The challenge of completing all the wainwrights in such a short number of walks is a personal one. Historic first filmed walk to the summit of any lakeland fell and wainwrights nominated. Definitive book of the coast to coast, with excellent photos by a customer according to some of three of my friends the book wainwright s coast t product description this is a book containing the walk a. Hit the jump to find out how well 40 odd years represents the music of a true eccentric, loudon wainwright iii. However, one of my christmas presents in 2007 was the complete set of alfred wainwright s pictorial guides to the lakeland fells. With the success of completing the harry griffin two thousand footers last year this year i have set myself a new challenge. Written over years, beginning in 1952 and published between 1955 and 1966, wainwright painstakingly recorded the findings of his many excursions over the fells. Wainwright devised in 1973, covering rights of way and areas of open access between the irish sea and the north sea. A beautiful anniversary edition of all seven of the pictorial guides to the lakeland fells by the fellwalking legend a. Alfred wainwright has since written a number of other walking guide books, including the pennine way companion, unique in that it begins at the back and finishes at the front of the book with an accompanying strip map. Wainwright s illustrated walking guide to the lake district book 4. Hes also done an impressive job of passing on his musical gift through genetics.
The wainwright collection 3dvd box set the only series the legendary fellwalker, alfred wainwright, made for television. Wainwrights old friend eric robson sets the scene for each walk with stories from the days he spent filming with the great fellwalker, adding his own personal. Join julia bradbury as she tackles four of renowned author alfred wainwright s favourite fell walks in england s lake district. The wainwright guides a third edition of the walks by admin on february 21, 2014 it is now almost sixty years since in 1955 alfred wainwright published the. Expert walker julia bradbury has spent years wandering britains countryside discovering some of its most beautiful and spectacular landscapes. From st bees head to robin hoods bay wainwright walkers edition. The eastern fells wainwright routes lake district walks. Northern fells wainwright walkers edition by alfred wainwright and clive hutchby 1 mar 2018 4. Wainwright walks complete dvd, 20, 5disc set, boxset. The pages have been freshly reproduced from the original artwork and then printed and bound to match the firstedition books as closely as possible. Wainwright guides to the lake district fells lake district walks. This set is printed to high quality at a larger font size than the standard copies, designed for reading in the armchair. The pictorial guide to lakeland fells 7 books box set.
This lot are some of the less challenging in the collection, good to get you started and for building up your confidence. The first series of wainwright walks with julia bradbury is a fourpart bbc4 tv series filmed entirely on location in the lake district. House of rufus is housed in a red velvet encased, 90page hardback book containing rare and unseen photos, rufus wainwrights early handdrawn tour posters, handwritten lyrics, four art prints and other memorabilia, extensive sleeve notes featuring interviews with neil tennant, martha wainwright, linda thompson and lenny waronker and an introduction by rufus wainwright. Alfred wainwright was a british fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator. Armed with wainwright s famous illustrated guides, host and novice climber julia bradbury faithfully follows ten of his most popular routes. Wainwright walks coast to coast for sale online ebay. Factorys 2009 richard thompson box walking on a wire to the rhino box sets of yore, housed in a sturdy 12 x 6 box containing a large booklet.
Welcome to wainwright routes a website featuring walks in the english lake district, routes to the summits of the 214 fells described in the seven volume pictorial guide to the lakeland fells by alfred wainwright. The books, published between 1955 and 1966, faithfully reproduced from the authors original manuscripts, are considered by many to. It may as well be a trip to wainwrights house, as intimate as the. The wainwright guides a third edition of the walks. When the young alfred wainwright first saw the mountains of the lake district it was an experience that changed his life. More notably he wrote a coast to coast walk, published in 1973, in which he devised one of the most popular uk walking routes, from st bees on the cumbrian coast, through the.
Wainwright, detailing the fells the local word for hills and mountains of the lake district in northwest england. Jul 23, 2011 house of rufus is housed in a red velvet encased, 90page hardback book containing rare and unseen photos, rufus wainwright s early handdrawn tour posters, handwritten lyrics, four art prints and other memorabilia, extensive sleeve notes featuring interviews with neil tennant, martha wainwright, linda thompson and lenny waronker and an introduction by rufus wainwright. Pictorial guide to the lakeland fells by alfred wainwright. Mbe 17 january 1907 20 january 1991 was a british fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator. The walk passes through some of the most beautiful and varied scenery in the country. Lakeland fells collection 7 books collection book people.
A collection of circular walks taking in wainwrights fells in the lake district national park. Wainwright pictorial guides boxed set lake district walks. Theres something about alfred wainwright that is just so special that you need to own this set wainwright walks. Spectacular scenery and walking in the lake district and beyond. Pictorial guide to the lakeland fells collection 7 books set by alfred wainwright 50th anniversary. With spectacular aerial views, fascinating history and evocative wainwright quotes, this is an entertaining, mustsee exploration of the classic walks and climbs of englands scenic lake district. A third edition of the walks the wainwright guides. Alfred wainwright pictorial guide to the wainwrights anniversary box set of lakeland walks plus his coast to coast walk. Pictorial guides boxed set pictorial guides to the lakeland fells hardcover box set, may 1, 2007. A hill is classified as a wainwright if it is one of the 214 lake district fells described in alfred wainwright s seven volume a pictorial guide to the lakeland fells and a wainwright outlying fell if it is one of the 116 described in his companion volume the outlying fells of lakeland.
If the link takes you to the full price click the link to amazon uk and search again for wainwright box set. Using wainwrights pictorial guides to the lakeland fells, julia discovers the treasures of the lake district. Although the lakeland fells were without doubt the great love of his life wainwright did not restrict himself to his lake district walks, and throughout his later writing career he wrote much more widely than guides to walking in the lake district. The 214 walks may be set in stone, but there are many different routes up and down, each which offer a different aspect, view and of course level of difficulty.
Written over a period of years from 1952, they consist entirely of reproductions of wainwrights manuscript, handproduced in pen and ink with no typeset material. Having really enjoyed the arduous two thousanders so much, i wanted a. Get wainwrights coast to coast walk mermaid books by. The man who loved the lakes, plus an interview with eric robson, chairman of the wainwright society. Best walks with a view with julia bradbury tv series 2016. The teeth of the disk holder in the dvd box is undamaged. Revised editions of wainwrights other pictorial guides, a coast to coast walk, the outlying fells of lakeland and pennine way companion. Consisting of seven books, this guide details walks to all the 214 lakeland mountains, known colloquially as the wainwrights.
Wainwright pictorial guides boxed set pictorial guides to the lakeland fells. A lakeland fellranger walking guide by mark richards exploring 33 summits in the far eastern fells of the lake district, including a wide range of walks old and new, between pooley bridge to the. This was far from being his introduction to country walking. Wainwrights coast to coast walk with eric robson and alfred wainwright the coast to coast walk long distance route was devised by wainwright in 1972 and traversed what aw described as the grandest territory in the north of england.
Over two million copies of the pictorial guides have been sold. Wainwright walks complete collection dvd, 2009, 4disc set. From st bees head to robin hoods bay wainwright walkers edition by alfred wainwright and chris jesty 6 jul 2017 4. In this series, julia chooses her favourite, most accessible family treks in search of the perfect walk with a view which anyone can do in a lovely morning or afternoon ramble. Wainwright walks complete collection dvd, 2009, 4disc. They all lie within the boundary of the lake district national park in cumbria, and all but one castle crag are over 1,000 feet 304. Wainwrights are the 214 english peaks known locally as fells described in a. Wainwrights lake district walks the lake districts most famous fellwalker was alfred wainwright, the accountantturnedwriter whose sevenvolume pictorial guide to the lakeland fells, published between 1955 and 1966, remains the guide of choice for most fellwalkers.
Chris jesty born 1942 is a british author and cartographer who revised alfred wainwrights. Really great gift my son got this as a gift its been in the cupboard since its been opened and checked. To order a wainwright box set or to see further details click on a. Wainwright pictorial guides boxed sets the current three alternatives are shown below and theres a fresh edition on the way. A pictorial guide to the lakeland fells is a series of seven books by a. The singersongwriter has captivated audiences for decades with his witty, selfdeprecating style. Wainwright walks on the bbc with julia bradbury series 1. Armed with wainwrights famous illustrated guides, host and novice climber julia bradbury faithfully follows ten of his most popular routes. Pictorial guide to the lakeland fells collection 7 books set by. The eastern fellsthe eastern fells includes the greatest single concentrated mass of high ground in lakeland.
This web page created with pagebreeze free html editorfree html editor. To view and download individual routes please select from the map list on the right. The link currently states only 6 left, but it said that when i ordered on monday. Julia bradbury presents this collection of bbc walking programmes, featuring all ten walks covered in series 1 and 2 of wainwright walks, all six episodes of coast to coast, all six episodes of railway walks, canal walks and the documentary wainwright. Each episode features ms bradbury reaching the summit of a different mountain by following in the footsteps of the famous fellwalker and mountain guide writer alfred wainwright. On this page you can read the articles i write about the adventures, challenges, excitement, beauty and fun we encounter in our attempt to walk all the 214 wainwrights in the lake district in 2015. A 50th anniversary edition and a box set of the original edition have been published.
To order a wainwright box set or to see further details click on a box. When were planning walks these are some of the books we like to read, and some. Wainwright pictorial guides boxed set pictorial guides to the. If you walk, scramble, do adventures in the lakes in cumbria, well worth the investment. He went on a walking holiday with a cousin and was captivated by the lakeland beauty. As clash music reports, wainwright has put out a youtube video detailing his new 19disc comprehensive box set, house of rufus. With nik woodjones, julia bradbury, frank harrison, ian tyler. Feb, 2020 a lakeland fellranger walking guide by mark richards exploring 33 summits in the far eastern fells of the lake district, including a wide range of walks old and new, between pooley bridge to the. Wainwright pictorial guides boxed sets the current three alternatives are shown below and there s a fresh edition on the way.
With spectacular aerial views, fascinating history and evocative wainwright quotes, this is an entertaining, mustsee exploration of the classic walks and climbs of england s scenic lake district. This wonderful series sees julia bradbury walk in the footsteps of alfred wainwright to the highest peaks of england s breathtakinglybeautiful lake district. Wainwrights illustrated walking guide to the lake district book 5. Alfred wainwrights walks in the lake district began in the 1930s. Wainwright are of course the seminal books on walking in the lake district. Lake district dvd, 2011, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Wainwrights alfred wainwrights sevenvolume pictorial guide to the lakeland fells 195566.
A david powellthomson 3dvd box set of the new lakeland walks and his. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Featuring all ten walks from series one and series two, this boxed set also includes the compelling documentary wainwright, the man who loved the lakes and an interview with eric robson, chairman of the wainwright society. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Julia bradbury presents this collection of bbc walking programmes, featuring all ten walks covered in series 1 and 2 of wainwright walks, all six episodes of coast to coast, all six episodes of railway walks and the documentary wainwright. Circular walks of wainwrights fells in the lake district. Southern fells wainwright walkers edition by alfred wainwright 2 mar 2017 5.
The podcasts eight lakeland walks with wainwright, 2008 isbn 9780711229846. About wainwrights walks wainwrights walks yesterday. Best of all if you have walked these fells too it is touching base with a very special time spent in one of the lovliest places in britain. I have been walking the mountains of the lake district since the early 1990 s with no real objectives other than to enjoy spectacular walks in the beautiful scenery the lake district provides. They also published an anniversary edition of the original guides and this, often as a boxed set, has proved popular with fans of lake district. Whats initially striking about the package is that its a throwback like shout. Wainwrights lake district walks visit lake district.
From the popular tv series comes the must read tv walks second edition with updated maps and commentary. Completely unabridged and unedited, the maps and text are just how wainwright wrote them. After being made redundant from a lowly it role, he chased a dream which lead him to producing and directing the criticallyacclaimed and bbc hit life of a mountain. Explore books by alfred wainwright with our selection at. A collection of circular walks taking in wainwright s fells in the lake district national park. All the 17 walks shown on the popular granada and bbc tv series, plus a bonus from the outlying fells, are covered in full in this handy book, bringing together more than 250 pages from the pictorial guides. Alfred wainwrights lakeland fells walking englishman.
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