The adjoining counties of Berkshire & Bickinghamshire have long been recognised as two of Englands prettiest shires. Classically English in their beauty & character, they reflect the best of our country-side. They have a delightful mixture of beech woodl&, rolling farml&, quiet waterways & breezy downl&, conspiring to represent some of the finest walks in Britain. In this fantastic guide it will show you how best it is to explore Berkshire & Buckinghamshire, provide you with 50 themed walks each with its own fascinating background information, give you clear & easy-to-follow directions for every walk, grade each walk by difficulty & ascent, what things to see while you are there, recommend the best places to get food & drink & guidance for dog owners on the best places for them to walk. ...

Walking is one of Britain's favourite leisure activities, & this fantastic walking guide to Cornwall features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of the area, as well as other local points of interest. All walks are annotated with local points of interest & places to stop for refreshments & every walk is given a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface & access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking & public toilets. ...

Devon has it all. No other county has such a variety of landscapes waiting to be explored, from the comfortable. Rolling, red-earth farmland of East Devon to the deeply wooded river valleys & granite-studded wilds of Dartmoor to the land of the Taw & Torridge rivers with unforgiving cliffs which overlook the Bristol Channel. This county has a beautifully satisfying range of scenery, a welcoming population, picturesque villages, ancient stone-built churches, character, banked lanes with exquisite wild flowers & a maritime climate which all combines to make Devon one of the most popular holiday destinations in the British Isles. In this fantastic guide you will find the best way to explore Devon, 50 themed walks each with its own fascinating background read, clear & easy-to-follow directions for every walk which are graded by difficulty & ascent, information on what you should see while you are there, recommendations of the best places to eat & drink & a special guide for dog owners on the best places for them to walk. ...

A dark diamond of green velvet on the canvas of English Counties is how many people imagine Dorset. Some will head to Lyme Regis to explore its rich literary associations while others will flock & forage on the cliffsides for fossils. When planning to visit Dorset there is no point doing it in a hurry as the good people of Dorset know only too well. Dorset is an excellent place to relax & slow down. Better still prepare to leav your car & ensure you explore on foot, for this is the best, & only way to see the beautiful hidden valleys & secret hamlets this county has to offer. In this fantastic guide it will provide you with the very best ways to explore Dorset, provide you with 50 themed walks each with a fascinating background read, give you clear & easy-to-follow directions for each walk, grade them by difficulty & ascent, provide you with information on what to see while you are there & recommend the best places to eat & drink. It also provides guidance for dog walkers on where the best places are for them to walk. ...

The East Midlands is so varied in its character that it is difficult to define
- from the dead-flat Lincolnshire coast to Northamptonshires
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Staffordshire is steeped in history & a very varied culture. The area is characterised by lofty moors, deep dales & has tremendous view of both
- from the great crags of the Roaches to the mysterious Thor's Cave. This is pottery county which was the forefront of the Industrial Revolution & the driving force behind the network of canals that criss-cross it. The landscape is surprisingly hilly & mother nature has recently re-staked her claim on it, which today is typified by peacefull wooded valleys, pond-pearled streams & gently rolling hills. In this excellent guide it will provide you with the very best way of exploring what Staffordshire has to offer, provide 50 themed walks each with its very own fascinating background read, clear easy-to-follow descriptions for every walk, information on what to look out for & the best places to eat & drink, what you should make sure you see while you are there & a special guide for dog owners on where the best places are for them to walk.
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Suffolk, people will tell you, is flat. It is true that the highest point is only 420ft (128m) above sea level, but this is what gives Suffolk its wide open vistas, it huge sunsets & its famously sweeping skies. & although there are no mountain to climb, with very little effort you can be up on a ridge enjoying endless views over the rolling countryside punctured with pretty villages & medieval church towers. This fantasic guide will help you explore the very best of Suffolk, has 50 themed walks each having its own fascinating background read, it will provide you with clear & easy-to-follow directions for every walk, the walks are specifically graded in difficulty & ascent, advise you what to see in the area while you are there, recommend top places to each & drink & provides guidance for dog walkers on where the best areas are to walk. ...

Walking is one of Britain's favourite leisure activities, & this fantastic walking guide to the Cotswolds features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of the area, as well as other local points of interest. All walks are annotated with local points of interest & places to stop for refreshments & every walk is given a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface & access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking & public toilets. ...

The mountains of Scotland come in all shapes & sizes. There are the green friendly fells of Perthshire, where the great River Tummel winds idly in its oak-tree gorge & salmon flash in the pools of Killiecrankie. There are the grim crags of Glen Coe
- oppressive & even scary on days of low cloud, wind & beating rain. When the clouds do lift & the sun comes out, its still oppressive & scary because you can see how high they go. Northwards we come to the Cairngorm massif. These huge hills are rounded & Cairngorms great forest grows with a great river flowing through it on a bed of golden shingle. There are the wilds of Wester Ross, were the sea runs among the mountains, a wide golden beach, a cragged headl&, an ancient dun, the Isle of Skye with its violet mountains rising into the blue sky. Then you have the green glens of the west in Grampians, were the clans have left there castles in the lochs & their summer huts high on the flanks of the hills & much, much more. In this fantastic guide you will find the very best ways to explore the Scottish Highlands & Islands, 50 themed walks each with their very own fascinating background read, clear & easy-to-follow directions for every walk which are specifically graded by difficultly & ascent, what you need to see in the area while you are there, highly recommended places to eat & drink & special guidance for dog owners & the very places for them to walk.
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Everybody knows that Yorkshire has some special landscapes. Out in the Dales, the Moors, the Wolds & the Pennine Hills, walkers can lengthen their stride, breathe fresh country air & be alone with their thoughts. But what about West Yorkshire? That's Leeds & Bradford... well there is more than a little truth to most cliches isn't there? Well Hebden Bridge is one example
- the walking around there is every bit as good as the celebrated Yorkshire Dales. In this fantastic guide it will show you the best ways to explore West Yorkshire, provide you with 50 themed walks each with their own fascinating background read, give you clear & easy-to-follow descriptions for every walk. provide you with quality information on the best places to eat, drink & recommend what to look out for, what there is to see in the are when you are there & guidance for dog owners on the best places to walk.
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