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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Treasure Trails
Treasure Hunt Through Lechlade-on-Thames – Explore Lechlade on this self-guided treasure hunt themed Treasure Trail. As you follow the Trail route, can you solve the sneaky clues set on existing buildings, permanent features and monuments to discover the location of the buried treasure?
The Trail route explores the town with an option to cross Halfpenny Bridge to have a picnic by the river.
- This Trail is approximately 1.6 miles long and takes 2 hours to complete
- This Trail is suitable for all ages from 6 – 106 (no children necessary!)
- One Trail booklet is enough for 4-5 people
- Circular loop Trail
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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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OS 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
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OS Cotswolds & Gloucestershire Tour Map
Tour the Cotswolds, walk through gorgeous landscapes and discover quaint market towns with the OS Cotswolds & Gloucestershire Tour Map – the only map you’ll need for your Cotswolds staycation.
With this map you can:-
- See historic market towns like Cheltenham, Cirencester and Tewkesbury with street and farmers’ markets detailed on the OS Tour map
- Cycle the Cotswold Cycleway and a variety of other on- and off-road cycling routes to see this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by bicycle
- Take in history and natural beauty from Bristol and Bath to the Wye Valley, Malvern Hills and storied Oxford
