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Julia Bradbury

Julia’s Books & Guides

Louise Minchin

Gemma Hunt

Gemma Hunt: TV Presenter and Waterproof & Wellies Ambassador

Julie Sandilands Author

Julie Sandilands Author

Publications

WYH paperback

Walk Yourself Happy – Paperback

Walk Yourself Happy

Walk Yourself Happy – Personalised Copy

Hungry Woman

Hungry Woman by Pauline Cox

Fearless

Fearless, by Louise Minchin

Dare To Tri

Dare to Tri, by Louise Minchin

Primal Living in a Modern World, by Pauline Cox

A Good Friend

A Good Friend – by Gemma Hunt

The Greek Islands

The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury – DVD

Australia with Julie Bradbury

Australia with Julia Bradbury – DVD

Secret Britain

Secret Britain with Julia Bradbury and Matt Baker – DVD

The Wainwright Society is delighted to report that its publication, Encounters with Wainwright, compiled and edited by David Johnson, was placed as a joint Runner-up for Lakeland Book of the Year 2017.
The book contains 120 stories of people who met or knew Alfred Wainwright. These range from very brief encounters to accounts from those who knew him over many years. Together they provide much new information and many previously unpublished photographs, and provide the reader with an opportunity to consider Wainwright afresh in the light of first-hand experience.

Encounters with Wainwright (Book)

Britains Best Walks DVD

Britain’s Best Walks with Julia Bradbury – DVD

Unforgettable Walks

Unforgettable Walks by Julia Bradbury – Paperback Edition

In this new series, Julia Bradbury takes her boots and backpack to the Continent to explore the landscape of Germany and the cultural movement that made it famous Romanticism. The Germans enjoy a relationship with walking that has lasted over 200 years.

By walking in four very different parts of Germany (the Rhine, the Bavarian Alps, the island of Ruegen and Saxony) Julia explores river valleys, coastlines, mountains and gorges, following in the footsteps of Richard Wagner, Caspar David Friedrich, Johannes Brahms as well as British romantics like William Turner and Lord Byron. This is Julia s chance to discover her own sense of German Wanderlust .

German Wanderlust DVD

Published May 2016. This book gives loads of ideas to make fun dens, hideaways, forts and camps, in the garden, woods, or the beach. Using everything from natural materials to junk.

Going Wild – The Den Book

Debbie North & Andy North
Debbie North's love of fell walking blossomed when she met her husband, Andy, a keen hillwalker himself. But in 2008, she was diagnosed with spinal degeneration and was no longer able to walk the hills she loves so much. Andy refused to go exploring without his walking partner because it didn’t feel right. After a spell of feeling sorry for themselves, Debbie and Andy teamed up with TerrainHopper, makers of a 4x4 all-terrain wheelchair, so they could get out into the countryside again. With their hiking boots on and TerrainHopper charged and ready to go, they travelled coast to coast across the North of England, in the spirit of Wainwright.

In The Spirit of Wainwright – Debbie North

Presenter Julia Bradbury walks what remains of the railway lines closed as a result of the Beeching cuts of the 1960s.

With over 4,000 miles of railway and 3,000 stations closed in the decade following the report, many of the routes have become a mecca for ramblers across the country. Walks featured include: Derbyshire - The Monsal Trail, Wales - Dolgellau to Barmouth, Speyside - The Strathspey Railway, Cornwall - Coast to Coast Trail, Weymouth - The Rodwell Trail, and Callander - Callander to Loch Tay.

Railway Walks DVD (Julia Bradbury)

To accompany the BBC television series, Julia’s new book follows Julia as she re-traces Wainwright’s grand traverse.

The book collects together all six stages of the walk from the series, with Julia’s commentary on her experience of the walk accompanied by stills, evocative landscape photography and AW’s celebrated line drawings. Julia crosses this changing landscape in sun, wind and rain, learns something of its history and meets the people that make up almost 200 miles of northern England’s most glorious countryside.

Wainwright Walks Coast To Coast Book (Julia Bradbury)

All six episodes of the BBC4 series in which presenter Julia Bradbury walks across the heart of Northern England from the Irish Sea in the West to the shores of the North Sea on the East coast in the footsteps of walker and guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright.

Episodes

'Gateway to the Lakes'
'Heart of the Lakes'
'Eden and the Pennines'
'Swaledale Uncovered'
'Mowbray and the Moors'
'The End of the Road'

Wainwright Walks Coast To Coast DVD

In this new BBC series, seasoned stomper Julia Bradbury dons her walking boots once again to explore the canals of Britain and their towpath trails.

These four walks follow a hidden network of locks, bridges, aqueducts and tunnels, perfect for exploring on foot. They all offer an insight into Britain s industrial heritage, cutting a sedate path through some of the country s finest scenery..

Canal Walks DVD (Julia Bradbury)

Ties into the major new primetime 8-part ITV1 series Best Walks With a View

Join Julia as she goes in search of the perfect walk with a view.

Julia Bradbury takes us on eight of the UK's best-loved walks, show casing the beauty of Britain. As she navigates the reader through the sights and sounds, the flora and fauna and the past and present of eight fascinating and relaxing paths, Julia reveals there are still discoveries to be made, even on some of on the more well-trodden paths, including some excellent pubs.

Unforgettable Walks by Julia Bradbury – Hardback Edition

The walks featured in this book and the BBC 4 television series follow a network of locks, bridges, aqueducts and tunnels, perfect for walkers wanting to explore on foot.

It was canals that transformed Britain into an economic superpower, the transport arteries at the heart of an expanding industrial age. By the late 1700s Canal Mania was sweeping the nation and a new and growing network of transport superhighways dominated the landscape. Canals had arrived connecting towns and cities with Britain's industrial heartlands and export hubs.

Julia Bradbury’s Canal Walks Book (Julia Bradbury)

Julia Bradbury retraces four walks made popular by the legendary fellwalker, artist and guide writer Alfred Wainwright.

The walks are Blencathra, Haystacks, Scafell Pike and Castle Crag. Also includes the documentary 'Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes'.

Wainwright Walks Series 1 DVD (Julia Bradbury)

PUBLISHED in November 2012 and tying-in with the BBC series Wainwright Walks.

Lake District die-hards alike and features ten of Alfred Wainwright’s best walks.

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Wainwright Walks Book (Julia Bradbury)

The second series of the hugely successful Wainwright Walks. Julia Bradbury retraces the footsteps of the legendary fell walker, artist and guide writer Alfred Wainwright.

Using his

Wainwright Walks Series 2 DVD (Julia Bradbury)

The DVD for the ITV series 'Best Walks With A View' with Julia Bradbury.

Personalisation option available. Price includes P&P.

Best Walks With A View DVD (Julia Bradbury)

Go Wild offers the chance to seek adventure and face up to challenges in the natural world. Find out about building your own shelter, making a fire, carving your own catapult, foraging for wild foods and making a flint knife. Go Wild aims to inspire everyone, but especially youngsters between the ages of 8 and 16, to go and try something new. This is accessible bushcraft, things you can do for real not just watch on television. Discover what pleasures a simpler life outdoors can offer without spending a fortune; perhaps the next generation could be urban bushmen, equally comfortable in both natural and technological surroundings!

Going Wild – Go Wild

Make it wild – 101 things to make and do before you grow up provides inspiration for creative activities, natural crafts and outdoor toys from recycled materials. Does this generation of children really need all those commercial toys or electronic entertainment to have fun? They may think they do, but we suggest having a go at some natural creations. Take time to slow down, let them make things themselves from scratch; they will probably value them more in the long run. Try digging up clay, firing it in a dustbin in your garden and making your own sculptures. Or how about making ice lanterns, natural jewellery or building yourself a go cart from a wooden pallet?

Going Wild – Make it Wild

This delightful illustrated book is a guide to introducing children to the great outdoors through fun activities in nature. Designed for use by families, carers, play workers and teachers, the book sets out guidelines for safe and engaging play outdoors, with useful tips on how to hold children’s attention on longer excursions. The book is divided into seasons, with activities appropriate to each. for example, in spring, children can explore aquatic life in ponds and streams, collect material to make birds’ nests or look out for growing bulbs; in autumn they can collect berries or make collages with fallen leaves. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on helping children gain an appreciation of nature’s patterns, giving them confidence in the outdoor environment in a way that is educational, safe and, above all, fun.

Going Wild – Nature’s Playground

This book will provide inspiration for outdoor games and parties along with practical suggestions for making a difference to the natural world. Find out how to entertain groups of kids without spending a fortune, includes all the old favourite games like 40/40 and catch the flag plus many more fun adventures such as make your own paintball (flour bomb) ambushes and glow stick night rugby, plus a whole section on natural theatre puppets and costumes. When out in the woods or at the beach, make your own entertainment using this comprehensive book for inspiration.

Going Wild – Run Wild Book

The beach book offers endless opportunities for play, adventures, and fun, whether you are at the seaside, next to rivers or beside lakes. Create your own adventures, by damming a stream or cooking up beach feasts. Invent fun games such as making stone towers or ball runs. Fire up your imagination and get creative with castles, sand mermaids and driftwood monsters. Beach rubbish may double as streamers, flags, boats or kites and the beach at night looks great with glowing holes or floating lanterns. The beach book is packed with ideas for exploring and enjoying every kind of beach.

Going Wild – The Beach Book

Loads of things to do outdoors in towns and cities.

Do you live in a city? Then the wild city book is for you! It’s all about having fun outdoors in the wild spaces near where you live – hunting for wildlife clues, watching wild creatures, making wild art, playing wild games, having exciting outdoor adventures. A wild, surprising world of plants and animals is always waiting to be discovered round the corner, right now, in every city. You just need to keep your eyes open and know where to look.

Going Wild – The Wild City Book

Dr. Seuss – “The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.” Now there is no excuse for staying indoors. Imagine jumping in the biggest puddle you can find, or running barefoot and feeling squidgy mud ooze up between your toes.

Wild weather brings loads of opportunities to rush outside for some fun…..

Going Wild – The Wild Weather Book

Just what it says in the title! A stick is one of the best toys ever; it can be anything you want it to be, and just to get your imagination going here are a few suggestions….

Age range 3 – 12 years

Going Wild – The Stick Book

An Unlikely Hero!
How does a quiet, shy, twelve-year-old boy deal with the village bully? – Find somewhere quiet, close his eyes and open the door to his imagination.

Finn’s Tale: Volume 1 (Julie Sandilands)

How do you save the world?
With Miracles, Magic & Brute Strength!
Take an action packed adventure, add a touch of Cumbrian folklore, a sprinkle of Norse mythology, and a pinch of cosmic magic and you have... a new Tale.

Tinkers, Trolls & Troublemakers: Volume 3 (Julie Sandilands)

Magic, Mystery & Mayhem!
Take an action packed adventure, add a sprinkle of magic, a pinch of Cumbrian myths and legends and a smattering of beasties - the end result: A Gypsy's Tale!

A Gypsy’s Tale: Volume 2 (Julie Sandilands)

Fed up with predictable relationships; fed up with the predictability of everyday life, Abbey Harris in a moment of spontaneity (or according to her mother, madness!) turns her back on the leafy suburbs of Cheshire and hops on a Boeing 747 heading for Gaborone, Botswana.

The Perils of Skinny-dipping (Julie Sandilands)