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Supporters' club takes control of long-distance Wainwright route
A new supporters’ club has been formed to promote a long-distance route first walked by Lakeland author Alfred Wainwright 74 years ago.
Wainwright fans hand over Pennine Journey route to new club
Aficionados of the late Alfred Wainwright have passed on responsibility for a route following his first long-distance walk to a new group.
The Wainwright Letters, edited by Hunter Davies
A new collection of letters written by Alfred Wainwright offers an insight into the author of the celebrated Lakeland guides.
Blue plaque marks start of Wainwright's first 'long walk'
Enthusiasts have unveiled a blue plaque marking the starting point of the first long-distance journey of author Alfred Wainwright.
Outdoor campaigners' alarm at plans for footpath team cuts
Walking campaigners have expressed alarm at plans to cut countryside access services in one of England’s most popular outdoor destinations.
Ted Moult's feather goes missing from Tan Hill Inn
The owner of one of England’s highest pubs, visited by countless walkers, has become the victim of a heinous crime.
BBC programmes look at Wainwright's early years
Alfred Wainwright’s early years come under scrutiny on the airwaves with two programmes about the curmudgeonly fellwalker.
Five readers win copy of Wainwright guidebook
Five lucky grough readers have won their own copy of the new guide to the route taken by one of the best known outdoor writers in his first long-distance foray.
Dales walkers get improved weather forecast service
Walkers and climbers in the Yorkshire Dales now have an improved weather forecast service. The independent Mountain Weather Information Service has...
Photographer charts decay of Pennine Way farm building passed by thousands
A professional photographer will chart the decay of a ruined farmhouse high on the Yorkshire hills, which is passed by thousands of walkers on the Pennine Way.
The great outdoors in 2011: the year in view
Our customary look-back at the past year provides a mix of triumph and controversy; tragedy and humour, with a few heroic acts.
Body found by fellwalker may have been there three weeks
The body of a man found on a fell may have lain there for up to three weeks. Police believe the remains found by a walker in a peat bog at the week...
Pennine watershed walker interviewed on BBC
An outdoors writer who walked the Pennine Watershed was the subject of a BBC radio programme today. Andrew Bibby’s The Backbone of England was a ...
2010 in retrospect: join us in a look back at the outdoors year
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at the events that have shaped the events in 2010. From tragedy to triumph, heartbreak to ecstasy, t...
New print run due for sold-out Wainwright guidebook
The guidebook of the route of Alfred Wainwright’s first ever long-distance walk has sold out its first print run.
When Alfred met Kate: outdoors chic gets retro
The notoriously unglamorous Alfred Wainwright is being held as a scion of fashion for dedicated followers of sartorial trends.
New guidebook follows in Wainwright's solitary footsteps
There are, according to the Long Distance Walkers Association, more than 1,000 long-distance paths criss-crossing Britain.
Walkers follow Wainwright's footsteps to launch impending guide
More than 40 walkers stepped out in the footsteps of one of the most celebrated guidebook authors to celebrate the launch of a new book detailing one of his earliest routes.
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