Trailblazer South Downs Way: Winchester to Eastbourne Planning, Places to Stay, Places to eat, includes 60 large-scale Walking Maps [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Manthorpe, Jim; Stedman, Henry

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ISBN 10: 1905864183 ISBN 13: 9781905864188

Casa editrice: Trail Blazer Pubns, 2009

Riassunto

Fully revised third edition. This 100-mile footpath follows the line of chalk hills stretching from Winchester to Eastbourne. Walking the length of the Downs is the best way to experience this beautiful landscape with its mixture of rolling hills, steep hanging woodland and windswept fields. You'll also pass through picture-postcard villages with welcoming pubs, thatched cottages and quintessentially English country gardens.

• 5 town plans and 60 large-scale walking maps - at just under 1:20,000 - showing route times, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest and much more. These are not general-purpose maps but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers.
• Itineraries for all walkers - whether walking the route in its entirety over a week to 10 days or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks
• Practical information for all budgets - camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels; Winchester through to Eastbourne - where to stay, where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans
• Comprehensive public transport information - for all access points on the South Downs Way
• Flora and fauna - four page full color flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife
• Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it

Su questo libro

L'autore:

A keen outdoorsman, Jim Manthorpe works as a ranger in Knoydart, one of the most remote regions of Scotland.

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This 100-mile footpath follows the line of chalk hills stretching from Winchester to Eastbourne. Walking the length of the Downs is the best way to experience this beautiful landscape with its mixture of rolling hills, steep hanging woodland and windswept fields. You'll also pass through picture-postcard villages with welcoming pubs, thatched cottages and quintessentially English country gardens.

'...the Trailblazer series stands head, shoulders, waist and ankles above the rest. They are particularly strong on mapping...' The Sunday Times

• Includes 60 walking maps - the largest-scale maps available At a scale of just under 1:20,000 (8cm or 31/8 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 100-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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Trail Blazer Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1905864183
• ISBN 13: 9781905864188
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 190