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Lake District Landscape

The Lake District has attracted painters and photographers in increasing number over the past two centuries. Most of the books listed below are from photographers, with a few on the underlying geology and landscape history, but I'll be correcting that shortly by adding more "artists of the brush". On my "Around England" site there is an article on the 2011 Lake Artists Summer Exhibition in Grasmere (by no means all landscape artists), and on this site a short piece on early books containing landscape illustrations by Alfred Heaton Cooper. Click on these links for blog posts categorised under Lake District Artists and Lake District Landscape here on this site.

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Collingwood - The Lake Counties

When this book was written there was no such county as Cumbria. The Lake District spread across the boundaries of three counties: Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire. Cumbria was then seventy years into the future. W. G. Collingwood studied under John Ruskin at Oxford. For many of Ruskin's years at Brantwood, by Coniston Water, Collingwood served as his secretary, then later built his own career as writer, artist, historian and antiquarian. Apart from his writings one of his legacies was the Ruskin Museum in Coniston village, which he set up in 1901. Collingwood's study of The Lake Counties was first published in 1902. In 1988 William ('Bill') Rollinson, author of several outstanding publications on the region's history and traditions, updated it whilst retaining the essential character of the original. Colour photography supplements the black and white drawings of the earlier edition, and there is an excellent gazetteer at the end. Among all my collection of Lake District books I would certainly choose this if ever I were to be told that I could keep only a handful. This book is 240+ pages of absolute gold. Currently there are copies of The Lake Counties available on Amazon, both new and used.

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Wainwright Books - guides, maps, biography and more

Among guides to the Lake District fells Alfred Wainwright, even twenty years after his death, still stands head and shoulders above the rest. (See the Wainwright Society) Here in our 7-page "Wainwright Books" section we have a wide choice of his own original guides and sketchbooks, plus maps, updated editions, books about him, and other related works. Wainwright guides cover not only the Lake District but also the Pennines, Howgills and Coast to Coast walks; these are included. See also our separate page on: Wainwright Guides - 2nd Edition

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Lake District Walks - Some Inexpensive Guides

Here is the opening paragraph from a recent post on my "Lake District in Books" site. The site describes (and allows visitors to purchase through Amazon.co.uk) a wide range of Lake District books, maps, DVDs and guides. There are special pages on thethe "Wainwright Guides" and other Wainwright books..

There are many guides to walking in the Lake District, and they come at a fairly wide range of price-levels in both paperback and hardback editions. Elsewhere on this site we have some of the more popular "full-size" guides to Lake District walks, such as the Wainwright Guides and the Fellranger series, but on this blog post I'm focusing on some inexpensive, but extremely useful publications of the kind that can easily be slipped into a pocket. The examples I show here are for Ullswater walks (and the area close by) but there are equivalents for other parts of the Lake District. The "East Rambles" series of Lake District Walks, from Questa This series is typically around 50 pages with a concise but highly informative general introduction to the area incl

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Lake District Walks - Some Inexpensive Guides

Below you will find a brief extract from a fairly recent post on my "Lake District in Books" site. The site lists (and allows visitors to buy through Amazon.co.uk) a broad range of Lake District books, maps, DVDs and guides. It has special pages on the "Wainwright Guides" to the Lakeland Fells as well as other Wainwright books..

There are many guides to walking in the Lake District, and they come at a fairly wide range of price-levels in both paperback and hardback editions. Elsewhere on this site we have some of the more popular "full-size" guides to Lake District walks, such as the Wainwright Guides and the Fellranger series, but on this blog post I'm focusing on some inexpensive, but extremely useful publications of the kind that can easily be slipped into a pocket. The examples I show here are for Ullswater walks (and the area close by) but there are equivalents for other parts of the Lake District. The "East Rambles" series of Lake District Walks, from Questa This series is typically around 50 pages with a concise but highly informative

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Lake District Walking Guides

Lake District Walks - A Selection of Guidebooks

I recently showed on this blog several slimline economy-priced Lake District walking guides of the kind that are easily slipped into a pocket for an afternoon out. Today the selection is more substantial, more for slipping into a rucksack pocket than a jacket. Three guides (or series) are illustrated above, and don't forget Wainwright's 'Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells'.

Lakeland Fellranger Guides from Cicerone

The Lakeland Fellranger series from Cicerone provides excellent up to date descriptions of walks on the high fells of Lakeland. Each is copiously illustrated with route maps, colour photographs, sketches and panorama diagrams with text by Mark Richards. Introductory pages give information about the specific area and also important general points about fell-walking. The series is arranged into volumes corresponding to eight geographical divisions of the Lake District. Click on the appropriate link below for further details on each volume. All are a

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