The 30 Sparkling Short Walks follow the route of the North Cotswold Diamond Way. The 60 mile Diamond Way was devised in 1995 by the North Cotswold Group to celebrate 60 years of the Ramblers' Association, its Diamond Jubilee. The first book, North Cotswold diamond Way (above), was intended for walkers who wanted to progress round a long linear walk in stages. This book still follows the route of the Diamond Way, but as 30 easy circular walks.

The route was specially designed to go through some of the many delightful small villages with their golden stone cottages and welcoming pubs. Most of these serve lunches. The terrain is varied and interesting, sometimes across open fields with stone walls, often through little spinneys or along banks of streams. There are no really steep climbs as the hills are gently undulating and provide very pleasant views. As far as possible lesser known footpaths have been used.

The guide provides detailed directions and sketch maps with the route highlighted in orange. The walk starting locations are: Moreton in Marsh; Aston Magna; Paxford; Ebrington; Chipping Campden; Broad Campden; Blockley; Hinchwick Manor; Crabs Corner; Toddington; Temple Guiting; Guiting Power; Notgrove; Northleach; Farmington; Bourton-on-the-Water; Wyck Rissington; Icomb; Bledington; Oddington; Addlestrop; Evenlode.