Walking

Geoff Nicholson has been walking his whole life. Part urban explorer, part psychogeographer, rambler and flaneur, wherever he is and wherever he goes in the world, he walks and writes about what he sees and feels. Here he reflects on the nature of walking, why we do it, how it benefits us and, in some cases, how it damages and even destroys us. Walking is seldom a safe and benign activity. People injure the...

People love walking the streets of London, but there are always more questions than answers after a stroll through the capital. Following any of the 13 walks featured in the book will allow the user to walk in the footsteps of authors and statesmen, murderers and revolutionaries. With over 400 full-colour photographs, this book is packed with interesting details about London's history with both personal tal...

The map will be great for: imagining; planning journeys; drawing on; using as a companion to the website; marking Slow Ways you plan to walk; recording routes you have walked; learning about active travel in schools; making walls look fantastic! It is a two-sided giant, colourful and functional map. Slow Ways is an initiative to create a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain's towns an...

The streets of London are inexhaustible in their tales they have to tell. Following the success of Stephen Millar’s first three volumes, London’s Hidden Walks Vol.4 introduces twelve new walks that will surprise and entertain the intrepid explorer. With this book in hand, readers can find the ruins of a church that Shakespeare would have visited, the hotel where the assassin of Martin Luther King, J...

Jungfrau Region: Grindelwald - Wengen - Mürren - Kandersteg area of the Bernese Oberland at 1:33,333 on light, waterproof and tear-resistant map No. 3323T published by Swisstopo in cooperation with the Swiss Hiking Federation. Cartography is the same as in Swisstopo’s 50K hiking maps, simply enlarged to 1:33,333 for extra clarity but without additional information. Coverage includes Lauterbrunnen, Kiental, ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The OS Explorer range of OL maps now includes a digital version of the paper map, accessed through the OS smartphone app, OS Maps. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels, pubs and visitor infor...

For your best adventures, use the best map. Water-proof, split-proof, tear-proof. Rhodes Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map is simply the toughest, most accurate, easy to read, easy to use map that you can buy at any price. A large 960mm by 700mm double sided map sheet covers Rhodes at 1:50,000 scale and includes Chalki and Symi islets. On the cover side is Rhodes South with Chalki and Symi, with Rhodes North a...

Chiltern Hills East: High Wycombe, Maidenhead and Rickmansworth area on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 172, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series.

100 wildlife walks through our beautiful British countryside. The beautiful countryside and intimate wildlife stories explored in Springwatch have inspired viewers to get outside and reconnect with the natural world for almost 20 years. Now this new practical compendium will help you go further, bringing together the most scenic walks and diverse wildlife from around Britain. Covering every region in th...

Real Dorset is a personal, detailed, discursive, humorous and idiosyncratic look at Dorset. The county is famous for its spectacular coastline, for its historic towns, for its eco-foodie reputation, for Hardy and Fowles. But there's much more behind the tourist-friendly facade - subversion, rebellion and revolt, wealth and poverty, ghost stories and rich folklore. Dorset is home to the largest, but now lost...

London South: Westminster, Greenwich, Croydon, Esher and Twickenham area on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 161, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series.

The Exmoor National Park on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map OL9, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. Coverage extends westwards to Ilfracombe and Barnstaple and includes Minehead (the start of the South West Coast Path National Trail), Lynton, Dulverton, sections of the Two Moors Way, Tarka Way, etc.

The Western and central areas of the Brecon Beacons National Park on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map OL12, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. Coverage extends from Merthyr Tydfil in the south-east to Llandovery in the north-west and highlights include the Black Mountain, Fforest Fawr, the Beacons Reservoir, Brecon, Trecastle, Sennybridge, etc.

The Cotswolds on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map OL45, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. Centred on Bourton-on-the-Water, the map extends north beyond Chipping Campden and south to Cirencester. Coverage includes Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh, Turkdean, Northleach, Burford, Carterton, etc. The are is criss-crossed by numerous trails: the Cotswold Way Natio...

Guidebook to walking the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Campden and Bath, across the Cotswolds AONB. The 102 mile (163km) route is described in both directions over 13 stages, of between 6 and 10 miles, depending on the existence of overnight accommodation.

Paper version of map No. 114 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50,000, with contoured and GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.

Pathfinder(R) Lake District covering Coniston, Kewswick and Devoke Water. This selection offers interest, regional variety and balance of routes in the Lake District providing the best walks in the area. From an easy stroll through Buttermere to the much more challenging walks in Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite this volume contains something for everyone. Covering walks through the whole of the Lake District bo...

This guidebook describes in full the 735km Via Podiensis (GR65), a historic pilgrimage route through southern France from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where the trail meets the famous Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Also detailed are 2 major variants: the Cele Valley (GR651) and Rocamadour (GR6 and GR46). Split into 28 stages, the full route takes 4 to 6 weeks to complete bu...

The Tour of Mont Blanc is one of the world's classic treks. This guidebook to hiking the 170km TMB contains in-depth route description and mapping for both the classic 11 day anti-clockwise circuit and an alternative 10 day clockwise circuit. This well-signed but demanding route, starting from Les Houches or Champex, is suitable for fit walkers. The guidebook comes with a map booklet containing official 1:2...

There are three main trekking routes across the Pyrenees from coast to coast: of these, the Pyrenean Haute Route (or HRP for Haute Route Pyreneenne) is the most challenging - and arguably, the most spectacular. Unlike the GR10 and GR11, it is not waymarked and borders on mountaineering at times, sticking as closely as possible to the main ridge. It stretches 750km from the Atlantic resort of Hendaye to Bany...