Water always add something special to a walk & Cumbria & the Lake District have many notable waterside landscapes to explore. Stroll by delightful stretches of the Cocker, Derwent & Rothay River to name a few, & enjoy the beautiful lakes & reservoirs, set in stunning scenery, at such places as Derwentwater, Buttermere Lake & of course Lake Windermere. Twenty circular walks in total which vary in length from 2 to 8 miles. ...

The Lake District is one of the world`s most beautiful regions, attracting millions to its unspoilt countryside each year. Now in paperback, this definitive book is a must for visitors & natives alike; even those who know & love Cumbria will find much here that is new & revealing. This monumental work, complemented by 200 magnificent illustrations, covers every aspect of Cumbria. The history, the people, the architecture, the topography, the arts & the tourist attractions are all expertly & lovingly described. Based upon a deep knowledge of almost every valley & fell, the book comprehensively embraces all that is noteworthy from Morecambe Bay in the south to the Scottish border in the north, & from the Irish Sea coast in the west to the Pennines in the east. ...

The Cumbria Coastal Way is Ian & Krysia Brodie’s Cicerone guide to a walk that links two of England’s greatest estuaries
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The county of Cumbria has a great diversity of beautiful landscapes. Steve Pipe has captured the county`s essence in this collection of stunning images, including timeless fishing villages & the glorious Lake District National Park, famed for its lakes, fells & forests. From the majestic vistas of Scafell Pike to the beautiful expanse of Windermere, this book has it covered. For its proud inhabitants & many visitors, Cumbria in Photographs is a must. Look through these photographs & you`ll quickly see why this part of England has such enduring appeal. ...

Cumbria Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader & specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a descriptive gazetteer arranged alphabetically by place. Whilst cathedrals & their furnishings, great country houses & their parks form the grand set pieces, the books demonstrate the enjoyable diversity of architecture in the British Isles in accounts of rural churches & farmsteads, Victorian public buildings & industrial monuments. A continuing programme of publication keeps the series up-to-date with new information on older buildings & recent architecture while maintaining the tradition of Pevsner`s own succinct accounts. Each book has over 100 photographs, mostly specially commissioned, numerous maps & plans, a glossary & indexes. ...

Cumbria Way, a 118km / 73 mile long trail across the Lake District from Ulverston to Carlisle, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:110, 000. A diagram shows a selection of public transport & railway connections across the region. The 64-page guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, &

Includes:: notes on geology, history, farming, habitats & wildlife. Detailed route descriptions, arranged in daily stages, are preceded by a summary of each section of the route giving distance, terrain, & availability of food & drink. The guide is illustrated with numerous colour photos. The route is highlighted on a fold-out map at 1:110, 000. The map has altitude colouring to show the topography & also indicates various facilities & places of interest. No geographical coordinates for GPS users are provided. The publishers themselves recommend that their guide is used in conjunction with the more detailed, contoured & GPS compatible map from Harvey Map Services. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Cumbria Way (72 miles) is the Hillside mini guide to walking the well established long-distance route through the Lake District, from Ulverston to Carlisle, through the scenery of the Lake District National Park. Hillside Great Britain Mini Walking Guides series is a collection of mini guides by Paul Hannon to the walking country in Great Britain. Featured walks are presented with route detail text, relevant summit/ascent data, start position, distance, national grid references, Ordnance Survey map details, access information & simple black & white overview route maps. Guides feature a table of summits & walk log. ...

Cumbria Way, a 112km / 70 mile route liking Ulverston & Carlisle across the heart of the Lake District, presented at 1:40, 000 on a light, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The route is shown on five overlapping panels, with additional street plans of Carlisle, Keswick, & Ulverston. Maps in the Harvey’s series covering Great Britain’s national trails & other long-distance footpaths are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper & cover the routes at 1:40, 000 or 1:60, 000. Topography is shown by contours at 15m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics to provide a very detailed picture of the terrain (boulder fields, scree, crags, etc) & vegetation / land use (pastures, moorl&, woodlands, etc). In Scotland peaks & hills classified as Munros, Corbetts & Donalds are marked. The overprint for the long-distance trail shows sections on local or main roads (highlighting danger points), on tracks, & on footpaths, indicating intermittent or not visible paths. The maps also show other right of way paths, including permissive paths & bridleways. Symbols indicate various facilities & accommodation options (including campsites & youth hostels), pubs & refreshments, food shops, banks, information points, etc, both along the route itself & in the nearby locations. All maps are GPS compatible, with the British National Grid overprinted on each panel. The maps also include useful contact details & general advice. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

A guidebook to the Cumbria Way, a 73-mile long distance path through the heart of the English Lake District from Ulverston to Carlisle. The route is largely low-level, & accessible to new trekkers, but this guide offers alternative mountain days to climb some of the famous fells en route. The guide divides the route into 5 stages of between 12 & 16 miles, but there is plenty of opportunity to plan your itinerary for a more easy-going 7 to 8 days. The Lake District is a walkers paradise, & there is no better way to experience the fells, lakes & woodlands of the Lake District than by trekking through their midst. This guidebook also provides useful information for every stage, from accommodation to available facilities en route, as well as an annotated OS map & details on points of interest. The result is a guidebook that enhances a walk on the Cumbria Way, as well as providing the walker with the tools to complete the trek. ...

Geoplan Postcode Sector maps provide high-detail local mapping of the UK overlaid with postcode sectors, country boundaries & larger postcode groupings. They are durable & laminated, so you can draw on them in non-permanent markers & wipe them clean. They are the market-leader postcode maps for marketing, statistical display, route-planning, strategy & many other business uses. The base map uses the latest Ordnance Survey Landranger cartography, which provides detailed geographic data including motorways, A & B roads, streets, & detailed feature types such as airports, railway stations, cities, towns, geographic names, heights (using contour lines), information centres, parking facilities & much more. The base map is light & subtle but clear, readable & now in colour. Postcode/county boundaries & labels are overlaid in a bold red. The Postcode system divides the UK into Areas, Districts & Sectors. Geoplan publish maps covering all of these levels. These Sector maps cover 37 small areas of the UK, showing postcode Sectors (like HG3 1, B10 9, WC2 9 etc), their larger Districts (HG3, B10, WC2 etc) & the even larger Areas (HG, B, WC etc) ...