Customer Reviews
Bargain Price - By: Paul Spurgeon, 03 Dec 2007 
This is a brilliant boxed set, i managed to get this for under £45 which is incredible given the books individuallly are priced at £13 each !!
The attention to detail in these books are second to none - buy it now before the price goes back up !!
Brilliant - but you have a choice - By: Mr. Michael Lumsden, 28 Aug 2007 These books are truly a Lakeland Companion. In the pages the author not only sets out the details of the fells (with scrupulous accuracy) but shares himself. And this is not in an intrusive way; indeed it is rare insight into the thinking of a middle-aged man of 40 plus years ago.
As guide books the series is second to none. They are brilliantly designed for use on the fells (in wind or rain they are so much easier than a map). They also are great pre & post holiday reading; as valuable for reminiscing as planning.
There is a weakness. They are out of date! Some of the changes do not matter a jot (everyone knows that the railway to Keswick is no more) but some could be significant - for example some paths have been re-routed & others have suffered erosion. Before buying consider whether the second edition (with revisions by Chris Jesty) is more appropriate for your needs.
A unique set of guidebooks for walkers. - By: Dr. Peter Robinson, 29 Jul 2007 Wainwright's legacy to the fell walkers of the Lake District will be as popular in a hundred years from now as it is today, a decade after his demise. These seven wonderful books began in the 1950's as a labour of love which would take up most of Wainwright's leisure time over a period of over 12 years. He embarked on this venture without a thought of making a profit; the idea was simply to provide meticulous advice & information for walkers, set out in his own unique style. His attention to detail & gentle humour have reassured & entertained generations of walkers visiting this halllowed corner of our beautiful earth. Similarly people who are not fit enough to visit the highest mountains can relive past adventures by their own fireside on a cold winter's evening. So, my friend, feel inspired, splash out a little on these wonderful guidebooks, get out on the hills, and, as the great Wainwright himself said, watch where you are putting your feet. Your life will never be quite the same again.
