A coast to coast walk was devised by alfred wainwright, and his guidebook to the route was published in 1973. The route is 192 miles long, which works out at an average of 14. A guidebook to the famous coast to coast walk first popularised by alfred wainwright. Julia bradbury follows in the footsteps of guidebook writer alfred wainwright by walking across the whole of northern england from. At 178 miles 300km long, the trail can be easily walked within a twoweek holiday period. Alfred wainwrights most popular book is a coast to coast walk. The coast to coast walk, devised by wainwright himself, stretches across 190 miles from st bees head on the east coast to robin hoods bay on the west, passing through the lake district, yorkshire dales and north york moors. At 178 miles 300km, this popular longdistance walking route can be easily walked within a twoweek holiday. A coast to coast walk alfred wainwrights classic walk. This guidebook follows the coast to coast or c2c walk, popularised by wainwright, which runs from st bees head in cumbria to robin hoods bay on yorkshires east coast.
Wainwright s coast to coast walk is by far the most popular long distance trail in britain, and one of the worlds great walks from the irish sea at st. The walk passes through three of englands most beautiful national parks taking you on a tour of some of the most incredible scenery in the country. Today, many people walk in the footsteps of alfred wainwright, whose passion for the mountains turned him from accountant into. Alfred wainwright has 110 books on goodreads with 2395 ratings. Alfred wainwright honoured at coasttocoast walks end. Pdf the english coast to coast walk download full pdf. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. A walk across england history smithsonian magazine.
Designed by alfred wainwright mbe, a dedicated fellwalker, the coast to coast highlights and showcases the best of british landscapes from the lake district through the yorkshire dales, north york moors and much more. Bees head, it winds its way across northern england, 190 miles or so, to the north sea shoreline at robin hoods bay. Wainwright s coast to coast 183 miles 294 km travel from the west coast of england to the east along this breathtaking route devised by alfred wainwright. Wainwrights coast to coast walk tv series 1990 imdb. The walk from st bees head in cumbria to robin hoods bay on yorkshires east coast is now one of the most popular longdistance walks in britain. With one or two rest days, this enables the route to fit into a twoweek holiday. The works of alfred wainwright, fellwalker and guide book writer, are honoured at robin hoods bay. Ldwa long distance paths coast to coast wainwright cumbria, n yorkshire. Wainwright suggested a way of breaking the walk miles into stages, each of which to be completed in a day. Pdf wainwright s coast to coast walk download full pdf. Coast to coast wainwright ldwa long distance paths. The iconic coast to coast walk traverses the breadth of northern england. Back in the 70s, alfred wainwright wrote a book documenting a path across england, from coast to coast, as it were. Most often it is walked from west to east due to the prevailing winds from the irish sea.
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