Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Stafford, Rugeley & Cannock area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 244, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Stafford, Rugeley & Cannock area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 244, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Cannock Chase & Chasewater from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Stafford, Rugeley & Cannock. Edition B1 with minor changes; Publication date August 2008 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Cannock North in 1902 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Tthe map is double-sided. The main map covers the area east of the town, with much of railway & canal interest. Features here include East Cannock Colliery, Cannock Chase Colliery, The Mount, Cannock Extension Canal with Hednesford Basin Wharf, Hemlock`s Farm, Sidon Hill, Milking Bank, stretch of LNWR Cannock Branch to East Cannock Junction, stretch of LNWR Norton Branch, LNWR Littleworth Extension Branch, etc. On the reverse is a large section of the adjacent map 51.09 which extends coverage westward to the town of Cannock. Features here include brewery, Market Place, St Luke`s church, Market Hall, Stafford Road area, Oldfallow, Stony Lea, Blackfords, Broomhill Bank, Cannock Cemetery & Oldfallow House (at top of map). About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Cannock South in 1902 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided. The main map covers the southern part of the town, extending southward to Bridgtown. Features include LNWR Cannock Branch with Cannock station, Leacroft Buildings, schools, Cannock Union Workhouse, Hallcourt Villas, stretch of Watling Street, Churchbridge Branch Canal, Longford House, Wedge`s Mill, Longhouse Brick Works, District Edge Tool Works, Cannock Edge Tool Works, Walk Mill Tileries, St Paul`s church Bridgtown, etc. On the reverse is a large section of the adjacent map 51.14 which extends coverage eastward about half a mile. Features here include Cannock Extension Canal, Churchbridge Locks, Cannock & Leacroft Colliery, Rumer Hill, Mill Green & Leacroft Wharf. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Cannock, Lichfield, Rugeley & Tamworth Street Atlas from the Geographers` A-Z Map Company in a paperback format slightly smaller than A5. Map scale is 1:15, 840 (4” to a mile). Coverage

Includes:: Burntwood, Dordon, Great Wyrley, Hednesford, Huntingdon, Polesworth & Norton Canes. Current edition of this title was published in 2011. To see other titles in this series of A-Z street atlases of towns & cities please click on the series link. A-Z also publish a series of County Street Atlases, for a list of titles in that series please search for SI00000917.A-Z street atlases present motorways plus A & B roads highlighted by colouring & shown with route numbers. One way or restricted access streets & car parks are marked, as are in more recently published titles locations of speed cameras. Also shown are selected cycleway routes. Where appropriate, A & B roads are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Railway lines are shown with stations & level crossings. Colouring indicates different types of buildings: educational, hospitals & healthcare, industrial, leisure & recreational, shopping centres & markets, public buildings, & places of interest. Symbols mark locations of facilities usually indicated on street mapping: post offices, emergency services, public toilets, etc. Also marked are postcode & local authority boundaries. Each page has the lines & coordinates of the British National Grid. The indexes list streets, places & areas, hospitals, industrial estates, blocks of flats on housing estates, railway stations, & selected places o interest; the latter are printed in contrasting colouring to make them easier to find.

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This is the second edition of the guide book ` White Water Lake District`. The new title better shows the wide coverage of the guide book. The first edition soon built a reputation as being the `must-have guide to paddling in North West England`. The book covers some 110 rivers with 700km of river descriptions from the Scottish Border to Greater Manchester. It covers just about every river or stream that can be paddled
- from gentle family trips on scenic friendly rivers to extreme white water gorges
- all in one of the most beautiful & popular tourist regions of Great Britain. A key feature of the book is the quality of the 150 detailed maps. The book also

Includes:: a full section of advice, summary tables, information sources, etc.



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Written by enthusiastic & current British Canoe Union coaches & practitioners, this book is an invaluable source of information for both novice & expert alike. For the newcomer it will provide a firm foundation in their chosen aspect of the sport. The coach or experienced paddler will find it invaluable as: 1. An update to current theory & practice. 2. An introduction to new aspects of the sport. 3. A pointer to other sources of information such as relevant books & websites. ...

In this book Tim Gent shares his enthusiasm for & experience of travelling & camping from an open canoe. He covers planning a journey; selecting the right canoe & equipment for the journey you are planning & how to pack your canoe. All the traditional skills of campcraft such as fire lighting, cooking on an open fire, campsite selection & many more are explored, as are the more modern lightweight options. If you read Tim`s book you will be inspired to paddle off into the distance & experience the joys of a waterborne nomadic existence.. .even if only for a break from our modern sedentary lifestyle. ...

This book covers all aspects of the open canoe, from design to wilderness travel. What really sets it apart is its focus on canoeing techniques. Ray Goodwin is the UK's best known & (many would go so far as to say) foremost canoe coach. By introducing some of the latest canoeing performance skills, based on what he has discovered through decades of coaching & guiding, he sets out to inspire a new generation of paddlers. Through clear language & the use of photographs acquired over many years of paddling around the world, he shares some real insights of the reality of canoeing; sometimes gritty, but always enthralling. Ray has paddled extensively in Europe & his British canoe trips include the Circumnavigation of Wales & the Irish Sea Crossing. In North America, he has canoed the Rio Grande in the South & done trips as far north as the Arctic Circle, as well as doing two kayak descents of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. In addition to being a British Canoe Union Level 5 Coach in Canoe, Inland Kayak, he holds a Mountain Instructor's Certificate & has led ice climbs on Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya & in the Atlas Mountains. He runs his own coaching & guiding business, working at all levels from novice to the top BCU leadership & coaching qualifications courses. ...