Wild Guide North East England: Hidden Adventures in Northumberland, the Yorkshire Moors, Wolds and North Pennines: 10 (Wild Guides)

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From the wild places of Northumberland to the North York Moors and coast, the Wolds and the North Pennines, this inspiring travel compendium reveals North East England’s most exciting, hidden gems. Featuring dazzling photography, detailed maps and engaging travel writing, this is the perfect guide for adventurers, families and explorers. The managers of Enville & Stalybridge Estates have asked that we calrify that Shenstone Chapel is not accessible to the public. Set in the stunning North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, often described as England’s last wilderness, Haggs Bank Bunkhouse is the perfect place to stay while exploring Cumbria and Northumberland. Includes wild swimming rivers, secret beaches, canoeing, ancient woods, lost ruins, sunset hilltops, meadows, wildlife wonders, caves and sacred places We also seem to be at a tipping point in terms of the health of our blue spaces. Inland water quality is deteriorating rapidly under the onslaught of sewage, agricultural run-off, and plastic – so much so that not a single river in England has received a clean bill of health. Oceans are suffering the same fate but at least are firmly in the sights of many groups campaigning for clean seas. We now know just how many polluting incidents have occurred in English waters and, frankly, these should be unlawful. Access to high-quality blue spaces for the many, not just the few, is important and there is hope. The ever-growing community of paddlers, swimmers, and water lovers are also joining the call to action for better protection of our waterways and ensuring access for all. In the beautiful words of Wallace J Nicholl:

Nestled on the North Pennines in Cumbria, Alston Youth Hostel is the best accommodation in Alston! Perfect for families and groups was probably used for more than one burial. Such cairns are a feature of the uplands of the North York Moors and are the stone equivalent of the earthen burial mounds of the lowlands. From Hutton-le-Hole, take R turn along Moor Ln, signposted ‘Lastingham’. After ¼ mile, take a slight L to Chimney Bank and continue for 3 miles. Parking at Chimney Bank car park. Cross road to footpath sign a few metres up the hill. Pass Ana Cross on R and continue to cairn on L. Illustrated with sparkling photography and offering a variety of routes, this is a beautiful and inspiring book for water lovers and adventurers afloat. My first-ever ride in a robo-taxi: JO KESSEL hails a driverless Jaguar cab in San Francisco... filming an experience that leaves her heart in her mouth. So would YOU get in one?

Northumberland exhibition puts nature in the frame

I certainly aim to do that and invite you to do the same by enjoying and respecting the routes in this book. They were chosen carefully and don’t include trips to particularly sensitive and fragile environments. I’ve also left plenty of blue spaces in the South West for the curious to discover for themselves, while also respecting the hidden places known only to local groups. You can always ask them: I’m sure they’ll share. Also excluded are places where local Wildlife Trusts and other conservation organisations feel paddling will be detrimental to wildlife. Some of the paddles can be accessed by public transport, especially if you have an iSUP, but many are by car owing to the transport of kit. Only official parking spots with recognised access to the water are included and lift shares are encouraged, where possible, to ease pollution and congestion.

Sarah Banks is a travel writer and photographer. Based in North Yorkshire she is the mother of three adventurous teenagers and a keen walker. Sarah has hiked several long distance trails including the Cleveland Way, the Wolds Way and the Northumberland Coast Path. Situated in the heart of the Northumberland National Park, Mounthooly offers stunning views and easy access to some of the region’s most scenic walking trails.

Lisa Drewe is the award-winning author of Islandeering, Island Bagging and founder of www.Islandeering.com. Following a career that included the Foreign Office and National Trust, she is now a full-time writer and photographer. Dividing her time between Wiltshire and the Isle of Skye, Lisa is chair of the charity, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, and an Ordnance Survey Outdoor Champion. The new compendium of adventures in southern and eastern England, from the best-selling Wild Guide series. This new compendium of wild weekend adventures features the best hidden places to visit in southern and eastern England, including ideas for slow food and wilder accommodation. From the wild swimming rivers, secret beaches and lost ruins of Norfolk and Suffolk, to the ancient woods, meadows and orchards of Kent and Sussex. Includes the New Forest and Isle of Wight. Contains over 1000 hidden places in the south east and around London including: New from the award-winning Wild Guide series, with 600 secret adventures and 450 wilder places to eat and sleep. Taking you to places no other guidebook reaches. A copy of your data will be held by Loop Publishing Limited (the publishers of Northern Life Magazine) for up to 10 years.

The Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries had a huge impact on this region. Deposits of lead ore and other minerals generated a prolific lead mining industry in Weardale, while at Rosedale in the North York Moors mines sprang up around a massive iron ore industry, including a railway around the valley. This industrial exploitation has sculpted today’s landscape, but wilderness has thankfully returned to these peaceful, rural dales; the ironstone railway is now a spectacular walking and cycling route, and the relics in the landscape are a chapter in the North East’s rich history. I'd cry with joy if M&S was in America - but the U.S has better hangover cures': New Yorker living in London reveals what she loves about UK shops (and what they could sell more of to help drinkers) Nikki Squires is an avid camper, photographer and English teacher who runs her school’s bushcraft programme. Richard Clifford is a wild swimmer, triathlete, PE teacher and adventure leader. John Webster grew up sea swimming and surfing and now raises his two children on a diet of wild adventures. They all live and work in the Midlands near Leicester and have spent the last decade wild camping, swimming, climbing and exploring Central England. Photography It's otter carnage! Astonishing moment two rival otter families charge towards each other and battle in territorial clash The thrill of Brazil: Rio buzzes - but there's so much more to discover in this vast and beautiful country, including its version of St Tropez

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Perfect for those seeking new adventures with the family, or dreaming up the ultimate romantic weekend escape Including nationally popular areas such as the broads of Norfolk and Suffolk, the ancient forests of Sussex and Kent, idyllic Cotswolds and the New Forest