One Hundred Walks in the Peak District takes the reader to the heart of one of England's most beautiful upland regions. This essential companion features full directions presented in a clear style, routes to suit walkers of all levels of ability & experience, specially drawn sketch maps, descriptions of major centers & points of interest en route, & practical advice on clothing, equipment, & safety. Each of the routes has been carefully planned to take full advantage of the area's astonishing variety of scenery. Spanning the limestone dales of the White Peak, with their charming villages & rich flora & fauna, to the harsh moors & high hills of the Dark Peak, this book will provide something for every taste & mood. ...

About this series: Landmark Visitors Guides present the reader with a detailed, wide-ranging, & easy-to-read overview of an area, making them not only useful guides while on a trip, but also an ideal way to get acquainted with an area before you go. Each guide offers a wide array of information on history & culture, local colour & character, landscape & attractions. Walks & tours are included, & each section contains small area maps & plenty of photos & illustrations. Thicker on curiosities, anecdotes & hidden treasures than most guides, they provide one of the fastest ways to achieve a more than superficial understanding of an area. They are, however, correspondingly thin on travel essentials & day-to-day information, with generally only a few restaurant & accommodation listings in a compact Directory at the end of each guide. This directory also serves as a quick reference for tourist information contacts, local transport, events calendars, & for international guides it also

Includes:: climate & country facts, some phrases & overseas travel information.

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Peak District at 1:100, 000 from Goldeneye in a series of double-sided, waterproof & tear-resistant cycling maps of popular regions of England & Wales designed to highlight a selection of recommended cycle routes & other tourist information. The maps use altitude colouring to show the topography, with spot heights & plenty of names of geographical features such as moors, hills, etc. Road network

Includes:: local country tracks & railway lines are shown with stations. All the maps highlight recommended cycle routes but, as series is currently being revised, presentation and/or classification of routes varies
- please refer to the individual descriptions. Symbols highlight locations of various facilities, such as campsites or caravan parks, & places of interest. The maps have no GPS coordinates. In this title: the map, printed on light waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, lists & highlights 11 recommended cycle routes with alternative variants & link routes. Also indicated are local sections of the Sustrans National Cycle Network, seven traffic-free family routes, & off-road routes. Symbols addirionally indicate locations with youth hostels. The map is not indexed. Also included is a list of cycle hire points.


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Since the 1932 Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout, the Peak District has grown in popularity among walkers & ramblers to become the second most visited national park in the world, after Mount Fuji in Japan. Photographer Fran Halsall presents a stunning photographic portrait of its many moods through the seasons, from the heather moorland & exposed sandstone outcrops of the Dark Peak to the limestone hills & wildflower grasslands that characterise the White Peak. Her informed & inspirational text celebrates the Peak Park's beauty, heritage & drama & explores the relationship between Man & Nature in this changing & complex landscape. ...

This exciting new series of family-friendly walk & cycle ride books offers routes all over Britain. Written & researched by experts in their field, the guides are designed to be practical & easy to use for a perfectly planned day out for the whole family. Each guide

Includes:: 25 walks & 15 cycle rides with colour photographs throughout showing sites, views & pubs along the route. A full colour map accompanies each walk & cycle & there is practical information such as distance, minimum time & level of difficulty to make sure you make the most of your family day out.

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The Peak District in Crimson’s ‘ Best of Britain’ series, encompassing a range of guides covering Britain’s regions, exploring some of the best places to eat, find organic & local produce, as well as things to do in wet weather, places to stay & local legends, festivals & pubs. The guides are particularly child-friendly, with a range of activities for those visiting with children. Extensive introductory sections cover factual information about the region, with details of when to go, getting there & around, accommodation, food & drink, festivals & annual events, travelling with children, activities, organised holidays & courses & further practical tourist guidance. A background section also offers insights into the area’s history, geography & geology, wildlife & habitats, culture & local heroes. The main guide section of each title is organised geographically by region, with a list of ‘unmissable highlights’ in the region opening each chapter, so readers can see the main highlights at a glance. ‘ What to see & do’ sections are arranged under ‘fair weather’ & ‘wet weather’, to allow visitors the flexibility to plan their trip accordingly. Each guide in the series incorporates a number of themed maps such as recommended restaurants & gastro-pubs, things to do with children & historical experiences. ‘ Photo Essays’ – a series of colour photographs documenting the region’s highlights – are also included, exploring the local landscape, countryside & where appropriate, coastline. ...

This guide describes 24 new rides within this superb area of outstanding natural beauty. All rides are circular with descriptions ...

Peak District & Derbyshire presented at 1:100, 000 on an indexed Ordnance Survey Tour Map with extensive tourist information including highlighting for national & regional cycle routes. Town navigation maps show main traffic arteries, tourist facilities & sights in Ashbourne, Burton upon Trent, Buxton, Chesterfield, Derby, Matlock
- Matlock Bath, Nottingham & Sheffield. The map

Includes:: lists of restricted motorway junctions, selected places of interest, well dressing locations, market days, & farmers markets. Current edition of this title was published in February 2016. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series list – Ordnance Survey’s Tour maps have extra clear, uncluttered cartography. Topography is shown by altitude colouring & relief shading, plus names of local hill or mountain ranges & heights of important peaks. Additional colouring indicates woodlands; boundaries of National Parks or designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are also marked. Road information very clearly distinguishes between different types of roads, from motorways to small local roads, with distances on main routes. Scenic routes are highlighted; motorway services, tolls, gradients on steep roads & level crossings are marked & towns used in motorway signs as Primary Route Destinations are indicated. Railway lines are shown with stations &, where appropriate, ferry routes are marked. Roads which are part of the national or regional cycle network are highlighted & shown with route numbers; the maps also show the National Trail long-distance hiking paths. An extensive range of symbols indicate various places of interest, including campsites/caravan parks & youth hostels/bunkhouses, historic buildings, sport & recreational facilities, country pubs, etc. The maps have lines of the British National Grid. The place names index is supplemented by a list of selected places of interest plus, in most titles, of market days and/or farmers markets. The maps also include city navigation maps, highlighting main traffic arteries, car parks, principal sights & facilities, etc. For more information please see descriptions & coverage images of individual maps.


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Folded map guide of the Peak District & Staffordshire Moorlands from Goldeneye, with a touring map on one side at 1:100, 000 & tourist information on the reverse. Cartography shows A & B, & minor roads, as well as railway lines & stops. Topography is shown through altitude colouring at intervals of 250feet, & spot heights. Points of interest & local facilities are prominently highlighted, such as castles, museums, accommodation, parking, & more. Towns & villages are indexed. The reverse has an introduction to the Peak District & Staffordshire Moorlands, followed by recommended places to visit, with some arranged by particular interest, including Arts & Crafts, Wildlife, Historical, Theaters, & Visitor Centres. ...

This attractive & cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest short, circular, themed walks in the Peak District National Park in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview & introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, & interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity & ease-of-use. Featured walks include: Peacock Inn, Bakewell
- pub walk, Dovedale
- dales & valleys, Castleton & Cave Dale
- dales & valleys, Chatsworth
- history walk, Stanage Edge
- rocks & edges, Lud`s Church
- history walk, Three Shires Head
- waterside walk, The Roaches
- rocks & edges, Shutlingsloe
- moors & tors, Edge of Kinder
- moors & tors.









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