⛰️ Nuttalls

The Mountains of England & Wales — John & Anne Nuttall (1989–90)

The Mountains of England & Wales by John & Anne Nuttall

155 of 442 Nuttalls in England & Wales on this site

The Nuttalls were the first attempt to list, on consistent objective rules, every true mountain in England and Wales. John and Anne Nuttall defined a mountain as a summit at least 2,000 feet (610 m) high with a drop of at least 15 m (about 50 ft) on all sides — a measurable test of both height and prominence — and their two-volume survey, The Mountains of England and Wales (Wales 1989, England 1990), catalogued 442 of them. Unlike the guidebook rounds, the list spans the whole country, from Snowdonia to the Pennines; shown here are only the Lakeland Nuttalls. The books are noted for John's fine pen-and-ink drawings and remain a standard reference, kept current through later editions.

About the author

John and Anne Nuttall are among Britain's best-known walking writers — authors of The Mountains of England and Wales and nine other guidebooks, and for eighteen years the writers of a weekly walks column in the Manchester Evening News. Anne, a former pharmacist, and John, a former chartered engineer, gave up their careers for the hills; John's pen-and-ink illustrations are a hallmark of their multi-award-winning work.

Map shows the 155 fells on this list that have a guide on this site (live pages) — not the full national list.