28 carefully selected & tested country walks around The Cotswolds, graded by length & ranging from just over four to 10 miles. All of the walks in this book include written directions, an extract of the OS map for the area & some background on the history & natural environment you may see. Most of the walks avoid busy roads, & are designed to help you make the most of a holiday or day trips. There are notes on parking, pubs & things to see on the route. They also include GPS waypoints so you can confirm your location using a handheld GPS. Key places covered by these walking include the Windrush valley, roman ruins, the village of Syde (where Laurie Lee of Cider with Rosie grew up) & Coombe hill. The combination of idyllic stone villages & small towns in gentle, rolling countryside make the Cotswolds quintessentially ' English'. Cotswold stone varies in colour, depending on the area, ranging from light grey through to pale cream, honey & light brown. The natural variation in the limestone is what helps towns & villages such as Castle Combe, Bourton-on-the-Water, Burford, Arlington, Broadway, Chipping Campden, Snowshill & Stanton, all featured in walks in this guide, blend so attractively into the natural surroundings. This is one of a series of books with great walking routes covering the most popular & scenic areas of Britain.