Offering walks that explore gristone moors, wooded valleys, and expansive coastline, Lancashire is a county that showcases some of the most varied walking in the UK. To share his love for this often-overlooked county, Cicerone author Mark Sutcliffe joins us to talk about his new guidebook to walking in Lancashire which features plenty of family-friendly walking alongside higher-level hill routes. Lancashire has great public transport and road links, and the range of fantastic food, wildlife, and historical sites offers plenty for walkers of all abilities to explore.

Find out more about the guidebook on https://www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-in-lancashire, where you can view our full range of guidebooks to outdoor travel in the UK and across the world and find plenty of advice about walking in the UK.

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With just a sleeping bag and a bivvybag, bivvying allows you to immerse yourself in the landscape and enjoy sunsets, sunrises and the stars. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, we hear all about bivvying on hillsides and hilltops in the UK from Cicerone author and bivvying enthusiast Ronald Turnbull. Ronald has enjoyed many nights sleeping out on hilltops and hillsides in the UK and completed his 100th hilltop bivvy earlier this year. He tells us the history of bivvying and stories of his hilltop experiences offers before offering advice on dealing with condensation and how to make bivvying a comfortable experience. Ronald has also dealt with plenty of cold nights out on the hills in wintery weather and pouring rain, and offers advice on how to avoid that experience, or chase it if you fancy some 'enjoyable misery'!

Find out more about Ronald's new edition of 'The Book of the Bivvy' on the Cicerone website: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/the-book-of-the-bivvy-third.

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Filmed on location in the Lake District and starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, 'Supernova' follows couple Sam and Tusker on a campervan roadtrip as they come to terms with Tusker's early onset dementia. In this special episode of the podcast, we speak to writer and director Harry Macqueen and cinematographer Dick Pope about their experience of developing and filming 'Supernova' in the Lake District. We ask them about their filming locations around Keswick and Crummock Water, why they chose the Lake District as the location for the story, and whether they climbed any hills in between filming. Thanks to StudioCanal for contacting us and to Harry and Dick for sharing their love of the Lake District with us.

'Supernova' is out in UK cinemas on 25th June 2021.

For Cicerone guidebooks to places visited in the film, see Mark Richards' 'Walking the Lake District Fells - Keswick' guidebook: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-the-lake-district-fells-keswick-second, and Vivienne Crow's 'Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks': https://www.cicerone.co.uk/lake-district-low-level-and-lake-walks, which includes a lovely 9 mile walk around Crummock Water.

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In our second #AskCicerone episode focusing on long-distance walking in the UK, we speak to Cicerone's Business Development Director Joe Williams about navigating on long-distance routes in the UK. From discussing how much navigational ability is needed for long-distance walking in the UK to the pros and cons of print and digital mapping, Joe offers plenty of advice on how to improve your navigational skills and how combining maps, apps, GPX files and route description can give you the best experience on your outdoor adventures.

Explore the Cicerone website and discover our full range of guidebooks to long-distance walks in the UK, alongside Pete Hawkins' two guidebooks, Map and Compass: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/map-and-compass-second, and Navigation: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/navigation-second.

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From classic scrambles on Striding Edge and Pillar Rock to lesser known routes and ghyll scrambles, the Lake District has plenty to offer scramblers and climbers. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, Cicerone author John Fleetwood and special guest Paul Rose join us to share their experiences of scrambling in the Lake District. We discussed equipment and experience needed to tackle some of these routes, as well as how to build your confidence as a beginner. As two people who have climbed and explored all over the world, John and Paul spoke about what makes the Lake District unique and why they always look forward to scrambling on these mountains.

Discover more about John's two new guidebooks: Scrambles in the Lake District - North (https://www.cicerone.co.uk/scrambles-in-the-lake-district-north-2) and Scrambles in the Lake District - South (https://www.cicerone.co.uk/scrambles-in-the-lake-district-south-2). John has climbed over 400 different routes in the Lake District, and these two guidebooks feature 200 of those routes.

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In our latest #AskCicerone episode, we ask Marketing Director and guidebook author Lesley Williams for her advice on equipment for long-distance walking in the UK. Offering tips for both summer and winter, Lesley covers footwear, waterproofs and walking poles, as well as the importance of duct tape and midge spray. This is a brilliant introduction to the practicalities of long-distance walking in the UK.

Explore the Cicerone website and discover our full range of guidebooks to long-distance walks in the UK. Lesley has also written several articles on the Cicerone website about long-distance walking in the UK, including 'UK long-distance walking routes and top tips': https://www.cicerone.co.uk/a-list-of-the-long-distance-walks-in-the-uk-2-2, and 'the best UK long-distance walks you can do in a week': https://www.cicerone.co.uk/the-best-uk-long-distance-walks-you-can-do-in-a-week.

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As one of the most travelled pilgrim trails in the world, the Camino Frances route of the Camino de Santiago is an unforgettable experience rich with history, culture and community. In 784km, the Camino Frances journeys from St Jean-Pied-de-Port in southern France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and visits some of Spain's most important artistic, architectural and religious sites.

In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, Cicerone author Sandy Brown provides an overview of the route and the pilgrim experience, while Ivar Rekve offers his insights gained from running the successful Camino Forum and shares updates on the renovations to the Cathedral of Santiago. Sandy and Ivar discuss the delights of the route as well as practicalities including accommodation options and the best time of year to walk the Camino Frances.

Find out more about Sandy's guidebook to the Camino Frances on the Cicerone website, https://www.cicerone.co.uk/camino-de-santiago-camino-frances-second, and read more about his pilgrim adventures on his blog, https://caminoist.org/.

You can explore almost 60,000 camino questions from around 90,000 members on Ivar's Camino Forum, https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/, and visit the Camino Forum Store, https://www.santiagodecompostela.me/.

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Travelling the length of Britain from Cornwall and the Somerset Levels to the Cairngorm Mountains and northern Scotland, Land's End to John o' Groats is an iconic route and life-long aspiration for many cyclists. In this episode, Cicerone author Richard Barrett joined us to talk about his new guidebook to cycling LEJOG and spoke about the delights and challenges en route, as well as offering plenty of advice about practicalities from booking trains and accommodation to tailoring the LEJOG experience to your own cycling needs.

Find out more about the guidebook on https://www.cicerone.co.uk/cycling-lands-end-to-john-o-groats-third, where you can view our full range of guidebooks to outdoor travel in the UK and across the world and find plenty of advice about long-distance cycling.

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An ancient pilgrimage route from Canterbury in England to Rome in Italy, the Via Francigena explores medieval cities, vineyards, lakes and mountains as it travels through England, France, Switzerland and Italy on its journey to the Vatican City. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, we hear from Cicerone author Sandy Brown about his new guidebooks to the Via Francigena along with a panel of special guests. Focusing on the popular Italian section of the walk, we were joined by Luca Bruschi, executive director of the European Association of Vie Francigene; Julia Lewis, secretary of the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome; and Beatrice Moricci, a photographer and walker on the Via Francigena at the time of our event.

Find out more about the guidebooks to the route on the Cicerone website, along with the full video of the live event and plenty of other guidebooks, articles, and videos about pilgrimage routes. For Part 3, Lucca to Rome: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-the-via-francigena-pilgrim-route-part-3, and Part 2, Lausanne and the Great St Bernard Pass to Lucca: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-the-via-francigena-pilgrim-route-part-2. Find out more about the work of the European Association of Vie Francigene: https://www.viefrancigene.org/en/ and the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome: https://pilgrimstorome.org.uk/

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With iconic lakes and mountains, the Lake District National Park is one of the UK's most popular tourist destinations and attracts millions of visitors every year. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, Cicerone author Mark Richards and Managing Director of Cumbria Tourism Gill Haigh join us to celebrate the new Walking the Lake District Fells ‘Fellranger’ series and discuss sustainable walking in the Lake District. By offering several routes for each Lake District fell and identifying 'fell-friendly routes', the Fellranger series aims to spread footfall across the Cumbrian hills and support the work of charities like Fix the Fells. Mark and Gill offer plenty of expert advice about how tourists can be more sustainable when visiting the Lake District this year, and how to find quieter places to explore in Cumbria. In this episode, Amy also chats to in-house editor Natalie Simpson about her work over the past four years creating the eight new Fellranger guidebooks.

Discover more about all eight Walking the Lake District Fells guidebooks and explore the online resources for the series on the Cicerone website: www.cicerone.co.uk/fellranger. Offering multiple routes for 230 different fells, each guidebook focuses on a particular Lake District valley: Borrowdale, Buttermere, Coniston, Keswick, Langdale, Mardale and the Far East, Patterdale, and Wasdale. To hear more from Mark about Cumbrian landscape, culture and heritage, listen to his podcast Countrystride: www.countrystride.co.uk.

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