Download or read book Fife Coastal Path written by Sandra Bardwell and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fife Coastal Path runs around the coastline of eastern Scotland for 117 miles (187 km) from Kincardine on the Forth to Newburgh on the Tay. Starting west of the famous Forth bridges, the route heads through former mining towns towards the villages of Fife's East Neuk (corner), with their rich tradition of smuggling and fishing. After rounding Fife Ness, the route follows the coastline through St Andrews, golf capital of the world and former religious centre of Scotland.Fife has long played an important part in Scottish history and the route passes many castles, towers and churches. There are splendid views along the coast and over the Firths of Forth and Tay, with great chances to sight seabirds, seals and dolphins. The villages have welcoming pubs, famous fish-and-chip shops and good B&Bs. Transport by train and bus makes for easy access throughout.The guidebook contains everything you need to plan and enjoy your holiday on foot, or on a bike where cycling is appropriate - details of each section showing distance, side-trips and food/drink stops; background on history, landscapes and wildlife; planning information for travel by bus, train, car and plane; lavishly illustrated, with 100 colour photographs; and detailed mapping of the entire route at 1:45,000.This second edition contains many route updates and is in an even lighter, more pocketable format. The book is rugged and printed on rainproof paper.
Download or read book Exploring the Fife Coastal Path written by Hamish Brown and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the ideal guide to the whole route, so rich in history and natural beauty. Designed to be used by walkers on the Path or visitors to any point along it, it introduces a wealth of castles, churches, harbors, monuments and red-roofed houses. Hamish Brown gives practical advice on all aspects of walking the Path, whether you are making a seven-day trip along its whole length or walking a short section on a Sunday afternoon. Revising his earlier guide to the route, he explores every part of the Fife coast, including the famous Forth bridges, the charming East Neuk fishing villages of Pittenweem, Elie and St Monans, as well as Anstruther, Crail and St Andrews. Along the way he provides a mass of fascinating information about people and places that can be read for pleasure and kept as the souvenir of a unique and unforgettable part of Scotland.
Download or read book Walk the Fife Coastal Path written by and published by Walkguides. This book was released on with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isle of Man Coastal Path written by Aileen Evans and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raad ny Foillan (The Way of the Gull) is a 98 mile footpath around the Isle of Man. The route description is set out as a circuit and split into stages, with the longest walk being 15.5 miles and the shortest being 7 miles. Any fast walkers may wish to complete two stages per day, while those progressing at a more leisurely pace may decide to amble along and take in the splendid attractions along the way. Two further walks described in this guidebook, the 23 mile Millennium Way, which follows the ancient route of the kings, from Ramsey to Castletown, and the 14 mile Herring Way, which takes a more traditional route from Peel to Castletown. Both these routes cross the hills of the island's interior and can be combined to make an interesting longer walk.
Download or read book Fife Coastal Path written by Sandra Bardwell and published by . This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Northumberland Coast Path Official Guidebook written by Iain Robson and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mary Queen of Scots Way written by Paul Prescott and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new route crosses central Scotland from coast to coast, passing through many places strongly linked with Mary Queen of Scots. It runs for 107 miles (172 km) from Arrochar on Loch Long to St Andrews on the Fife coast, crosses Loch Lomond by ferry to Inversnaid and then goes through Aberfoyle, Callander, Dunblane, Tillicoultry, Glendevon, Glenfarg, Falkland and Ceres. En route, it passes mountains, lochs and waterfalls; castles, hill forts and aqueducts; and goes through welcoming villages and small towns with friendly pubs and B&Bs. The author has developed the route over the last five years with the goal of avoiding road-walking. Although not waymarked, his directions are detailed and have been widely field-tested. This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday: detailed route description with photographs and overlays map of the entire route in 6 drop-down panels (1:110,000) practical information about public transport and travel lavishly illustrated, with many colour photographs on water-resistant paper.
Download or read book The Fife Pilgrim Way written by Ian Bradley and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2019 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with history, vivid anecdote and nearly 100 colour illustration, this book brings to life the fascinating communities and the characters along the Pilgrim way in whose footsteps modern pilgrims are treading. Setting off with Celtic saints and St Margaret from Culross and North Queensferry, marching with miners through the West Fife coalfields, carrying on with Covenanters and Communists, and ending among the martyrs, relics and ghosts of the haunted city of St Andrews, this gripping narrative presents a journey through Scottish history, ancient and modern, with spiritual reflections along the way.
Download or read book Forth to Farne Way written by JOHN. MEGARRY HENDERSON (JACQUETTA.) and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspiring 70-mile pilgrim route starts from North Berwick on the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, and continues via Whitekirk's 12th century church to Dunbar. It follows the North Sea coastline to the stunning scenery of St Abb's Head and visits Coldingham Priory, perhaps Scotland's most important Benedictine monastery. Enjoy impressive cliffs and dramatic sea stacks between visits to historic fishing villages. Cross the border and enter Berwick with its ramparts, walls and bridges across the River Tweed. The route culminates with a barefoot crossing of the Holy Island sands to Lindisfarne, where St Aidan founded a monastery in AD 635.Most people will complete the route within 5 to 8 days, staying in friendly B&Bs along the route, but it can also be done in several shorter expeditions using train and bus. This 72-page guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy the Forth to Farne Way:route detail in sections, with distance, terrain and refreshmentswhere to find food and accommodationbackground on the spiritual dimension, geology and wildlifeplanning information for travel by train, bus, car or plane16 pages with detailed route mapping at 1:30,000in full colour, with 80 photographsrucksack-friendly and on rainproof paper.
Download or read book The Fife Coastal Path written by Fife Coast and Countryside Trust and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rob Roy Way written by Jacquetta Megarry and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, fully updated in 2018, describes a popular week-long walk running for 79 miles (127 km) along some of Scotland's finest lochs and glens, using historic footpaths, a cycle route, forest tracks and some minor roads. Many places are linked with Scotland's most famous outlaw, Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734). The Rob Roy Way offers superb scenery, and gets you away from the crowds following the West Highland Way.
Download or read book Fife Coastal Path written by Footprint (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title provides a full colour waterproof strip map of the long distance path around the coast of Fife, between the Forth Bridges and the Tay Bridges, with compact and concise information for walkers.
Download or read book Along the Fife Coastal Path written by Hamish Brown and published by Mercat Press Books. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The towns, villages and historic sites that dangle like beads on the Fife fringe are now joined by a path from the Forth Bridge to St Andrews. The Fife Coastal Path, skirting the spectacular Fife shoreline, offers an ideal way to sample the area's rich heritage. Illustrated with color maps and photographs, this guide introduces the visitor to its wealth of castles, churches, harbors, milestones and red-roofed 'little houses'.
Download or read book Bothy Tales written by John D. Burns and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bothy Tales, the follow-up to The Last Hillwalker from bestselling mountain writer John D. Burns, travel with the author to remote glens deep in the Scottish Highlands. Burns brings a new volume of tales - some dramatic, some moving, some hilarious - from the isolated mountain shelters called bothies.
Download or read book Walking in the Angus Glens written by James Carron and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to 30 walks in the Angus Glens, north of Dundee, south of the Cairngorms. It covers the five Glens of Isla, Prosen, Clova, Lethnot and Esk, with routes for competent walkers seeking to explore remote upland areas, and includes Munros, challenging peaks, ancient trade-routes, lochs, forest, and some of the best views in north-east Scotland.
Download or read book The Arran Coastal Way written by Jacquetta Megarry and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arran Coastal Way is perhaps Scotland's finest circular long-distance trail, running 65 miles (105 km) around the Isle of Arran in a memorable week-long hike from Brodick. It's accessible from near Glasgow by the Ardrossan ferry. Famous as`Scotland in miniature', Arran is rich in scenery, castles, caves and standing stones. The walking is varied, from mountain paths to deserted beaches, from minor road-walking to boulder-hopping, and in places it is refreshingly rugged. Arran's wildlife is uniquely approachable, and its residents welcoming. Our second edition was thoroughly updated during 2017 with many route changes and extra options.A project funded by the Coastal Communities Fund has created many miles of new and improved path with fresh waymarking, leading to this fully revised second edition, released in January 2018.This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy your Arran Coastal Way walk, including a Foreword by wilderness walker Cameron McNeish:detailed description of the route walked anticlockwise, updated for 2018background on geology, pre-history and historywhisky-making, wildlife and habitatsboat trip to the Holy Islenew mapping of the entire route (1:65,000)information about public transport and travellavishly illustrated, with 125 colour photographson rainproof paper.
Download or read book Scottish Coast to Coast Walk written by Brian Smailes and published by . This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
