South Wales Sport covers the area to the south of the Brecon Beacons, spanning the land & sea cliffs from the River Wye on the Welsh border to Pembrokeshire in the west. The area is home to a wealth of sport climbing on a multitude of venues ranging from small inland quarries to extensive limestone sea cliffs. The climbing is easily split into four main areas
- Valleys Sandstone, Gower, the inland & coastal limestone crags, & Carmarthenshire`s sea cliffs. The variation in climbing on offer is remarkable for such a compact area & access is easy. This guidebook from Rockfax is the first to bring together these various crags into a single edition with many never having been properly covered in print before. Indeed, many of the crags are new, reflecting the increasing popularity of sport climbing. The book is illustrated with a large number of superb action photos & the latest full colour topos as well as up-to-date information on where to stay, eat, drink & relax.* Carmarthenshire
- Telpyn Point, Morfa Bychan, Pendine* Gower
- Rhossili Area, Third Sister to Pavil&, Oxwich, Southgate Area, East & Inland Gower* Inland & Coastal Limestone
- Dinas Rock, Taffs Well, Taffs Well West, Gilwern, Witches Point, Temple Bay, Castle Upon Alun* Valleys Sandstone
- Treherbert, Gelli, Ton Pentre, Trebanog, Ferndale, Blaenllechau, Dan Dicks, Trehafod, Glynfach, Coed Ely, Cwmaman, Mountain Ash, The Gap, Navigation Quarry, The Darren, Deri, Bargoed, Llanbradach, Tirpentwys, Crymlyn Quarry, Tyle y Coch, Sirhowy, Dyffryn, Abbey Buttress




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Walking in the South Wales Valleys guide from Cicerone Press with 30 day walks & two multi-stage routes suitable for a leisurely weekend, all highlighted on extracts from the Ordnance Survey Landranger series. Recommended walks are grouped into five chapters: the valleys, western ridges, eastern ridges, coast & vale, & history & heritage. Detailed descriptions are accompanied by extracts from the Ordnance Survey 1:50, 000 Landranger series overprinted with the route, whilst information panels give OS grid references for the starting & finishing points, access by public transport, map numbers for the OS Explorer maps at 1;25, 000, etc. The guide’s introductory section gives general information about the region; two appendices provide a summary of all the routes & a list of useful contacts. ...

South West Berkshire in 1889 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous ” Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England & Wales in the second half of 19th & early 20th century. In this title coverage stretches from Axford & Savernake House eastward to Thatcham, & from Catmore & Upper Lambourn southward to Shalbourne. Other locations include: in BERKSHIRE Avington, Beedon, Boxford, Brightwalton, Catmore, Chaddleworth, Chieveley, Compton, East Garston, East Shefford, Enborne, Ham, Hampstead Marshall, Hungerford, Inkpen, Kentbury, Lambourn, Leckhampstead, Newbury, Peasemore, Shaw, Speen, Thatcham, Welford, West Shefford, West Woodhay & Winterbourne; in WILTSHIRE Aldbourne, Baydon, Chilton Foliat, Froxfield, Great Bedwyn, Little Bedwyn, Ramsbury, & Shalbourne; plus in HAMPSHIRE Newtown. On the reverse is an extract from Wiltshire Sheet 30.05, showing Ramsbury in 1898. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the OS Inch to the Mile Maps: the maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19 kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small towns & villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. On the reverse all the maps have historical notes & most titles also include a more detailed, large scale map of a small town or a village in the area. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

VOLUME II – Devon, Cornwall & the Granite Isles Volume 2, covers the Granite of West Penwith, Dartmoor, the Channel Islands & Lundy – the guide also covers the North Cornish & North Devon coasts. Written by Pat Littlejohn with ‘a little help from his friends’ this new guide describes some of the most adventurous climbing to be found in the British Isles & together with its counterpart, South West Climbs: Volume 1 provides the visiting climber to the area a wealth of finest top quality routes to go at. ...

A selection of fine rock climbs from Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset & Jersey 500 routes from 40 main areas are selected in this guide, & finding the cliffs, which is no simple matter in the complex topography of the south-west, is greatly eased by clear location maps. Routes descriptions are supported by diagram, or photo topos, & many are illustrated with action photos. The focal point of the area is the magnificent granite climbing of the western tip of Cornwall, which offers routes of all grades set against a splendidly turbulent ocean backdrop. The quartzites & lavas of Cornwall`s north coast offer major climbs with a sterner character. Further east, the Culm Coast pf Cornwall & Devon border have climbs with curious sculptural appeal, & to the south the cliffs near Torquay & Swanage are surprisingly testing with an almost mediterranean ambience. Add the remote charms of Lundy, the tors of Dartmoor & Bodmin, the sheltered faces of Avon & Cheddar & the Granite cliffs of Jersey & the Scilly Isles & the diversity of the area becomes apparent. ...

The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008-km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Exmouth to Poole, a distance of 116 miles (186 km) along the Jurassic Coast, a designated World Heritage Site. Following Natural England's acorn waymarks, the route wends its way along the cliffs, past The Cobb at Lyme Regis & the impressive sweep of the Chesil Beach to Lulworth Cove & Studland Bay. This complete, official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend stroller has been fully revised & updated for 2013. It has also been completely re-designed, & features many more colour photographs & much more backgrpound information on local history & wildlife. It is less a guidebook than a complete companion for anyone visiting this part of the landscape. National Trail Guides are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England & Wales & are published in association with Natural Engl&, the official body charged with developing & maintaining the Trails. ...

The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008-km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Exmouth to Poole, a distance of 116 miles (186 km) along the Jurassic Coast, a designated World Heritage Site. Following Natural England`s acorn waymarks, the route wends its way along the cliffs, past The Cobb at Lyme Regis & the impressive sweep of the Chesil Beach to Lulworth Cove & Studland Bay. This complete, official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend stroller has been fully revised & updated for 2013. It has also been completely re-designed, & features many more colour photographs & much more backgrpound information on local history & wildlife. It is less a guidebook than a complete companion for anyone visiting this part of the landscape. National Trail Guides are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England & Wales & are published in association with Natural Engl&, the official body charged with developing & maintaining the Trails. ...

The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008-km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Minehead to Padstow, a distance of 163 miles (262 km). It skirts the Exmoor National Park, taking in the precipitous harbour towns of Lynton, Lynmouth & Ilfracombe, before heading south-west into Cornwall along the surfers' coast via Westword Ho! & Arthurian Tintagel, to reach the gastronomic mecca of Padstow. Along the way there is the coastal path around Lundy Isl&, with its puffins, & other arresting wildlife from shearwaters to basking sharks. THis guide has been fully revised & updated for 2013, & completely resdesigned to feature many more colour photographs & much more information on local history, cultural associations & wildlife. It is not so much a walking guide as a complete companion to the landscape of the Path, whether you are a dedicated long-distance walker or a weekend stroller. National Trail Guides are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England & Wales & are published in association with Natural Engl&, the official body charged with developing & maintaining the Trails. ...

The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008-km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Minehead to Padstow, a distance of 163 miles (262 km). It skirts the Exmoor National Park, taking in the precipitous harbour towns of Lynton, Lynmouth & Ilfracombe, before heading south-west into Cornwall along the surfers` coast via Westword Ho! & Arthurian Tintagel, to reach the gastronomic mecca of Padstow. Along the way there is the coastal path around Lundy Isl&, with its puffins, & other arresting wildlife from shearwaters to basking sharks. THis guide has been fully revised & updated for 2013, & completely resdesigned to feature many more colour photographs & much more information on local history, cultural associations & wildlife. It is not so much a walking guide as a complete companion to the landscape of the Path, whether you are a dedicated long-distance walker or a weekend stroller. National Trail Guides are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England & Wales & are published in association with Natural Engl&, the official body charged with developing & maintaining the Trails. ...

The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008 km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Padstow to Falmouth, a distance of 169 miles (271 km). Following Natural England's acorn waymarks, the route hugs the coast right around Land's End & the Lizard, via the ports of St Ives & Penzance, This is the complete, official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend stroller. National Trail Guides are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England & Wales & are published in association with Natural Engl&, the official body charged with developing & maintaining the Trails. ...