Designated as World Heritage sites in 1993, the ancient pilgrimage routes to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela have seen an astonishing rise in the number of pilgrims undertaking the route for purposes of religion or tourism. This book covers the major routes, on both sides of the Pyrenees, from Le Puy, Vezelay, Tours and Arles.

Product Description: First published in 1973, A. Wainwright's Coast to Coast is the most authoritative and useful guide to one of the world’s most beautiful walks. It covers rights of way and areas of open access between the Irish Sea and the North Sea and passes through three of Great Britain’s National Parks: the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the North Yorkshire Moors, all areas of outstanding beauty...read more

Product Description: Set within the spectacular scenery of northern England, Hadrian’s Wall was once the most heavily fortified border of the Roman Empire. Featuring stunning color photographs, this book covers not only the full length of Hadrian's Wall from the Solway Firth to Wallsend-on-Tyneside, it also presents other places of historical, natural, or architectural merit to the north and south of the Wall itself...read more

Product Description: The latest in the popular and prize-winning series of Year in the Life books, this portrait of the Welsh Marches reveals the landscape, fauna and flora of this beguiling part of the country throughout the seasons.

Product Description: Insights into Wainwright's unique approach to publishing, straight from the horse's mouth. Spectacular photographs of famous long- distance walking routes including the Coast to Coast Walk and the Pennine Way. A wealth of practical advice for the would-be outdoor photographer.

Product Description: For this spectacular new edition of the fell walking classic, virtually all the photographs have been retaken by Wainwright's original Lakeland photographer, Derry Brabbs. After completing his Pictorial Guides, A. Wainwright was persuaded to write a narrative, descriptive account of his eighteen favourite Lake District walks...read more

The dedicated British veterinarian conducts a guided tour through the land of All Creatures Great and Small with walks and drives over the beautiful rolling countryside where he lives and works

Product Description: Nearly 600 illustrations make this one of the most imaginative and breathtaking guides to England's rich, often turbulent, history. The past has left its powerful legacy in buildings, monuments, pageantry, and landscape: these artifacts capture the shifts of time, expose the influence of diverse cultures, and reveal the impact of long-ago events on present-day language, settlements, terrain, and regional fortunes...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: On a yearly basis, more people visit historic buildings than attend football matches - that's quite some statistic. The draw of the past is perhaps more prevalent today than at any other time, but in recent years people have wanted to be able to experience the past rather than merely reading about it or watching it on television...read more

Product Description: No sight is more evocative than a small village where an embattled tower stands proudly or a great sweep of landscape from which an elegant spire soars above trees and meadows. Celebrate the English church in all its diversity--the different architecture, regional styles, structural materials, personalities, and settings...read more

Join bestselling author and media star John Timpson as he investigates leylines, ancient routes said to be energy lines of the earth. Relating his discoveries of holy wells, carved green men, early preaching crosses, Celtic fertility objects, and pagan sacred sites in his own witty style, you'll view the fascinating places and intriguing items that he found on his quest. Breathtaking photography rounds out this enthralling armchair travel companion. 224 pages (all in color), 7 3/4 x 9 5/8. (view table of contents)

Product Description: What English village would be complete without a country pub? No other nation has anything quite comparable to these cozy, convivial meeting places that are the heart of English social life. Some pubs have historical connections, others enjoy literary associations, and still more are famous simply for their own sake...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Magnificent photographs celebrate the history, the settings, and the graceful structures of the abbeys and monasteries that once proudly dotted England's landscape. Gaze awestruck at the incredibly beautiful Canterbury Cathedral, where Thomas à Becket suffered martyrdom; at the fortresslike Battle Abbey from the days of the Norman invasion; and at the distinctive outline of Whitby Abbey, perched high on the cliffs in North Yorkshire...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Readers familiar with James Herriot's literary world will appreciate this celebration of his life and work in words and images, drawing evocative passages from the author's work to enhance beautiful color photography depicting his beloved northern England countryside. 35,000 first printing.

Product Description: This is a collection of photographs of over 100 of the buildings in the care of the Landmark Trust. Each building is a gem, delicately restored and furnished to retain the aura of age and, in many cases, the eccentricity of its origins.

Product Description: This is Wainwright's tribute to a country for which he has had a lifelong passion - the peaks he has conquered, the glens and moors he has tramped across, and the locks he has sat beside.