includes Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere, Kendal, Penny... Read more
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  • Topographical Map of the Lake District Wainwright Fells
  • The fells of the Lake District shown on a contoured map at 1:100,000 approx. from Rivers Publishing, with on the reverse side tables showing the 214 fells grouped by location and each presented with its height and a column so the user can record the date climbed or other personal notes. Coverage extends from the Northern Fells group southwards... Read more
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  • Topographical Map of the Lake District - Wainwright Fells
  • The fells of the Lake District shown on a contoured map at 1:100,000 approx. from Rivers Publishing, with on the reverse side tables showing the 214 fells grouped by location and each presented with its height and a column so the user can record the date climbed or other personal notes. Coverage extends from the Northern Fells group southwards... Read more
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  • Gerry Charnley Round
  • Bob Graham Round, a 63km / 38 mile approx. circuit in the fells of the Lake District presented at 1:40,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The circuit, first devised in 1984, includes Scafell and Scafell Pike but provides a shorter alternative to the better known and more challenging Bob Graham Round. The... Read more
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  • Gerry Charnley Round in the Lakeland Fells
  • Bob Graham Round, a 63km / 38 mile approx. circuit in the fells of the Lake District presented at 1:40,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The circuit, first devised in 1984, includes Scafell and Scafell Pike but provides a shorter alternative to the better known and more challenging Bob Graham Round. The... Read more
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  • Yorkshire Dales Harvey Touring & Planning Map
  • Yorkshire Dales on a road map at 1:100,000 from Harvey Map Services with several enlargements showing main roads across local towns, plus descriptions of interesting locations, advice on public transport, etc. The map shows the Dales region with altitude colouring to indicate the region’s topography. Long-distance trails such as the Dales Way,... Read more
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  • Carlisle and Solway Firth 1901-1904
  • Map No. 85, Carlisle and Solway Firth 1901-1904, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England and Wales at 1:50,000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, and most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the... Read more
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