Walking the Literary Landscape
20 classic walks for book-lovers in Northern England
Published on 1. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-906148-78-2 (ISBN)
Description
Literature and a love of the English countryside are natural companions.
Walking the Literary Landscape by Ian Hamilton and Diane Roberts brings the two together in a collection of 20 circular routes in the north of England, all between 3 and 9 miles (5 and 15 kilometres) in length. The walks explore the physical settings that inspired some of our greatest literature.
Walk in the footsteps of writers like Arthur Ransome, who drew inspiration from the Lake District for his classic children's adventure Swallows and Amazons, or the Bronte sisters whose love of the moors around Haworth echoes through the centuries. See Chatsworth, the Peak District house that thrilled Jane Austen, and tread carefully in Whitby, the Yorkshire seaside town where Bram Stoker set his most famous creation Dracula.
Each route introduces you to a landscape familiar to some of our greatest writers, and is accompanied by clear and easy-to-use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, straightforward directions, and information on each area's literary links, refreshment stops and local amenities. Everything you need for a great literary walk.
Walking the Literary Landscape by Ian Hamilton and Diane Roberts brings the two together in a collection of 20 circular routes in the north of England, all between 3 and 9 miles (5 and 15 kilometres) in length. The walks explore the physical settings that inspired some of our greatest literature.
Walk in the footsteps of writers like Arthur Ransome, who drew inspiration from the Lake District for his classic children's adventure Swallows and Amazons, or the Bronte sisters whose love of the moors around Haworth echoes through the centuries. See Chatsworth, the Peak District house that thrilled Jane Austen, and tread carefully in Whitby, the Yorkshire seaside town where Bram Stoker set his most famous creation Dracula.
Each route introduces you to a landscape familiar to some of our greatest writers, and is accompanied by clear and easy-to-use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, straightforward directions, and information on each area's literary links, refreshment stops and local amenities. Everything you need for a great literary walk.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
colour photography, Ordnance Survey maps
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 120 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906148-78-2 (9781906148782)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Ian Hamilton is a former journalist who worked on a number of local newspapers in Yorkshire and Lancashire. He peaked as a long distance walker at the age of 13 when he completed the Lyke Wake Walk in daylight hours, a feat he seems unlikely to repeat. Today he prefers shorter, less demanding expeditions, and is among the growing band of people who would like to keep the delights of the Trough of Bowland secret from the rest of the world. Ian is married to Ann and has three grown-up children.
Diane Roberts started serious walking while at university in Scotland and today combines her love of the outdoors with a passion for photography. She has an affinity for the landscapes that inspired our greatest writers - and the teashops that often spring up in their wake. Diane works for the civil service in Manchester and was previously part of the team that helped to bring the BBC to her native Salford. She lives with her partner Dave and their Italian greyhound Reggie.
Diane Roberts started serious walking while at university in Scotland and today combines her love of the outdoors with a passion for photography. She has an affinity for the landscapes that inspired our greatest writers - and the teashops that often spring up in their wake. Diane works for the civil service in Manchester and was previously part of the team that helped to bring the BBC to her native Salford. She lives with her partner Dave and their Italian greyhound Reggie.
Content
Introduction
Acknowledgements
About the walks
Walk times
Navigation
Footpaths and rights of
way
Safety
The Countryside Code
How to use this book
Maps, descriptions, distances
Km/mile conversion chart
Area Map
The Lake District
1 Bassenthwaite
Lake and Dodd (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
2 Carrock
Fell (Charles Dickens)
3 Coniston
Water and Torver (Arthur Ransome)
4 Far Sawrey and Windermere (Beatrix Potter)
5 Grasmere and
Rydal Water (William Wordsworth)
6 Walla Crag and Derwentwater (John
Ruskin)
The North East,
the Moors & the Dales
7 Blanchland
(W. H. Auden)
8 Humbleton
Hill and Wooler (William Shakespeare)
9 Cleadon
Hills and Marsden Rock (Catherine Cookson)
10 Whitby
(Bram Stoker)
11 Around Thirsk (James Herriot)
12 Upper
Wharfedale and Hubberholme (J. B. Priestley)
13 Malham Tarn and Cove
(Charles Kingsley)
Peak District, South
Pennines & Cheshire
14 Hurst Green
and Stonyhurst College (J. R. R. Tolkien)
15 Haworth
and the moors (The Bronte sisters)
16 Mytholmroyd
and the Calder
Valley (Ted Hughes)
17 Mam
Tor and the caverns (Arthur Conan Doyle)
18 Around
Chatsworth (Jane Austen)
19 Knutsford
and Tatton Park (Elizabeth Gaskell)
20 Daresbury (Lewis Carroll)
Appendix
About the authors
Acknowledgements
About the walks
Walk times
Navigation
Footpaths and rights of
way
Safety
The Countryside Code
How to use this book
Maps, descriptions, distances
Km/mile conversion chart
Area Map
The Lake District
1 Bassenthwaite
Lake and Dodd (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
2 Carrock
Fell (Charles Dickens)
3 Coniston
Water and Torver (Arthur Ransome)
4 Far Sawrey and Windermere (Beatrix Potter)
5 Grasmere and
Rydal Water (William Wordsworth)
6 Walla Crag and Derwentwater (John
Ruskin)
The North East,
the Moors & the Dales
7 Blanchland
(W. H. Auden)
8 Humbleton
Hill and Wooler (William Shakespeare)
9 Cleadon
Hills and Marsden Rock (Catherine Cookson)
10 Whitby
(Bram Stoker)
11 Around Thirsk (James Herriot)
12 Upper
Wharfedale and Hubberholme (J. B. Priestley)
13 Malham Tarn and Cove
(Charles Kingsley)
Peak District, South
Pennines & Cheshire
14 Hurst Green
and Stonyhurst College (J. R. R. Tolkien)
15 Haworth
and the moors (The Bronte sisters)
16 Mytholmroyd
and the Calder
Valley (Ted Hughes)
17 Mam
Tor and the caverns (Arthur Conan Doyle)
18 Around
Chatsworth (Jane Austen)
19 Knutsford
and Tatton Park (Elizabeth Gaskell)
20 Daresbury (Lewis Carroll)
Appendix
About the authors