Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 1991
ISBN 10: 1874192006 ISBN 13: 9781874192008
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. This illustrated guide links all the real ale Donnington Brewery Inns in one long walk of 62 miles, which can also be divided into several shorter excursions. It also serves as a history of the brewery and its inns Another title from the Cotswold Publisher, Reardon. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 1999
ISBN 10: 1901184250 ISBN 13: 9781901184259
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Peter Rooke Ilustrador. Route descriptions of the walk known as Wessex Ridgeway in Wiltshire. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 2000
ISBN 10: 1873877420 ISBN 13: 9781873877425
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. "The Cotswold Town and Village Guide: The Definitive Guide to Places of Interest in the Cotswolds" is the result of my continuing love affair with the Cotswolds, an area that I have known for most of my life and one that I have been visiting with my camera and notebook for well over fifty years. A glance at the maps contained in this book will soon reveal that the area covered extends well beyond the classic Cotswolds, but it never strays far from true limestone country with its typically lovely stone towns and villages. These are enfolded by rolling hills and quiet wooded valleys through which clear streams flow and all have a similar character to the better-known places of pilgrimage like Stow on the Wold, Cirencester, Bourton-on-the-Water or Broadway. Of course these favourites have not been ignored. The Cotswold countryside is as near to perfection as one could wish for, but it is still further enhanced by the treasures to be found within its towns, villages and hamlets. Here are some of Britain's loveliest medieval churches and domestic buildings, almost all of which are built of the marvellous honey coloured Cotswold stone that here lies so close to the surface. When setting out on your journeys of discovery, savour each day and not try to cover too much ground - it has taken me most of a lifetime to get round it all! If possible buy a good map or maps ( preferably Ordnance Survey ones) and walk from village to village along a quiet footpath or bridleway, stopping beside a stream for a picnic, or at a pub for lunch. This is another book from Reardon Publishing the Cotswold Publisher. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 2010
ISBN 10: 1874192030 ISBN 13: 9781874192039
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. The Picturesque Cotswolds - this lovely hardback volume full to the brim with paintings of Cotswold Towns and Villages by Cotswold Artist Bob Gilhooley makes a lovely souvenir to any one visiting the Cotswolds as Bob captures the essence of the area with pen and brush. This is another book from Reardon Publishing the Cotswold Publisher. In Bob's own words: 'A most pleasant undulating upland countryside. With pockets of wooded highlands, Meandering rivers and streams with pretty limestone villages nestling in the valleys Punctuated with more important and historic market towns, all within easy reach of London, Bath, Gloucester and Cheltenham. And to the North Evesham, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick, Banbury, and Oxford. A beautiful part of the midlands. In 1966 officially designated an area of outstanding beauty'. Bob Gilhooley your Cotswold Artist has spent many a happy hour painting these wonderful villages and has now put together 80 atmospheric painting to share with you, presented to you in this beautifully bound book. It is designed to encourage you to visit the area, enjoy the scenery and the food. Or if you are already touring the Cotswolds. To take the book home as a pleasant souvenir of the wonderful time you spent here. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 1998
ISBN 10: 1873877293 ISBN 13: 9781873877296
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Caroline Alexander; Peter T. Reardon Ilustrador. The ancient market town of Cirencester became a Roman fort and under Roman rule, the fort grew into the city of Corinium. In all of Britain, only London was larger. This book gives an illustrated history of the area. Another title from the Cotswold publisher, Reardon. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 2003
ISBN 10: 1873877617 ISBN 13: 9781873877616
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. England used to enjoy one of the most comprehensive railway networks in Europe. By the last decade of the 19th century there was hardly a hamlet in the land which could not be reached by train itself or after a brief ride in a pony and trap from the nearest station. However, the improved reliability and sheer convenience of internal combustion engined road vehicles brought competition to the railways which caused a steady and persistent decline in freight and passengers throughout the second half of the 20th century. By then the railways, initially funded by private enterprise, had been nationalized as a state asset. This left the state paying for trains which ran at a loss for lack of goods and people to fill them. During the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, successive governments sought to staunch this outflow of funds by closing thousands of miles of railway lines and hundreds of stations.Many of these were branch lines, that is a track leaving the main line to serve a specific place but going no further. At a stroke, large parts of the huge 19th-century civil engineering effort which went into building the network were redundant and, once any salvage of value was removed, duly abandoned. By and large, it was not economic to reinstate the cuttings, embankments and bridges built to give the most straight and level route possible for each line.What is left of these abandoned lines can offer rewarding walks through the heart of the countryside, away from roads and traffic, rich in flora and fauna and littered with dramatic examples of Victorian civil engineering. In short, there is something to the taste of the routine walker and the railway enthusiast. For either type they are best done twice, once in summer and once in winter. The summer will show what grows where the plow and the sprayer to not go, while the winter will show the detail of what was built, well over a century ago. This book features 12 of these walks throughout Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 1999
ISBN 10: 1873877366 ISBN 13: 9781873877364
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. This CD-ROM presents a guide to the English Cotswolds, also including 10 Cotswold traditional pub walks. It features walks and maps. Another title from the Cotswold publisher, Reardon. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 2012
ISBN 10: 1874192642 ISBN 13: 9781874192640
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. The Donnington Way a History of Donnington Brewery and walk between the Donnington Inns. Donnington Mill was perhaps one of the Mills of Broadwell Manor, which dated back to 1291. In the 16th century it was used as a Cloth Mill which the Lord of the Manor of Donnington rebuilt and converted into two Corn Mills circa 1580. However, early in the 17th century, the Mill became a separate freehold estate, and in 1827 the buildings were bought by Thomas Arkell, whose descendant Richard Arkell started a Brewery there in 1865. The Brewery flourishes today and has been owned and run by the Arkell family ever since. Claude Arkell, the grandson of the founder, passed away in 2007 after 50 years at the Brewery. Today it is owned and run by James Arkell. Some of the neighbouring land is owned by the family and, until the mid-1960's, it provided barley for use in the brewing process. However, since that time malt has been supplied by Norfolk maltings together with hops obtained locally from Worcestershire. Today the Millhouse is still there in splendid condition, and operates as part of the Brewery. Even the mill wheel. is still used to drive small pumps and machines. The end product, Donnington's traditional beers, are still produced by much the same recipe that has always been in use. The basic requirement, that is water or, in brewing terms "liquor", is drawn from a strong spring beside the mill pond and has proved to be satisfactory for use in the brewing process in its natural state. Two regular draught beers are brewed; 'BB' 3.6% abv and 'SBA' 4.4% abv Double Donn is also a regular bottled beer. Special ales are now occasionally brewed; Founders Ale, Diamond Queen and Donnington Gold. Of the Brewery itself, the setting and the architecture can only be described as idyllic, with beautiful Cotswold buildings, carefully tended lawns and paths leading down to the mill pond at the head of which is a Trout Farm. Unfortunately, the brewing process is not a subject that lends itself to the spectator, and Donnington would soon become over-run if it were open to the public, so very reluctantly Mr Arkell cannot entertain visitors. However, dropping in to purchase beer by car is always acceptable. Donnington Brewery brews real ale in the heart of the Cotswolds and maintains 15 inns in arguably the country's ideal location. For many, the name of Donnington means more than good beer; it's a whole way of life. Now, the pleasure that is Donnington is opened to the rambler in the form of a 62-mile circular walk appropriately called 'The Donnington Way'. You can join the walk at any point in its 15 pub-to-pub sections. Some Donnington Inns offer bed and breakfast facilities, enabling you to walk distances of your choice. Almost 90% of the walk is in Gloucestershire, although parts of the way pass through Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire. All rights of way listed have been walked to establish their existence on the ground, following wherever possible public footpaths and bridleways. To help you along the way maps have been drawn for each of the 15 sections but for greater detail consult OS Outdoor Leisure 45 'The Cotswolds' map which covers the entire route. The Donnington Way is a true Cotswold delight for the rambler who thrives on well-kept countryside and hidden villages. The charm of rural Gloucestershire is treasured by many a walker and the Donnington Way offers an opportunity for that treasure chest to be open to all. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 2002
ISBN 10: 187387751X ISBN 13: 9781873877517
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. The Seven Shires Way is a 234-mile long walk around the Oxfordshire county boundary. It criss-crosses the boundary taking the walker into seven shires from Gloucestershire to Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire. The path passes through a wide variation of scenery: from the marlstone scarp slope of Edgehill in Warwickshire to the ironstone villages of North Oxforshire, the clay vale of Aylesbury, the beech woods of the Chiltern Hills, the riverbank of the Thames, the open downland of Berkshire and Cotswold villages in Gloucestershire. The book divides the walk into 21 sections, all of which have suggested access points for shorter distances, a list of useful accomodation and information about public transport. Each walk is accompanied by the relevant section of the Ordnance Survey map and is illustrated, giving archeological, historical, botanical and literary detail. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 2012
ISBN 10: 1874192634 ISBN 13: 9781874192633
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Welcome to Bibury William Morris once described Bibury as the beautiful village in England. It is a very special village, with a character of its own, but with a tradition and feel that's purely Cotswolds. Many people return to Bibury, time and time again, breathing in the beauty and the tranquility of the river meandering through the Coln Valley, with the enchanting Cotswold stone cottages and old Mills. If you come to Bibury early in the morning, as the mist rolls gently back from the hills surrounding the village, you will find a row of traditional Cotswold cottages, well known throughout England, and indeed the world. This row of weavers' cottages as shown on the front cover is known as Arlington Row, and is perhaps one of the most photographed places in the Cotswolds. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 1996
ISBN 10: 1873877161 ISBN 13: 9781873877166
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. This guide covers the Cotswold Ring, a 55-mile circular route which takes in much of the northern Cotswolds, making use of existing rights of way and long-distance footpaths. The walk may be undertaken over several days, or in sections. Another title from the Cotswold Publisher, Reardon. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, United Kingdom, Cheltenham, 1998
ISBN 10: 1873877315 ISBN 13: 9781873877319
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. The River Severn is Britain's longest river. The author of this book traces the river from its source to the sea, following the route taken by M. Lanchester in 1915, noting the changes made since his visit and describing his own journey. Another title from the Cotswold publisher, Reardon. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Reardon Publishing, Cheltenham, Glos., United Kingdom, 2004
ISBN 10: 187387765X ISBN 13: 9781873877654
Librería: Harry Righton, Evesham, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Soft Cover. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. First Edition. PBO.