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Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes is a celebration of the British landscape, & it tells the remarkable story of Alfred Wainwright who in 1952 decided to hand draw a series of guides to the fells of Lakel&. For the next 13 years he spent every weekend walking, & every weekday evening drawing & writing
- completing one page per night. The result was Wainwright`s Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. Although initially self published they have now sold over a million copies & are still popular & much loved today. He went on to present a series of TV shows on the BBC about walking in the Lake District that made him even better known. He was an unlikely celebrity, he preferred his own company & thought walking in the countryside should be a solitary rather than group pursuit. Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes introduces him to a new generation of lovers of the countryside, features some of Wainwright`s favourite walks & is lavishly illustrated, including stunning aerial shots of the Lake District.
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This is a biography of the man who became known as the Master Fellwalker. It charts his story from humble beginnings in Blackburn, to being Borough Treasurer in Kendal, looks at the compiling of the unique pictorial guides to the Lakeland Fells, his exposure in the mid-80s with the television series, & his death in 1991. It also

Includes:: sections of Wainwright's own writings & letters.

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Wainwright
- The Podcasts will enable you to enjoy eight of the classic walks in the Lakeland Fells with a free CD commentary (narrated
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Wainwright Family Walks brings together for the first time twenty of the easiest & best walks in the southern Lake District from Alfred Wainwright's classic collection of guides. Ideal for those with children & those just starting on their Lake District walking adventures alike, it is a perfect, accessible introduction to Wainwright. With the emphasis on the lower peaks & manageable climbs, here is a selection of wonderful fell walks for all abilities. Sketches & notes from Wainwright's timeless guides are reproduced in their entirety for each of the walks so you can enjoy his peerless commentary on the Lakeland fells, while detailed & up-to-date directions guide you along some of Wainwright's recommended routes. There is also plenty of practical advice for getting to the start of each walk & family-friendly facilities nearby, plus map & GPS references. With starting points across the southern Lake District & walks ranging from simple strolls to more challenging climbs, all that is left to do is lace up your family's boots & walk! A second volume of Wainwright Family Walks, covering fells in the northern half of the Lake District, will be available soon. ...

About this series: This series brings together all the small maps that were printed in A. Wainwrights famous Fell guides. Each of the six maps in the series covers a specified area & retains all the detail of the original maps, including the path information. These maps are ideal for walkers wishing to reflect on there travels from the arm chair or for attractive wall display. However as they were originally drawn in the 50s & 60s & have not been amended, so they should be used with extreme caution & only alongside up-to-date maps when walking. Wainwright was one of the UK`s most famous & well-respected walkers, his hand written guides, although written in the 1950s & 60s, are still as popular today as they were when they first came out. ...

About this series: This series brings together all the small maps that were printed in A. Wainwrights famous Fell guides. Each of the six maps in the series covers a specified area & retains all the detail of the original maps, including the path information. These maps are ideal for walkers wishing to reflect on there travels from the arm chair or for attractive wall display. However as they were originally drawn in the 50s & 60s & have not been amended, so they should be used with extreme caution & only alongside up-to-date maps when walking. Wainwright was one of the UK`s most famous & well-respected walkers, his hand written guides, although written in the 1950s & 60s, are still as popular today as they were when they first came out. ...

About this series: This series brings together all the small maps that were printed in A. Wainwrights famous Fell guides. Each of the six maps in the series covers a specified area & retains all the detail of the original maps, including the path information. These maps are ideal for walkers wishing to reflect on there travels from the arm chair or for attractive wall display. However as they were originally drawn in the 50s & 60s & have not been amended, so they should be used with extreme caution & only alongside up-to-date maps when walking. Wainwright was one of the UK's most famous & well-respected walkers, his hand written guides, although written in the 1950s & 60s, are still as popular today as they were when they first came out. ...

About this series: This series brings together all the small maps that were printed in A. Wainwrights famous Fell guides. Each of the six maps in the series covers a specified area & retains all the detail of the original maps, including the path information. These maps are ideal for walkers wishing to reflect on there travels from the arm chair or for attractive wall display. However as they were originally drawn in the 50s & 60s & have not been amended, so they should be used with extreme caution & only alongside up-to-date maps when walking. Wainwright was one of the UK's most famous & well-respected walkers, his hand written guides, although written in the 1950s & 60s, are still as popular today as they were when they first came out. ...

About this series: This series brings together all the small maps that were printed in A. Wainwrights famous Fell guides. Each of the six maps in the series covers a specified area & retains all the detail of the original maps, including the path information. These maps are ideal for walkers wishing to reflect on there travels from the arm chair or for attractive wall display. However as they were originally drawn in the 50s & 60s & have not been amended, so they should be used with extreme caution & only alongside up-to-date maps when walking. Wainwright was one of the UK's most famous & well-respected walkers, his hand written guides, although written in the 1950s & 60s, are still as popular today as they were when they first came out. ...