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Welcome to Poole Bookstore
All the books below are related to Poole and Dorset and are provided in association with Amazon.co.uk. Note that most of the books are generally low-volume items and may occassionally be out of stock or eventually be unavailable.
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| Cycling in Dorset |
The Mountain Bike Guide to Dorset |
Author: Steve Wrann
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Collins Cycling in Dorset and Hampshire
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Author: Juliet Ed Gregor
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Synopsis
This guide to cycling in Dorset and Hampshire features 25 cycle tours with short rides for Sunday afternoons with the family, full-day rides for the more adventurous and an energetic 100km round-route for the more aspiring candidates. The guide includes: stage-by-stage route instructions; colour mapping for each tour at 1.5 miles to 1 inch; gradient diagrams; information on places to visit along the way; and an introduction to Dorset and Hampshire with advice on preparing for a cycling trip |
Cycle Tours Around Dorset and Somerset
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Synopsis
Dorset and Somerset is one of 20 titles in the new Philip's Cycle Tours series. The series is directly derived from the highly successful Ordnance Survey Cycle Tours series, but has been updated and improved, with a new focus on the needs of cyclists and the cycling market in the 21st century. Each book in the series contains 20 routes, both on-road and off-road, taking you along low-traffic or traffic free roads, tracks and paths. The route takes you through some of the most beautiful countryside and prettiest villages in Britain, and past some of the finest and most interesting houses, churches, castles, gardens and monuments in the land. Dorset and Somerset takes cyclists through a wide variety of delightful countryside, with a good range of grades. The steep moorland of Exmoor gives way to the flat Somerset Levels. Dorset and Thomas Hardy country provide further challenges on the Dorset Downs and good off-road cycling by the coast with magnificent views out to sea.
A unique feature of Philip's Cycle Tours is the superb Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 mapping showing the routes of the rides. This mapping not only gives the detail and clarity you need to follow the route with ease and safety, but allows you to plan short-cuts and detours, to look out for new places of interest, and to become truly involved in the lansdcape you are cycling through. The mapping now shows National Cycle Network routes and National Long-Distance Footpaths. Clear directions are given alongside the mapping, and cross-profile diagrams make planning the pacing of each ride an easy task, even for the beginner. Extra information includes an introduction to the area of the route, nearest railway stations, places of interest with descriptions, guides to refreshment stops, and clear indications of distance, grade and terrain. The books are beautifully and practically designed, with colour photographs throughout the ultra-clear layout. |
Great Cycle Routes: Hampshire and Dorset
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Author: John Price
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| Walking in Dorset |
Pub Walks Near Bournemouth and Poole
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Author: Jack Street
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Dorset Walks
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by Pathfinder
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Reviewer: Andrew Watson <andrew@omg.org> from the back of a Boeing 767
"Like all the OS/Jarrold Pathfinder guides, this compilation of 28 walks in Dorset is excellent. My only small complaint - some sort of lay-flat binding (a spiral binding perhaps?) would make it easier to use. However, this is true of almost all walking guides. For content and presentation these Jarrold/OS guides can't be beaten. " |
100 Walks in Dorset
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by Richard Sale (Editor)
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Synopsis
Part of a series for the keen walker, this book features 100 route descriptions of circular walks ranging from 3-12 miles in Dorset. Each walk has a map, points of interest and places to eat and drink en route, plus suggestions for easy car parking. Dorest has some of the most interesting coastline east of Cornwall, such as Portland and Lulworth Cove. Perhaps it is best known as the centre of Hardy's Wessex. Keen walkers will also enjoy the Purbeck Hill, Cranborne Chase and Lyme Regis areas. |
Walking in Dorset
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Author: James Roberts
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Dorset Church Walks
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Author: Diana Pe
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Book Description
40 superb walks in a varied and beautiful landscape - and all including visits to remarkable churches. From exhilarating routes on the spectacular Dorset coast to peaceful strolls around the town of Sherborne and the Vale of Blackmore, there will be a walk here to suit all tastes and abilities - routes range from 2-mile strolls to demanding 13-mile hikes. The special feature of interest on these routes, however, is a visit to a local church, and Diana's well-informed and absorbing commentary reveals much about the lives of those who worshipped there in the past. To add to the pleasure of your walk the book is fully illustrated with the author's own inspiring photographs and pen-and-ink drawings of church gargoyles for walkers to spot. |
| Dorset Maps and Guides |
Dorset, the Complete Guide
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Author: Jo Draper
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Landmark Visitors Guide: Dorset
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Author: R. Sale
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Synopsis
For the independent traveller to Dorset wishing to visit the coast and the countryside and also experience what the area really has to offer, the Landmark Visitors Guide: Dorset is the essential companion. Following a general introduction to the area, the book is structured in the form of guided itineraries covering all the popular places of interest, events and attractions together with many lesser known features. For ease of exploration the country is divided into seven areas. The routes take the reader through fascinating old cities, towns and villages and stunningly attractive scenery. Fully updated; Plenty of new photographs; New larger format |
Explorer Map 0015: Purbeck and South Dorset |
Ordnance Survey
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Beautiful Dorset
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Ordnance Survey
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Touring Map: Dorset, Somerset East, Bath & Bristol
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Ordnance Survey
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Synopsis
The Touring map series is a must for anyone visiting Britain's most popular holiday destinations. These reformatted maps are simple to use and packed with essential tourist information - from the best beaches to rural pubs, designed specifically with Tourists in mind. All county boundaries are clearly marked and as well as showing motorways and main roads, the maps also pinpoint many minor roads, cycle routes and even rural toilets. No holiday is complete without one. |
The Hidden Places of Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
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Author: Peter Long
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Synopsis
The is the 5th edition of Hidden Places titles exploring Dorset and Hampshire, two counties which are blessed with an impressive coastline and beautiful countryside. Dorset is a county that encompasses rolling chalk downs, dark heathland (so beloved of Thomas Hardy), the long ridge of the Purbeck Hills and an imcomparable coastline with its wealth of magnificent rock formations sculptured by the sea. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight offer the visitor a wonderful combination of seafaring tradition in the many coastal towns and villages as well as wonderful countryside epitomized by the New Forest and the rolling hills of northeast Hampshire. Both counties are a haven for "hidden places" and the book provides the reader with plenty of interesting historical facts. It is packed with information on the more secluded and little known venues for food, accommodation and places of interest as well as the more enduring attractions of the region. The previous edition has had very favourable reviews from readers - "The book is a marvellous companion for me as I explore the beautiful county of Dorset" - a reader from Poole. "This book is very helpful and interesting" - a reader from Southampton. The attractive cover design incorporates photographs of Lulworth Cove in Dorset, Brightstone, Isle of Wight and Rockboume, Hampshire. |
Explorer Map 0117: Cerne Abbas & Bere Regis
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Ordnance Survey
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Synopsis
This map is part of the Ordnance Survey's Explorer series designed to replace the old Pathfinder map series. At 1:25,000 scale this detailed map shows a host of attractions including gardens which are open to the public, nature reserves and country parks as well as all official footpaths, bridleways, roads and lanes. Other facilities covered include: camping and caravan sites, picnic areas and viewpoints, selected places of interest, rights of way information for England and Wales, National Trail and Recreational Path routes, and selected tourist information. The main advantages of this map are the geographical design of the sheetlines to capture the best local coverage, and the coverage of a larger area for value for money. The series is aimed mainly at the experienced map user but can be used by tourists and locals alike. |
Dorset: the County in Colour |
Author: David Burnett
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Discover Dorset - Portland |
Author: Stuart Morris
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Dorset's Most Beautiful Buildings
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Authors: Roger Holman, Bill Hoade
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| Historical |
Francis Frith's Poole and Sandbanks
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Author: Francis Frith (Photographer)
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Synopsis
This work features approximately 100 detailed historic photographs from The Francis Frith Collection with extended captions and full introduction. Suitable for tourists, local historians and general readers. |
"Looking Back" at Sandbanks - Poole, Dorset
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Author: Iris Morris
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Synopsis
Local history This is the fourth book in The 'Looking Back' series following 'Ashley Cross' 'Lilliput' and 'Canford Cliffs' Once a wild and desolate place with high sand dunes, gorse and windswept pines, the Sandbanks peninsula forms the entrance to Poole Harbour. Smugglers, wildfowlers and Coastguard Officers gradually gave way to boat builders, ferrymen, ramshackle beach huts and the occasional dwelling before luxurious residences and apartment blocks changed the skyline. The sandy beaches remain but the feeling of freedom and sensation of space amid the sand dunes has gone forever. |
Looking Back at Lilliput, Poole, Dorset |
Author: Iris Morris
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Poole: the Second Selection
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Authors: Ian K. Andrews, Frank Henson
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From the Back Cover
This fascinating collection of over 200 photographs of Poole complements an earlier volume of photographs in this series compiled by the same authors. This completely new collection of images takes the reader once again on a nostalgic journey through Poole to look at things as they were, not so very long ago.
This book contains scenes from all aspects of life in Poole over the years. Once familiar buildings, shops and firms can be seen again and Poole people are seen involved in all manner of work and play activities. There is an interesting feature about Poole Town Football Club and another about Poole lifeboats. Schools, hospitals, pubs, churches and carnivals all make an appearance.
This collection of photographs will, like its popular predecessor, appeal to all who know and love the town.
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Poole |
Author: Ian Andrews, Frank Henson
Availability: click on link for latest information. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock.
From the Back Cover
This fascinating collection of over 200 photographs of Poole complements an earlier volume of photographs in this series compiled by the same authors. This completely new collection of images takes the reader once again on a nostalgic journey through Poole to look at things as they were, not so very long ago.
This book contains scenes from all aspects of life in Poole over the years. Once familiar buildings, shops and firms can be seen again and Poole people are seen involved in all manner of work and play activities. There is an interesting feature about Poole Town Football Club and another about Poole lifeboats. Schools, hospitals, pubs, churches and carnivals all make an appearance. This collection of photographs will, like its popular predecessor, appeal to all who know and love the town. |
A Dorset Rifleman
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Authors: Benjamin Harris, et al
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British Railways Past and Present 29: Dorset
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Author: David Mitchell, Terry Gough
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| Nature |
Where to Watch Birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
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Author: George Green, Martin Cade
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Synopsis
Whether local or visiting, expert or novice, Where to watch birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is the essential guide for any active birdwatcher in these counties. All significant birdwatching areas in the region are analysed under the headings 'Habitat', 'Timing', 'Access' and 'Calendar', providing all the information necessary to make the most of each and every trip, whatever the time of year. This substantially revised and expanded edition has new chapters, details of 'clusters' of sites easily accessible from particular holiday or population centres, additional information on access for the car-bound or disabled, as well as numerous examples of recent occurrences and significant status changes. |
Discover Dorset: Fossils
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Author: Richard Edmonds
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