Vintage Touring England\'s Northcountry Scottish Borders 1977 Travel Guide PB For Sale

Title: Touring England\'s Northcountry and the Scottish Borders.

Author: English Tourist Board, prepared in co-operation with the Cumbria, Northumbria, Yorkshire & Humberside and Scottish Tourist Boards.

Publisher: English Tourist Board, London, United Kingdom; printed in Great Britain by Gwynne Printers Limited.

Format: Vintage 1977 illustrated staple-bound travel guide chapbook / pamphlet with green card covers and interior colour maps and photographs.

Genre and topic: Travel and tourism; regional guide to northern England and the Scottish Borders focusing on scenic drives, historic sites, and holiday planning.

Subject: Overview of England\'s \'magnificent Northcountry\' and adjacent Scottish Border country, highlighting coastal resorts, upland moors, dales, market towns, castles, abbeys, and national parks.

Contents: Sections include England\'s magnificent Northcountry, Cumbrian Coast, Lake District, Border Country, Northumbrian Coast, North Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, Tyne & Tees, Map of England\'s Northcountry, Route Planner, The Northcountry Calendar, Where to Stay?, Publications to help you plan your holiday, and How to get there.

Illustrations and design: Features full-colour landscape photographs, scenic double-page spreads, decorative cartoon-style regional maps, route-planning diagrams, and small vignette illustrations by Graham Percy and Jane Hannah.

Cartography and credits: Maps by Arka Cartographics Limited based on Ordnance Survey mapping; design by Lloyd Northover Limited, London; photographs by Ian Howes, Patrick Thurston, Tessa Traeger, and Adam Woolfitt.

Narrative type: Nonfiction travel guide and regional reference booklet combining descriptive text, route notes, and practical visitor information.

Language and audience: English-language publication intended for adult travellers planning holidays in northern England and the Scottish Borders, as well as collectors of vintage British tourist literature.

Country of origin and era: United Kingdom; original 1977 English-language edition from the 1970s era of English Tourist Board regional holiday guides.

Special notes: Includes colour map of England\'s Northcountry showing counties such as Cumbria, Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, and North Yorkshire, plus route-planning listings, Northcountry events calendar, accommodation information, and English Tourist Board contact addresses.