Originally stetching across the neck of England for over seventy miles, Hadrian`s Wall is the most important Roman monument in Britain. Set in a wild, dramatic landscape, it is now a World Heritage Site, one of the wonders of the world, & stands as a reminder of the past glories of a mighty civilisation. Hunter Davies grew up at one end of the wall & was inevitably drawn to walk its length. His charming, part history, part guidebook & part personal experience, portrays the area & its inhabitants as they are today, & gives readers a taste of what life was like in this remote part of Britain 2000 years ago. ...

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A unique illustrated guidebook to walking 40 of Britain & Ireland`s most important & impressive prehistoric monuments. Ranging from stone circles & henges to hillforts & burial chambers, Bill Bevan describes how these monuments were deliberately built & located to be seen & approached from certain directions. Processional routes led to ceremonies at stone circles, henges & tombs. Hillforts were built & designed to look imposing from specific directions to deter potential attackers. There are even ancient long-distance paths like the Ridgeway which are accessible today. The walks lead you back in time from the modern landscape to reconstruct in the mind`s eye what the prehistoric landscape would have looked like. The history & significance of each monument is discussed & generously illustrated with new colour photographs. For each walk there is a specially commisioned colour map & directions & there are also grid references, OS map recommendations & difficulty gradings, with family friendly walks highlighted. From Stonehenge to Skara Brae, from the imposing hillfort at Tre`r Ceiri to the Newgrange tomb illuminated by the midwinter sunrise, this book helps you to follow in the footsteps of the people who created Britain`s extraordinary ancient heritage. ...

Following the acclaimed Walk Into Prehistory, Walk Into the Dark Ages explores Approx. 40 of Britain & Ireland`s most important & impressive Dark Ages sites & monuments, providing a beautifully illustrated guidebook for the armchair traveller. It was during the Dark Ages that the four nations of the British Isles were founded. Saints were deified, kings were buried in rich burials & kingdoms protected themselves with massive boundaries. Walk Into the Dark Ages will shine a light into the period by enabling readers to explore the important sites which are testament to times which were turbulent & sometimes enigmatic, but also the locations of learning. The types of sites featured will include the Saxon shore forts built by the Romans to try to protect Britannia from Anglo-Saxon invasions, kingly boat burials, long-distance dykes, fortified burghs, Dark Age forts, early Christian monasteries, churches & carved crosses. Presented as individual walks, the routes will lead the reader back in time from the modern landscape to reconstruct in the mind`s eye what the Dark Ages landscape would have looked like
- & how these often quite places today would have been full of activity, noises & smells in the past.
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Lanzarote`s most popular walking guide book just got even better. Walk! Lanzarote 4th edition builds on the reputation of our earlier editions with more walks & comprehensive updating so that it caters for the needs of the increasing number of people who would like to combine some walking with a holiday on the Fire isl&. Walk Lanzarote explodes the myth that there is nowhere worth walking on the island as we range through strolling on coastal promenades, walking across alpine style meadows, striding over the lava sea, dropping into volcanoes, sitting on high mountain seats
- quite simply you will be amazed at the wide variety of stunning landscapes the Fire island has to offer the adventurous leisure walker. New for the 4th edition; new extended coastal route from Arrieta to Los Cocoteros to Costa Teguise, new Playa Blanca to Las Brenas to Yaiza on the GR131, which also updates our Yaiza to Las Brenas circular, newly revised Tabayesco circular, Montana Blanca & Montana Soo are circular adventures in new locations, revised Helechos Cirrcular now starting at Guinate, Yaiza
- Uga Circular including a section of the GR131, El Golfo Circular in detail & available as a Timanfaya guided walk, Mirador del Rio, & the revised Corona`s Northern Tour. Walk Lanzarote`s forty one main walking routes provide a wide variety of adventures with routes ranging from family friendly costal promenades through a surprising range of landscapes up to some serious hiking. Every route is an adventure that will make you eager to explore further on this spectacular isl&. Walk Lanzarote is produced to our highest standards with walk summary & rating, fully detailed description, frequent timings so you can check your progress, compass directions, & gps waypoints for all country routes. Each country route has full 1:40, 000 scale colour mapping & gps waypoints dedicated to that route, while our Teguise town walk uses a large scale street plan. All routes are illustrated with colour photos. Culture & agriculture are included along with a Thingy section on modern art. We`ve emphasised the Access by Bus sections for each walk along with our Access by Car information for each walking route. Map sections for each route are taken from the Lanzarote Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map 5th edition. For gps users the gps waypoint files are available as a free downloadable zip file on the Discovery Walking Guides website. Quite simply the best book of Lanzarote that you can buy. If this is your first visit to Lanzarote then Walk! Lanzarote plus Lanzarote Tour & Trail Map will give you a series of adventures that will have you returning to the Fire island to experience more.

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On his seventieth birthday in 1909, a slim man with a shock of white hair, a walrus mustache, & a spring in his step faced west from Park Row in Manhattan & started walking. By the time Edward Payson Weston was finished, he was in San Francisco, having trekked 3, 895 miles in 104 days. Weston`s first epic walk across America transcended sport. He was ”everyman” in a stirring battle against the elements & exhaustion, tramping along at the pace of someone decades younger. Having long been America`s greatest pedestrian, he was attempting the most ambitious & physically taxing walk of his career. He walked most of the way alone when the car that he hired to follow him kept breaking down, & he often had to rest without adequate food or shelter. That Weston made it is one of the truly great but forgotten sports feats of all time. Thanks in large part to his daily dispatches of his travails--from blizzards to intense heat, rutted roads, bad shoes, & illness--Weston`s trek became a wonder of the ages & attracted international headlines to the sport called ”pedestrianism.” Aided by long-buried archival information, colorful biographical details, & Weston`s diary entries, Walk of Ages is more than a book about a man going for a walk. It is an epic tale of beating the odds & a penetrating look at a vanished time in America. ...

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Snowdonia in North Wales hosts a spectacular mountain range where Everest climbers honed their skills before taking on the world's highest peaks. Described in this work is a mountain walking route over 20 Snowdonia summits, depicted by picture illustrations showing these mountains in winter snow. The works of Snowdonia's most famous bards are featured in this volume. ...

A long-haired woman moves into the priest`s house & sets fire to his furniture. That Christmas, the electricity goes out. A forester mortgages his land & goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife. He finds a woman eating alone in the hotel. A farmer wakes half-naked & realises the money is almost gone. & in the title story, a priest waits on the altar for a bride & battles, all that wedding day, with his memories of a love affair. In her long-awaited second collection, Claire Keegan observes an Ireland wrestling with its past. ...

Walk the Fairfield Horseshoe by Handi Hikes is perfect for the experienced hiker as well as those new to the Lake District. This handy guide is 1 of 18 in a series of guide maps covering selected walks in the Lake District. Printed on durable compact foldaway waterproof plastic, this map

Includes:: 1 moderate & 2 difficult routes & is ideal for walking & outdoor pursuits. Carry a local guide in your pocket
- carry a Handi Hike! Each Map Guide in this series

Includes:: OS 1:25, 000 Explorer mapping, accurate directions, tips on navigation & recommendations for refreshments at the end of the walks. One side the map guide shows an extract from OS explorer, accurate & easy to follow directions for the walks & a few tips on navigation. The mapping from Ordnance Survey offers a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. All types of roads, tracks, permitted & public footpaths & bridleways are shown. Graphics & colour coding represent terrain features such as cliffs, scree, marsh, mud & vegetation. Contours are shown at 10-meter vertical intervals & spots heights are marked. A wide range of symbols locates various facilities for walkers, including youth & independent hostels, camping & caravan sites & information points. Easy to follow directions describe 3 or 4 walks in the area that are clearly marked in the map with colour coded dots. Further information

Includes:: suggested viewpoints & places for refreshments, how to link together other routes in this series as well as tips on navigation. The maps indicate whether the routes are easy, moderate or difficult. This means that you can choose a walk according to ability & mood. Walk duration & distance covered are stated. The reverse of the map guide shows the legend, reference tips on reading a grid, information on how to use a compass, as well as advice on how to stay safe in the hills. GPS compatible. All text & legends are in English only. Carry a local guide in your pocket
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