The Langdale Pikes above frosted fields in the Lake District
Langdale Pikes, Lake District, in December. Photo: Tim Watts, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Touring guides for motorhomes, campervans and caravans

Park the van.
Pull on the boots.

Where to park up, the walk you can start from the van, and the pub at the end of it. Every campsite fact checked on the site's own website, and dated.

The cover of Park Up & Walk: Winter Walks
The Christmas edition

Winter Walks

A Christmas present for anyone with a van.

Ten regions of Britain in winter, from Cornwall to the far north of Scotland: campsites that stay open, walks that suit a short, cold day, and the pub at the end of them, many with a fire.

36 winter walks across 10 regions, each with a real map, a height profile and a GPX route.

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About the book

You bring the van. We've done the finding.

Pick a base, not a county.

Each book splits a region into touring bases: places to stay two to four nights without moving the van. Every base has the same five parts, in the same order, so you always know where to look.

  1. At a glanceWhy stay, when to go, how many nights.
  2. Where to park upThree or four sites, each with a reason to pick it.
  3. Pubs and places to stopOnes that fit the walks, not a list.
  4. The walksA real map and height profile, with everything else on the facing page.
  5. Three days hereA plan you can follow as it is.
Real maps, not pictures of maps

Walk 1A: St Ives to Zennor

Drawn from OpenStreetMap and satellite height data, with kilometre markers, the campsites and the pub at the finish. The facts sit on the facing page: distance, climbing, ground underfoot, and how to get back.

9.8 kmon the map
295 m+of climbing
4–5 hrsrough ground
123456789S123PAyrTrevalganPolmanterTinners ArmsZennorTrendrineTowednackHalsetownRosewall HillTrevalgan HillTrendrine HillSt IvesSt Ives Bay · Atlantic01 kmN© OpenStreetMap (ODbL) · SRTM · 25 m contours
Four states, never guessed

“Not stated” is not the same as “no”.

Hook-up, water, dogs, a waste point: every facility icon comes from the campsite's own words. When a site doesn't say, we tell you, so you can phone ahead instead of finding out on arrival.

YesThe site says so, in writing.
ConditionsYes, with a condition. Read the note.
NoThe site says it isn't there.
Not statedThe site doesn't say. Ask before you go.
The series

Eleven guides, one way of doing it.

Ten regions of Britain, six touring bases each, and a winter edition for Christmas. Every one has real maps, height profiles, a GPX route for every walk, and campsites checked on their own websites.

Want to try one first? Get the free Cornwall sample.