Customer Reviews

Hadrian's Wall Path, 2nd (Hadrian's Wall Path: Wallsend to Bowness-On-Solway)

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My brother and I (68 and 65) used this book for a wonderful trek through England. It got rained on, snowed on, wind-blown, dropped, and generally abused but got us successfully to the end.

We found we didn't even make the distances suggested for the slower walkers, but I'll take the blame for that. Too many interesting things to look at along the way. We got passed a lot by faster, more serious walkers - but we made it!

The book has incredible detail for the actual walk, and also includes information on food, drink and housing.

We had used Stedman's Coast-to-Coast book a couple years ago and had been very happy with it. So this time we knew exactly which book we wanted.

We learned that a big thick rubber band is handy to hold the place of the current trail map. And a couple paper clips or alligator clips to mark some other pages to which we found ourselves regularly referring. We could flip it open and hold it open, without having to pull off our gloves.

Any headed for Scotland - especially any hiker - will find Hadrian's Wall Path a fine survey of a 84-mile path which follows the course of northern Europe's largest surviving Roman monument. It was opened in 2003 so is relatively new, making Hadrian's Wall Path's maps, hiking tips, itineraries and details on where to stay and what to see a top take-along tote.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

I walked the entire Hadrian's Wall Path in July 2010 using this guidebook as my primary reference. It was extremely helpful and detailed every step of the way. Despite having rough treatment and being in and out of my trouser pocket perhaps 100 times, rained-on, dropped, and stepped-on, the book shows no sign of falling apart. It's tougher than I am.

In a few weeks I'll be off to the U.K. and heading up to Newcastle to walk large sections of Hadrian's Wall. This barrier was built in 125 A.D. and large portions are still intact, along with museums and forts. This great little guide book has all the information I'll need to explore each section of the 80 mile wall. It will be my bible during the trip.