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waxonwaxoff
29-12-2006, 03:35 PM
Please can anyone reccomend a good book or ebook of small/childrens walks in the south yorkshire and peak district area please and possibly with child friendly maps?


Thank you kindly

feargal
29-12-2006, 04:49 PM
Don't know how you get hold of it anymore, but The Star produced a small book a few years ago called Family Walks. Nothing too strenuous, and generally with good footpaths. Maybe try The Star shop?

waxonwaxoff
02-01-2007, 05:10 PM
hi thats great thank you.

Niklek
10-01-2007, 12:24 AM
Please can anyone reccomend a good book or ebook of small/childrens walks in the south yorkshire and peak district area please and possibly with child friendly maps?


Thank you kindly

These may help :thumbsup:

Making Tracks: Fun Walks for Children series by Joanne Wright. Excellent packs of colourful leaflets with ten easy walks in each, written and illustrated in a format to appeal to 6-11 year olds, with much of historical and nature interest. £9.95 each.

Lake District, ISBN 0 9519437 7 4
Peak District, ISBN 0 9519437 4 X
Yorkshire Dales, ISBN 0 9519437 8 2

Walks with Children series. 20 shorter walks in each, starting from playgrounds or recreation areas with observation games and recommended refreshment breaks along the way. All books are £6.95. All ISBN numbers begin 1 85058.

560 1 Cheshire
613 6 Derbyshire
601 2 North Lakeland
578 4 South Lakeland
685 3 Northampton
619 5 Northumbria
614 4 Snowdonia
771 X Suffolk
569 5 Yorkshire Dales

The Ramblers' Association Book of Kiddiwalks: Thirty short family rambles in and near West Yorkshire 70th Jubilee Edition, by West Riding Ramblers, ISBN 0 900613 88 2. Easy walks 1.5km/1 mile to 6.5km/4 miles, devised principally with young families in mind, with lots of interest along the route, including some suitable for pushchairs. The book includes sketch maps, route descriptions, background notes and photos. All walks are accessible by public transport, with details included. Covers every part of West Yorkshire as well as the southern Yorkshire Dales [07/05].

Family Walks in the Peak District and South Yorkshire by John Spencer and Ann Reedham, ISBN 1 85284 257 1, £5.99
52 short walks adapted from the Sheffield Star weekend walk column. Won Best Guidebook award 1998.

waxonwaxoff
17-01-2007, 08:12 PM
hi Niklek thankyou very much. Thats fantastic.

Niklek
17-01-2007, 08:36 PM
hi Niklek thankyou very much. Thats fantastic.

Happy to :help: :thumbsup: