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Words that bring the Welsh landscape alive …

Unravelling Welsh place names can be a revelation. By translating just a few key elements, a place and its history, people and culture can suddenly leap into life. Now there's a new edition of the fascinating Understanding Welsh Place Names by native Welsh-speaker, Gwili Gog — with a new, yellow cover. This attractive and easy-to-use guide [...]

Gower Power! — The top 10 best short circular walks on the Gower Peninsula

Welsh tourist information centres, visitor attractions, gift shops, outdoor shops and bookshops can relax! A new eagerly-awaited Wales Coast Path: Top 10 Walks book — ‘Carmarthen Bay & Gower’ — arrives in Welsh and UK retail outlets this week. Part of the amazingly popular Top 10 Walks: Wales Coast Path series, Carmarthen Bay & [...]

“The Wild Coast” — Coming soon: Official Guide: Wales Coast Path: Pembrokeshire

The Official Guide to what is probably the most popular section of the 870-mile Wales Coast Path is due to be published later this summer. Written by outdoor expert and popular author, Vivienne Crow, the guide breaks the 186-mile Pembrokeshire section of the Wales Coast Path — from Cardigan to Amroth — into fourteen achievable [...]

Where are the best views in the Lake District? — Coming soon: Walks to Viewpoints

One of Cumbria's top young photographers has just completed a book highlighting the ten best short circular walks to the Lake District's famous classic views. The book Top 10 Walks: Lake District: Walks to Viewpoints showcases many of his stunning photographs, and is keenly anticipated. Stewart Smith lives in the Lakes and is widely known for his [...]

Walking the beautiful shore — Explore with two new Top 10 Walks books for Pembrokeshire

Press Release Discover the best short circular walks on the Pembrokeshire section of the Wales Coast Path. Two lovely new pocket-size books, Top 10 Walks: Wales Coast Path: Pembrokeshire North [ISBN 978-1-908632-29-6] and Pembrokeshire South [ISBN 978-1-908632-30-2], both by Dennis Kelsall, are published this week at just £5.99 each. The books explore the loveliest stretches and most interesting features along Pembrokeshire’s iconic National Park coast. With [...]

How to sell (lots) more books — New compact spinners for Top 10 Walks series

Want to boost sales? Our range of point of sale displays, counter-top and freestanding floor spinners make a real difference to book sales. The Top10Walks series’ counter top displays have a compact footprint, improve the books’ visibility and significantly increase customer uptake. Some outdoor shops in the Lake District even have two stands — one alongside each till. These [...]

Award-winning ‘Top 10 Walks’: Lake District series

The hugely popular ‘Top 10 Walks’ Lake District series from Northern Eye Books has recently won two national awards. WINNER ‘Best Outdoor Book’ 2013 – The Great Outdoors (TGO) magazine WINNER ‘Best Guidebook’ — Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild Awards for Excellence 2013 Walks With History, by Vivienne Crow [ISBN 978-1-908632-20-3] £4.99 Walks to [...]

Pottering with Beatrix — REVIEW*: Top 10 Walks: Lake District: Literary Walks

Literary Walks Lake District walks with links to Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter By Steve Goodier Northern Eye Books, £5.99 ISBN: 978-1-908632-19-7 www.top10walks.co.uk This is the ninth title in Northern Eye Books’ beautifully designed Top 10 Walks series of themed guides to the Lake District. As well as being truly pocket-sized, these neat and eye-catching [...]

20 easy best walks in Snowdonia — REVIEW*: Walking in Northern Snowdonia by Carl Rogers

Snowdonia: a land known for its craggy peaks, dark cwms and narrow, rocky ridges. But it’s also an area of sumptuous woodland, dramatic glacial valleys and jaw-dropping views from lower summits and hillsides. And it’s on the latter group that Carl Rogers’ Walking in Northern Snowdonia focuses, featuring 20 straightforward walks north of the [...]

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