Terry Marsh is a seasoned writer and photographer of travel and walking guidebooks. He has a long association with the Lake District, having served for several years as a volunteer warden and written a number of extant guides, mainly walking guides, on the area. He is also the author of Exploring Scotland's Islands, published by Bloomsbury (2024).

Foreword by Bill Birkett
Index of key influencers

1 Introduction
2 The Eastern Dales- Kentdale
- Longsleddale, Bannisdale, Crookdale and Borrowdale

3 The Lowther lands- Sleddale
- Mosedale
- Swindale
- Mardale
- Cawdale and Heltondale

4 Patterdale and the Eamont- Kirkstone and Caiston Beck
- Dovedale
- Hayeswater and Pasture Bottom
- Deepdale
- Grisedale
- Glenridding
- Glencoyndale
- Aira Beck and Matterdale
- Dacre Beck
- Martindale
- Boredale
- Fusedale

5 The Northern Dales- Bannerdale
- Mungrisdale
- Mosedale and the Caldew
- Barkbethdale
- Southerndale

6 The Langdales and Wordsworth country- Langdale and Little Langdale
- Elterwater
- Rydal and Grasmere
- Easedale and Far Easedale
- Greenburndale
- Thirlmere and Wythburn
- St John's in the Vale

7 In the company of the Derwent- Borrowdale
- Seathwaite
- Seatoller
- Watendlath

8 North-west Dales- Newlands
- Whinlatter and Grisedale
- Buttermere, Crummock and Rannerdale
- Lorton vale
- Loweswater

9 South-west Dales and Copeland- Ennerdale
- Into Copeland wild
- Wasdale
- Mosedale, Bowderdale and Greendale
- Blengdale
- Eskdale (Ravenglass) and Miterdale
- Calderdale

10 Furness and South Lakeland- Lyth valley and Gilpin
- Cartmel
- Windermere, Troutbeck and Woundale
- Ambleside
- Hawkshead and Esthwaite
- Grizedale Forest
- Yewdale and Coniston
- Dunnerdale
- Moasdale
- Lickle valley

Bibliography and further reading
Index