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 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. 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. It criss-crosses the boundary taking the walker into seven shires from Gloucestershire to Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire. The Seven Shires Way: A 234 Mile Walk Around the County Boundary of Oxfordshire Using Public Rights of Way (Walkabout) by Steane, Elaine at .uk.

Each day's walk is accompanied by the relevant sections of the Ordnance Survey map and is vividly illustrated throughout giving archaeological, historical, botanical and local anecdotal detail.The Seven Shires Way is a 234-mile long walk around the Oxfordshire county boundary.

The book divides the Roman Way into 17 sections, all of which have suggested access points for shorter distances, information about public transport, a list of tea shops, pubs and accommodation. Elaine Steane is the author of The Roman Way (3.50 avg rating, 4 ratings, 1 review), The Seven Shires Way (5.00 avg rating, 1 rating, 0 reviews, publishe. From this Roman settlement, the route goes directly rth beside Oxford and across Otmoor, the marsh where the Romans built a bridge to reach the fort at Alchester. Elaine Steane is the author of The Roman Way (3.50 avg rating, 4 ratings, 1 review), The Seven Shires Way (5.00 avg rating, 1 rating, 0 reviews, publishe. The way continues through the heathlands and pine forest rth to Dorchester on Thames. The route follows Akeman Street as it crosses the limestone heights of the Cotswold Hills to Cirencester, then south-east following the Ermin Way across the Wiltshire Downs, through the village of Speen in Berkshire, descending to cross the River Kennet as the Romans did. It follows a triangle formed by three Roman roads from Chesterton, near Bicester in Oxfordshire, to Cirencester in Gloucestershire, and on to the Roman walled town of Silchester in Hampshire, returning to the Roman military fort at Alchester near the starting point. Elaine Steane is the author of The Roman Way (3.50 avg rating, 4 ratings, 1 review), The Seven Shires Way (5.00 avg rating, 1 rating, 0 reviews, publishe. The Roman Way is a 174-mile walk, on the theme of Roman roads, using public rights of way. The Seven Shires Way Revised Edition: A 234-mile walk around the country boundary of Oxfordshire using public rights of way (Paperback) Elaine Steane 9.

The Seven Shires Way by Elaine Steane