There are a variety of Maps and Booklets for sale in the library, which will inspire you to explore the beautiful Cotswolds.
These leaflets are wonderful little maps, each of them showing a circular walk from Lechlade Market Square. They vary from the interesting Heritage Walk of just over 1 mile around Lechlade, or the short walk along the river to St Johns Lock, to the 9 mile circular walk to Inglesham and Buscot.
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The Cotswolds: 40 Town and Country Walks
This book, which is small enough to carry in a pocket, details various walks in the Cotswolds, from the hills and lanes in the north to the riverbanks and ancient woods of the south. Along the way you can discover sleepy villages, grand country houses and architectural curiosities, as well as the towns of Bath, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon.
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The River Coln Trail
The River Coln rises to the north of Brockhampton, a village to the east of Cheltenham, and flows in a south/south-easterly direction through the Cotswold Hills via Andoversford, Withington, Fossebridge, Bibury, Coln St Aldwyns, Quenington and Fairford. It joins the River Thames to the south-west of Lechlade, near to the confluence with the Thames and Severn Canal.] This Guide Book, The River Coln Trail, details a 33 mile walking route that links the Cotswold Way and Thames Path.
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Cheltenham & Cirencester Map
This OS Map explores the beauty of the Cotswolds and the rolling hills stretching between the historic spa town of Cheltenham and Cirencester, the ‘Capital of the Cotswolds’ not far from the source of the Thames River.
With this map you can:-
- Take the Thames Path from the source of the river through the Cotswold Water Park, Cricklade and Lechlade on Thames
- Follow the Cotswold Way through gorgeous villages built of the mellow local stone and climb Broadway Tower near Stow-on-the-Wold for spectacular views
- Walk, hike and cycle through the idyllic countryside, or soak in the atmosphere of Cheltenham, England’s most complete Regency town
