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Books, Maps and DVDs for Planning Your Trip to the Cotswolds
Get good guidebooks and maps to plan your trip before you leave. Read books and watch movies set in England to get in the mood for your trip. These are my recommended books.
About the Cotswolds
The Cotswolds: A Cultural History (Landscapes of the Imagination) by Jane Bingham, 2009 (also on Amazon.co.uk)
The Most Beautiful Villages of England by James Bentley and Hugh Palmer, 2007 (also on Amazon.co.uk)
The Most Beautiful Country Towns of England by Hugh Palmer, 2005 (also on Amazon.co.uk)
Guidebooks
The Rough Guide to England, 2011 (also on Amazon.co.uk)
The Rough Guide to the Cotswolds (Includes Oxford and Stratford-Upon-Avon), 2011 (also on Amazon.co.uk)
Food and Drink Guides
Vegetarian Visitor 2011 - Where to Stay and Eat in Britain, Annemarie Weitzel (also on Amazon.co.uk)
The Good Pub Guide 2011 (also on Amazon.co.uk)
Architecture
Buildings of the Cotswolds by Denis Moriarty, 2000 (also on Amazon.co.uk)
Pevsner Architectural Guides Bath by Michael Forsyth, 2004 (also on Amazon.co.uk)
Walking/Hiking
Cotswold Classic Walks, excellent walking guide from Goldeneye (only available from Amazon.co.uk)
Other Books about England
Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox, 2005
