Strategically important during the English Civil War

Where Croquet, as we know it, was created

Quintessentially English landscapes and villages

The largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Britain

Tranquil limestone rivers

Countryside teeming with wildlife

The place to see a "lion"

This is the Cotswolds.

This guide will help you discover all of this and more.

The Evenlode Meander is a 45-mile walk through the very heart of the bucolic Cotswolds National Landscape.

Starting at the source of the River Evenlode, the walk follows the river through remote countryside, including the ancient Royal Forest of Wychwood, through Cotswolds villages and towns, with delightful names such as Moreton-in-Marsh, Adlestrop, Shipton-under-Wychwood and Church Hanborough, before finally arriving at its confluence with the River Thames.

With a wealth of maps, information, historical facts and glorious photographs this walking guide will be an invaluable companion to anyone walking the Evenlode Meander.