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The North Downs Way

A guidebook to walking the North Downs Way National Trail, a 130 mile (208km) walk between the high downland of Farnham and the historic city of Dover on the Kent coast, with an optional visit to Canterbury. The route is described in 11 stages, and is fully illustrated with colour photographs and OS map extracts. The North Downs Way is one of the easier national trails with a modest number of steep (but short) ascents and descents and long sections with no noticeable height gain or loss. Several historic sites including Neolithic burial chambers, Roman roads and Norman churches are passed and much of the route follows The Pilgrims` Way. The area also boasts many literary connections with some of the most celebrated voices in English literature. A separate pocket-sized map booklet is
included and shows the full route on 1:25, 000 scale OS maps.
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A guidebook to walking the North Downs Way National Trail, a 130 mile (208km) walk between the high downland of Farnham & the historic city of Dover on the Kent coast, with an optional visit to Canterbury. The route is described in 11 stages, & is fully illustrated with colour photographs & OS map extracts. The North Downs Way is one of the easier national trails with a modest number of steep (but short) ascents & descents & long sections with no noticeable height gain or loss. Several historic sites including Neolithic burial chambers, Roman roads & Norman churches are passed & much of the route follows The Pilgrims` Way. The area also boasts many literary connections with some of the most celebrated voices in English literature. A separate pocket-sized map booklet is included & shows the full route on 1:25, 000 scale OS maps.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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