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Recommended Accommodation

The Glenburn Hotel	Shank Wood Log Cabin
The Undercroft Luxury Cottage	Tarn Hows Lodge
Rockwood, Grasmere	Laurel Bank Bed and Breakfast
Adas Cottage	Jays Nest Luxury Accommodation
Blenheim Lodge	The Dash
Boltons Tarn Luxury Log Cabin	Lane Head Farm Country Guest House
Kaber Chapel Luxury Cottage	Cottontail Cottage
Grange End Cottage	Kirkstone Lodge

Lake District National Park - Maps and Books

Here at Let’s Stay Lake District we often get requests for particular maps and books that we recommend for tourists visiting the Lake District. As a result of this we have now compiled a list of our personally recommended maps and books for the Lake District which can also be purchased online and delivered straight to your door. Please keep checking back as we will continue to update this page.

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Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells - Buy Now!
No list of Lake District books would be complete with out the inclusion of Alfred Wainwright’s seven books which still remain the most complete guide to the Lakeland fells, despite being first published over 50 years ago between 1955 and 1966. The fells have changed relatively little over this time and hence the books are still very relevant today. The series of seven books are published by Frances Lincoln and printed in Kendal.

Walk the Lakes - Buy Now!
This is an excellence book to acquire for all walkers of the Lake District as the book contains many different walks within the Lake District all of which vary in difficulty. Hence depending on the day or the mood you should still be able to find a walk to suite your particular preference. Most of the walks in the book range from about 1 to 7 miles and the walk descriptions are accompanied by maps with the route indicated on them, so there’s no chance of getting lost!


Lake District (Ordnance Survey/AA Leisure Guides) - Buy Now!
The volumes in this series provide full A-Z gazetteers of information on some of the most beautiful areas in Britain and present ten walks and two car tours, plus information for cyclists. A small atlas is included to assist with travelling. The guide includes a weekend itinerary from Friday night to Sunday afternoon, and describes the customs, traditions, history and legends of the area as well a providing a checklist of places to visit and shop with addresses and telephone numbers.


The Inn Way...to the English Lake District: Unique Guide to a Circular Walk in the Lake District (The Inn Way) - Buy Now!
The Inn Way…to the English Lake District was the second book in the series and takes the reader on a 90-mile circular journey through some of the most beautiful corners of the Lake District calling at 44 traditional Lakeland inns along the way. From Ambleside, the route heads west over the stunning Borrowdale fells then turns south through the mountains and valleys of western Lakeland, perhaps the most dramatic, inspiring and remote landscape in England – the finale is the summit of Swirl How on the last day. Complete with foreword by Eric Robson.


CD-ROMs
ISYS OUTDOORS - produces digital Ordnance Survey mapping and interactive walking guides on CD and DVD.
Footsteps of Discovery in the Northern Lake District - This interactive CD-ROM features many beautiful walks in the spectacular countryside of the Northern Lake District. Images and sounds guide you around the walks, enabling you to experience the captivating charm of the area. Contains a wealth of information.
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