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A Pack for Your Troubles…

A Pack for Your Troubles... Read about Margaret Ainley and her friendship with AW. They corresponded for 20 years without ever meeting.

Wainwright's tour in the Lake District was a significant event and marked the beginning of his love affair with the fells.

BBC producer Richard Else, shares his vivid TV memories from filming with the Lakeland legend in the 1980s.

A Lakeland Sketchbook was published in September 1969. The book features a collection of 80 pen and ink drawings of Lakeland scenes.

A Second Lakeland Sketchbook was published in November 1970. The book features a collection of 80 pen and ink drawings of Lakeland scenes.

A Third Lakeland Sketchbook was published in December 1971. The book features a collection of 80 pen and ink drawings of Lakeland scenes.

A Fourth Lakeland Sketchbook was published in October 1972. The book features a collection of 80 pen and ink drawings of Lakeland scenes.

The story behind one of Alfred Wainwright's hardest-to-find pictorial guides was published in 1985 - Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland.