South Downs Way: Winchester to Eastbourne (Trailblazer British Walking Guide) - Softcover

Manthorpe, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 187375695X ISBN 13: 9781873756959

Publisher: UNKNO, 2007

Synopsis

Fully revised second 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.

· 12 town plans and 55 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.
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· 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
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· 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
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· Comprehensive public transport information for all access points on the South Downs Way
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· Flora and fauna four page full color flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife
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· Green hiking understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it

About this title

From the Back Cover

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 55 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

About the Author

Jim Manthorpe began his exploration of wild places and developed wanderlust the moment his father armed him with a stick and a rucksack on the first of several childhood trips to Wales and Scotland. Since then he has found himself windswept and soaked through, not only in Britain but also in Scandinavia, the Alps, the Himalaya, the Pyrenees and Patagonian Chile.
After 2-1/2 years at Stanfords, the travel bookshop in London, Jim moved to Edinburgh to be close to the hills and concentrate on writing and photography. He’s also the author of Trailblazer’s Pembrokeshire Coast Path and Scottish Highlands The Hillwalking Guide.

About this edition

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 187375695X
• ISBN 13: 9781873756959
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 174