Download or read book The Lune Valley and the Howgill Fells written by W. R. Mitchell and published by Phillimore. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lune Valley is in border country, a historic and picturesque divide between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, the Silurian rocks of the former separated by a geological fault from the Carboniferous rocks of the latter. It has been suggested the area should be taken into the Yorkshire Dales National Park, but for now it guards its own unique identity. To the Romans, the valley provided a low-lying route between the Lancashire Plain and Solway Firth. The Lune river, despite rising in austere country, makes what historian T.D. Whitaker described as "a graceful curve about a peninsula of meadow and pasture, exuberantly fertile," and in Edwardian times this rich agricultural backdrop provided the setting for grand estates. The region contains the ancient market towns of Kirkby Lonsdale, approached for centuries from the south via Devil's Bridge, which spanned a limestone gorge, and Sedbergh, which lies in the imposing presence of the hill known as Winder. The Howgill Fells are a cluster of grassy hills which impart to the landscape an undeniable grandeur when viewed from the Lune Gorge by road or rail travelers. At Cautley Spout, in the east, water descends for 700 feet in a series of gigantic leaps. Casterton Fell, in Upper Lunesdale, is noted for an extensive web of potholes and caves, and in the valley of the Lyvennet, near Tebay, is a scattering of "thunderstones" of pink Shap granite. This readable and informative history examines the geology, farming, crafts and industries of the Lune Valley and Howgill Fells, as well as the transport, religious affairs, sport, and culture of this distinctive region.

Download or read book Lune Valley and Howgills written by Dennis Kelsall and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new guide to 40 day walks following the Lune 50 miles along the Lune Valley from the Howgill Fells to the Irish Sea at Glasson Dock, Lancaster, between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks and the Forest of Bowland and Arnside and Silverdale Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This guide offers a wide range of walks from the ......

Download or read book The Lune Valley and Howgills written by Dennis Kelsall and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook offers a wide range of walks from the source of the river Lune in the Howgill Fells to Glasson Dock, just below Lancaster. The 40 day walks range between 3 and 11 miles in length and are all illustrated with extracts of 1:50,000 OS mapping. The walks start in the north of the region and follow the River Lune southwards to the sea, with bases including Orton, Sedbergh, Kirkby Lonsdale and Lancaster. They explore the infinitely varied landscape as the river Lune flows between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks and the Forest of Bowland and Arnside and Silverdale Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Also included is an outline of a 60-mile, 6-day route walking the River Lune from end to end, with lots of background information about the area's history, geology and also all the local facilities to help you plan your trip. There are magnificent views from the empty hilltops, delightful natural woodlands full of wildlife, stunning secluded side valleys and open moorland vistas to be explored in Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire.

Download or read book Walks on the Howgill Fells written by Alfred Wainwright and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring sketches by the author, the Wainwright walking guides are perhaps the most distinctive and unusual such guides ever devised. This book focuses on walks on the Howgill Fells and adjoining fells.

Download or read book Howgills and Limestone Trail written by David Pitt and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David & Heather Pitt, who re-created Alfred Wainwright’s famous 1938 ‘Pennine Journey’, with maps by Ron Scholes and illustrations by Colin Bywater, here describe a new 76-mile long-distance walk from Kirkby Stephen to Settle. This pictorial guide follows a route through this picturesque and, in parts, demanding area of Cumbria and North Yorkshire – with a short diversion into Lancashire. It can be used in conjunction with Wainwright’s Walks in Limestone Country and Walks in the Howgill Fells. The route has strong associations with railways. It passes over the spectacular Smardale Gill viaduct, and close to the Stainmore Railway, the disused Ingleton and Tebay Railway, and the Settle–Carlisle railway.

Download or read book Cycling Land s End to John o Groats written by Richard Barrett and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise guide to cycling LEJOG - Land's End to John o' Groats - describing an idyllic route that follows quieter roads and traffic-free paths but without too much meandering. Covering 1000 miles, the route is divided into 14 stages and can be comfortably ridden in two weeks. Easy-to-follow route descriptions are accompanied by clear mapping and useful gradient profiles, together with route highlights and points of interest, of which there are many. Invaluable tips and tricks are also included from preparing yourself to preparing your bike, together with logistical advice such as getting to and from the start and finish, accommodation options and more. In addition to the main 14-stage schedule (which includes an alternative option through Central Scotland), longer and shorter schedules are also suggested, making it easy to prepare a personally tailored adventure. The route, which passes through a diverse range of landscapes, from almost sea level across the Somerset Levels to over 1400ft through the magnificent Cairngorm Mountains, showcases some of Britain's best cycling. It is a must for anyone who's ever been remotely tempted to take on this iconic end-to-end challenge.

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Download or read book Landmark Visitor Guide Yorkshire Dales written by Ron Scholes and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides details of short circular walking routes around the Yorkshire Dales, including the Herriot Way and the Lower Dales Route. Information on local amenities, attractions and accommodation is also included.

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Download or read book Walking in the Yorkshire Dales North and East written by Dennis Kelsall and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to 43 walks in the north and east of the Yorkshire Dales, covering the Howgills, Mallerstang, Swaledale, Wensleydale and Nidderdale. Most routes are easy or moderate, although there are a handful of more demanding outings crossing rugged upland terrain. The walks, all easily accessible from Kirkby Stephen, Sedburgh, Pateley Bridge and Aysgarth, range from 5 to 19km (3–12 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–5 hours. Several walks can be combined with another to create a longer route. 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket Notes on refreshments and parking Information on the region’s rich geology, history, plantlife and wildlife Part of a 2-volume set – an accompanying Cicerone guidebook Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: South and West is also available

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Download or read book The Roman Road from Ribchester to Low Borron Bridge Near Tebay Through the Forest of Bolland Lonsdale and Howgill Fells and written by Percival Ross and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Landscape and Sustainability written by John F. Benson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005-11-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainability is highly topical but no-one has yet examined its relationship to landscape architecture in any detail Contributions from leading academics and professionals in the field Will be regarded as the definitive work on the subject Breadth of approach: subject examined from planning, design, science and management perspectives