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: Rufford Country Park; Harlow Wood; Wollaton Park; Thieves Wood; Creswell Crags; Nottingham Canal; Bestwood Country Park; Southwell Trail; Clumber Park; Attenborough Nature Reserve; Sherwood Forest; Clumber Lake; Warsop Vale; Sherwood Pines Forest Park; Clumber Woodlands; Maun Valley and Spa Ponds; Birklands and Edwinstowe; Greasley and Beauvale; Farnsfield and Robin Hood Hill; Eakring and Robin Hood Way.

This Jarrold-Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout the region covered. 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 walks cover Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire including routes based around the following locations. Badby, Everden and Fawsley Park; Blyth; Bosworth Battlefield; Bothamsall and Conjure Alders; Bottesford and the Grantham Canal; Bradgate Park and Beacon Hill; Burrough Hill Fort and the Dalby Hills; Clumber Park; Sherwood Forest Country Park; Foxton Locks and the Laughton Hills; Geddington Chase; Hallaton; Harlestone and the Bringtons; King's Cliff and Westhay Wood; Kirby Hall and Deene Park; Manor Hills and Welbeck Park; Nene Valley villages and Old Sulehay Forest; Newstead Abbey and Fountain Dale; Laxton; Oundle; Paulersbury and Whittlewood Forest; Rutland Water; Salcey Forest; Southwell; Hungarton; West Leake Hills.

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 describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to the River Trent near Nottingham. The walks are between 4 and 9 miles in length.

The locations are: Kegworth and Ratcliffe Cut; Hoveringham Mill, Caythorpe and Gunthorpe; Kneeton and Occupation Lane; Ruddington Moor and Bradmore; Burton Joyce and Cocker Beck; Stoke Badolph and Stoke Lock; Lambley and Upper Dumble; Kinoulton, Vimy Ridge and Hickling; Cotgrave Forest; Gotham, Thrumpton and Gotham Hill.

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 describes twelve varied and interesting circular walks within the Sherwood Forest area. The walks are between 4 and 9 miles in length.

The locations are: Ravenshead and Newstead Park; Edwinstowe and the Major Oak; Clipstone and Vicar Water Country Park; Blidworth and Friar Tuck's Well; Clumber Park; Langwith and Scarcliffe Park; Market Warsop and The Lings; Sherwood Pines Forest Park; Market Warsop and Mansfield Woodhouse; Lidgett and Rufford Country Park; Hexgreave Park and Edingley; Meden Vale and Hazel Gap.

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 describes twelve varied and interesting circular walks within the Dukeries, the northern part of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. The walks are between 5 and 9 miles in length.

The locations are: Lindrick Dale, South Anston; Market Warsop; Clumber Park; Broughton Brake, Walesby; Cresswell Crags, Cresswell; Chequer Bridge, Ranby; Swinston Hill Wood, Woodsetts; Hanger Hill Drive, Edwinstowe; Pleasley Vale, Shirebrook; Rhodesia and Shireoaks; The Meden and the Maun, Bothamsall.

If you enjoy both walking and visiting country pubs this book should appeal. All the inns are in Nottinghamshire and surrounded by excellent walking country. Every walk begins and ends at a particular pub. The 30 routes vary in length from 3.5 to 7 miles and each route is described in detail and has its own accompanying sketch map.

There are walks along riverbanks and canal towpaths, through woodland and over gentle hills with wonderful panoramic views. The routes explore some of the county's prettiest villages and visit places of interest such as Sherwood Forest, the Attenborough Nature Reserve at Beeston and the glorious apple orchards of Southwell. All 30 pubs serve good food and details given include their speciality menus and range of ales, together with a flavour of their history and character.

The walk locations are: Misterton; Everton; Carlton in Lindrick; Hayton; Laneham; Elkesley; Nether Langwith; Walesby; Harby; Laxton; Old Clipstone; Bilsthorpe; Kirkby in Ashfield; Blidworth; Upton; Southwell; Moorgreen; Thurgarton; Epperstone; Caythorpe; Radcliffe on Trent; Wiford; Beeston; Cotgrave; Colston Bassett; Kinoulton; Gotham; Hickling; Wysall; Zouch.

Walking books which match an exhilarating ramble with a nearby pub serving good food and drink have become, over the past ten years or so, one of the most popular forms of footpath guides. Until now most of the walks in these guides have tended to be between 2 and 7 miles in length. Here is a pub walks book with routes that are a little longer at 7.5 to 12 miles, and a little more adventurous and challenging, leaving those who complete them with a real sense of achievement.

The 20 circular routes in this volume offer a wealth of places to see and explore. There is a stroll along the banks of the Trent to the Skylarks Nature Reserve; far reaching views across neighbouring counties from the Maplebeck viewpoint; a visit to National Trust owned Clumber Park; stretches of the Robin Hood Way in the forests of Sherwood and Walesby; and a ramble around Annesley, the area once described by D.H. Lawrence as 'the country of my heart'. Other routes include Clifton, long regarded as one of Nottinghamshire's prettiest villages; an opportunity to visit Warsop Mill situated by the River Meden; the beautiful Japanese gardens at Pureland; and Laxton, the last place in the country to retain the medieval three-field system of agriculture.

Each walk description includes details of how to get to the start, where to park and where to stop for refreshments. The sketch maps have numbers which correspond with the numbered paragraphs in the text and there is information on the area's history, flora and fauna.

The walk locations are: Gotham; West Leake and the Soar Valley; Wysall and Willoughby; Grantham Canal, Cotgrave and the Vale of Belvoir; Holme Pierrepont; Hoveringham to Morton; Trowell, Strelley and Cossall; Annesley and Bagthorpe; Blidworth; Southwell and Oxton; Kirklington and Hockerton; Pulpit Ash and Rufford Park; Laxton; Walesby; Meden Vale and Cuckney; Clumber Park and Elkesley; Spalford Warren; Sutton and Redford; Langold, Blyth and Hodsock; Gringley.

The 30 walks in this all colour guide combine some of the most beautiful scenery in Nottinghamshire with the opportunity to enjoy a meal and a drink in a good local pub. All the strolls are under 4 miles in length and are suitable for families and all age groups. There is information about how to get to the start, where to park and places to visit nearby. In addition there are photographs of the pubs and sights along the way, and maps with numbering to match the text for greater clarity.

The book offers a wealth of places to explore. There is the picturesque village of Colston Bassett in the Vale of Belvoir; Woodborough, with its gently rolling hills and fertile farmland, known for its market gardening; Blidworth, home of the Robin Hood legend and birthplace of Maid Marion; and Carlton, with its mill and cast iron waterwheel. To this must be added strolls around Watnall where every August farmers and country lovers flock in their thousands to Moorgreen Show and where, at one time, the author D. H. Lawrence was a familiar figure; Sutton-on-Trent, with its annual 'gait-letting' ceremony; and Wheatley with its sheep rearing and arable tradition and a reputation for growing strawberries.

The walk locations are: Sutton Bonington; Gotham; Clifton; Normanton on the Wolds; Cotgrave; Cropwell Bishop; Colston Bassett; Cossall; Watnall; Bagthorpe; Calverton; Woodborough; Lowdham; Farndon; Edingley; Blidworth Bottoms; Forest Town; Norwell; Sutton on Trent; Besthorpe; Edwinstowe; Egmanton; Nether Langwith; East Drayton; Church Laneham; Clarborough; Carlton in Lindrick; North Wheatley; Scaftworth; Misterton.

This guide, featuring 25 gentle walks for all the family, is the perfect way to discover Nottinghamshire's finest countryside. Follow the exploits of Robin Hood and his Merry Men through the wooded glades of Sherwood Forest around Edwinstowe, Ollerton and Worksop. Visit the country parks at Rufford Abbey and Clumber Park. See Southwell Minster, Creswell Crags and many more attractions based on the most famous towns of the county.

The walks range from two to nine miles. Detailed walking instructions, clear sketch maps and attractive photographs add to your enjoyment. Naturally each route contains details of a charming tea shop where you can enjoy a delicious home-made afternoon tea.

The walk locations are: Worksop; Retford; Welbeck Estate; Clumber Park; Bothamsall; Walesby; Teversal; Edwinstowe and Sherwood Forest; Ollerton Watermill; Kirton; Rufford Country Park; Ravenshead; Southwell; Newark-on-Trent; Calverton; Greasley; Woodborough; Lambley; Hoveringham; Bleasby; Trowell; Radcliffe on Trent; Langar; Ruddington; East Leake.

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 Derbyshire there are walks starting at Ladybower Reservoir with its 6.1 billion gallons of water; Shirley, which includes part of the Bonnie Prince Charlie Walk; West Hallam where a variety of wildfowl can be seen and Melbourne with its ancient Swarkestone Bridge.

Nottinghamshire offers routes from Hayton alongside the Chesterfield Canal; Ravenshead which visits Newstead Park, once the home of Lord Byron; Colston Bassett with its ancient church ruins; and Nether Langwith which follows part of the Robin Hood Way.

Walks in Lincolnshire include Surfleet in the fens with its tilting church spire; Scopwick and its pretty Royal Oak pub; Redbourne with an illustrious history dating back to medieval times; and Thornton Curtis with its spectacular 12th century abbey.

The full walk locations are: Derbyshire - Ladybower Reservoir; Bretton, near Foolow; Tideswell; Kelstedge; Heath; Hartington; Carsington Water; Ambergate; Shirley; West Hallam; Mackworth; Melbourne; Coton in the Elms. Nottinghamshire - West Stockwith; Langold Country Park; Hayton; Church Laneham; Clumber Park; Nether Langwith; Edwinstowe; Laxton; Collingham; Ravenshead; Southwell; Awsworth; Attenborough; Colston Bassett. Lincolnshire - Surfleet; Grimsthorpe; South Witham; Oasby; Long Bennington; Aubourn; Scopwick; Belchford; Donington on Bain; Covenham; Redbourne; Owston Ferry; Thornton Curtis.