A celebration of one of Britain`s most beautiful & beloved regions, the Cotswold Sketchbook is packed with over 200 evocative line & watercolour illustrations of some of the author`s favourite villages & towns in this charming part of Engl&. The illustrations are accompanied by historical footnotes, quirky facts, a gazetteer
- &, most importantly, where to park & get a cup of tea! The Cotswolds is one of Britain`s premier tourist areas, drawing visitors from all over the world, which ensures a huge market for the Cotswold Sketchbook, which is both a useful guidebook & a perfect souvenir. Jim Watson is an experienced illustrator & writer with three best-selling, award-winning books on the English Lake District to his credit. A unique book, in handy hardback A5 format, beautifully bound & printed in colour throughout, the Cotswold Sketchbook, along with the Lake District Sketchbook, are the first titles in a new series celebrating the most beautiful regions of Britain. Casebound & printed in colour.
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Whether you are new to the Cotswolds or have lived here all your life, you'll discover a wealth of insights into people & places you've probably never come across before, for example: How did the hamlet of Ready Token get its name? What was the world record broken at Sapperton in 1789? Who were the coin forgers who lived at Bagendon? Where might you see a life-size elephant cast in bronze? Answers to the above are just a few of the interesting facts that you will come across as you travel through 90 miles of history following the ' Cotswold Village Trail'. This 208 pages perfect bound book takes the reader from Mickleton in the North to Westonbirt in the South. It was serialised on Radio during 1998 on Country Matters. A publication by Nicholas Reardon of Reardon Publishing
- the Cotswold Publisher
- a family run publishing house based in the Cotswolds using local authors & having the books printed in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, Reardon Publishing are also able to offer a whole range of Cotswold books along with maps & videos mostly in the specialised subjects of Walking, Cycling, Driving, & tourism in both the Cotswolds & associated Counties.

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The Cotswolds in the Pathfinder Guides series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey & published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each Pathfinder guide

Includes:: 28 varied walks ranging from easy strolls to exhilarating hikes & is accompanied by 1:25, 000 Ordnance Survey mapping with marked, colour-coded routes. Introductory sections profile the county or region covered, with recommendations on the best time to visit & a brief explanation of GPS. An

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The Cotswold Way, a 166-km/102 mile route between Chipping Campden & Bath, in a series of walking guides to the National Trails in England & Wales with colour extracts from the Ordnance Survey's Explorer series at 1:25, 000 showing points along the route cross-referenced to the text. The maps also indicate nearby places of interest & various facilities including campsites & caravan parks, youth hostels, water points, pubs, information or visitor centres, etc. Also shown are alternative sections of the route & stretches designated as bridleways or suitable for cycling. The guides are illustrated throughout with colour photos & include an introductory section on the path & the surrounding landscape, plus a chapter of useful information including access to various locations along the route by public transport, a list of tourist information offices & principal overnight stopping places, a bibliography, etc. ...

The Cotswold Way, a 166-km/102 mile route between Chipping Campden & Bath, in a series of walking guides to the National Trails in England & Wales with colour extracts from the Ordnance Survey's Explorer series at 1:25, 000 showing points along the route cross-referenced to the text. The maps also indicate nearby places of interest & various facilities including campsites & caravan parks, youth hostels, water points, pubs, information or visitor centres, etc. Also shown are alternative sections of the route & stretches designated as bridleways or suitable for cycling. The guides are illustrated throughout with colour photos & include an introductory section on the path & the surrounding landscape, plus a chapter of useful information including access to various locations along the route by public transport, a list of tourist information offices & principal overnight stopping places, a bibliography, etc. ...

The Cotswold Way Adventure Atlas, presenting the 102 miles / 163 km long hiking route between Bath & Chipping Campden on mapping at 1:25, 000 in a series of handy A5 size Adventure Atlases from Geographers` A-Z Map Company with cartography from the Ordnance Survey’s Explorer series. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.A-Z Adventure Atlases have cartography of the Ordnance Survey’s Explorer maps & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating traditional public rights of way paths, including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. Also shown are other routes with public access, including permissive footpaths & bridleways. Special marking indicates National Trails, Long-distance Routes & Recreational Routes, & for cyclists the maps show traffic-free routes & the National Cycle Network. A wide range of symbols highlights locations of special tourist interest: camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, historic buildings (indicating where appropriate National Trust, English Heritage, or Cadw), sites for various recreational pursuits, country pubs, public toilets, etc. The mapping provides detailed presentation of the topography with contours at 5 or 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & colouring and/or graphics for different types of terrain or vegetation. Additional colouring shows access l&, including areas managed by the National Trust, Forestry Commission & Woodland Trust. All the standard information expected of high quality survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings or embankments, individual isolated buildings, etc. For GPS each page as a 1-km British National Grid. Each atlas has an index which

Includes:: geographical features, nature reserves, youth hostels, car parks, etc, & provides additional notes on safety & security when walking, plus QR codes for obtaining by mobile phone information about local weather, danger areas, mountain rescue, map reading, OS National Grid coordinates, etc.

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Cotswold Way National Trail between Bath & Chipping Campden on mapping at 1:25, 000 from the Ordnance Survey’s Explorer series in a pocket-size booklet from Cicerone Press. The 164km / 102-mile trail is presented with a route profile, plus summaries for each section showing GPS coordinates for the start & finish, distance & approximate walking time in either direction. Mapping in the pocket booklets from Cicerone Press is identical to the OS Explorer Series, but with the route more prominently highlighted: contours at 5m or 10m intervals, extensive range of symbols for tourist information including campsites, pubs, castles & forts, museums, etc, & for GPS users the lines of the British National Grid at 1km intervals. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

The Glos RA handbook to accommodation along the Cotswold way, this booklet produced by the Gloucestershire Area R. A. has sold very well over the years & it complements the various Cotswold Way books & maps on Cotswold way. This is a must have for anyone walking the the Famous Cotswold way. The booklet shows the Cotswold Way & lists everything the walker of the way would need: the route, progressive mileage, suggested walking schedules, accommodation & food list, guest houses, camping facilities, travel & general information, places of interest along the Way, & more. ...

The Cotswold Way, a 164km / 102 mile National Trail from Chipping Campden in the north to Bath in the south, presented at 1:40, 000 on a light, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The route is shown on nine panels, with additional small street plans of Chipping Campden & Bath. Maps in the Harvey’s series covering Great Britain’s national trails & other long-distance footpaths are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper & cover the routes at 1:40, 000 or 1:60, 000. Topography is shown by contours at 15m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics to provide a very detailed picture of the terrain (boulder fields, scree, crags, etc) & vegetation / land use (pastures, moorl&, woodlands, etc). In Scotland peaks & hills classified as Munros, Corbetts & Donalds are marked. The overprint for the long-distance trail shows sections on local or main roads (highlighting danger points), on tracks, & on footpaths, indicating intermittent or not visible paths. The maps also show other right of way paths, including permissive paths & bridleways. Symbols indicate various facilities & accommodation options (including campsites & youth hostels), pubs & refreshments, food shops, banks, information points, etc, both along the route itself & in the nearby locations. All maps are GPS compatible, with the British National Grid overprinted on each panel. The maps also include useful contact details & general advice. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

All-in-one hiking route guide & maps to the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile National Trail that runs from Chipping Campden to Bath, following the beautiful Cotswold escarpment for most of its course. The trail leads through quintessentially English countryside with little villages of honey-coloured stone to the well-known town of Bath.

Includes:: 44 large-scale maps (3 1/8 inches to 1 mile); 9 town plans & 8 overview maps. Full details of all accommodations & campsites, restaurants & pubs; plus full public transport information. Plus day-walks. Fully revised & rewalked 3rd edition.* 44 large-scale walking maps
- at just under 1:20, 000
- showing route times, places to stay, points of interest & much more * 9 town plans
- Chipping Campden, Broadway, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Painswick, Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge, & the city of Bath * 8 area maps & trail profiles * Itineraries for all walkers
- whether walking the route in its entirety over seven to eight days or sampling the highlights on day walks & short breaks * Practical information for all budgets
- camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B& Bs, pubs & hotels; Chipping Campden to Bath
- where to stay, where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans * Comprehensive public transport information
- for all access points on the Cotswold Way. * Flora & fauna
- four page full color flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife * Green hiking
- understanding the local environment & minimizing our impact on it * Bath city guide *

Includes:: downloadable gps waypoints












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