Jarrold Pathfinder 6 - Cotswolds
ISBN: 0-7117-0458-9
The combination of idyllic stone villages and small towns in gentle, rolling countryside make the Cotswolds quintessentially 'English'. Cotswold stone varies in colour, depending on the area, ranging from light grey through to pale cream, honey and light brown, and this natural variation in the limestone is what helps towns and villages such as Castle Combe, Bourton-on-the-Water, Burford, Arlington, Broadway, Chipping Campden, Snowshill and Stanton, all featured in walks in this guide, blend so attractively into the natural surroundings.
The Cotswolds once produced half of England's woollen cloth exports, and fine examples of 15th-century 'wool churches' can be seen on some of the walks. Blenheim Park, one of the best examples of landscaped parkland in the country, Slad ('Laurie Lee country'), Cleeve Common (the largest remaining area of unenclosed 'high wold', including the Cotswolds' highest point) and Coombe Hill are also explored.
The combination of idyllic stone villages and small towns in gentle, rolling countryside make the Cotswolds quintessentially 'English'. Cotswold stone varies in colour, depending on the area, ranging from light grey through to pale cream, honey and light brown, and this natural variation in the limestone is what helps towns and villages such as Castle Combe, Bourton-on-the-Water, Burford, Arlington, Broadway, Chipping Campden, Snowshill and Stanton, all featured in walks in this guide, blend so attractively into the natural surroundings.
The Cotswolds once produced half of England's woollen cloth exports, and fine examples of 15th-century 'wool churches' can be seen on some of the walks. Blenheim Park, one of the best examples of landscaped parkland in the country, Slad ('Laurie Lee country'), Cleeve Common (the largest remaining area of unenclosed 'high wold', including the Cotswolds' highest point) and Coombe Hill are also explored.
