Hadrian's Wall Path (British Walking Guides) - Softcover

Stedman, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905864140 ISBN 13: 9781905864140

Publisher: Trailblazer Publications, 2008

Synopsis

This volume covers places to stay and eat while walking along Hadrian's Wall Path. Itineraries for all walkers are included, whether walking the route in its entirety over seven or eight days, or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks.

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Review

Recommended. --Country Walking, April 2010

From the Back Cover

Hadrian’s Wall Path, 84 miles from end to end, follows the course of northern Europe’s largest surviving Roman monument, a 2nd-century fortification built ? in the border country between England and Scotland ? on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian in AD122. Hadrian’s Wall Path is the first National Trail to follow the course of a UNESCO World Heritage Site

?...the Trailblazer series stands head, shoulders, waist and ankles above the rest.

They are particularly strong on mapping...’ The Sunday Times

• Includes 58 walking maps ? the largest-scale maps available At a scale of just under 1:20,000 (8cm or 3-1/8 inches to one mile) these are bigger than the most detailed walking maps currently available in the shops.
• Unique mapping features ? walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay and eat, points of interest. These are not general-purpose maps but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers.
• Itineraries for all walkers ? whether hiking the 84-mile route in its entirety or sampling the highlights on day walks or short breaks. Includes detailed public transport information for all access points.
• Practical information for all budgets ? what to see, where to stay, where to eat: pubs, hotels, B&B, camping, bunkhouses, hostels.
• Newcastle city guide

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Hadrian’s Wall Path, 84 miles from end to end, follows the course of northern Europe’s largest surviving Roman monument, a 2nd-century fortification built – in the border country between England and Scotland – on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian in AD122. Hadrian’s Wall Path is the first National Trail to follow the course of a UNESCO World Heritage Site

‘...the Trailblazer series stands head, shoulders, waist and ankles above the rest.

They are particularly strong on mapping...’ The Sunday Times

• Includes 58 walking maps – the largest-scale maps available At a scale of just under 1:20,000 (8cm or 3-1/8 inches to one mile) these are bigger than the most detailed walking maps currently available in the shops.
• Unique mapping features – walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay and eat, points of interest. These are not general-purpose maps but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers.
• Itineraries for all walkers – whether hiking the 84-mile route in its entirety or sampling the highlights on day walks or short breaks. Includes detailed public transport information for all access points.
• Practical information for all budgets – what to see, where to stay, where to eat: pubs, hotels, B&B, camping, bunkhouses, hostels.
• Newcastle city guide

About this edition

• Publisher: Trailblazer Publications
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1905864140
• ISBN 13: 9781905864140
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 206