
Eric Robson joins the master fellwalker and shares the highlights of his 190 mile walk from St. Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay on the North Yorkshire Coast. This classic, but unofficial, long-distance route was devised by Wainwright in 1972 and traversed what AW described as "the grandest territory in the North of England." Two-thirds of the route lie within three National Parks and today AW’s achievement is regarded by discerning walkers as the finest long trek in Britain.
Air Date: 1990-01-15
The first 50 miles lie in AW's beloved Lakeland beneath the shadows of Pillar, Great Gable and Haystacks, along Grise...
Air Date: 1990-01-22
The 35 miles to Keld couldn't be more of a contrast with the Lake District, but Eric Robson discovers that, in AW's c...
Air Date: 1990-02-05
"Anyone who wanders on the moors soon finds himself in a graphic scene of industrial decay that simply cannot be pass...
Air Date: 1990-02-12
The final stage of Wainwright's creation is a fitting climax: savouring the still beauty of the North York Moors, he ...