a set of reading lists by topic
Pages: 186 Format: EPUB Publisher: Slow Travel
Published: 08/06/2018
eISBN-13: 9781784775537
This volume provides holiday advice and tourist information on everything from Chester, The Wirral and Cheshire coast, the Mersey, Peak District and Lovell Telescope to canals, stately homes and gardens, walking, cycling and local food, drink, accommodation and culture.
Pages: 160 Format: EPUB Publisher: Slow travel
Published: 16/02/2016
eISBN-13: 9781784771522
Bradt’s Slow Travel Peak District brings a new perspective to this much-loved area. Slow down and let expert local author Helen Moat guide you to not just all the well-known places, but away from the crowds to uncover the hidden corners of the Peak District. The author’s love of interesting and colourful story is linked to the natural and manmade features of the area, highlighting the quirky and unusual, places and points of interest off the beaten tourist track, from dales to abandoned mills, historical ruins, strange follies and irresistible pubs. Connect with the people who work and live in the national park through first-hand accounts of their experiences, and discover great places to cook, eat and drink, with an emphasis on tasty, local and good quality food in atmospheric venues and locations. An emphasis on car-free travel throws up a range of options: walking, cycling, boating, buses and trains – and some more unusual modes of transport as part of the sightseeing experience. Helen Moat has won, or been placed, in numerous travel writing competitions and has a passion for, and extensive knowledge of, the Peak District.
Pages: 101 Format: PDF Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 22/10/2013
eISBN-13: 9781445631905
The fascinating history of the mid Cheshire area, illustrated through old and modern pictures.
Pages: 108 Format: PDF Publisher: Amberley
Published: 28/10/2013
eISBN-13: 9781445626178
Join Brian E. Davies on a historical walk from Flat Holm to Brecon and discover Wales’s rich and diverse history, some of its more colourful characters and some of its best pubs.
Pages: 266 Format: PDF Publisher: Lulu
Published: 31/03/2014
eISBN-13: 9781304996732
” …it illustrates, in a certain degree, the history and romance of the two Palatine counties, the Author’s aim having been to give to particular localities an individuality and freshness, by presenting in an entertaining and popular form the “sites” of remarkable scenes and incidents of bygone days. “England,” says a well-known writer, “is pre-eminently the country (compared with the rest of Europe) in which the monuments that embody historical associations, and link the present with a far-reaching past are most thickly strewn;” and in Lancashire and Cheshire the soil is plentifully studded with the memorials of ancient days, that stand out in refreshing and instructive relief among the crowding evidences of modern power and civilisation-places hallowed by associations and as the homes of those whose memories we would not willingly let die, and scenes that are identified with much of the history, tradition and romance of the centuries that are gone.”
Pages: 300 Format: PDF Publisher: The Crowood Press
Published: 21/12/2016
eISBN-13: 9781641602051
Cheshire is a walker’s paradise with its industrial heritage and outstanding natural beauty. The collection of 100 walks of up to 12 miles will help you explore the best of this diverse county.
Pages: 96 Format: PDF Publisher: Amberley
Published: 15/04/2019
eISBN-13: 9781445685861
The county of Cheshire holds many delights, from the wild moorlands of the Peak District to the gentler appeal of the Dee Estuary. Cheshire also boasts more than its fair share of heritage and history, from the ancient walled city of Chester to its distinctive rural villages of half-timbered buildings, as well as many ancient castles, houses and religious buildings that tell fascinating tales of the county’s rich and varied past. 50 Gems of Cheshire is overflowing with awe-inspiring photographs and fascinating facts to draw you closer to the places you already know and love and to tempt you to discover new gems of your own.
Author: White GJ and Varey SM. . Pages: Format: EPUB Publisher: University of Chester Press
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eISBN-13: 9781908258472
Stretching from the Peak District to the Welsh border and the Irish Sea, Cheshire has a rich diversity of landscapes, some of which it shares with neighbouring counties. This volume, which marks the 30th anniversary of Chester Society for Landscape History, celebrates that diversity, both in and beyond Cheshire, through a series of papers based on members’ original research. It covers features dating from the twelfth century to the twentieth, all of which can still be seen today.