Walks In The Ancient Peak District

Author : Robert Harris
Publisher : Sigma Press
ISBN 13 : 9781850588221
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walks in the Ancient Peak District written by Robert Harris and published by Sigma Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a collection of walks visiting the well-known and hard-to-find prehistoric monuments and sites of the Peak District. Divided into four sections, this book includes - the White Peak with its familiar limestone plateau and deep-cut dales, and the high gritstone moorland of the Dark Peak, and the Western, and Eastern Moors.

Author : Paul Besley
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783628707
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walking in the Peak District - White Peak West written by Paul Besley and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook is the ideal companion for walkers who want to explore the western section of Derbyshire's White Peak area. Starting in towns and villages including Castleton, Ilam, Buxton, Tideswell, Hartington and Longnor, these day walks are perfectly suited for year-round trips to the Peak District and are suitable for walkers of all abilities. Across 40 day walks, this guidebook offers a range of routes that showcase the best of the Peak District landscape: rolling green hills rising up to limestone ridges, deep dales with meandering rivers, and limestone caves and pinnacles. There is plenty of history to explore too, with many walks visiting historical sites from Neolithic, medieval and industrial periods. Most of the walks range between 4 and 9 miles and can be enjoyed in 2-4 hours walking. As several start from the same car park or village, many walks can be combined for longer days out. Each walk features clear OS mapping and detailed route description interspersed with insights into the area's history, geology, art and culture, making this a brilliant guide for both navigation and learning about the Peak District.

Author : Paul Besley
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 178362826X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walking in the Peak District - White Peak East written by Paul Besley and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook to walking in the Peak District details 35 day walks and 7 longer trails in the eastern part of the White Peak, part of the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. This volume includes walks near Bakewell, Matlock and Eyam, the plague village, as well as the Monsal Trail, Tissington Trail and White Peak Circular. Ranging between 4 and 12 miles in length and largely following well-marked paths over gentle landscapes, these walks are suitable for walkers of all abilities. Walking in the Peak District is enjoyable all year round although the famous limestone landscapes can be slippery in or after wet weather. Walks are illustrated with extracts of 1:50,000 OS mapping, while the longer walks and trails are covered by 1:100,000 scale mapping. Free GPX files available to aid navigation. Walkers can use the longer trails to link day walks into longer routes or explore the area on the three-day White Peak Circular, starting in Birchover. While geologically fascinating with its layers of limestone and gritstone, the White Peak is also a landscape rich in history and art. These walks visit sites including medieval churches, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cromford Mill, and Eyam, a village devastated by plague in the 1660s. Out on the hills are stone circles and ancient sites such as the Neolithic burial site of Arbor Low.

Author : Vivienne Crow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781908632203
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walks with History written by Vivienne Crow and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten of the finest walks through the historic landscapes of the Lake District. This guide includes an overview and introduction for each walk, numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, panoramic photographs, and interpretation of points of interest along the way. Featured walks include Castlerigg stone circle, Moor Divock stone circle, Carrock Fell hillfort, and Stott Park Bobbin Mill.

Author : Norman Buckley
Publisher : SIGMA Press
ISBN 13 : 9781850588207
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Tea Shop Walks in the Peak District written by Norman Buckley and published by SIGMA Press. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talks about walks in Derbyshire and the Peak District. This guidebook contains 26 walks suitable for all the family. It describes them with instructions, sketch maps and photographs. The walks are spaced throughout the Peak District.

Author : David Hey
Publisher : Wharncliffe
ISBN 13 : 1783462817
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Peak District Moors written by David Hey and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moors of the Peak District provide some of the finest walking country in England. The pleasure of rambling across them is enhanced by a knowledge of their history, ranging from prehistoric times and the middle ages to their conversion for grouse shooting and the struggle for the 'right to roam' in modern times. This distinctive landscape is not an untouched, natural relic for it has been shaped by humans over the centuries. Now it is being conserved as part of Britain's first National Park; much of it is in the care of The National Trust. ??The book covers all periods of time from prehistory to the present, for a typical moorland walk might take in the standing stones of a prehistoric stone circle, a medieval boundary marker, a guide stoop dated 1709, the straight walls of nineteenth-century enclosure, a row of Victorian grouse butts, a long line of flagstones brought in by helicopter, and very much more besides. Some of this physical evidence remains puzzling, but most of it can be explained by assiduous research in local record offices. The author has not referenced the documents, as that would have made the book twice as long, but the bibliography provides leads to where the information may be found.??As featured in the Buxton Advertiser, Buxton Today and Peak Courier.

Author : Frederick Munro Broadhurst
Publisher : Sigma Press
ISBN 13 : 9781850587507
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rocky Rambles in the Peak District written by Frederick Munro Broadhurst and published by Sigma Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : BEN. GILES
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781907025778
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peak District written by BEN. GILES and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peak District is an upland area at the southern end of the Pennines and includes parts of Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. Mostly split between the gritstone of the Dark Peak and the limestone area of the White Peak, the Peak DistrictNational Park became the UK¿s first national park in 1951. Tourism had been growing since the advent of the railways, with visitors attracted by the spa towns of Buxton and Matlock Bath, Castleton¿s show caves, and Bakewell, the national park¿s only town. The stunning landscape accessed by an extensive network of public footpaths now draws outdoors enthusiasts from far and wide.

Author : Paul Besley
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783624647
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dark Peak Walks written by Paul Besley and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook describes 35 circular walking routes in the Dark Peak - the wilder northern area of the Peak District distinguished by its dark gritstone. The walks range between 4 and 13.5 miles in length (6.5km to 22km), varying in terms of difficulty: some involve steep ascents and descents, uneven ground and pathless terrain, and demand a good level of navigational competence. The book also outlines 5 longer routes (3 linear; 2 circular) of 15 to 28 miles (25-45km) for those wishing to explore the area further, including a classic 'skyline' circuit of the Kinder Scout plateau. Detailed route description and 1:50,000 OS mapping are provided for each route, along with information on nearby points of interest and facilities. Icons of the Dark Peak - such as Kinder Scout, Stanage Edge, the Roaches and Mam Tor - are included, however, the focus is on exploring the lesser-known corners of the region. The routes take in striking gritstone edges, distinctive rock formations, open moorland, steep-sided valleys and hidden waterfalls. The Dark Peak features a wild landscape of sweeping moorland and big skies. Easily accessible from Sheffield, it boasts a wealth of natural, geological, historical and cultural interest - and some great walking.

Author : Norman Buckley
Publisher : Sigma
ISBN 13 : 9781850588177
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All-Terrain Pushchair Walks written by Norman Buckley and published by Sigma. This book was released on 2004 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 30 all-terrain pushchair routes including leisurely ambles around fascinating Lakeland villages, moderate walks on well-graded tracks and tougher hikes across wild, windswept fells.