Special as much for its scenic beauty as for the literary & artistic creativity it has inspired, the lake District is one of the best known places in Britain
- or is it? Hunter Davies walked among its mountains & valleys & rediscovered what he thought he knew welll. In A Walk Around the Lakes he retells his long & extraordinary journey, recapturing the varied beauty of the land & the people he met along the way. Using Wordsworth himself as a second narrative, he offers a complete & alluring appreciation of the Lake District & its great heritage past & present, whether you are walking or not.
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Created by William the Conqueror in 1079, the New Forest is largest area of lowland heath & ancient woodland in Britain. Easily accessible from London, it can appear in places to be very remote, both in time & location. This is the perfect guide for those wishing to get to know the New Forest better: a series of undemanding short circular walks, which, when tackled individually or linked together in a week`s walking, form a complete circuit of the New Forest. The detailed descriptions of each route, with simple maps, contain information on local history, geography & wildlife, as well as special ` Near by` sections, pointing out additional attractions & views the New Forest has to offer on the way. Separate sections outline the background, culture & natural history of the area. This book is a comprehensive introduction to a beautiful & unique corner of Engl&. ...

” The British coast is where journeys begin & where journeys end, where sun rises & where sun sets.” In John Chatterton`s A Walk by the Sea, John tells the story of his journey from Land`s End to circumnavigate an island with a longer coastline than France or India with an infinite variety of landscapes, seascapes & cultures. After having always wanted to walk the coastline of Great Britain & returning to normality after the foot & mouth epidemic was declared over in 2001, John started his epic journey around Great Britain. He quickly realised that this was not just a walk, & this book is certainly not a walker`s handy guidebook to the periphery of Blake`s `green & pleasant l&, ` but something much deeper & meaningful. For John, walking gets the most out of travel, but this was a `journey` not a walk. The journey is a reflection of Britain in the first millennium of the 21st century
- its events its places & its people. Walking, unlike other forms of travel, allows time for expansion of thoughts & ideas, & reflections on life & times. This journey uses Britain as a backdrop to explore philosophical, social, political, geographical & cultural issues that spring to mind on the way. Although these thoughts & ideas are physically separate from the journey, John explains how they are also a deeply intrinsic part of it too. ”A Walk by the Sea is much more than a usual guidebook but, instead, is a psycho-geographical journey around the Great British coastline in the first decade of the new millennium, ” comments John.
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A wide-eyed girl & her mother explore London`s busy streets & towering views in this child-friendly tribute to an incomparable city. London
- the perfect place for a girl & her mother to spend the day! Follow them as they board the classic red bus & begin a whirlwind tour of some of London`s most iconic landmarks. Try to climb the awe-inspiring lions at Trafalgar Square, take in the ritualistic ” Changing of the Guard”, experience the whispering gallery at St Paul`s &
- if you`re lucky
- you may even spot the Queen! In this paean to Britain`s bright & bustling capital city, Salvatore Rubbino`s fresh, lively paintings & breezy text capture the delight of a young visitor experiencing the wonders of London first-h&. & of course, what`s London without a little rain? This book is visually stunning, evoking all the colour & excitement of the capital from a child`s perspective. It is packed with nuggets of information about London that both enlighten & entertain. It is a delight both to those who know London well & to those who have never visited.


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Join a young girl & her grandad as they walk round Paris
- explore a bustling market, marvel at its beautiful buildings & indulge
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Alpine expert Kev Reynolds has spent fifty years exploring mountain landscapes & thirty writing about his experiences. Here he shares some of the high points of a full life as a wanderer & writer. Kev is the leading international authority on many mountain ranges, including the Pyrenees, many regions of the Alps & the Nepal Himalaya. As the author of numerous guides he has inspired many thousands of trekkers to follow in his footsteps. As a lecturer he regularly evokes the mood & majesty of the mountains to spellbound audiences. In this book Kev tells how he set off, aged 21, to explore the Atlas Mountains of Morocco
- & never looked back. He abandoned his desk-bound local government job to pursue a life in the mountains, living & working in Britain, Austria & Switzerland before finding his true metier as a writer. These 75 stories capture the joy he has take in exploring the Atlas Mountains, Pyrenees, Alps, Himalaya & ` Other Wild Places` again & again, meeting the local people & the mountain guides, experiencing the local food, faiths & lifestyle & watching the sun rise & set against some of the world`s highest peaks from summit bivvies.
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This is a heart-warming tale of friendship from supreme artist, Anthony Browne. One day Smudge & Charles (two very different children) take walks to the park with their dogs, Albert & Victoria. The dogs race off & chase each other around the park, while Smudge & Charles become the best of friends. First published in 1977, this tale of friendship which is one of the first books by internationally acclaimed picture book creator, Anthony Browne is available again in paperback. Also available this month: The Little Bear Book (ISBN 978-1-4063-4163-8) & A Bear-y Tale (ISBN 978-1-4063-4162-1). It is a reissue of a classic work from award-winning author/illustrator Anthony Browne. ...

”A fascinating, informative, revelatory book”. (William Boyd, Guardian). Parks are such a familiar part of everyday life, you might be forgiven for thinking they have always been there. In fact, public parks are an invention. From their medieval inception as private hunting grounds through to their modern incarnation as public spaces of rest & relaxation, parks have been fought over by l&-grabbing monarchs, reforming Victorian industrialists, hippies, punks, & somewhere along the way, the common folk trying to savour their single day of rest. In A Walk in the Park, Travis Elborough excavates the history of parks in all their colour & complexity. Loving, funny & impassioned, this is a timely celebration of a small wonder that
- in an age of swingeing cuts
- we should not take for granted.

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Parks are such a familiar part of everyday life. You might be forgiven for thinking they have always been there
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An illustrated tour of fifty of Britain`s greatest woodland walks with specialist tree photographer & writer Archie Miles, published in association with the Woodland Trust. From beech woods, oak woods & pine woods to ancient forest, coastal woodl&, ravine woodland & the very best arboreta, A Walk in the Woods ranges over twenty-five different topics & a wide geographical range, &

Includes:: encounters with some of Britain`s most ancient & characterful trees. Complementing & crowning the series of nine regional woodland walking guides already published by Frances Lincoln, the book

Includes:: a Gazetteer with brief descriptive details & access information for the featured sites plus a shortlist of some of the best of the rest. The readable & deeply informed text describes the physical topography of each site, in context with the regional characteristics, incorporating information on vegetation, flora, wildlife habitats (with particular reference to rare, endangered or site specific species), as well as a wealth of social, cultural or industrial history. Spellbinding photographs taken throughout the seasons show the diverse interiors of the woodlands, with a range of views into & out of the woods, placing them in their landscape context. Also included are accompanying images of woodland details
- fungi, flowers, wildlife, & historic features.




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