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Walks in Yorkshire
Good selection of Yorkshire walks with comprehensive instructions, photographs and maps of each one
www.daleswalks.co.uk
Yorkshire Water's Reservoir Walks
Big selection of walks for different abilities around some of Yorkshire's numerous reservoirs with downloadable directions, route summaries
and details of facilities for each one
www.yorkshirewater.com/recreation
Walking Britain
Walks from around the UK, sorted by location and grade; good photos and clear instructions of each route
www.walkingbritain.co.uk
Lake District Walks
Over 40 walks and 300 photos of routes in the Lake District
www.lakedistrictwalks.com
Munro Magic
The Munros are the highest of Scotland's mountains, 284 mountain tops named after the man who first catalogued them. This site covers every
single one of them in detail, including descriptions, pictures, location maps, walking routes, weather reports. Get baggin'
www.munromagic.com
West Highland Way
95 miles from Milngavie to Fort William. Everything you need to know about walking this popular Scottish Long-Distance Path
www.west-highland-way.co.uk
Walk Yorkshire
Yorkshire Tourist Board site to promote walking in Yorkshire. Has a number of less-known routes, searchable by grade and location
www.walkyorkshire.com
Walking World
Site containing over 1800 walks around the UK. If you join the site you can download full route maps of each walk containing step-by-step
directions and photographs of the walk. You also receive a free magazine with the latest walks; if you don't join you can still search the
site and read the walk overviews
www.walkingworld.com
Walking Routes
Excellent site featuring nothing but links to sites containing on-line walking routes, maps, directions etc for the UK. Links are broken down
into regions from all of the UK, very quick, very easy
www.walking-routes.co.uk
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The Countryside Code
If you follow the Countryside Code wherever you go, you'll get the best enjoyment possible and you'll help to protect the countryside now and
for future generations, includes points.about path-waymarking and taking your dog to the countryside.
www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk/countryside_code/
Outdoors Magic
Excellent just to sit and browse through. Online outdoors magazine with editorials, gear reviews and news from the world of outdoors sports
and pursuits, worth visiting to fill a lunch hour
www.outdoorsmagic.com
The Angry Corrie
The best UK hill walking mag by at least 914.4m ... and it's free on-line! Scotland's First and Finest Hillwalking Fanzine
http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac/
Backpacker.com
Online site of Backpacker magazine, contains more reviews and guides than you would ever find time to read
www.backpacker.com
The Walking Englishman
A great site with detailed information about walks across the UK including maps, elevations, statistics and journals of the author's walking
exploits. Plus the author lives in Horsforth!
www.walkingenglishman.com
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British Mountaineering Council
The BMC (British Mountaineering Council) is the representative body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers,
hillwalkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers
www.thebmc.co.uk
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland
The representative body for climbers, walkers, mountaineers and cross-country skiers who enjoy the Scottish mountains
www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk
The Mountaineering Council of Ireland
News, Info and Comment for the hill-walking, climbing and rambling community among the mountains of Ireland
www.mountaineering.ie
Association of National Park Authorities
Very factual news and events covering all the UK's national parks, very easy on the eye
www.anpa.gov.uk
The Fell Runners Association
You know those superhumans who always come flying past you wearing nothing but shorts and t-shirt when you are climbing Pen-y-Ghent in the
rain? Learn more about them here
www.fellrunner.org.uk
Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)
Official website of CAMRA, the voluntary consumer organisation campaigning for greater appreciation of traditional beers
www.camra.org.uk
Leeds Cycling Action Group
Campaigners for safer cycling and promoters of cycling in Leeds
www.leedscyclists.org.uk
Youth Hostel Association for England and Wales
Home page for the England and Wales Youth Hostel Association
www.yha.org.uk
Youth Hostel Association for Scotland
From buzzing cities to the most peaceful spots, charming cottages to rambling castles, the Scottish YHA have an unrivalled network of more
than 70 Hostels throughout the country
www.syha.org.uk
Hostelling International
Search from over 4000 hostels across the world. The site contains detailed information of each hostel and many are available to be booked
online
www.hihostels.com
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Ordnance Survey
Excellent for searching on map references
http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Google Maps
Has the option to actually see a bird’s eye photo of the location you are looking for.
http://maps.google.co.uk
Multimap
Good alternative to the above.
www.multimap.com
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Some of the best places in the UK for walking, hiking, climbing, camping, chilling ...
Brecon Beacons
www.breconbeacons.org
The Broads
www.broads-authority.gov.uk
Cairngorms
www.cairngorms.co.uk
Dartmoor
www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk
Exmoor
www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk
Lake District
www.lake-district.gov.uk
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
www.lochlomond-trossachs.org
New Forest
www.thenewforest.co.uk
North York Moors
www.northyorkmoors-npa.gov.uk
Northumberland
www.nnpa.org.uk
Peak District
www.peakdistrict.org
Pembrokeshire Coast
www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk
Snowdonia
www.eryri-npa.co.uk
South Downs
www.vic.org.uk
Yorkshire Dales
www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
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Yorkshire Public Transport
Plan your journey and get timetables for buses, coaches and trains throughout Yorkshire
www.yorkshiretravel.net
The Dalesbus Website
Find bus and rail routes and timetables throughout the Yorkshire Dales
www.dalesbus.org
National Rail
Your first stop for rail routes around the UK
www.nationalrail.co.uk
National Express
Or go by coach
www.nationalexpress.com
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Met Office
Forecasts by region
www.met-office.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk
Mountain weather forecasts
www.metoffice.com/loutdoor
UV index forecast
www.metoffice.com/weather/uv/uv_uk.html
BBC Weather
www.bbc.co.uk/weather
Pollen count for UK regions
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/pollen
The Weather Channel
Get a 10-day or hour-by-hour forcast by location or postcode
http://uk.weather.com
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The Skiddaw Webcam
See an up-to-date shot on the Skiddaw Webcam
www.dedicam.co.uk/fullsize.jpg
Snowdon Webcam
Live picture of the summit from from Elidir Fach
www.fhc.co.uk/weather/images/sn_huge.jpg
Ben Nevis Webcam
Live shot from Woodside B & B and Cedar Break Self Catering of Ben Nevis
http://visit-fortwilliam.co.uk/webcam/cam1_bennevis_00001.jpg
More Mountain Webcams
Find links to loads more web cams of your favourite mountains or walking districts
www.mountaindays.net/weather/item/mountain_web_cameras
Extreme Ironing Bureau
The official website of the Extreme Ironing Bueau, "the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the
satisfaction of a well pressed shirt"
www.extremeironing.com
Nicecupofteaandasitdown.com
The perfect antidote for all that dashing about outdoors. Worryingly dedicated site to the world of sitting down, drinking tea and eating
biscuits; check out the biscuit of the week
www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com
The Dubbinternet
Dubbin is not shoe polish. The latter has no function but to render a garish and hazardous shine to leather; dubbin, meanwhile, is so
versatile as to appear omnipotent to all but the least dim. Make sure to check out the list of celebrity Dubbin users
www.dubbin.com
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