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The Winsor & Newton range of Cotman Watercolour Pads & Blocks are produced using the finest top quality acid free mould made paper to ensure maximum stability. Cotman Paper has a natural whiteness & is both internally & externally sized. This sizing ensures even absorption gives brilliance of colour & facilitates removal of Art Masking Fluid. This gummed pad of 15 Water Colour Postcards is 300gsm & measures Approx. 152 x 102mm. ...

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- Size 10mm 3/8 brush by Cotman. For edges & shapes or applying washes. This flat brush give firm sharp lines for lettering
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Nestled in the fertile hills of the Cotswolds the village of Duntisbourne Abbots is a well-kept secret: beautiful timeless & quintessentially English. When recently widowed Thea Osborne arrives to house-sit for a local couple her only fear is that three weeks there might prove a little dull. Her first night s sleep at Brook View is broken by a piercing scream outside but she decides such things don t require investigation in a sleepy place like this. At least not until a body turns up... In calling on her neighbors to get some answers Thea uncovers more tragedy & intrigue than she thought possible behind the peaceful Gloucestershire village. The first in a new series of thrillers to be set in the Cotswold area A Cotswold Killing takes the reader on a tense journey along winding roads & muddy paths towards a dramatic & unexpected denouement. ...

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After three catastrophic house sitting commissions filled with murder & intrigue the Montgomery house in Blockley seems like a welcome break for fearless Thea & her trusty spaniel Hephzibah. The opportunity to explore the lost Cotswold villages with only the minor hindrance of checking up on the client's mother in the adjoining house promises to be the perfect get away. But Granny Gladys Gardener with her conveniently erratic memory & series of ailments that disappear as quickly as they arrive is a force to be reckoned & is soon arousing Thea's suspicion. After all why do the Montgomery's lock her connecting door to the house? & why do they set an alarm that goes off every time Granny goes out? Thea's concerns however soon turn to something more sinister when the arrival of her daughter trainee police woman Jessica prompts the discovery of a body. Slowly the secrets of Blockley begin to unravel themselves to the Osborne women but nothing in the village is quite what it seems. ...

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Thea Osborne & her spaniel Hepzibah embark on their second house-sitting commission with few worries. Despite her first disastrous venture in which she became drawn into a murder case (A Cotswold Killing) Thea is convinced that lightning will not strike twice & arrives at idyllic Frampton Mansell with renewed enthusiasm. However it seems she is jinxed: within days of her arrival she finds a body hanging from the rafters of one of the barns. But was it suicide...or murder? The second novel in the series A Cotswold Ordeal" weaves the reader into a tangle of village history neighbourly betrayal & conflicting passions which culminates in a gruelling climax for Thea herself." ...

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This revised 2006 edition which has also been chosen as the official guide to the Cotswold Way relay race describes the Cotswold Way from the best vantage point
- on foot. This is another title from the Cotswold publisher Reardon. Recommended by TVs Wish You Were Here" this is the ultimate walking guide to the Cotswolds " The Cotswold Way". This long distance walk is famous the world over & rightly so for it crosses the Cotswolds showing the land as it is seen best by foot. Written by Mark Richards (well-known long distance walker) in his own very special style pointing out the history behind what is seen showing the reader in illustration the beauty of the Cotswolds & drawing maps so detailed that it would be difficult to get lost even on purpose!. The maps show both the standard way along with the planned official direction changes making it fully up-to-date & usable for many years to come. It features a cover design from a painting of the Cotswolds by the internationally famous David Bellamy & is the official guide used on " The Cotswold Way Relay Race"."
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Guidebook to walking the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Campden & Bath through the Cotswolds in both directions. The route became a National Trail in May 2007 despite the fact that this much-loved long distance trail has been in existence for more than 35 years & as such it benefits from fresh waymarking & signing realigned or enhanced footpaths & the provision of numerous kissing gates in place of stiles. What remains unchanged is the matchless series of landscapes & idyllic villages that help make the Cotswolds one of Britains finest regions & ensure that the 102 mile (164km) journey is a joy from start to finish. ...

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Following the limestone escarpment on the Western edge of the Cotswolds the 102 miles of the Cotswold Way take the walker through a quintessentially English landscape as varied as it is beautiful. Starting & finishing among the golden Cotswold stone of Chipping Camden & Bath & affording stunning prospects of the Malvern Hills the Forest of Dean & even the Black Mountains in Wales it winds through rolling farmland magnificent beech woodlands & up over the austerely beautiful Cleeve Hill with its panoramic views out over Cheltenham & far beyond. With a wealth of historic interest from Neolithic burial mounds to Roman villas & country houses this is genuinely a walk through the heart of Engl&. ...

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

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Cotswold Sketchbook

A celebration of one of Britains most beautiful and beloved regions the Cotswold Sketchbook is packed with over 200 evocative line and watercolour illustrations of some of the authors favourite villages and towns in this charming part of England. The illustrations are accompanied by historical footnotes quirky facts a gazetteer - and most importantly where to park and get a cup of tea! The Cotswolds is one of Britains 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 and a perfect souvenir. Jim Watson is an experienced illustrator and 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
and 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 and printed in colour.

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A celebration of one of Britains most beautiful & beloved regions the Cotswold Sketchbook is packed with over 200 evocative line & watercolour illustrations of some of the authors 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 Britains 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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