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.

• IntroductionAcknowledgementsAbout the walksWalk timesNavigationFootpaths and rights ofwaySafetyThe Countryside CodeHow to use this bookMaps, descriptions, distancesKm/mile conversion chartArea MapThe Lake District1 BassenthwaiteLake and Dodd (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)2 CarrockFell (Charles Dickens)3 ConistonWater and Torver (Arthur Ransome)4 Far Sawrey and Windermere (Beatrix Potter)5 Grasmere andRydal Water (William Wordsworth)6 Walla Crag and Derwentwater (JohnRuskin)The North East,the Moors & the Dales7 Blanchland(W. H. Auden)8 HumbletonHill and Wooler (William Shakespeare)9 CleadonHills and Marsden Rock (Catherine Cookson)10 Whitby(Bram Stoker)11 Around Thirsk (James Herriot)12 UpperWharfedale and Hubberholme (J. B. Priestley)13 Malham Tarn and Cove(Charles Kingsley)Peak District, SouthPennines & Cheshire14 Hurst Greenand Stonyhurst College (J. R. R. Tolkien)15 Haworthand the moors (The Brontë sisters)16 Mytholmroydand the CalderValley (Ted Hughes)17 MamTor and the caverns (Arthur Conan Doyle)18 AroundChatsworth (Jane Austen)19 Knutsfordand Tatton Park (Elizabeth Gaskell)20 Daresbury (Lewis Carroll)AppendixAbout the authors

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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.

• IntroductionAcknowledgementsAbout the walksWalk timesNavigationFootpaths and rights ofwaySafetyThe Countryside CodeHow to use this bookMaps, descriptions, distancesKm/mile conversion chartArea MapThe Lake District1 BassenthwaiteLake and Dodd (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)2 CarrockFell (Charles Dickens)3 ConistonWater and Torver (Arthur Ransome)4 Far Sawrey and Windermere (Beatrix Potter)5 Grasmere andRydal Water (William Wordsworth)6 Walla Crag and Derwentwater (JohnRuskin)The North East,the Moors & the Dales7 Blanchland(W. H. Auden)8 HumbletonHill and Wooler (William Shakespeare)9 CleadonHills and Marsden Rock (Catherine Cookson)10 Whitby(Bram Stoker)11 Around Thirsk (James Herriot)12 UpperWharfedale and Hubberholme (J. B. Priestley)13 Malham Tarn and Cove(Charles Kingsley)Peak District, SouthPennines & Cheshire14 Hurst Greenand Stonyhurst College (J. R. R. Tolkien)15 Haworthand the moors (The Brontë sisters)16 Mytholmroydand the CalderValley (Ted Hughes)17 MamTor and the caverns (Arthur Conan Doyle)18 AroundChatsworth (Jane Austen)19 Knutsfordand Tatton Park (Elizabeth Gaskell)20 Daresbury (Lewis Carroll)AppendixAbout the authors

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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.

• IntroductionAcknowledgementsAbout the walksWalk timesNavigationFootpaths and rights ofwaySafetyThe Countryside CodeHow to use this bookMaps, descriptions, distancesKm/mile conversion chartArea MapThe Lake District1 BassenthwaiteLake and Dodd (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)2 CarrockFell (Charles Dickens)3 ConistonWater and Torver (Arthur Ransome)4 Far Sawrey and Windermere (Beatrix Potter)5 Grasmere andRydal Water (William Wordsworth)6 Walla Crag and Derwentwater (JohnRuskin)The North East,the Moors & the Dales7 Blanchland(W. H. Auden)8 HumbletonHill and Wooler (William Shakespeare)9 CleadonHills and Marsden Rock (Catherine Cookson)10 Whitby(Bram Stoker)11 Around Thirsk (James Herriot)12 UpperWharfedale and Hubberholme (J. B. Priestley)13 Malham Tarn and Cove(Charles Kingsley)Peak District, SouthPennines & Cheshire14 Hurst Greenand Stonyhurst College (J. R. R. Tolkien)15 Haworthand the moors (The Brontë sisters)16 Mytholmroydand the CalderValley (Ted Hughes)17 MamTor and the caverns (Arthur Conan Doyle)18 AroundChatsworth (Jane Austen)19 Knutsfordand Tatton Park (Elizabeth Gaskell)20 Daresbury (Lewis Carroll)AppendixAbout the authors

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