This book contains 43 walks, all with detailed Ordnance Survey based maps, clear route directions and full descriptions of the sights passed en route, as well as stimulating background on local history and wildlife. The guide has all the comprehensive detail, authority and high quality production you would expect from the Rough Guides stable. This is an essential handbook for walkers who want to explore London and the south east.

The walks range from short strolls in inner London to extended rural hikes throughout south east England, covering areas as far afield as the New Forest, the South Downs and the Fens. A number of the routes can be combined into two day walks if you want to make a weekend of it. All the walks are designed to be accessible using public transport and all feature recommended lunch stops.

The guide is divided into ten chapters covering different areas, each with a selection of walks. Some of these walks explore sections of long distance footpaths. Inner London - 10 walks. The North Downs - Box Hill; Guildford to Compton; Gomshall; Pilgrim's Way. The Weald - Eden Valley; Greensand Way; High Weald Walk; Bayham Abbey. The South Downs - Along the Arun; Cissbury Ring; Mount Cabern; South Down Way. The Saxon Shore - Saxon Shore Way; 1066 Country Walk; Chichester Harbour. The North Wessex Downs - Ridgeway; the Downs; Stonehenge; New Forest. The Thames Valley - Windsor Great Park; Thames towpath and Chiltern Way; Roman Silchester. The Chilterns - Misbourne Valley; northern Chilterns; Ivinghoe Beacon; Blenheim Palace. Bedfordshire - Lea Valley Way; St Albans and around; Woburn Estate. Essex, Cambridge and the Fens - Along the River Stort; Uttlesford; Along the Cam; the Fens.

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 walks in this book show how this can be done. Each route, starting and finishing at or near a recommended pub, is between 3.5 and 7 miles in length and takes the walker through some of the most attractive and contrasting scenery these three counties have to offer.

In Bedfordshire there are routes through the grounds of Woburn Abbey and along the grand Union Canal. There is a waterside walk from Broom along the river Ivel and from Milton Ernest there are excellent views of the Great Ouse Valley. Buckinghamshire offers walks with spectacular views of the Vale of Aylesbury and glorious scenery from Clifton Reynes. There are also routes through the picturesque villages of Bledlow and Hambledon. Walks in Hertfordshire include one from the fine cathedral city of St Albans and the small village of Ardeley with its pretty village green.Other walks include the village of Ayot St Lawrence and Hadham Cross with its timber framed houses. All the walks include full detailed route directions and a sketch map.

The walk locations are: Bedfordshire - Old Linslade; Woburn; Turvey; Milton Ernest; Milton Bryan; Toddington; Studham; Thurleigh; Keysoe; Ireland; Shillington; Broom. Buckinghamshire - Brill; Chackmore; Quainton; Long Crendon; Waddesdon; Newton Longville; Clifton Reynes; Soulbury; Bledlow; Hambleden; Downley; Parslow's Hillock; Butlers Cross; Mentmore. Hertfordshire - Long Marston; Sarratt; Winkwell; Harpenden; St Albans; Tea Green; Ayot St Lawrence; Preston; Weston; Old Knebworth; Little Berkhamsted; Tewin; Ardeley; Hadham Cross.

What better way to spend a leisurely few hours than to drive to the countryside, stretch you legs and then visit a good pub for some fine food. The 40 circular walks in this book show how this can be done. Each route, starting and finishing at a recommended pub, is between 3 and 8 miles in length and takes the walker through some of the most beautiful scenery in south-east England.

Pretty village greens, with duck ponds, cricket pitches and a village pub, rub shoulders with Iron Age hill-forts, Roman Villas, Tudor Mansions, moated manor houses and half-timbered cottages. In Kent there are fruit orchards, hop gardens, the Weald, the North Downs and Romney Marsh to visit. Surrey offers country parks, nature reserves, quiet lanes and wooded river valleys, while Sussex has the South Downs, the coastline and restored watermills and windmills to explore.

Numbered paragraphs in the walk description sections correspond with numbers on the sketch maps. to make path finding easier. There are also notes on how to get to the start, where to park, opening times and telephone numbers of the pubs, the terrain en route and where to find other places of interest nearby.

The walk locations are: Kent - Fordcombe; Eynsford; Ightham; West Malling; Brenchley; Sissinghurst; Hollingbourne; Egerton; Warehorne; Chartham Hatch; Fordwich; Bridge. Surrey - Tilford; Pirbright; Ripley; Burrowhill; Dunsfold; Shere; Leatherhead; Walton-on-the-Hill; Charlwood; Outwood; Godstone; Dormansland. West Sussex - Bosham; Chilgrove; Lurgashall; Duncton; Amberley; Billinghurst; Partridge Green; Clayton. East Sussex - Fletching; Hartfield; Blackboys; East Dean; Cowbeech; Burwash; Ewhurst Green; Winchelsea.

The countryside through which the river Thames flows is a patchwork of open chalk grassland, broadleaved woodland and farmland and home to two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 25 adventurous circular walks in this guide take you through the Southern Chilterns, Berkshire, Lambourn and North Hampshire Downs and Southern Oxfordshire, all within easy reach of Reading, Newbury, Abingdon and London.

Some routes visit Iron Age hill forts while others pass more modern features such as Wilton Windmill and the Kennet and Avon Canal. Some follow sections of the Ridgeway, while others meander along the banks of the Thames. What they all have in common is that they take the keen rambler to some of the best parts of the region.

The walks vary in length from 10 to 18 miles, and there is one two day route. However there are shorter, less strenuous alternatives for many of the walks. Each walk has detailed route descriptions with information on local points of interest. The text is supported by full colour OS Landranger mapping and lots of vibrant colour photographs. Each walk chapter begins with practical information and a summary of the terrain and main features of the route. An introductory chapter provides additional practical information for planning your walks, including public transport details.

The walk locations include: Lechlade; Liddington Castle; The Bedwyns; Fosbury Hill and the Chutes; Farringdon; Lambourn Downs; Walbury Hill; Letcombe; Wantage; Farnborough; Cold Ash; Blewbury; Pang Valley; Dorchester-on-Thames; Aldworth Giants and Thurle Down; Goring; Ewelme and Swyncombe; Silchester; Hambledon Valley; Cookham; Watlington Hill; Sonning; Stadhampton; Kingsclere.

The Thames Valley, which embraces parts of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, has always been a popular walking area. Marvellous views over river valleys, historic buildings, nature reserves and beech woods are all on offer. This book contains 20 circular rambles, of about 3 to 5.5 miles in length, which explore this glorious and varied countryside. There are routes around the city of Oxford; at Blewbury on the Berkshire Downs; along the Thames itself from Shiplake to Sonning; through the grounds of Greys Court not far from Henley; and to Runnymede with its Magna Carta monument and Kennedy Memorial.

Trevor Yorke is an accomplished artist and the maps illustrating the routes are beautifully drawn and detailed, making route finding easy and reducing the need for lengthy descriptive instructions. Notes beside the maps include brief histories of the buildings and features encountered en route, information on how to get to the start and refreshment details.

The walk locations are: Binsey and Oxford; Marsh Baldon; Abingdon; Dorchester; Blewbury; Wallingford; Goring; Exlade Street; Stanford Dingley; Collins End; Sonning; Waltham St Lawrence; Rotherfield Greys; Aston; Hurley; Cookham Dean; Hedgerley; Holyport; Eton; Englefield Green.

If you enjoy both walking and visiting country pubs, this book should appeal. All the inns are in the Thames Valley and are surrounded by excellent walking country. Each walk begins and ends at a particular pub. They vary in length from 1.5 to 7 miles and the route is described in detail with its own accompanying sketch map.

Concentrated along seventy miles of the Thames from just above Oxford to Windsor, these walks explore an idyllic scenery of riverside paths, woodlands and meadows. There are walks from pubs in the historic towns of Abingdon, Henley and Marlow while others explore the attractive villages of Stanton Harcourt, Dorchester-on-Thames and Cookham. From Radcot and Appleton in the west to Dorney and Eton Wick in the east these walks offer many hours of enjoyment in the open air, followed by more enjoyment in the pub! All 40 pubs have their own individual character and details given include opening times, speciality menus and their range of ales.

The walk locations are: Radcot; Appleton; Stanton Harcourt; Eynsham; Stanton St John; Sandford-on-Thames; Abingdon; Culham; Long Wittenham; Clifton Hampden; Dorchester-on-Thames; Shillingford; Roke; Lewknor; Crowmarsh Gifford; South Stoke; Streatley; Checkendon; Whitchurch; Pangbourne; Bradfield; Goring Heath; Chazey Heath; Rotherfield Greys; Caversham Bridge; Shiplake Row; Henley-on-Thames; Bix; Fawley; Aston; Medmenham; Hurley; Marlow; Cookham Dean; Little Marlow; Well End; Cookham; Hedgerley; Dorney; Eton Wick.

Tea is often said to be the best meal out in England - scones with cream and strawberry jam, home made cakes and pastries, toasted teacakes dripping with butter for the winter, delicate cucumber sandwiches in the summer and all washed down with the cup that cheers.

The twenty circular walks in this book explore the Thames Valley between Richmond and Oxford, some of the most beautiful countryside in the south of England. The routes also introduce the walker to lovely parks and woodlands at Windsor and Burnham Beeches; to great houses at Hampton Court and Hughenden Manor; to the Thameside village of Goring; and to the historic town of Wallingford.

Each walk is carefully described and is accompanied by a sketch map of the route. Numbers are used, both against the walk instructions and on the map, to make path finding easier. There are also 'how to get there' notes for the start and alternative starting and finishing points for those who wish to visit the teashops earlier or later on their outing. Practical information on the teashops including their opening times, regular menus and house specialities are also provided. For those walks where the teashop closes or has restricted hours in the winter months, other refreshment places are recommended.

The walk locations are: Richmond Hill; Hampton Court; Runnymede; Virginia Water and the Windsor Great Park; Burnham Beeches; Downley Common and Hughenden Valley; West Wycombe; Marlow and Temple Lock; Marlow and Winter Hill; Remenham and Henley-on-Thames; Harpsden and Marsh Lock; Dinton Pastures; Dorney and the Jubilee River; Pangbourne and Mapledurham Lock; Denham and the Grand Union Canal; Goring and the Ridgeway; Wallingford and Benson; Little Wittenham and Dorchester; Pinkneys Green and Maidenhead Thicket; Godstow and Oxford.

Water always adds something special to a walk and the Chilterns have some significant waterways to explore. Using this book as a guide you can stroll by the majestic River Thames at Cliveden, Cookham and Medmenham; walk along delightful stretches of the Grand Union Canal at Berkhamsted and Cow Roast Lock; visit the Chess, Gade, Little Missenden and Wye rivers, as well as the smaller chalk streams of the Hughenden and Misbourne. There is plenty of opportunity to enjoy the beautiful lakes in the area, both natural and man-made, including those near Marlow and Bourne End and at Langley Park and Black Park; and to watch the wide variety of waterfowl at Marsworth reservoirs.

The twenty circular routes in this book are all between 2.5 and 7.5 miles in length. Each is carefully described and includes information such as how to get to the start, where to park and where to go for refreshments. There are colour photographs throughout illustrating some of the highlights to be seen along the way. All the walks are based on at least one pub. For greater clarity the route descriptions are divided into numbered paragraphs which correspond with numbers on the accompanying sketch maps. There are also places of interest to visit nearby such as the art gallery in Cookham dedicated to the artist Stanley Spencer and historic Hughenden Manor with its associations with Disraeli.

The walk locations are: Cookham and Cliveden Reach; Hedsor and Cookham Reach; Little Marlow; Medmenham; Hambleden and Aston; Henley and Fawley; Goring; Chalfont Park and the Colne valley; Berkhamsted; Northchurch Common and Cow Roast Lock; Marsworth Reservoirs; Wendover Woods and Canal ; Chenies and the Chess valley; Chesham and the River Chess; Little Missenden and the River Misbourne; Hughhenden valley; source of the River Misbourne; Gade Valley; Langley Country Park two lakes walk; Burnham Beeches.

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 routes include the following locations. Abingdon and Sutton Courtenay; Aldbury, Ivinghoe Beacon and Ashridge; Amersham and Chalfont St. Giles; Aston Hill and Drayton Beauchamp; Chesham and Little Missenden; Chess Valley; Cookham, Winter Hill and Cock Marsh; Coombe Hill and Chequers; Cuckhamsley Hill and the Ridgeway; Dorchester and Wittenham Clumps; Dunstable Downs; Goring; Great Hampden and Little Hampden; Hedgerley and Burnham Beeches; Henley-on-Thames and Hambleden; Ibstone, Turville and Fingest; Marlow and Hurley; Northchurch and Berkhamsted Commons; Petersham and Richmond Park; Princes Risborough and Chinnor Hill; Runnymead and Windsor Great Park; Wallingford; Watlington Hill; West Wycombe and Bradenham; Widbrook Common and Cliveden Reach; Windsor and Eaton

One of the Jarrold Short Walks series for all the family. These lovely little pocket 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 as follows: Hodgemoor Wood; Great Kimble; Black Park Country Park; Hughenden Manor and Millfield Wood; West Wycombe Hill; Marlow and the Thames; Leygrove's Wood; Hambleden; Stoke Poges; Watlington Park; Ellesborough and Chequers; Little Missenden; Stonor; Burnham Beeches Nature Reserve; Mapledurham and Chatzey Wood; Ivinghoe Breacon; Whiteleaf Hill and Hampden; Coombe Hill and Little Hampden; Stokenchurch and Sprig's Alley; Tring Reservoirs and Grand Union Canal.

If you are looking for a walk of between 2 and 7 miles in the beautiful Chiltern countryside topped off by some good pub food, this is the book for you. Its handy size fits neatly into a pocket and it includes all the details you need. Contents include an introduction to each walk, details of distance and terrain, how to get to the start, recommended pub, food served and telephone number, numbered route directions, matching numbered route maps and details of places of interest nearby. There are also photographs to illustrate the pubs and some scenic views to be enjoyed.

The 15 walk locations are: Aldbury; Frithsden; The Lee; Great Kimble; Bledlow; Great Hampden; Downley; Christmas Common; Upper Maidensgrove; Pishill; Skirmett; Highmoor; Rotherfield Peppard; Lower Assendon; Chazey Heath.

A band of chalk hills running north-east from the River Thames and covering parts of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, the Chilterns are designated an AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The grandeur of a dramatic scarp along the north-west edge contrasts with landscape of a more intimate nature; woods, hedge-rows, deep valleys and charming villages.

Using some of a network of nearly 1,000 miles of footpaths and bridleways, this guide describes thirty-five walks in the area. The routes are mainly half day or gentle full day outings, designed to take in the best of the Chiltern landscape and to visit historical curiosities.

A general introduction outlines geology, history and natural history of the area, and many more details about things of interest are given within each walk description. Sketch maps are included and the book is illustrated.

This book, one of a series of two, covers the area roughly south of a line from Princes Risborough in the west through Amersham to Rickmansworth in the east and so includes the whole of the Oxfordshire Chilterns, a substantial part of the Buckinghamshire Chilterns and the southern tip of the Hertfordshire Chilterns. The basic walks in this book are in the 2 to 5.5 mile range, which is ideal for families, less experienced walkers or short winter afternoons and there are a number of shorter versions given which may be preferable to those with younger children or when time is short. In addition details of several possible combinations of walks of up to 16 miles are provided for those wishing to take a longer walk. Each walk text gives details of nearby places of interest and is accompanied by a specially drawn sketch map of the route which also indicates local pubs and a skeletal road network.

The walk locations are: Amersham (Shardeloes Park); Latimer; Maple Cross; Denham; Chalfont St Giles; Coleshill (Hodgemoor Wood); Penn; Hughenden; West Wycombe; Chinnor Hill; Stokenchurch; Ibstone; Watlington Hill; Ewelme; Nuffield; South Stoke; Goring-on-Thames; Mapledurham; Caversham (Emmer Green); Stoke Row; Highmoor Cross; Harpsden; Bix Bottom; Hambleden (Mill End); Bolter End; Copy Green (near Marlow); Flackwell Heath; Wooburn; Farnham Common; Hedgerley Green.

This book, one of a series of two, covers the area roughly north of a line from Princes Risborough in the west through Amersham to Rickmansworth in the east and so includes the whole of the Bedfordshire Chilterns, all but the southern tip of the Hertfordshire Chilterns and a substantial part of the Buckinghamshire Chilterns. The basic walks in this book are in the 2 to 5.5 mile range, which is ideal for families, less experienced walkers or short winter afternoons and there are a number of shorter versions given which may be preferable to those with younger children or when time is short. In addition details of several possible combinations of walks of up to 16 miles are provided for those wishing to take a longer walk. Each walk text gives details of nearby places of interest and is accompanied by a specially drawn sketch map of the route which also indicates local pubs and a skeletal road network.

The walk locations are: Croxley Green; Abbot's Langley; Apsley; Ley Hill; Cholesbury; Chartridge; Hyde Heath; Great Missenden; Hampden Row; Great Kimble; Wendover; Wendover Woods; Wilstone; Ivinghoe; Tring Station; Berkhamstead (Bank Mill); Berkhamstead Common; Great Gaddesden; Piccott's End; Flamstead; Caddington; Dunstable Downs; Totternhoe Knolls; Houghton Regis; Sundon Hills; Barton-le-Clay; Pirton; Great Offley; Stopsley; Breachwood Green.