Ramble On: The story of our love for walking Britain By Sinclai .9780007428663

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Ramble OnThe Story of Our Love for Walking Britain\nAuthor(s): Sinclair McKay\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom\nImprint: Fourth Estate Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780007428663, 978-0007428663\nSynopsis\nThis fascinating ramble through the history of walking delves into our relationship with the British countryside.\nRamble On tells the story of how country walks were transformed from a small and often illegal pastime to the most popular recreational activity in the country.\nFrom the brave band of hikers who scaled the off-limits peak Kinder Scout in 1932, via the intricate Lake District guides of Alfred Wainwright, to the resistant landowners (including the notorious Nicholas Van Hoogstraten, Madonna and Jeremy Clarkson) who have done their level best (and worst) to keep walkers off their land this is the definitive history of rambling.\nPerfectly capturing the sense of exhilaration on reaching the summit of a blustery hill-top path, Ramble On is for anyon.