This Jarrold-Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout this varied region. Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed 1:25,000 scale Explorer maps from Ordnance Survey and specially commissioned photographs. GPS data for each waypoint on every walk is included. With 28 routes to choose from, colour coded for difficulty, and all tried and tested by seasoned walkers and varying from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, there is a walk to suit all situations.

The guide introduces you to the area and highlights the most scenic walks. Practical details are included, such as refreshment stops and places to leave your car. Usually we recommend taking the appropriate OS Explorer map on all walks, but in the case of the Pathfinder Guides this mapping is included, with the route clearly outlined in yellow.

The walk locations are: Barnack, Helpston and Ufford; Buckden and Offord Cluny; Castor Hanglands; Elton; Ely and Little Downham; Ely and Little Thetford; Ferry Meadows, River Nene and Peterborough; Gog Magog Hills and the Granta valley; Grafham Water; Grantchester Meadows; Isleham; Kimbolton; Linton, Hildersham and the Roman Road; Lolworth, Knapwell and Boxworth; Mepal and the Hundred Foot Drain; Ramsey and Bury; Reach, Swaffham Prior and the Devil's Dyke; St Ives; Houghton and the Hemingfords; St Neots and Little Paxton; Sawtry and the Giddings; Stilton and Folksworth; Stow cum Quy Fen; Swavesey and Over; Wansford, Sutton and Upton; Wicken Fen; Willingham and the Great Ouse; Wimblington and Stonea Camp; Wimpole Park.

The thirty walks in this all-colour guide combine some of the most beautiful scenery in Cambridgeshire, including the fenlands, rolling green pastures and the rivers Cam, Great Ouse and Nene, with the opportunity to enjoy a meal and a drink in a good local pub. The strolls vary in length from 2 to 5.5 miles (most are under 4 miles), and are suitable for all age groups. There is information about how to get to the start, where to park and places of interest to visit nearby. In addition there are photographs of the pubs and sights along the way, and sketch maps with numbering to match the text.

The book offers a wealth of local places to explore. There is the beautiful cathedral city of Ely, once home to Oliver Cromwell; Leverington, near Wisbech, surrounded by orchards and rich farmland; Helpston, where poet John Clare once lived and wrote; historic Cambridge, with its rich architecture, meandering 'Backs', and fine courtyards; Eaton Socon, with its pleasant marina, near the lovely St Neots; and the village of Brampton, retreat of diarist Samuel Pepys. Other places to discover en route or close by include Saxon Street, with its links to horseracing and nearby Newmarket; the Imperial War Museum, Duxford; Wicken Fen, the oldest nature reserve in the country; Houghton Mill, the last working water mill on the River Great Ouse; and Stilton, home of the eponymous cheese and site of the annual world Cheese Rolling Championship.

On a fine day there is nothing quite like a drive to the country, followed by a leisurely walk and a hearty meal in a good local pub or cafe. With its glorious countryside and plentiful reminders of its historic past, Cambridgeshire provides a rich and diverse landscape to explore.

In this volume of 20 circular routes there are walks to such places as the village of Castor, originally an important Roman settlement; magnificent Wimpole Hall with its lush parkland; and the beautifully restored Hinxton Mill on the River Cam. There is also the chance to stroll beside rivers and reservoirs; visit nature reserves, which are a haven for wildlife; all the while enjoying the wonderful fenland scenery.

The 20 walk locations are: Maxey; Parson Drove; Castor; Yaxley; Whittlesey; Benwick; Ouse Washes Nature Reserve; Abbots Ripton; Prickwillow; Catworth; Grafham Water; Fen Drayton; Aldreth; Wicken Fen; Abbotsley; Great Eversden; Lode; Abington Pigotts; Hinxton; Horseheath.

One of the problems with defining the East Midlands is that they are so varied in character, from the dead-flat Lincolnshire coast to Northamptonshire's bold limestone ridges, the steep wooded slopes of North Leicestershire to the wide flood plain of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire. You can stride out across the chalk whalebacks of the Lincolnshire Wolds or walk below sea level through the Cambridgeshire Fens.

One of the AA County Walks series, this guide explores some of the best of this varied countryside. It includes 50 themed walks of between 2 and 10 miles, each with fascinating background reading. There are clear, easy-to-follow route descriptions and full colour detailed sketch maps for every walk. Each walk chapter is prefaced by a practical information panel and then a section with interesting information on what to look out for during the walk. Details of places to eat and drink are provided, including guidance for dog owners on where to walk and dog-friendly establishments.

The walk locations include: Caistor; Tealby; Donnington on Bain; Wainfleet; Saltfleet; Belchford; Bardney; Bloxholm; Daneshill Lakes; Clumber Park; Sherwood Forest; Southwell; Newstead Abbey; Eastwood; Lambley; East Bridgford; Belvoir; West Leake Hills; Bradgate Park; The National Forest, Market Bosworth; Foxton Locks; Medbourne; Burrough Hill; Frisby on the Wreake; Rutland Water; Exton; Stamford; Gedney Drove End; Oundle; Manea; Ely; Badby; Castle Ashby; Rockingham Forest; Paxton Pits; Wicken Fen; Ampthill; Harrold Odell Country Park; Harrold; Wimpole Hall.

What better way to spend a leisurely few hours than to drive to the countryside, stretch your legs and then visit a good pub for some fine food. The 40 circular routes in this book show how this can be done and take the walker through some of the most beautiful scenery in England.

In Northamptonshire there are walks from Bulwick, with its honey-coloured stone houses and thatched cottages; Stoke Bruerne, along an attractive stretch of the Grand Union Canal; and Walgrave, where the gently rolling landscape is dotted with woods, farms and streams.

Walks in Cambridgeshire include ones at Stilton, which passes the site of an ancient fort and that of an Anglo-Saxon village; Sutton Gault, along the New Bedford River; and Great Chishill, with sweeping views towards Cambridge and beyond.

Leicestershire boasts routes from Croxton Kerrial, over farmland peppered with copses and streams; the picturesque village of Hallaton, which is steeped in ancient tradition; and Dadlington, along a pretty stretch of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal. Rutland offers routes from the peaceful hamlet of Exton, which features two beautiful lakes; and from Upper Hambleton, around a circuit of the peninsula jutting out into Rutland Water.

The full walk locations are: Northamptonshire - Sulgrave; Welton; Great Brington; Eastcote; Stoke Bruerne; Sibbertoft; Sutton Bassett; Walgrave; Grendon; Woodford; Wadenhoe; Bulwick. Cambridgeshire - Barnack; Stilton; Leighton Bromswold; Kimbolton; Upwood; Boxworth; Barrington; Great Chishill; Hildersham; Fen Ditton; Reach; Sutton Gault; Guyhirn. Leicestershire and Rutland - Exton; Upper Hambleton; Wymondham; Croxton Kerrial; Redmile; Somerby; Hallaton; Grimston; Saddington; Cossington; Swinford; Dadlington; Long Whatton; Shackerstone; Donisthorpe.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide focuses on the area close to the Great North Road near the village of Stilton with eleven walks, varying in length from 4 miles to 11.5 miles, but the majority are about 6 miles in length.

The walk locations are: Yaxley; Lutton and Billing Brook; Little Gidding; Folksworth and Morborne; Stilton and Ashton Wold; Folksworth, Caldecote and Washingley; Woodwalton; Great Gidding and Alconbury Brook; Stilton and Glatton; Warmington and Miriam's Cover; Sawtry and site of Sawtry Abbey.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide focuses on the Nene at Peterborough with eight varied and interesting circular walks, mainly about 6 miles in length.

The walk locations are: Milton Park, South Bretton and Castor; Castor and Splash Dike; Ailsworth and Castor Hanglands; Blind Lane, Castor and Sutton; Ailsworth and Sutton Crossway; Ferry Meadows Country Park, Landy Green Way and Alwalton; Orton Mere, Ferry Meadows and Nene Valley Railway; Orton Mere - Bluebells and Boardwalks.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. The nine circular walks in this guide follow sections of the Torpel Way, a waymarked trail of 11 miles linking Peterborough with Stamford. The routes include some of the best countryside to be seen locally; serene agricultural land and charming villages.

The walk locations are: Torpel Manor, Helpston and Ashton; Helpston and Maxham's Green Road; Ermine Street, Wittering and Thornhaugh; Casewick Park, Uffington, Barholm and Tallington; Burghley Park, Stamford and Barnack; Welland Canal; Barnack and Southorpe; Ufford Oaks, Barnack, Bainton and Ufford; Peterborough and Belsize Wood; Stamford and River Gwash.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide focuses on the Nene at Wansford with eight varied and interesting circular walks, mainly about 6 miles in length.

The walk locations are: Wansford, Yanwell and Old Sulehay; Wansford and the Nene Horseshoe; Mostly Nene Way - Wansford, Yarwell, Elton, Warmington and Fotheringhay; Elton Park and Warmington; New Sulehay and Nassington; Yarwell Mill and Nassington; Wansford, Stibbington and Bunkers Hill; Water Newton and Elton.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide focuses on the rivers Cam and the Granta near Cambridge with ten varied and interesting circular walks, mainly about 6 miles in length.

The walk locations are: Via Devana - Stapleford; Cole's Bridge, Fulbourn; Fleam Dyke, Fen Ditton; Rowley Lane, Whittlesford and Sawston; Heath Road, Great Wilbraham and Bottisham; Coldham's Brook, Cherry Hinton and Fen Ditton; Shepreth, Meldreth and Barrington; Barrington and Haslingfield; Grantchester; Quy Water, Teversham.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide focuses on the Great Ouse in 'Huntingdonshire' with nine varied and interesting circular walks, averaging about 6 miles in length.

The walk locations are: Cook's Stream, Godmanchester and Hemmingford Abbots; Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon and Brampton; Hawkesden Leys, St Neots; Paxton Pits, Little Paxton; Diddington Brook and Diddington; Little Paxton Wood and Little Paxton; Hemingford Meadow, St Ives and Hemmingford Abbots; Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy; Holywell Ferry, fen Drayton and Fenstanton.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide covers the area around Grafham Water with nine varied and interesting circular walks, mainly about 6 miles in length.

The walk locations are: Madders Hill, Grafham; Midloe; Great Staughton and Staughton Moor; Spaldwick and Cockway Lane; Diddington and Buckden; Kimbolton and Fiddler's Acre; West Perry and Dillington; Hartham Street; Great Staughton, Stonley and Gimbers End.

Purchase this set of three 'Walking Close to' series guides and save on postage costs. The set comprises:

Walking Close to Cambridge

Walking close to Huntingdonshire

Walking Close to Grafham Water

Purchase this set of three 'Walking Close to' series guides and save on postage costs. The set comprises:

Walking Close to Peterborough

Walking close to The Torpel Way

Walking Close to Wansford