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Great British Walkies

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This could be a wonderful book for a lot of people, however for me personally I was really disappointed as there are just huge swaths of the country not covered.

I know it’s not possible to include every area, as there’s only so many walks one book can possibly cover, but there is nothing within a 2hr drive from my home which makes this less than useful for me and my pooch. As such, it’s pretty difficult for me to be able to test out the routes and the advice. However, I have actually done a few of these walks in the past and I do feel like they’ve been perfectly captured. It’s just a shame the north west/lancashire is so poorly covered.

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This is such a cute and beautifully designed book! It showed dog friendly locations in my area that I didn't even know about. The perfect companion for your doggy adventures!

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Another good book from the National Trust, written by Matt Baker from Countryfile. Whether you have company or not, this book offers you a great selection of walks. Each walk description starts with a few useful facts, such as distance, level of difficulty and whether or not there are stiles to cross. There's also a 'Paws for Thought' section, saying where dogs must be kept on a lead. As well as giving you directions on your walk, it also mentions things to look out for from ancient trees to kissing gates and places with spectacular views. I particularly enjoyed the Mottisfont Estate walk near Romsey in Hampshire, a walk I can personally recommend.

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I imagine this book would work much better in physical form than as an e-book. It's laid out very clearly and seems to describe the routes well. As I always say with books like this, I prefer them when they are separated by area, since I'm unlikely to get to do anywhere near all 100 of these before the book details are out of date as like most people I don't get to go on holiday that often, and it isn't that interesting just as a book to flick through casually without ever doing the walks. The distribution of included walks isn't very even across the UK (good if you're in Surrey, not so much if you live in Scotland.)

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I was really happy that I was chosen to review this book, and being a member of the national trust meant I didn’t have to worry about any charges. having the day off work and finding several walks near me I bundled the dogs in the car and set off following the instructions in the book.
I liked the information with not only dat nab post codes but public transport.
It made parking easy and I decided to see how easy it was to follow the walks.
I like the information given about where dogs are not allowed or and restrictions I may have eg bird breeding season. So dogs on leads at certain times during the year.
The instructions to follow were really well laid out and easy to follow.
I like the little facts given about the place and nearby walks that I could look into.
So many walks that it’s perfect to take on ho,I day or for a day kit.
High,y recommend and will purchase a physical copy of book as I felt on my kindle it was a but disjointed but this may improve in the final version as I was looking at a document of the book.
Loved it do much going to purchase as presents for my fellow dog walkers in my family.

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Very excited as a dog owner and lover to see some of the best spots to walk my best buddy, beautiful pictures and great info

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