If you enjoy both walking and visiting country pubs this book should appeal. All the inns are in Gloucestershire and surrounded by excellent walking country. Every walk begins and ends at a particular pub. The 30 routes vary in length from 2 to 7 miles and each route is described in detail and has its own accompanying sketch map.

Stretching from the Severn to the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire offers a delightful mix for the walker. There are quiet strolls through the woodland of the Forest of Dean, and steeper routes up the Cotswold esacarpment at North Nibley, with birds-eye views across the Severn estuary to Wales. There are walks within easy reach of the ancient towns of Cirencester and Cheltenham, and rambles through picturesque villages, like Leighterton with its distinctive stone buildings, and the curiously named Tiltup's End. All 30 recommended pubs are described in full, with a photograph, and details include opening times, parking facilities, how to get there, food specialities and the range of ales.

The walk locations are: Forest of Dean, the Speech House; Brierley; Newent; Arlingham; Stone; North Nibley; Epney; Coaley; Ashleworth; Longford; Leighterton; Tiltup's End; Slad; Birdlip; Cleeve Hill; Ewen; Winchcombe; Brockhampton; Withington; Ford; Hazleton; Barnsley; Mickleton; Northleach; Quenington; Lower Swell; Blockley; Aldsworth; Fairford; Great Rissington.

Gloucestershire has almost everything to make it a delightful county for discovering on foot. Within its boundaries are exceptionally varied landscapes. The Cotswolds, a region of gentle hills, valleys and gem-like villages roll through the county. To their west is the Severn Plain, watershed of Britain's longest river, and characterised by orchards and farms marked out by hedgerows that blaze with mayflower in the spring. Beyond the Severn are the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley, a border country with a distinctive mix of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon traditions.

One of the AA County Walks series, this guide explores some of the best of Gloucestershire's varied countryside. It includes 50 themed walks of between 2 and 10 miles, each with fascinating background reading. Together they provide a balanced appreciation of Gloucestershire's character. 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: Adlestrop and Daylesford; Ditchfords; Windrush; Lechlade; Eastleaches; Sezincote and Bourton-on-the-Hill; Bourton-on-the-Water; Fairford; Blockley and Batsford; Mickleton; Chipping Campden; Condicote; Northleach; Guiting Power; Bibury; Coln Rogers; Hazleton and Salperton; Down Ampney; Cutsdean and Ford; Snowshill; Chedworth; South Cerney; Hailes Abbey; Winchcombe and Sudeley Castle; Brockhampton; Prestbury; Brimpsfield; Sapperton; Bisley; Tewkesbury; Painswick; Slad Valley; Chalford; Tetbury; Deerhurst; Ashleworth; Uley; Horton; Arlingham; Dymock; Brockweir; Forest of Dean.

This guide consists of a boxed pack of 20 laminated waterproof cards each containing full details for one walk. One side of the card gives a summary of the walk including grade, distance, time, height gain, terrain and refreshment possibilities plus full directions for route finding and details of local places of interest. The reverse side of the card has an Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale map with the walk route clearly highlighted. The pack also includes a 'user guide' listing of all the walks plus a plastic wallet to hold the card being used and provide even more protection from bad weather. The real benefit of this guide format is the ease of use and the durability of the weather-proof cards. The included OS Explorer mapping is also a real plus.

The walks, all classics, are as follows: The Windrush Valley from Minster Lovell Hall; Cotswold Water Park and Thames Path; Caudle Green from Brimpsfield; Leach Valley to Akeman Street from Southrop; Edgeworth and the Frome Valley from Miserdon; Golden Valley from Sapperton; Coln Valley and Arlington from Coln St Aldwyns; Chastleton and Cornwell from Adlestrop; The Rissingtons from Bourton-on-the-Water; Sherbourne Park water meadows and The Barringtons; Stanway and Shenberrow Hill from Stanton; Cooper's Hill from Cranham; Devil's Chimney from Severn Springs; Bredon Hill from Elmley Castle; Guiting Wood from Guiting Power; Dover's Hill and Broadway Tower from Broadway; Naunton and the Windrush Valley from Lower Slaughter; Belas Knap and Cleeve Hill from Winchcombe; Chedworth Roman Villa from Northleach; Hailes Abbey and Stumps Cross from Winchcombe.

One of the Jarrold Short Walks series for all the family. These lovely little guides are the ideal companion for short walks that can be enjoyed by all. Features include clear and easy to follow instructions; detailed Ordnance Survey Explorer mapping with the route clearly highlighted, and specially commissioned photographs. There are twenty routes to choose from, colour coded by length and difficulty; green for easy; blue for modest length with some climbing and red for more challenging walks, possibly with stiff climbs.

Walk locations are: Sherborne Park; Cirencester Town and Park; Eastleach Turville and Eastleach Martin; Misarden Park; Chedworth; Cleeve Hill; Leckhampton Hill; Sezincote from Bourton-on-the-Hill; Chastleton from Adlestrop; Haresfield Beacon; Minchinghampton Common; Snowshill; Batsford and Blockley; Lost Village of Widford from Burford; Farmington from Northleach; Woodchester Park; The Slaughters from Bourton-on-the-Water; Winchcombe from Hailes Abbey; Guiting Wood; Bibury and Coln St. Aldwyns.

One of the AA county walks series, this guide explores the best of the Cotswolds 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, including detailed sketch maps, for every walk. Information on what to look out for during the walk and places to eat and drink is provided, including guidance for dog owners on where to walk and dog-friendly establishments.

The walk locations include: Mickleton; Dumbleton Hill; Wormington; Broadway; Chipping Campden; The Campdens; Compton Wynyates; Edge Hill; Stanton; Snowshill; Blockley; Sezincote; The Ditchfords; Winchcombe; Belas Knap; Hailes Abbey; Cutsdean; Adlestrop; Chastleton; Prestbury; Guiting Power; Cornwell; Chipping Norton; Bourton-on-the-Water; Painswick; Brimpsfield; Northleach; Sherborne; Windrush; Wychwood; Slad Valley; Uley; Chalford; Bisley; Sapperton; Bibury; Burford; Minster Lovell; The Eastleaches; South Cerney; The Ampneys; Buscot; Cricklade; Sherston; Castle Combe; Box; Corsham; Lacock; Bradford-on-Avon; Avoncliffe; Holt.

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 café. With its rolling downland, meandering river valleys and ancient history the Cotswolds provides perfect walking landscape. In this volume of 20 circular routes, there are walks through the picturesque villages of Ilmington, Windrush and Bibury; up to the Broadway Tower from where thirteen counties can be seen; past the old airfield at Chedworth, built in 1942 and used as a satellite training base for spitfires; through Stow-on-the-Wold, at 800ft above sea level the highest town in the Cotswolds; and round the town of Painswick where, in 1608, one third of the men were working in the wool trade. Other routes offer the walker the chance to explore Sapperton, where Brunel's railway tunnel was opened in 1845, and Wotton-under-Edge where there is an Iron Age camp, a wood carpeted in bluebells in spring and a monument erected in 1866 to the memory of WilliamTyndale who translated the Bible into English. Many of the towns and villages visited en route are built from local stone, quarried from the Cotswolds where there are now lakes and ponds. These form natural habitats for many wetland birds such as the heron.

The walks vary in length between 2 and 5.5 miles and information such as how to get to the start and where to park are given. There are also photographs illustrating points of interest along the way and numbered sketch maps, which correspond to the numbered paragraphs in the text so that walkers can see at a glance where they are.

The walk locations are: Ilmington; Chipping Campden; Blockley; Broadway; Moreton-in-Marsh; Winchcombe; Stow-on-the-Wold; Guiting Power; Cleeve Hill; Bourton-on-the-Water; Northleach; Windrush; Chedworth; Painswick; Burford; Bibury; Sapperton; Dursley; Cotswold Water Park; Wotton-under-Edge.

This little guide contains 15 walks which have been devised by knowledegable local ramblers to provide a reliable source of facinating walks in the beautiful Cotswold countryside. The book is well thought out, with each walk having clear instructions cross-referenced to a sketch map on the same two-page spread. This makes life easier if you are walking in wet weather and want to slip the guide into a weatherproof mapcase. As an additional feature, each walk has an illustration drawn by local artist Peter Rooke espeacially for the guide. The walks vary in length from 2 to 14 miles and some have several options of different length.

The walk locations are: Painswick Beacon and Cranham; Shortwood; Miserden; Bisley; Eastington; Cowcombe Hill; Minchinghampton; Stinchcombe Hill; Cam Peak; Owlpen; Wotton-under-Edge; Beverston Castle; Wortley.

If you enjoy both walking and visiting country pubs this book should appeal. All the inns are in the Cotswolds and surrounded by excellent walking country. Every walk begins and ends at a particular pub. They vary in length from 2 to 6.5 miles and each route is described in detail with its own accompanying sketch map.

There are walks in secluded river valleys and easy going ascents to spots with panoramic views. The routes explore some of the Cotswolds' attractive and historic villages such as Snowshill, Naunton and Broadway and the area's elegant towns such as Painswick and Chipping Campden. All 30 pubs are described and details include their history and character, speciality menus and their range of ales.

The walk locations are: Chipping Campden; Broadway; Snowshill; Stanton; Winchcombe; Naunton; Brockhampton; Coberley; Cold Aston; Northleach; Chedworth; North Cerney; Coln St Aldwyns; Southrop; Cerney Wick; Coates; Sapperton; Cranham; Minchinhampton Common; Uley; Kingscote; Waterley Bottom; Hillsley; Sherston; Old Sodbury; Castle Combe; Ford; Lansdown Hill; Avoncliff; Freshford.

The purpose of 'Discovery Walks' is to offer more than simple walk descriptions. Concentrating on the Cotswold heartland, this book of 20 walks avoids the obvious routes in favour of quieter footpaths; even the keenest local walker will find something new to discover. These are well planned and tested routes with plenty to see along the way: ancient monuments, natural history, landscape features and the architectural gems of the area. There are introductions to the towns or villages from where the walks start, with interesting nuggets of local history and folklore.

The walks give equal prominence to the natural landscape and the built environment, reflecting the harmony between the two. Readers are encouraged to explore the beautiful villages and historic market towns in the Cotswolds as well as the open wold. This book is not just for the car-based walker; every walk is easily accessible by public transport with full details of local bus and train services.

Julie Meech lives in Worcestershire, on the edge of the cotswolds, an area she knows well. A photographer and writer, she is a member of the Outdoor Writers Guild.

This book is designed for those who enjoy a short, exhilarating walk combined with a meal or drink in a country pub. The wals vary in length between 2 nad 5 miles and each route is described in detail, including information on how to get to the start, where to park and what can be seen while walking. In addition there is a sketch map of the route and a brief history and photograph of the pub. The pubs have been hand-picked for their excellence; good food and drink, good service and, in some cases, good facilities for children.

The walks themselves cover many different types of terrain. There are rambles in secluded river valleys as at Withington, Slad, Sapperton and Cold Ashton, and also high up in the hills as at Stanton, South Woodchester, North Nibley and Hawkesbury. Several picturesque villages and towns are explored too, such as Bourton-on-the-Water, Bibury, Painswick and Castle Combe.

The full list of 20 walk locations is as follows: Blockley; Stanton; Ford; Bourton-on-the-Water; Little Barrington; Withington; Kilkenny; Edge; Slad; Sapperton; Bibury; Ampney Crucis; South Woodchester; Hyde; North Nibley; Didmarton; Hawkesbury Upton; Old Sodbury; Castle Combe; Cold Ashton.

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. Each route, starting and finishing at or near a recommended pub, is between 3 and 7 miles in length and takes the walker through some of the most beautiful scenery in England.

Around Bristol and Bath there are routes starting at Hawkesbury Upton, with its many fine stone cottages and houses; Monkton Farleigh and the nearby Brown's Folly Nature Reserve; Kelston and its lofty Round Hill; Litton, whose two reservoirs are a haven for wildfowl; and a spectacular coastal walk at Sand Bay and Middle Hope.

Somerset offers walks through the beautifully wooded Exford Valley; Westonzoyland and the site of the Battle of Sedgemoor; Montacute, with its grand mansion and country park; South Cadbury, whose castle is believed to be the site of Camelot; and Bruton, with fine views across to Alfred's Tower.

Gloucestershire has routes from Awre, which is listed in the Domesday Book; Uley, with its fine Cotswold hill fort; Stanton, which boasts exceptional views of the Malvern and Shropshire hills; Coln St Aldwyns, with its delightful ivy-clad cottages; and Tirley, which follows the Severn Navigation.

The full walk locations are: Bristol & Bath Region - Kewstoke; Rowberrow; Priddy; Wookey Hole; Litton; Mells; Wellow; Freshford; Monkton Farleigh; Kelston; Marshfield; Castle Combe; Old Sodbury; Littleton upon Severn; Hawkesbury Upton. Somerset - Exford; Wheddon Cross; Winsford; Kilve; Triscombe; Combwich; Creech St Michael; Westonzoyland; Long Sutton; Montacute; South Cadbury; Bruton. Gloucestershire - Ham; Purton; Awre; Uley; Sapperton; Coln St Aldwyns; Chedworth; Painswick; Glasshouse; Tirley; Brockhampton; Bourton-on-the-Water; Stanton.

Water always adds interest to a walk and the Cotswolds are fortunate in having many waterways to explore. There are the rivers Avon, Coln, Evenlode and Windrush and, of course, the Thames at its source. The Kennet & Avon Canal, the Thames and Severn Canal, By Brook and the Cotswold Water Park provide additional waterside paths. These routes, together with the sweeping hillsides, lush meadows and stone cottages take in some of the most beautiful scenery to be found in England.

The 20 circular routes in this book are all between 2 and 7 miles in length. Each carefully described walk includes information such as how to get to the start, where to park and where to go for refreshments. All the walks are based on a good local pub. For greater clarity, the route descriptions are divided into numbered paragraphs which correspond with numbers on the accompanying sketch maps. There are also separate sections about places of interest nearby such as Cotswold Farm Park, home to rare breed conservation including Gloucester Old Spot pigs; Buscot Park, a National Trust property; Bath's Roman Baths and a variety of museums including the American museum and Stroud museum.

The walk locations are: Naunton; Bledington; Bourton-on-the-Water; Burford; Chedworth; North Cerney; Bibury; Southrop; Buscot; Lechlade; Fairford; South Cerney; Kemble; Sapperton; Chalford and Golden Valley; Malmesbury; Luckington; Castle Combe; Box; Kennet and Avon Canal near Bath.

A book of circular walks in countryside unspoilt by time. Each one offers a chance to view the daily life of riverbank animals, birds and fish. From the secret worlds of badger and deer, the mysterious life of the water vole, the busy dance of the dipper, the flight of the kingfisher and patient hunting of the heron to the watery life of the trout. Cotswold River Walks brings you all of all these and more.

Today's popular watering spots for visitors include Bourton-on-the-Water, The Slaughters, Winchcombe and Burford, all of which are featured in this book along with twelve other picturesque places. The book is dedicated to those rivers with magical names including the Churn, the Windrush, the Leach, the Thames or Isis and to the footpaths and bridleways that accompany them. Each circular walk takes the rambler along a stretch of the river, allowing plenty of time to discover the hidden charms of the area. Many offer the opportunity to picnic by the quiet waters or just sit and watch the riverside wildlife at rest or play.

The walk locations are: Cirencester; Fairford via East End; Winchcombe; Fairford; Southrop and Eastleach; Lechlade; Buscott and Kelmscott; Bourton-on-the-Water and Little Rissington; Bledington and Kingham; Withington and Chedworth Roman Villa; Upper Slaughter and Bourton-on-the-Water; Burford and Swinbrook; Kelmscott and Radcott; Bibury and Coln St Aldwyn; Guiting Power and Naunton; Great Barrington.

This Jarrold-Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and beyond. Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed 1:25,000 scale maps from Ordnance Survey and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 colour-coded routes to choose from, 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. Details are included for useful organisations, refreshment stops and places to leave your car. Although we always recommend taking the appropriate OS Explorer or Outdoor Leisure map on all walks, in the case of the Pathfinder Guides this mapping is included, with the route clearly outlined in yellow.

The majority of the routes are in Gloucestershire although the Oxfordshire Cotswolds and the southern escarpment on the Avon/Wiltshire border are also covered. Walks based on the following locations are included. Adlestrop, Cornwell and Oddington; Bath and Claverton Down; Bibury and the river Coln; Blenheim Park; Blockley and Norcombe Wood; Bourton-on-the-Water, The Slaughters and Naunton; Bredon Hill; Brimpsfield and Syde; Broadway and Broadway Tower; Burford Fullbrook and Widford; Castle Combe; Chedworth and Withington; Chipping Campden and Dover's Hill; Cleeve Common; Cooper's Hill and Buckholt Wood; Dyrham Park and West Littleton; The Guitings and Guiting Wood; Haresfield Beacon and Standish Wood; Slad; Minchinghampton Common; Minster Lovell and the river Windrush; Northleach and Hampnett; The Rollright Stones; Sapperton and Daneway; Stanton, Stanway and Snowshill; Winchcombe, Hailes Abbey and Sudeley Castle; Wotton-under-Edge and Coombe Hill; Wychwood Forest.

This second Pathfinder title on the Cotswolds covers the same area as the first title, except that it is extended slightly westward to include two walks in the Vale of Severn, thus adding variety to the selection of routes. Nowhere else in the country do the works of nature and the works of man appear to be in greater harmony than in the Cotswolds, There are other parts of England that posses more dramatic scenery and there are equally attractive villages in other regions, but here is a combination of idyllic stone villages and small towns set amidst a gently rolling countryside that is without parallel and quintessentially English.

Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed 1:25,000 scale maps from Ordnance Survey and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 colour-coded routes to choose from, 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. Details are included for useful organisations, refreshment stops and places to leave your car.

The walk locations are: Adlestrop, Evenlode and Chastleton; Saltford and Avon Valley; Banbury; Brockhampton and Whittington; Charlbury; Chipping Campden; Cirencester and Duntisbourne Valley; Crickley Hill; Deerhurst and Apperley; Dursley, Uley and Owlpen; Edgeworth; Frocester Hill and Nympsfield; Lechlade and Kelmscott; Longborough and Bourton-on-the-Hill; Eastleach Turville; Malmesbury; Milton under Wychwood; Miserden and Winstone; Northleach and Farmington; Painswick; Robins Wood Hill; Seven Springs and Churn Valley; Sharpness and Berkeley; Sherborne and river Windrush; Somerford Keynes; Stow-on-the-Wold and Donnington; Tetbury and Westonbirt; Cerney Wick and Cotswold Water Park.

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 of 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 (in order of length): Tewkesbury; Fairford; Moreton-in-Marsh and Batsford; Wroxton and Drayton; Evesham and the River Avon; Broadway and Buckland; Upton and the River Severn; Wellesbourne, Hampton Lucy and Charlecote Park; Brailes Hill; Edge Hill; Mickleton and the Hidcotes; Bourton-on-the-Water and the Rissingtons; The Barringtons and Windrush; Otmoor; Alcester and Coughton Court; Aston Cantlow and Wilmcote; Barnsley Park and the Coln Valley; Bledington, Westcote and Icomb; Elmley Castle and the Combertons; Bretforton and Honeybourne; Welcombe Hills and Snitterfield; Cold Aston, Notgrove and Turkdean; Ilmington and Ebrington; Warwick and the Grand Union Canal; Welford-on-Avon, Barton and Dorsington; Hay Wood, Rowington and Baddesley Clinton; Stratford-upon-Avon and the Stour Valley; Burton Dassett Hills and surrounding villages.

This book provides an original approach to walking which will appeal equally to lovers of literature and landscape. Strolling in and around the glorious Cotswolds and the historic Forest of Dean can be made even more enjoyable with the help of this book. It contains 40 delightful circular strolls, none longer than 3 miles, with each one following in the footsteps od a different literary figure. These include poets, novelists, essayists and naturalists, many of whom, such as Jane Austen, William Cobbett, John Betjeman, Laurie Lee and Dennis Potter enjoy a special place in English literature. Each stroll described has clear route directions, a helpful sketch map, concise notes on literary connections and suggestions for background reading.

The book is divided into sections for easy reference, with outline maps showing all the starting points. The sections are: Tewkesbury and Winchcombe - Kemerton, Willersley, Broadway, Stanway, Taddington, Ford, Prescott. Moreton-in-Marsh and Stow-on-the-Wold - Upper Ditchford, Sezincote, Upper Slaughter, Adlestrop, Daylesford, Kingham, Idbury. Cheltenham - Leckhampton, Crickley Hill, Pinswell, Withington. Burford and Lechlade - Asthall, Ducklington, Filkins, Southrop, Kelmscott. Cirencester - Duntisbourne Rouse, Far Oakridge, Sapperton, Ablington. Stroud - Stockend, Sheepscombe, Slad, Woodchester, Watledge. Newent and Forest of Dean - Leddington, May Hill, Brierley, Green Bottom, Christchurch, Minsterworth. How many corresponding literary figures can you guess?

Gordon Ottewell lives in the Cotswolds. He is a regular contributor to 'Cotswold Life' magazine, leads walking tours in the area and has written a number of books on exploring the region.

From the broad riverside meadows of the Herefordshire plain and the soaring limestone cliffs of the lower gorge near Chepstow to the industrial heritage of the Forest of Dean in the east and the far-reaching views of the Trellech plateau in the west, Ben Giles' 40 circular routes offer a refreshing introduction to the picturesque landscape of the Wye Valley, one of the most varied places in Britain to explore on foot.

The walk locations are as follows: Herefordshire Lowlands and the Woolhope Dome - Mordiford; Woolhope and Marcle Hill; Holme Lacy; Fownhope and Capler Camp; Ballingham; King's Caple; Ross-on-Wye and Chase Wood. Archenfield and the Monnow and Trothy Valleys - Kilpeck; Garren Valley and Orcop Hill; Garway Hill and Jack O'Kent; Skenfrith and Llanrothal; the Trothy and the lost abbey; Monmouth and King's Wood; Dingestow. Wye Gorge - Coppet Hill and Coldwell Rocks; English Bicknor; King Arthur's Cave and the Seven Sisters; Redbrook; Whitebrook; Cleddon Falls and Catbrook; Brockweir; Devil's Pulpit; Eagle's Nest and Tintern; Chepstow Castle to Piercefield; Cliffs of Lancaut. Forest of Dean - Lydbrook; Kymin and the Buckstone; Welshbury Fort; Speech House; Soudley Bridge; St Briavels; Woolaston Ridge. Trellech to Chepstow Plateau - Cwmcarfan; Beacon Hill; Trellech and Hygga; Wolvesnewton and Gaer Fawr; Devauden and Chepstow Park Wood; St Arvans and Itton Court; Gray Hill.

This booklet describes 6 enjoyable circular walks of varying length in the wooded countryside which surrounds Tintern village. Each walk provides splendid views and enables visitors to appreciate the same countryside which first attracted fashionable 'Wye Tourists' in the 18th century. This is an area rich in history, the great Cistercian Abbey close the River Wye being the most obvious attraction. The maze of narrow lanes, tracks, bridleways and paths allow many less obvious attractions to be savoured, including overgrown sites once associated with long vanished local industries, whose relics can still be seen on several of the walks, particularly along the Angidy Valley.

The walk themes and locations are as follows: Boat Builders of Brockweir; On the Trail of the Flower Patch - Brockweir Bridge and Sylvan House; The monks Walk - St Michael's Church and Tintern Abbey; Offa's Dyke and Brockweir; Devil's Pulpit walk; Chapel Hill and Barbadoes Wood. The guide gives directions and additional information about features of interest relating to the route supported by colour photographs and sketch maps.

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 of 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 (in order of length): Newland; White Castle; Newent and Acorn Wood; King's Caple, Sellack and Hoarwithy; Abbey Dore and Ewyas Harold; New Fancy and Mallards Pike Lake; Wynd Cliff; Chepstow and Lancaut; Mordiford and Haugh Wood; Wench Ford, Danby Lodge and Blackpool Bridge; Skenfrith and Garway; Hay-on-Wye, Mouse Castle Wood and Cusop; Hereford and Dinedor Hill; Ruardean and Astonbridgehill Inclosure; Goodrich Castle; Tidenham Chase and Wintour's Leap; Ross-on-Wye and Penyard Hill; Dymock and Kempley Green; Newnham, Blaize Bailey and Soudley Ponds; Fownhope, Brockhampton and Capler Camp; Monmouth and the Kymin; Tintern Abbey and the Devil's Pulpit; Speech House, Cannop Ponds and Edge End; Bredwardine, Arthur's Stone and Dorstone; Sugar Loaf; St Briavel's and Hewelsfield; Llanthony Priory and Hatterrall Hill; Symonds Yat and Highmeadow Woods.

This book describes ten walks in glorious Gloucestershire. It covers an area south west of the M50 and M5, from Tewkesbury to Ruardean. The theme is history; village churches in particular with, where necessary, a description of the main features. Other places of interest to walker and visitor alike are also mentioned, for example Tewkesbury's Abbey and alleys, the Cathedral, Beatrix Potter Museum and docks in Gloucester.

A sketch map is included with each walk, though these are no substitute for the OS maps of the area. Many of the walks include long and short options and range from easy to quite demanding; an easy mile at Ashleworth, up to ten miles around Newent and Upleadon; enough, hopefully, to satisfy most people.

The walk locations are: Tewkesbury and Deerhurst; Forthampton and Chaceley; Staunton and Tirley; Pauntley and Redmarley; Ashleworth and Hasfield; Gloucester; Newent and Upleadon; Churcham and Bulley; Mitcheldean and Abenhall; Ruardean.

The walks in this guide are designed to provide an introduction to the walking possibilities in the countryside around Cheltenham. All are circuitous so that a car can be parked at the point where the walk begins and ends. Where it is possible to reach the starting point by bus, information is provided.

Some of the walks, inevitably, overlap a little, but repetition is only a fraction of any one walk. It is hoped that each of the walks has its own character and its own highlights, but that overall the walks contrive to give an insight into many of the charms of the Cheltenham area. Efforts have been made to say something about what the walker is passing by and for those who prefer their walks to be accomplished at a leisurely pace, pubs have been noted where they arise. The going is not particularly hard, but there are a few reasonably steep slopes. Sketch maps accompany the text, but the OS Explorer map is recommended.

The chapter headings are: The Cotswold Way; Cotswold Quarries; Leckhampton and Devil's Chimney; Upland Walkway to Kilkenny; Cleeve Common and Postlip Hall, Cleeve, Sudeley and Winchcombe; Leckhampton, Cobberley and Seven Springs; Woodland and Pasture from Charlton Kings to Dowdeswell.

This short guide is designed to give the walker an appreciation of the wealth of historic sites which can be visited in the Cheltenham area. At the same time the routes provide the enjoyment of travelling through delightful Cotswold countryside. The text provides directions and also desribes the places visited and tells a little of their history. Illustrated sketch maps are included.

The walk locations are: The Rollright Stones; Nibley Knoll and Brackenbury Ditches; Crickley Hill; Belas Knap; Coopers Hill; Tunnel house and The Round House; Norbury Camp; Coaley Peak; South Cerney; Stumps Cross and Hailes Abbey.

Chipping Campden rests on the northern edge of the Cotswolds in such perfect harmony with its surroundings that one could not imagine a more fitting location. Naturally, this oyster of a town has much to offer the discerning walker. Many architectural pearls, including a magnificent church, are held tightly within its grasp.

Three walks are defined: the first explores Campden, a relaxed wander amidst built history. Walk two goes via the Cotswold Way to Dovers Hill. The modest ascent is worth the effort for the views, which are first-rate. Then follows two options, short and long.The former looks at the Kiftsgate Stone before returning to base. The latter treks north to Aston Subedge, passing a Manor House with Dovers Hill connections. Next it strikes west to Weston-sub-Edge and the church of St Lawrence before returning steeply to the western end of Dovers Hill. The third walk describes a circle, level and brief, around Broad Campden.

Stow has been the focus of north Cotswold rural life since its foundation by the monks of Evesham Abbey, no little enhanced by its splendidly elevated situation upon a high Cotswold ridge. A radial network of eight ancient regional trade routes with varying degrees of present-day importance, stem from the town like the spokes of a wagon wheel. As a result visitors seeking to explore the immediate countryside can, given a modicum of road walking, swiftly discover the peace and joy of a richly rewarding and characteristically Cotswold landscape.

This booklet describes a circular route around Stow of eight gently undulating miles, with several link option to provide shorter walks. The walk begins at Stow Square and includes the villages of Broadwell, Upper Swell, Lower Swell and Maugersbury.

For visitors new to the Cotswolds there must be a prosaic charm in discovering on the map the villages of Upper and Lower Slaughter, near Bourton-on-the-Water. In benign simplicity the Saxon place-names allude to 'the valley of the marsh'. The marsh is largely tamed and under manorial rule the agricultural villages have come down the ages to us in tidy homogeneous order, as befits the setting. Throughout England village pairs exist, but few, if any, embody more surely the sense of rural picturesque than the Slaughters.

This little guide describes six circular walks all beginning from the door of the Old Mill in Lower Slaughter. The walks are: (1) Upper Slaughter and Hollow Bottom; (2) Slaughter Vale - a casual stroll around the two villages; (3) Upper Slaughter and Buckle Street; (4) Bourton-on-the-Water; (5) Rivers Eye and Dikler; (6) Stow-on-the-Wold.