Heart of the Cotswolds Walking Tour Guidebook

by: Christopher Knowles
The Cotswolds is a delightful area to explore on foot, with its rich cultural history, medieval 'wool' churches and charming villages of stone, slate and thatch. This book offers three options for long walks in the heart of the Cotswolds: a 94-mile grand tour starting in Cheltenham Spa and two shorter circuits. Easily accessible from London, Oxford and Birmingham, the Cotswolds welcomes you with a wide choice of pleasant pubs and hospitable B&Bs.

This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy your trip, including:
Detailed route descriptions, with distance, terrain and food and drink stops.
21 pages of detailed mapping of the route at 1:50,000 scale.
Planning information for transport and accommodation.
Detail about Cotswold stone, sheep and wildlife.
The culture of the Cotswold region.
Lavishly illustrated with 110 colour photographs.
Rucksack-friendly format printed on rainproof paper.

The grand circuit (94 miles / 151 km) takes about 8 walking days, whereas the Cheltenham circuit (58 miles / 94 km) takes about 6 days and the Winchcombe circuit (45 miles / 72 km) fits into 4 days or a couple of weekends. The suggested itinerary for the grand circuit is as follows:
Cheltenham Spa to Winchcombe - 8.5 miles
Winchcombe to Broadway - 9.3 miles
Broadway to Moreton-in-Marsh - 11.8 miles
Moreton-in-Marsh to Bourton-on-the-Water - 11.1 miles
Bourton-on-the-Water to Northleach - 1.3 miles
Northleach to Cirencester - 14 miles
Cirencester to Painswick - 14.1 miles
Painswick to Cheltenham Spa - 13.5 miles

ISBN 9781898481768 Pages 84 (2017) 137mm x 220mm spiral bound