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In this collection of thirty circular routes, there are walks along riverbanks, lakesides and towpaths: though woods and valleys, over hills and watermeadows. Many of the county's prettiest villages and its most beautiful and secluded parkland are explored. There are also stretches of Northamptonshire's popular long distance footpaths including the Nene Way, the Knightley Way and the Grafton Way.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this, having enjoyed Pub Walks in Cambridgeshire and Pub Walks in Suffolk, both by Jean and Geoff Pratt.
The walks are set in particularly pretty Northants villages - pubs are well chosen but the walks themselves have been very disappointing. We have now tried about half those in the book and generally find the directions very poor, filled with more personal opinions about the attractiveness of the countryside, whether particular spots would be nice for picnicking and similar irrelevancies than anything useful in the way of landmarks to guide the walker. Have had to completely abandon about three of the 12-15 that we've started - have never had that happen before!
Routes are unimaginative and tend to rely heavily on a rectangular format, with much use of major green lanes/country roads. That said, some good views if you can navigate the way. Would suggest taking an OS map of the area to support the directions given. Would recommend the Cambridgeshire or Suffolk walks from this series instead as an alternative for anyone within reach of those counties.
The walks are set in particularly pretty Northants villages - pubs are well chosen but the walks themselves have been very disappointing. We have now tried about half those in the book and generally find the directions very poor, filled with more personal opinions about the attractiveness of the countryside, whether particular spots would be nice for picnicking and similar irrelevancies than anything useful in the way of landmarks to guide the walker. Have had to completely abandon about three of the 12-15 that we've started - have never had that happen before!
Routes are unimaginative and tend to rely heavily on a rectangular format, with much use of major green lanes/country roads. That said, some good views if you can navigate the way. Would suggest taking an OS map of the area to support the directions given. Would recommend the Cambridgeshire or Suffolk walks from this series instead as an alternative for anyone within reach of those counties.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We have completed over half the walks in this book and found it a very useful guide. The descriptions of the area are very informative and the directions mostly fairly accurate. All walks attempted have been completed without getting lost. Would recommend this book to anyone who likes a Sunday stroll with a pub at the end, as the longest walk is about 7 miles but most are 3-5 miles, so not too strenuous. Would recommend the Bedfordshire version of this book to anyone close to that county.
Format:Paperback
A handy guide providing ideas for relatively local walks, however, as they were designed around a pub they involved a lot of road. Depends what you like but I prefer to avoid roads in the main unless particularly quiet. One example involved a fast busy backroad connecting Northampton to Wilton and was proper dangerous to walk along. Probably best to use for ideas and in conjunction with and ordinance survey map.
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