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The Wainwright Society is happy to reciprocate links from relevant and suitable sites. Please contact the Webmaster with the details.
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The Wainwright Society has no control over any of these sites, and as such accepts no responsility for their content or accuracy. • Organisations Animal Rescue Cumbria - AW used his considerable royalties to establish the Kapellan animal shelter near Kendal.
Frances Lincoln Publishers have aquired the rights to the complete works of A. Wainwright and will return the printing to Kendal in accordance with the author's original wishes. YHA (England & Wales) is part of the International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF) - the largest budget accommodation network in the world! The Glaramara Centre, located at the head of the stunningly beautiful Borrowdale valley in the Lake District, offers a multi-purpose venue for outdoor activities, team development, skills courses, group accommodation and a host of other uses. The Ramblers' Association is Britain's biggest organisation working for walkers, a registered charity with 137,000 members across England, Scotland and Wales. The Online Fellwalking Club was founded in April 2001 at the height of the Foot and Mouth Epidemic. Westmorland & North Lancs LDWA is a dynamic and friendly group of the Long Distance Walkers Association, with over 40 members, organising social walks, an annual group away weekend and challenge events in some of the most scenic locations of the UK. Fellandale - a fell running club of around 50 members located in Horsforth, 5 miles west of Leeds city centre.
• Coast to Coast The Coast to Coast Walk Brompton Lakes is an eco lodge development just outside Richmond. It sits at a natural resting point on the coast-to-coast route. • Pennine Way The Pennine Way Site - David Gibbins' account of his journey and lots of links to related sites. The Pennine Way Association is a registered charity run entirely by volunteers. It was founded in 1971 as "a focus of public interest" in Britain's first and finest long distance footpath. • A Pennine Journey Back to the Wall - Andrew Lambert's blog is aimed at collating information for the as yet untitled guidebook of the walk that was undertaken in 1998 following Wainwright's route of 1938. • Biography & Bibliography
Kirkland Books is a secondhand bookshop in Kendal with Wainwright books as one of their specialities. The website includes a comprehensive bibliography with a separate guide to AW first editions, which will be of interest to collectors. Kendal Museum - Alfred Wainwright was Honorary Clerk and Curator to Kendal Museum from 1945-1974. The Museum has many of his original pen and ink drawings on display including original pages for his famous 'Pictorial Guides'. Mountainmere Research have reprinted Scratch & Co. The Great Cat Expedition, written by Molly Lefebure and illustrated by A. Wainwright. A Wainwright (1907-1991) - A brief biography of Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), writer and illustrator of walking guidebooks. BBC - h2g2 - A. Wainwright - The fellwalker's companion - Introduction to Wainwright, and a list of his books. Mountain Lakes Books contains an illustrated bibliography of the first fifty of A.Wainwright's books which may be of interest to collectors of his work. • Resources Phil's GPS Mountain Resources has GPS Waypoint Files for Wainwright's hill tops. Phil has also recorded GPS routes for much of his own Wainwright bagging. • Photography Derry Brabbs collaborated with AW to produce a hugely popular seven book series on the English Lake District, Scotland and the Pennine Way and Coast to Coast long distance footpaths. David McCormack is a Society member and Fine Art Photographer, using traditional monochrome materials. Society member Keith Wood is an experienced outdoor photographer, specialising in landscape and heritage photography. Lake District Landscapes showcases a stunning collection of Lakeland fine art photographic, canvas and panoramic prints from Lake District photographer Jon Allison. Jeremy Tweedie is just starting out as a landscape photographer based in Ulverston and specializing in images of the Lake District. Steve Smith is an amateur photographer and keen fellwalker and specialises in landscape photography of the English Lake District. • Lakeland & Cumbria
TheLakeDistrictWalker, based in Cockermouth, offers a range of guided walks and tailor-made days out on the Lakeland Fells to suit all abilities, with qualified mountain guides. English Lake District offers 3d maps, views and virtual tours of Lake district villages, valleys lakes and mountains using the Google Earth Plug-in. The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales - Information on what to do, see, where to eat, where to stay, with ideas to help you make the most of The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales. The Lake District Information Portal - A resource for planning your trip to the English Lakes. Croftlands Self Catering Cottages provide five star luxury accomodation situated in the peaceful village of Thornthwaite with magnificent views of the surrounding fells and forest. holidaycottagescumbria.com is owned by Simon Cleasby, AW’s neighbour when he lived on Kendal Green in the 70’s. Simon is still a passionate admirer of AW, and a supporter of Animal Rescue Cumbria. Lakeland Cottage Holidays provides quality self-catering, holiday accommodation for those visiting Cumbria and The Lake District. Discover the Lakes provides information on accommodation and things to do in the Lake District, including fell walking. West Cumbria based composer Alexander Clarke says he is "very inspired" by our website and by the content about Alfred MyWainwrights is Society member Gary Richardson's photographic walking journal with individual Lake District Fell details, photos and route maps. Ascents of Adventure is run by Andy Bruce, and is based in Windermere in the Lake District. Personalised hill walking, scrambling, rock climbing and navigation courses providing instruction and guided days out. Wandering Boots - Guided Walks, Navigation, Wild Camping and Training in the Lake District, Cumbria. Ardrig Vegetarian B&B in Kendal is run by Society members Rob and Alexandra Womack. They often have walkers staying and enjoy comparing notes on walks they have done and discussing the Guides, GPS's, maps, etc. Keith
Melling Studio Gallery Keswick Tourism Association Cumara Music Company Cote
How Country Guest House and Tearoom, Rydal -
Owned by a National Park Ranger, Guided walk leader and a Wainwright The Langstrath Country Inn provides quality hotel accommodation in Borrowdale. Explore Lake District is locally based at Cockermouth promoting Accommodation/Attractions/Restaurants etc in the Lake District. Let's Stay Lake District Wordsworth Country - tourist information and accommodation in the Lake District with lots of photographs. LDWA Hill Walkers Register - includes a register of all those individuals who have reached the summit of all the hills featured in Alfred Wainwright's Guides to the Lakeland Fells. The Hillwalkers Register Of Wainwright Completers - compiled and maintained by Alan Castle. iKnow Lake District - hotels bed and breakfasts, B&B, guest houses, holiday cottages, self catering accommodation, caravan parks and sites for holidays and weekend breaks in the Lake District. Curlew Guided Walking - Walking holidays and short breaks in the North of England. Virtual Lakes - Lake District web cam photos, walks, tours and CD ROM. Lakeland Walker - Paul Rose's ongoing attempt at climbing the 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. Lakeland Cam - digital pictures of the English Lake District by Tony Richards. Lake District Walks - John Dawson's site contains detailed descriptions of over 40 walks. Striding Edge includes pictures and details of each individual Lake District Wainwright fell, including accurate GPS co-ordinates and a picture of every summit visited. Walks in The Lake District describes a variety of walks both easy and difficult within Cumbria. Details and photographs. Includes a comprehensive list of accommodation, and places to eat. Lake District Desktops - Andy Bannister's desktop wallpaper images, ridge maps and links. Northern Landscape - Free Lake District and Yorkshire Dales desktop wallpaper and screensavers, featuring "Wallpaper of the day." Cumbria Coastal Way - Graham Wilson's pictorial record of his local walks on the Cumbria Coastal Way and his attempt to do all of the Wainwrights. Lake District Now, a daily update from English Lake District with pictures, news, weather, webcams, maps and more. MountainsPlus provide map reading courses, mountain navigation training and guided mountain walks in the Lake District. |
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