Walking books and maps for Cheshire and Wirral. official Guide to Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail. Circular Walks along the Sandstone Trail. Easy Walks on the Sandstone Trail. Sandstone Trail map book.
Pub Walks in Cheshire, Easy Walks in Cheshire, Circular Walks in Cheshire.
Circular Walks in Wirral.
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by Jen Darling CHESHIRE IS WELL KNOWN for both its beautiful countryside and its country pubs. This fully revised and updated, 3rd edition of a classic guide book combines the two with superb walks through varied countryside, each one visiting a walker-friendly pub that is well known for its food and drink. The 220-page book ideal for those with a connoisseur’s interest in Real Ale, and for walkers wanting a convenient starting point and route directions - plus some of the best pub lunches in Cheshire. There are 30 circular walks included, covering the entire county from west to east and north to south. Each walk is graded in terms of mileage and difficulty — so families with young children can choose the easy ones, and enthusiasts can find more challenging routes to work up a thirst! -
A popular classic Cheshire walking book. The Sandstone Trail runs for 34 miles/55 km along Cheshire’s wooded central sandstone ridge, and is one of Northwest England’s best-known and most popular walking routes. -
Circular Walks in Wirral will take you to some of Wirral’s most peaceful and scenic corners, and outlines 17 walks exploring Wirral's finest countryside spread throughout the peninsula. -
Large-scale Ordnance Survey maps for walking Cheshire's Sandstone Trail in a handy pocket size book.
Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail is probably the most popular middle-distance walk in Northwest England. Here, in handy, pocket size book format are all the maps you need to walk Cheshire's entire 55 kilometre/34 mile Trail.- Enlarged and enhanced, large scale 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey mapping for the whole Sandstone Trail
- Up-to-date route of Sandstone Trail clearly highlighted in yellow
- Extra map symbols for pubs, tea rooms, parking and more
- Trail introduction and photo mosaic
- Useful information section
- Ideal for walkers and all outdoor enthusiasts along Cheshire's sandstone ridge
- Contains relevant mapping from two OS maps for the price of one
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The 30 short circular walks in this book have been written with the non-serious walker in mind, varying in length from just 1 to 4¾ miles (1.5km to 7.5km). Each walk has something of interest to discover — you will visit the site of an ancient port now completely dried out and over a mile inland; a seafront with neither sand nor sea; a wild, wooded river valley in the heart of industrial Merseyside and a lowland heath with wide views to the Welsh hills -
An impressive guide book that coincides with the growing interest in pilgrimage as an aspect of ‘wellness’ tourism that benefits body, mind and spirit. The guide is packed with information both practical and historical. It is an attractive publication with OS map extracts and numerous high quality colour photos. The Two Saints Way has a symmetrical structure with the two cathedrals at either end, Stoke Minster in the middle and two churches dedicated to St Mary at the quarter points. With this in mind, the 92 mile route is divided into four colour coded sections - 1: Chester to Nantwich, 2: Nantwich to Stoke, 3: Stoke to Stafford and 4: Stafford to Lichfield. Each section is further divided into four stages of between 3.5 and 8.5 miles in length. The route is described in both directions. Highlights on this varied route include Beeston Castle, Englelsea Brook Chapel and Museum, the Staffordshire Hoard at the Potteries Museum, Trentham Gardens and Cannock Chase Area of outstanding Natural Beauty. The guide contains a wealth of fascinating information on many features of interest. -
This handy, wonderfully illustrated little guidebook gives walkers the ten best short circular walks to some of the very best country pubs and inns in Cheshire and Wirral in a handy, pocketable format. As befits a well-heeled, fertile county with a rich farming heritage, the country pubs and inns of Cheshire and Wirral are hugely rewarding to visitors and walkers. From numerous candidates we’ve whittled the list down to personal favourites that balance a lack of pretention with good service, and are also blessed with pleasant locations and rewarding walks from the doorstep, while attempting a representative geographical distribution covering the range of landscapes of this diverse county. -
Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail is probably the most popular middle-distance walk in Northwest England. The Trail runs for 55 kilometres/34 miles along Cheshire’s beautiful and varied central sandstone ridge between Frodsham and Whitchurch, just over the border in Shropshire. This cleverly structured and well designed guidebook gives walkers the ten best short circular walks along the length of the Sandstone Trail in a handy, pocketable format. -
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New, revised edition of the official guide to Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail – probably the most popular middle-distance walk in Northwest England. The Trail runs for 55 kilometres/34 miles along Cheshire’s beautiful and varied central sandstone ridge between Frodsham, on the Mersey Estuary in the north, and Whitchurch, just over the border in Shropshire, in the south. Along the way you'll pass two castles, some amazing views, black-and-white country pubs, a vast ancient forest, canals and pretty rural villages. Plus plenty of wildlife. What more could you want? Compiled and tested by seasoned walkers and local experts, this comprehensive, full colour guide is the perfect companion for weekend strollers and dedicated long-distance walkers alike. -
This new and wholly revised edition of a classic walking book contains fascinating, easy to follow walks exploring the unexpected past — from quiet strolls to hill and country rambles, by river, wood and ancient lane. A fascinating journey back in time ... -
A Cheshire walking classic. With this book you’ll discover parts of Cheshire and Wirral you never knew existed. Ranging from 3-7 miles/5-11 kilometres in length, each of the walks features a reader-friendly factfile, clear route map and matching numbered walks directions, plentiful black and white and colour photographs, as well as fascinating snippets on local history, folklore, architecture and wildlife. Rewalked and revised 2021