Publication Date:September 14, 2003 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Shipping:International shipping available Condition:BRAND NEW. UK BASED SELLERS, SENT OUT IN 2 WORKING DAYS.
Editorial Reviews:
Product Description Detailed guide to 110 rivers in Cumbria, Lancashire and Western Yorkshire. This book published September 2003 is the most comprehensive guide ever to the rivers of North West England. Superbly detailed and very thorough in it's research with detailed maps throughout, this is a river runners must have. Detailed information on 110 rivers in Cumbria. Lancashire and Western Yorkshire with over 700km of river descriptions. Also featured are some brief notes on sea and surf spots as well as play spots and information on access to Cumbrias Lakes for when the rivers are dry. All river grades covered.
Customer Reviews:
Great for the novice canoeist tooSeptember 11, 2007 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Agree with everything that everyone else has said in their review, for white water there is none better, but alas my skills are not up to much in the book
As a novice open canoeist I actually bought this (and consider it good value) for the info on the Grade 1/2 rivers as well as all the lakes - it has all the things I was trying to find out but didn't know who to ask. The descriptions with route stars, scenery info and access agreements has been hugely useful for a novice who doesn't want to get into trouble for running down the river from Keswick to Portinscale after 4pm in summer, or going onto Bassenthwaite without the right permit
simply marvellous
Must-have guide to paddling in North West EnglandFebruary 22, 2005 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Comprehensive, well organised, very readable and includes river maps. In my opinion, the best paddlesport guidebook produced since Chris Sladden's "The Welsh Rivers". It is no coincidence that both works are the result of single minded dedication on the part of the author.
If you're planning to paddle rivers in the Lake District and nearby areas, you will find this book a very useful resource and I expect it will encourage you to try a wider variety of rivers.
calling all kayakersFebruary 27, 2004 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
well living in cumbria as i do and happening to kayak the lake district is a good a place as any to have on your doorstep but for the past few years allmost all of the rivers ive paddled with friends or clubs have been established or well known runs...that was untill a friend bought this guidebook and we had no idea how many more rivers lay unpaddled to all but a select few who knew the secrets. this has now all changed and when it has rained (which lets face it is hasnt done much this season)we've met up picked out a river and gone and done it unlike the past few years where we would have done either the greta, the upper derwent or if we could be bothered to get up early enough the kent or the duddon, but now were paddling a more and more varied range of rivers. this is an essential purchase for those who live in or visit cumbria even only for a couple of weekends a year
comprihensive is not the word!December 16, 2003 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Anyone thinking of writing a guide to the lake district, Yorkshire or Lancashire should stop right now. This book will remain the definitive guide to these regions for many years. Apart from a cluttered index you could not criticise the content, thouroughly researched and well divided into regions there is sufficient information on all types and grades of river to inspire an exploration without taking away the joy of discovery on the river. It will hopefully make the days of seaking out rivers at the right level a thing of the past, but that may be too much to hope for. Updates Haywood and Evans and so much more. You do need it in addition to the new English BCU guide.
