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| Discover fascinating walks and interesting car tours using 'Footsteps of Discovery in the Northern Lake District'. This interactive audio-visual CD-ROM with hundreds of specially taken photographs enables you to experience the sights and sounds of the countryside within the Northern Lake District and to explore the interesting parts of Keswick Town. |
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Many beautiful and enthralling locations are visited as you find out about the landscape, places of interest, local history, natural history and geology of this fascinating part of Cumbria. You can explore aspects of traditional Lake District life, such as Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, hound trailing and the ever-popular agricultural shows, and you can also learn about Keswick's historical celebrities and literary connections and find out about the present-day visitor attractions of the town and surrounding area. |
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The seven car tours transport you further afield and show you the delights of other parts of the Lake District. All the tours start and end at Keswick and range in distance from 29 to 55 miles (46 to 89 km).
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Your voyage of discovery starts with a choice of one of thirteen interactive locations to visit. These locations are all situated within a five-mile radius of Keswick. At each location, there is a lovely view for you to enjoy and
explore and many fascinating facts to be discovered. Every location has an associated near-virtual circular walk, between five to nine miles in extent. Some of the walks can be shortened if so desired. The walks were chosen to be interesting and varied and every walk has a summary, a detailed description, hypertext links, images, sounds, one to seven interactive viewpoints and a map with interactive features. |
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| The viewpoints enable you to identify the features displayed, including mountains, fells, large crags, valleys, woods, rivers, lakes and islands, tarns, villages, houses of distinction, bridges and roads. We have walked many of the routes a number of times so the images and sounds you see and hear encompass the different seasons. |
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We strongly recommend that you take an appropriate Ordnance Survey map with you when following the walks. We used Ordnance Survey Outdoor Leisure 4: The English Lakes, North Western area and Ordnance Survey Outdoor Leisure 5: The English Lakes, North Eastern area. Also, please ensure that you are adequately equipped, especially when walking in the upland areas. The Northern Lake District mountains and fells, although not on the scale of the Himalayas, should be treated with respect and care, especially in adverse weather conditions. |
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| We have tried to make sure all the information is correct at the time of producing this CD-ROM but please bear in mind that the Lake District is a dynamic place with a living landscape so changes do occur. Thus, trees fall down or are removed, stiles become gates, paths are improved or re-routed, buildings and roads are renamed and new attractions created and old ones moved! However, overall the changes to the landscape are minor and the Lake District remains a place of outstanding beauty. |
