The Cotswolds Year Round Walks Guidebook

authors: John and Angela Cooper
This pocket-sized walking guide contains 20 circular walks in the Cotswolds, covering the very best of the area's wide-ranging landscape - from the heights of Uley Bury to the tranquil beauty of the water meadows near Sherborne, through stunning villages and along meandering waterways. Walks range in length from 2.5 to 6 miles, with recommendations for autumn, winter, spring, and summer.

Highlights include:
Spring: A carpet of bluebells in the woods near Uley and Whittington
Summer: Panoramic views around Snowshill and Foxcote
Autumn: Dramatic colours at Chedworth Woods and Cooper's Hill Nature Reserve
Winter: The quiet lanes and picturesque villages of Cutsdean and Ebrington

Each walk entry begins with a paragraph or two describing the highlights of the walk. This is followed by practical information including how to get there and parking with satnav location, OS Explorer map sheet reference, terrain details and top pub recommendations. The full route description which follows is in numbered paragraphs referenced to a detailed colour sketch map. The book is printed in full colour including a photograph for each walk. The walk locations are:

Spring
Sherborne and Watermeadows - 4.25 miles
The Camp - 2.5 miles
Uley Bury - 4 miles
Easton Grey - 6 miles
Whittington - 3.25 or 5 miles

Summer
Snowshill and Lidcombe Wood - 4.5 miles
Sapperton and Daneway - 4.5 miles
Foxcote - 5.5 miles
Yanworth - 5.5 miles
Aldsworth - 6 miles

Autumn
Edgeworth and Ruscombe Plantation - 4 miles
Lower Oddington and Bledington - 4.75 miles
Cranham and Cooper's Hill - 4 miles
Chedworth - 3.5 miles
Somerford Keynes - 5.5 miles

Winter
Guiting Wood - 4.5 miles
Driffield - 5 miles
Cornwell and Churchill - 5.5 miles
Hidcote Manor and Ebrington - 5 miles
Cutsdean - 4.5 miles

ISBN 9781846744013 Pages 64 (2021) 116mm x 148mm