This page tells you what information we want to collect, and along with any pictures you want to send, how to email it into us for inclusion.

This guide includes a route or local area including a number of locations, for example a path, canal or a local area guide. This page has very small grids for each place mentioned along the route, and will link to the other location guide types, if there are any, to provide in depth coverage on some places. A route guide is more than a list and is geographically connected, either by being a physical journey or linear feature, but could also be an area with nearby items detailed. So what do we need from you:

General description

Start the page with a general description of the route, keep it crisp and to what you and the photographer want to know, or find most useful. Remember to point out what you found interesting on route, what obstacles you found, anything specific like best time of day or year, and what you photographed.

Photographs

We like to include photographs where we can within any of the guides as this gives a visual idea of what can be seen and photographed when we get there.

Photographs should be submitted as jpg 640 x 480 at 72dpi images (this is good enough quality for website use). Please only send 1 photo for each location/Grid on the Route.

The Grid

The intention of the Grid on a route guide is to have one grid per location on the route. If we have the feature on a more in depth location page then we will link to it when we format the page here. Details of what to include in the grid are:

Location: Place name and nearest place		Ceremonial County: Leave this blank
Grid Reference: This is the 8 digit grid reference off of OS maps, or Multimap will give it to you if you key in the name of the place. If you know it, also give an OS Map number, remember to include the series i.e. Landranger, Explorer etc.	Map Link: Use Multimap or Google Maps for this. Or leave blank and we will work it out when we put the page together. You can have more than one map link. See our Map links in the reference section.	Aerial photo:Google Maps, Multimap and Microsoft Live Map allows the possibility of  linking to a satellite or aerial photo of the location. Put the links in here or leave blank and we will work it out when we put the page together.
Getting there: Directions on how to find it. Not only the driving directions, but also details of any footpaths or obstacles which have to be overcome.
Website: Website address of the location, if it has one.
Other Useful Websites: Include here any other useful websites that may help us to find out more about the location, what they can do, see. It can also include other websites of other places, areas of interest in the same locality or region.
Notes: Any other information you know that isn't covered in the above grid slots.

How and where to send your submissions

The bolded item below, for example Featured Guides, gives you a definition of what goes within the grid, while the html and zip versions give you a copy of an empty template page, with the grid in.

1. Download the Route Guide Template (html and zip version)

Route Guides  html version  or zipped version

2. Complete the page and produce any photos you want to include, 1 location per page.

3. 1 location per email - with photos as attachments.

4. Use the normal email address on the Contact Us page but put Location Submission in the topic line. Any difficulty then either call or email us.

Look at those already in the Locations area to get an idea of what we are looking for, especially look at those locations marked with a .

We look forward to receiving your submissions, so get out there and find those locations that we all would want to visit, enjoy and capture.

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