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Find out about lovely scenic walks near Keswick using Footsteps of Discovery in the Northern Lake District, an interactive audio-visual CD-ROM. As you progress around the near-virtual circular walks, you will see the beauty of the landscape, listen to the rich variety of bird songs, hear the cascading waterfalls and babbling becks, admire the lovely wild flowers, delight in the clarity of the viewpoints and enjoy being able to identify the many fells and mountains spread out before you. This is the CD-ROM, price £12 and available in three different cover designs
The easy to navigate CD-ROM is packed full of vital information and interesting facts, all presented in a clear and colourful format. As you explore beautiful locations, you find out about the landscape, places of interest, local history, natural history and geology. You discover aspects of traditional Lake District life, such as Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, hound trailing and the ever-popular agricultural shows. You meet historical celebrities, learn about the area's literary connections and find out about present-day visitor attractions.
As well as capturing the ambience of the Northern Lake District, the CD-ROM also includes a number of car tours which take you to other beautiful and interesting parts of the Lake District.

The CD-ROM's many features include:-

  • 13 super locations to explore using golden keys to unlock the secrets of the landscape.

  • 13 circular walks, enabling you to experience the sights and sounds of the beautiful Northern Lake District.

  • 7 circular car tours, starting from Keswick and visiting many other scenic parts of the Lake District.

  • Over 150 illustrated descriptions of places, features, historical celebrities, Lake District traditions and visitor attractions.

  • Flower gallery with over 70 images of local wild flowers.

  • Over 100 sounds including more than 40 bird songs and calls, every one identified.

  • Printable maps and routes for all the walks and car tours.

  • Over 60 viewpoints, all with feature identification pop-ups and many with scrolling panoramas

  • Interactive maps accompanying the walks and car tours.

  • Audio-visual slide shows

  • Hundreds of hyperlinks and many web site connections.

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