Walking the Lakes with Alfred Wainwright's voice in your head -
that's the promise of a new free guided walk podcast from Go Lakes,
the web puppet of Cumbria Tourism.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wainwright's birth, Nik
Wood-Jones - below - the man who provides the voice of the legendary
guide book writer for the BBC2 series Wainwright Walks, walked
1,100-foot Helm Crag above Grasmere, and recorded a commentary with
directions as he went.
Now you can download the instructions in 'Wainwright's voice' for
free, load them onto your MP3 player or iPod and set off up the hill
'feeling that the most famous fell walker of all is giving the
directions', it says here.
The walks combines the instructions from the relevant Wainwright
guide first published back in 1958 along with modern-day references
and Wainwright's original observations of the walk.
Ironically it was the first time actor Nik Wood-Jones, who is
based in London, had tackled a full Wainwright route. His voiceovers
were recorded in a studio in London.
"To have the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Wainwright,
as the man himself, was a wonderful opportunity," says Nik. "And I
hope it introduces more people to him and the stunning Lake District
which inspired him.
You can download the free podcast at www.golakes.co.uk.
Marcus Crompton
