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Scottish Islands offer

You can buy any Cicerone Scottish Islands guidebook with 25% discount throughout August. Cicerone have guidebooks for just about every island, including Orkney and Shetland – choose from walk collections ranging from easy to strenuous, through to challenging walks such as the new Skye Trail and a circuit of the Island of Jura, or why not go island-hopping and touring on a bike?

Coming Soon – Moselle Cycle Route

Moselle Cycle Route

Due to arrive later this month is a cycling guide covering the entire length of the Moselle river, from its source in the Vosges Mountains in eastern France to its confluence with the Rhine at Koblenz.
Suitable for all experience levels, the 512km route is well-waymarked and the cycling is mostly on well-surfaced cycle tracks.

This route can be linked with the Rhine Cycle Route at Koblenz.

Europe has a superb network of cycle tours, often using excellent cycle tracks. Take a look at the range available: The Rhine Cycle Route, Cycle Touring in Ireland, Cycling the Canal du Midi, Cycle Touring in Switzerland, Cycle Touring in France, Cycling the River Loire, Cycle Touring in Spain, The Danube Cycleway. (note – a new guide for the Danube cycleway will be published in January 2015)

For the experienced and more adventurous, try The Grand Traverse of the Massif Central in France, Cycling the French Alps, and The Way of St James cyclist guide.

Summer coastal walks

Walking on Gower

Here are some great coast walks, throughout the British Isles. Click on the link to view and buy the book, or click 'browse routes' to buy and download these featured routes.
Walking on Gower Pobbles Bay, Three Cliffs Bay and Pennard Pill and Castle. Walk 5 – 6.5km, 2 hr
Snowdonia coast Harlech to Tal-y-bont ('Day 3' of the Ceredigion and Snowdonia Coastal Path, with easy transport allowing the route to be split) 17km, 5hr. Harlech Castle, sandy beaches and salt marsh.
Cumbria coast (from Walking in Silverdale and Arnside) Around the shore of Arnside, Far Arnside and Arnside Knott. Walk 10 – 8km, 4hr.
West coast of Scotland Walking on Mull, Treshnish Walk 1.10 – 10.5km. Views of Coll, Tiree and outer Hebrides on a clear day.
Northumberland The Craster and Howick Round. Walk 35 –10.5km, 3hr. Howick Hall, spectacular sea cliffs and shoreline paths.
Norfolk Old Hunstanton, Thornham and Holme-next-the-Sea circular route, Walk 21 – 19km, 4hr 45mins. One of the best sections of coast.
Sussex Seven Sisters circular walk. Walk 34 – 13km. Awesome cliffs.
Guernsey Perelle Bay and St Saviour. Walk 9 – 11km. A coastal walk with huge variety.