NEW FOR MARCH 2002

The original “The English Lakes, the hills, the people, their history” published in 1994 is now out of print. It is being completely revised and updated with newly drawn maps etc. and re-printed as a series of seven booklets; each one covering a different geographical area of the Lake District.

The first five of these booklets: “The Derwent Fells", "The Caldbeck Fells", "The Helvellyn Range", "East of Ullswater" and West of Buttermere" are now in print at only £1.99 per copy. All are fully illustrated, A5 landscape format, 32 pages, softback, stapled, full colour laminated cover

The following review is for Book 2: Walking the Caldbeck Fells.

David Ramshaw continues his exploration of the local hills, people and history with The English Lakes, Book 2: The Caldbeck Fells. This pocket-sized, low-priced guide combines details of eleven walks with a dip into local history. It's prime country for pedestrian exploration: Blencathra and Skiddaw, Carrock and Little Sca Fell, the rolling hills Back o' Skiddaw and hidden gems like Trusmadoor and Hay Knott's abandoned smelter chimney. The local history section answers a few questions for the curious traveller. Who laid out the white crosses on Blencathra? What was mined below Bannerdale Crags? Who was the Skiddaw Hermit? Why has Carrock summit such a profusion of rocks? Did an army march over Souther Fell? What is Robert Pool remembered for? Quotations from Mrs Radcliffe's graphic description of her ascent of Skiddaw in 1794, an account of seeing "The Giant of the Brocken" in 1817 and vintage verses on Carrock and the lifestyle of the old miners round off a practical and imaginatively conceived handbook. George Bott in the Keswick Reminder. July 2002

Book 1: The Derwent Fells
ISBN 0 9537203 2 2 (£1.99)
Book 2: The Caldbeck Fells
ISBN 0 9537203 4 9 (£1.99)

Book 3: The Helvellyn Range
ISBN 0 9537203 5 7 (£1.99)
Book 4: East of Ullswater
ISBN 0 9537203 6 5 (£1.99)