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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

Travel in Britain

  • Tour the Cotswolds - personalized day tours
  • Cotswold Walking and Hiking Holidays

Travel Services

  • AutoEurope, car rentals in England
  • TrekTools - Maps, Atlases, Guidebooks
  • Booking.com, hotels in the Cotswolds, England
  • Telestial, cell phones and SIM cards for England
  • Travel books and guides from Amazon.com
  • Travel books and guides from Amazon.co.uk