We make beautiful books & gifts inspired by the wild places of Britain.
NEW: The Lake District Survival Guide
If you’re visiting the Lake District, DON’T PANIC..! With The Lake District Survival Guide in your pocket you will be fine.
In the Guide you will NOT find listings of pretty views
or fashionable restaurants. Instead you’ll find FAR MORE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, including how to…
...DEAL WITH WAINWRIGHT BORES
...TALK LIKE A LOCAL
...AVOID FLYING MEN IN UNDERPANTS
...HOODWINK KIDS INTO WALKING HALF A MILE
…AND MUCH MORE...
What's new
NEW: Cumbrian Insults tea-towel
Colourful retorts from the northwest frontier.
As the vernacular disappears from the English language, our new tea-towel is a celebration of some of Cumbria's finest historic insults.
Elegant artwork by Kendal-based Evelyn Sinclair illustrates 24 choice Cumberland and Westmorland putdowns, from 'Duddy Fuddiel' (ragged fellow) to 'Swag Belly't' (corpulent around the stomach); 'Stinjy Aal Carl' (bad-tempered old man) to 'Windy Bags' (an incessant talker).
Screen-printed in Britain on 100% premium cotton (white or natural).
Over the Hill at 60 Something?
An illustrated log of running the Lakeland summits as listed in the Wainwright Pictorial Guides. By Barry Holmes.
Recently-retired Barry Holmes thought he was over the hill at sixty. So he bought a pair of running shoes and challenged himself to bag the Lakeland fells.
His mission – sometimes painful, often wet, occasionally meandering, but always entertaining – takes him to all 214 Wainwright summits as he battles bracken, blizzards and blisters; injuries, white-outs, and weary limbs to discover the best and worst of Lakeland.
*** SHORTLISTED FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS AWARDS 2018 - BOOK OF THE YEAR ***
NEW: Herdwicks of the Lake District
Our tribute to the Lake District's iconic sheep breed.
At Inspired by Lakeland we love the Herdwick. So much that we commissioned Kendal-based artist Evelyn Sinclair to create a series of gently humourous illustrations featuring the native fell-wanderer.
During a long night over a bottle of wine we jotted down our favourite sheep puns, then Evelyn set to work bringing them to life. Cue 'Shorn the Sheep', 'Baa Code', "Where's Woolly?', 'Lamb Chop', 'I love Ewe' and many more...
We're delighted to offer them for sale as high quality, eco-friendly tea-towels, place mats and coasters. MORE >
Derbyshire and the Peak District Quiz Book
The people, places, customs and culture of Derbyshire in 583 fiendish questions.
Where is the Cathedral of the Peak? What is a clackfart? Which village is the highest in Britain? Who is the ‘Beast of Bolsover’? And is toe wrestling really a local sport?
Test your knowledge of the villages, dales, people and customs of Derbyshire and the Peak District with nearly 600 wicked questions.
Packed with unlikely facts, essential figures and pointless trivia, Derbyshire and the Peak District Quiz Book is a perfect gift for every lover of The Peak.
Rounds include: Name the dale – TV and film – Peak people – Food and drink – Literary Derbyshire – Record breakers – Sport– Ghosts and ghouls – On the rails – Landscapes – Industry – Derby or garby? – Great walks – Guess the village … and many more.
Ullswater Way Official Guide
Five cruise-and-stroll walks of between 3 and 7 miles. By Mark Richards.
Established in the wake of 2015’s Storm Desmond the 20-mile Ullswater Way is Lakeland’s newest long distance trail. This lavishly illustrated book, featuring 10 stage maps, is the Way’s official guide.
> Explore the Ullswater valley with five walks, from three to seven miles. Undertake the whole Way in one go, or stroll between steamer piers.
> Highlights include Wainwright’s ‘finest walk in Lakeland’, Wordsworth’s daffodils, Aira Force and Gowbarrow Fell. MORE >
The Yorkshire Quiz Book
The people, places, customs and culture of God's Own Country in 596 fiendish questions.
Which iconic viaduct crosses Batty Moss? Where is Little Germany? Which celeb made a rap version of ‘On Ilkla Moor Baht ‘At’? Where is the highest pub in Britain? And what would you do with a bummlekite?
Test your knowledge of the towns, dales, people and customs of Yorkshire with nearly 600 wicked questions.
Packed with unlikely facts, essential figures and pointless trivia, The Yorkshire Quiz Book is the perfect gift for every lover of God’s Own Country. MORE >
The Scotland Sticker Book
Gorgeous fold-out scenes for farm, loch, woods and the Highlands with more than 200 stickers and activities.
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The only sticker book devoted to Scotland and its wildlife.
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Packed with puzzles, games, colouring-in and nature facts.
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Highland cattle, deer, eagles, seals, red squirrels, dolphin, osprey, mountain hares and dozens more native animals, birds and fish...
With beautiful print, this locally-inspired activity book will entertain children of all ages – and supply hours of wildlife-themed fun and learning. MORE >
The Lake District Quiz Book
The people, places, customs and culture of Cumbria in 635 fiendish questions.
Which fell was put on the market for £1.5 million in 2015? What is the highest pub in Lakeland? Which celeb was forced to spend the night in his car after a Storm Desmond landslide? What luxury did Alfred Wainwright choose on Desert Island
Discs? And where is Jack’s Yak?
Test your knowledge of the fells, lakes, people and customs of Cumbria with more than 600 wicked questions. Packed with unlikely facts, essential figures and pointless trivia, The Lake District Quiz Book is the perfect gift for every lover of
the Lakes. MORE >
The Derbyshire Sticker Book
Explore Derbyshire and bring each panoramic scene to life with more than 200 stickers and activities.
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The only sticker book devoted to Derbyshire and its wildlife.
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Packed with puzzles, games and facts.
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Fold-out tabletop scenes for farm, dale, peaks and woods featuring local wildlife and native breeds including Gritstone sheep and Friesian cows.
With beautiful print, this locally inspired activity book will entertain children of all ages – and supply hours of wildlife-themed fun and learning. MORE >
The Cotswolds Sticker Book
Explore the Cotswolds and bring each panoramic scene to life with more than 200 stickers and activities.
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The only sticker book devoted to the Cotswolds and its wildlife.
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Packed with puzzles, games and facts.
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Fold-out tabletop scenes for farm, woodland, meadow and river featuring local wildlife and native breeds, including Gloucestershire Old Spots, Cotswolds Sheep and Gloucester Cows.
With beautiful print, this locally inspired activity book will entertain children of all ages – and supply hours of wildlife-themed fun and learning. MORE >
The Yorkshire Sticker Book
Explore Yorkshire and bring each panoramic scene to life with more than 200 stickers and activities.
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The only sticker book devoted to Yorkshire and its wildlife.
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Packed with puzzles, games and facts.
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Tabletop scenes for dales, moors, woodland and coast.
Illustrated by Kendal-based illustrator Evelyn Sinclair (The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, BBC Countryfile Magazine), and featuring beautiful print, the only sticker book devoted to Yorkshire and its wildlife will entertain children of all ages – and supply hours of animal-themed fun and learning.
The Lake District Sticker Book
Explore the Lake District and bring each panoramic scene to life with more than 200 stickers and activities.
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The only sticker book devoted to Cumbria and its wildlife.
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Packed with puzzles, games and facts.
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Tabletop scenes for farm, woodland, lake and fell.
Illustrated by Kendal-based illustrator Evelyn Sinclair (The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, BBC Countryfile Magazine), printed in Penrith and published in Skelwith Bridge, ‘The Lake District Sticker Book’ is an all-local publication.
