With its abundance of ancient castles, Roman remains & steam railways, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Kent was set in the past. The Future Mapping Company's Kent County map gives “ The Garden of England” a contemporary upgrade worthy of Margate's Turner gallery. This map spans from Stratford in East London, out to Botany Bay for a spot of fossil hunting & down to Camber Sands for sandcastle building in the South. The contours of the North Downs & High Weald Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are highlighted in our signature eye-catching contrast, making you long for a rural getaway filled with walks & pub lunches. Railway lines are given prominence in black over our silvery road infrastructure, so you could plan your next weekend break in Rye without the parking & traffic stress. Heritage railways are a Kent specialty, so we gave them some extra care in a shimmering teal. As a finishing touch, The Future Mapping Company's legend (or key, if you're not as much of a map nerd as we are!) features an evocative line drawing of the traditional Kent Oast Houses you'll see on your travels. The Future Mapping Company prints their maps on to the highest quality FSC approved silk-coated paper using the lithographic printing process. (This works like a mechanised version of traditional screen printing.) A plate is made for each colour & then laid down individually, creating a stunning print with maximum definition & impact. A sealer is applied to protect the inks & gloss UV varnish used to add contrast & highlight water tributaries. ...

This all-revised edition contains 27 carefully selected walks, all chosen to be easily accessible from London's main railway stations. The routes lie across Essex, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex & Kent, with easy two mile (3.2km) routes up to more challenging 11 mile (18km) paths. Each route

Includes:: the station (and time from central London), an extract of the OS Explorer map showing the route & waypoints, notes on the route & useful information on the history of the area. This is the perfect book for those looking to find beautiful countryside walks that are easily accessible from the capital
- but also a great respirce for anyone looking to explore some of the best the home counties have to offer. Pathfinder Guides are Britain’s best-loved walking guides. Printed with weather-resistant covers featuring durable rounded corners, they are the perfect companion for country walking throughout Britain. Previous editions of this book were called ' Country walks near London'


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The January Man is the story of a year of walks that was inspired by a song, Dave Goulder's ' The January Man'. Month by month, season by season & region by region, Christopher Somerville walks the British Isles, following routes that continually bring his father to mind. As he travels the country
- from the winter flood lands of the River Severn to the lambing pastures of Nidderdale, the towering seabird cliffs on the Shetland Isle of Foula in June & the ancient oaks of Sherwood Forest in autumn
- he describes the history, wildlife, landscapes & people he encounters, down back lanes & old paths, in rain & fair weather. This exquisitely written account of the British countryside not only inspires us to don our boots & explore the 140, 000 miles of footpaths across the British Isles, but also illustrates how, on long-distance walks, we can come to an understanding of ourselves & our fellow walkers. Over the hills & along the byways, Christopher Somerville examines what moulded the men of his father's generation
- so reticent about their wartime experiences, so self-effacing, upright & dutiful
- as he searches for 'the man inside the man' that his own father really was. About the author Christopher Somerville is the walking correspondent of The Times. He is one of Britain’s most respected & prolific travel writers, with forty-two books, hundreds of newspaper articles & many TV & radio appearances to his name. He lives in Bristol.



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With 28 circular, graded walks all tried & tested by seasoned walkers, this walking guidebook for The Malverns & Warwickshire is ideal for both holidays & locals. The routes discovered in this guidebook are from 4.8 to 15km (3 to 9 miles), so there's a choice for all abilities. Each route

Includes:: a detailed description, the Ordnance Survey map for the route, GPS waypoints & key historical & landscape features. The area covered by this guide is characterised by gently rolling hills, verdant river valleys, wooded tracts, small market towns & an abundance of attractive villages with thatched cottages, medieval churches & fine old pubs. The walks in this guide include the Warwickshire Beacon, the oddly-named Lickey Hills & Charlecote Park landscaped by ' Capability' Brown & allegedly where Shakespeare was once caught poaching. Pathfinder Guides are Britain’s best-loved walking guides. Printed with weather-resistant covers featuring durable rounded corners, they are the perfect companion for country walking throughout Britain.

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An updated edition of the classic, much praised history of cartography. It traces the adventures, discoveries, & feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded in charting first the surface of the globe, then the earth's interior & the ocean floors, & finally the moon & the planets of our solar system. The author has added three new chapters, as well as many updates & amplifications, to reflect the great changes that have taken place in mapmaking in the past two decades. The Mapmakers will continue to be the definitive book on this fascinating subject. About the author John Noble Wilford is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning science correspondent for the New York Times. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1998. He has worked for the Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, &, since 1965, the New York Times. He lives in Manhattan & Bellport, Long Isl&. ...

That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind. Ordnance Survey have created this map of the moon using a height data made available by NASA, captured by the Lunar Orbiter laser Altimeter (LOLA) & the Kaguya Terrain Camera, & then shaded to show the heights. Available as a folded map, a rolled poster, a stretched canvas (unframed), a framed canvas, & a glazed framed version. Folded map display has Neil Armstrong on the cover. Canvas & framed options will take an extra 7
- 10 days to prepare before delivery, as they are h&-made to order. They will be delivered by courier.
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In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Everest, a little-known World War I veteran conceived his own crazy, beautiful plan. He would fly a Gipsy Moth aeroplane from England to Everest, crash land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit
- by himself. Maurice Wilson didn't know how to climb. He barely knew how to fly. But he had pluck, daring & a vision
- he wanted to be the first man to stand on top of the world. Wilson is a man written out of the history books
- dismissed as an eccentric & a charlatan by many, but held in the highest regard by many mountaineers. The Moth & the Mountain restores him to his rightful place in the annals of Everest & in doing so attempts to answer that perennial question
- why do we climb mountains? About the author Ed Caesar is forty years old. He lives in Manchester, & writes for the New Yorker. He has won eleven major journalism awards
- including a British Press Award, PPA Writer of the Year & the 2014 Foreign Press Award for Journalist of the Year. His subjects have included conflict in central Africa, the world's longest tennis match, stolen art, money-laundering, & the trade in diamonds. His first book, Two Hours, won a Cross Sports Book Award in 2016.




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The Munros Pocket Log is a very small & classy note book which has been carefully crafted for Munro-Baggers. The texture of the cover & the gold trimmings give it a stylish retro feel. The contents are in black & white, with the hills arranged logically & geographically. Its size is its charm but also its advantage. Full size log books expect a lot more to be written than is helpful to most people, take up space & can't be easily carried. Wall charts don't allow for notes & aren't mobile either. Smartphone apps are efficient but, well, it's not the same is it?... So this is it! All you need to carry with you above 3000 feet.
Includes:: A page for each Munro, grouped with neighbours if appropriate Height information, background image & quirky fact for each A full listing with tick boxes for quick reference of what you've done A progress chart on which you can record your running total
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Explore Secret Stories The New Forest's Ponies & Pigs Tour, a self-guided interactive walking tour to enjoy whenever you want. Head back in time to the creation of the New Forest & learn about the suspicious death of King William Rufus. Was he murdered as part of a vicious plot or was it just a stray arrow? As you walk through this magical landscape, watch out for ancient oak trees & play ‘ Pony Bingo’, spotting as many of the famous New Forest ponies as you can. Learn about the forest’s people & their unique traditions. Discover how pigs have been saving the lives of ponies & cows for centuries via an ancient practice called pannage. Finish up with a picnic in a stunning spot, or a pub lunch. Total length: 1.7 miles; Suggested age range: 4+ Purchase this Tour (and more) in the Secret Stories App, available for free download from Android Play & Apple App store. You'll find more details of the tour & what it contains in the app! ...

Plant dye paints, charcoal, wax resist & hapa zome
- create your own original fabric designs using these four absorbing, ancient
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