Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Burford, Chipping Campden, Cirencester & Stow-on-the-Wold (showing part of the Cotswold Way). Edition A2; Publication date November 2009 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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The Cotswold Top 10 by Goldeneye is a pocket illustrated guide packed with all the essential information to enable you to make the most of a short break visiting this part of the country. Written by experienced Cotswold travel writer the book offers suggestions for places to visit, stunning walks & things to do. The guide highlights the prettiest scenic villages, pinpointing contemporary art galleries, magnificent churches & manor houses, historic building & sites, most stunning local walks & a full range of activities to get involved in. A wide range of interesting & quirky places to stay is presented with a brief introduction & contact details, from organic camp sites, hostelries & traditional country inn, to luxurious B&B & country house hotels. At the back of the book you will find a useful calendar of event. This pocket guide selects the best things to see & do in this region; it is the perfect companion for short breaks. ...

The UK`s second-largest protected landscape & the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England & Wales, the Cotswolds is what novelist J B Priestley once described as `the most English of all our countrysides`. The AA Guide to The Cotswolds gives you all you need to know to get the most out of your visit to this wonderful region. From the panoramic views at the top of Broadway Tower to the stunning autumn colours of Westonbirt Arboretum, each entry is packed with the very best sites to see, things to do, recommendations for eating & drinking, & places to explore nearby. With everything from local legends to must-see festivals & events, this authoritative & practical guide ensures you will never be lost for something to do. ...

The Cotswolds have featured on a thousand country calendars, but what is the real story behind the picture-perfect rural scene? Jane Bingham reveals a history of privilege & poverty, idyll & conflict, through the eyes of travellers, writers & artists. Lying in the heart of Southern Engl&, the Cotswolds occupy a significant place in the history of the nation. Ancient stone circles & ruined Roman villas provide reminders of a distant past. Fine churches & manor houses survive from the prosperous Middle Ages, & the landscape also bears the scars of Civil War. The home of kings & nobles since Saxon times, the region is famous for its grand estates, while signs of an industrial age can be seen in its mills & factories. After the wool trade reached its peak in the fifteenth century, the fortunes of the Cotswolds suffered a slow decline as its villages sank into picturesque decay. But in the 1890s the region began to experience a remarkable transformation. It was then that William Morris & his followers discovered the area, establishing thriving centres for Arts & Crafts. In the following century, writers & artists moved to the Cotswolds & there followed a steady rise in tourism. Today, the region continues to attract visitors, as well as country-weekenders & celebrities. Observing all these changes, & picturing the landscape, has been a lively company of writers, artists & musicians. Some, like Laurie Lee, belong to a particular place, while others have viewed the Cotswolds as outsiders. In their writings, art & music, they have all celebrated the distinctive, & sometimes surprising, character of the Cotswolds. FAMOUS FIGURES: Elizabeth I at Woodstock; Charles I at Edgehill; Marlborough & Churchill at Blenheim; The Mitford sisters at Swinbrook; Prince Charles at Highgrove; Damien Hirst at Toddington Manor. THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT: William Morris at Kelmscott & Broadway; C. R. Ashbee at Chipping Campden: Ernest Gimson & the Barnsley brothers at Sapperton. WRITERS & MUSICIANS: William Shakespeare in the northern hills; Alexander Pope at Cirencester Park; Laurie Lee in the Slad Valley; T. S. Eliot at Burnt Norton; Ralph Vaughan Williams & A. E. Housman on Bredon Hill. ...

Palermo, 1783: The barons pursue their feuds & petty plotting. Their wives indulge in forbidden French novels. & the porcine abbot Vella, eager to curry favour with Naples, `invents` an ancient Arabic chronicle, The Council of Egypt, that enhances the rights of some families, rewriting Sicilian history. Over the ironies of plot & character, hangs the crueller irony of history. In the evocation of a country, its people & its traditions, this is Sciascia`s largest & most vivid canvas. ...

Imprisoned for a crime he didn`t commit, Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years in a dungeon. When his daring escape plan works he uses all he has learnt during his incarceration to mastermind an elaborate plan of revenge that will bring punishment to those he holds responsible for his fate. No longer the naive sailor who disappeared into the dark fortress all those years ago, he reinvents himself as the charming, mysterious & powerful Count of Monte Cristo. ...

` It`s only after our death that we shall really be able to hear`. The measured tone of hopeless nihilism that pervades ” The Counterfeiters” quickly shatters any image of Andre Gide as the querulous & impious Buddha to a quarter-century of intellectuals. In sharp & brilliant prose a seedy, cynical & gratuitously alarming narrative is developed, involving a wide range of otherwise harmless & mainly middle-to-upper-class Parisians. But the setting could be anywhere. From puberty through adolescence to death, ” The Counterfeiters” is a rare encyclopedia of human disorder, weakness & despair. ...

The unique beauty of the British countryside has been celebrated down the ages in music, poetry, & art. It has also been celebrated in countless private diaries. This delightful treasury gathers together the very finest
- from Rev Gilbert White`s journal of life at his famous home in Selborne to Beatrix Potter`s holiday diaries from Perthshire. Elsewhere, the thoughts of Dorothy Wordsworth & John Fowles rub shoulders with the words of Queen Victoria, Siegfried Sassoon & Roger Deakin. Together, these private records, which have been arranged as a diary of the calendar year, paint a rich & surprising portrait of a landscape & a life we think we know so well.
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This beautifully packaged facsimile of Edith Holden s original diary is filled with a naturalist s masterful paintings & delightful observations chronicling the English countryside throughout 1906. As one of the few true records of the time in print, the handwritten thoughts & paintings contained in The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady transport readers to a more refined, romantic, & simpler time. Capitalizing on the current Downton Abbey inspired appetite for Edwardian-era ephemera, fashions, & society, this reproduction brings readers back to a time in which propriety, civility, & an appreciation for the natural world reigned. This souvenir of a bygone era serves not only as a calming touchstone, but a reminder that as long as we choose to see it, we are still surrounded by beauty & grace. Presented to retain the charm & beauty of the original volume filled with Holden s h&-drawn illustrations of the English countryside s flora & fauna through the changing seasons of the year, as well as handwritten notes, observations, "ations, The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady makes a lovely addition to any home s library or side table. ...

A stunning new colouring book for adults, that will take you through a year in the life of the English countryside. Nearly ...