A fascinating story of a solitary walk through the Pennines taken by A. Wainwright in September 1938.

A Pennine journey: The story of a long walk in 1938

WAINWRIGHT, Alfred

Sports & Outdoors

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Central Fells (Wainwright Pictorial Guides)

Travel

Europe

Frances Lincoln Ltd.

The Coast to Coast Walk, devised by Wainwright himself, stretches across 190 miles from St Bees Head on the East coast to Robin Hood's Bay on the West, passing through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors. This Pictorial Guide, first published in 1973 and updated in 1992, contains Wainwright's original text and his hand-drawn black-and-white route maps for this much - loved walk.

A Coast to Coast Walk

Hiking & Camping

Frances Lincoln

This first collection of drawings by A. Wainwright was originally published in the late 1960s. In typically forthright language, the author called it his private rebellion against 'acceptance as art of poverty-stricken and barren inspiration and rank bad execution'. The sketchbook contains 80 intricate pen-and-ink drawings of Lakeland scenes. Each drawing is accompanied by a simple map to identify the location of the viewpoint in relation to its surroundings.

A Lakeland Sketchbook

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

The Wainwright Memorial Walk is the 102 mile route through the Lake District.  The course is recorded here on maps taken from the Pictorial Guides and accompanied by text from the guides and Wainwright's other writings.

The Wainwright Memorial Walk

First published in 1973, A. Wainwright's Coast to Coast is the most authoritative and useful guide to one of the world’s most beautiful walks. It covers rights of way and areas of open access between the Irish Sea and the North Sea and passes through three of Great Britain’s National Parks: the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the North Yorkshire Moors, all areas of outstanding beauty. Providing a wide and varied range of scenery with changing landscapes over a distance of 190 miles, it is one of the most challenging and rewarding of long-distance walks. This new edition has been updated to reflect minor changes in the terrain, and many of the original photographs, taken by Derry Brabbs and first published in 1987, have been retaken by the legendary lakeland photographer. The result is the transformation of a superb guidebook into one that is truly sublime.

Coast to Coast with Wainwright

Photography & Video

Explore some of the Lakeland's finest fells in the company in the one and only A. Wainwright with this handy volume of eight walks from the Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells and the Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Includes introductions to each walk by Eric Robson and a free CD with a commentary narrated by Nik Wood-Jones (the voice of Wainwright on the recent popular television series). The fells included in this volume are Catbells, Coniston Old Man, Haystacks, Helm Crag, Latrigg, Nab Scar, Orrest Head and Place Fell.

Wainwright: the podcasts

Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

A Coast to Coast Walker's Notebook is the place where you can record details of your journey from one side of England (St Bees Head to Robin Hood's Bay) to the other. This walk is the most popular long distance walk in Britain and by writing up what you saw, who you met, where you spent the night or stopped for a cup of tea, you can re-live your experience over and over again. A tick lists allows you to record when different stages are completed (allowing you to do any bit of the walk at any one time rather than sequentially), flexible journal space enables you to write up your experience and sketch pages provide the opportunity for doodles, sketches or for you to stick in photos. A companion volume to Wainwright's A Coast to Coast Walk A Pictorial Guide and Coast to Coast with Wainwright or it can be used independently.

Coast to Coast a Walker's Notebook

This is the first fully revised and updated edition of A. Wainwright's pocket-sized guide to the Coast to Coast Walk which he devised in the early 1970s. Over the years, this 190-mile walk — from St. Bees Head on the Irish Sea by way of the Lake District, the Pennines, Swaledale, and the North York Moors, ending at Robin Hood's Bay on the North Sea — has become one of the best-loved long-distance routes in the world. It has prompted countless enthusiasts to lace up their walking boots and follow Wainwright's example, and inspired a TV series, too. This brand-new edition of the Pictorial Guide contains Wainwright's hand-drawn route maps and his inimitable commentary, completely revised where necessary by Chris Jesty. The route is picked out in red for greater visibility on the page, and every step of the walk has been checked and updated.

A Coast to Coast Walk Second Edition: From St Bees Head to Robin Hood's Bay (The Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

Individual Sports

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.

Family Wainwright: Southern Fells Vol.1

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