Wainwright Family Walks brings together for the first time twenty of the easiest and best walks in the southern Lake District from Alfred Wainwright's classic collection of guides. Ideal for those with children and 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 and manageable climbs, here is a selection of wonderful fell walks for all abilities. Sketches and 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 and 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 and family-friendly facilities nearby, plus map and GPS references. With starting points across the southern Lake District and walks ranging from simple strolls to more challenging climbs, all that is left to do is lace up your family's boots and walk! A second volume of Wainwright Family Walks, covering fells in the northern half of the Lake District, will be available soon.
Hampsfell from Grange over sands
Muncaster Fell from Muncaster Castle
Scout Scar from Kendal
Orrest Head from Windermere
Latterbarrow from Colthouse
Beacon Fell from Brown Howe
Claife Heights from Far Sawrey
Holme Fell from Tarn Hows
Gummers How from the Bowland Bridge road
Loughrigg from Grasmere
Troutbeck Tongue from Troutbeck
Silver How from Grasmere
Helm Crag from Grasmere
Green Quarter Fell from Kentmere
Nab Scar from Rydal
Lingmoor Fell from Dungeon Ghyll
Wansfell from Ambleside
Black Combe from Whicham
Illgill Head from Wasdale Head
Harter Fell from Eskdale via Hard Knott Castle
ALFRED WAINWRIGHT was born in Blackburn in 1907. A holiday at the age of 23 kindled a life-long love affair with the Lake District. Following a move to Kendal in 1941 he began to devote every spare moment he had to researching and compiling the original seven Pictorial Guides. He described these as his 'love letters' to the Lakeland Fells. Wainwright died in 1991 at the age of 84.
TOM HOLMAN is a freelance writer living in Lindale in the southern Lake District. He has walked extensively in the Lakes, having been carried up his first fell at the age of 18 months. Before going freelance, Tom worked for The Bookseller, the weekly magazine for the books business. His other titles for Frances Lincoln are Lake District Miscellany (ISBN 9780711228511), Lancashire Miscellany (ISBN 9780711230934), Yorkshire Miscellany (ISBN 9780711228658), Best Walks in the Lake District (ISBN 9780711224216), Best Walks in Northumberland (ISBN 9780711224223) and The Good Guide to the Lakes (ISBN 9780711228610).
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