The Rough Guide to the Cotswolds is your definitive handbook to one of the most beautiful and diverse holiday destinations in the UK. From stately homes and wildlife parks to modern art galleries, country walks and adventure sports, there is a section that introduces all of the regions' highlights. For every town and village, there are comprehensive and opinionated reviews of all the best places to eat, drink and stay to suit every budget. It brings the Cotswolds bang up-to-date; out go musty tearooms and chintzy B&Bs and in come the best of the area's new contemporary restaurants, boutique-styled hotels and top-rated country pubs. There's plenty of practical advice and a special focus on the region's gastronomy with features on specialist farmers' markets, local farm shops, gastro-pubs and country restaurants. The guide also comes complete with easy-to-use maps for every area making sure you don't miss the unmissable.

Make the most of your time on Earth with The Rough Guide to the Cotswolds. Completely revamped for the second edition, The Rough Guide to the Cotswolds brings the Cotswolds up to date like no other guidebook does. Illustrated in color throughout, it reviews the best places to eat, drink, and stay, and explains how to get around by public transport. Food is a special focus: take in the best of the region's gastronomy with features on specialist farmers' markets and local farm shops, then sample fine dining for all budgets at rural gastropubs and new contemporary restaurants. Discover the best of the area's boutique-styled hotels and top-rated country pubs. In each chapter, highlights point to the author's favorites, while there are lively, entertaining accounts of attractions from stately homes and wildlife parks to modern art galleries and country walks. The introduction features what not to miss and itineraries that make the most of the region. This essential guide is aimed at all budgets, with easy-to-use maps that make sure you don't miss the unmissable.

A new edition of this double-sided map of the Cotswolds clearly featuring places of tourist and historic interest in an easy-to-read style of mapping, alongside six handy town centre plans. This leisure and tourist map of the Cotswolds gives detailed coverage of the area's road network at a scale of approximately 2 miles to 1 inch (1:125,000). The coverage stretches from Abingdon in the east to Gloucester in the west, and from Swindon in the south to Great Malvern in the north. The map shows places of tourist and historic interest, including castles, camping and caravanning sites, country parks, galleries, gardens, golf courses, museums, nature trails, historic sites, sports venues, theatres and wildlife parks. An index to principal places of interest is also featured. With some of the most enchanting towns and cities in England in the area - all with extraordinary history and notable natural beauty - use the Philip's Leisure Map to explore and delight in the Cotswold magic. Included in the mapping are indexed town-centre street maps for Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Gloucester, Tewkesbury and Winchcombe for easy navigation and enjoyment. In a convenient folded format, this double-sided sheet map is ideally suited for both leisure and business use, whether by locals or visitors.