Maps And Books

Maps

Ordnance survey maps
To order your Ordnance Survey maps on-line click here

Shropshire Walking Books

The Wheelchair Users Guide to Accessible Countryside Sites and Trails in Shropshire and the Borderlands. Shropshire County Council.
The guide contains information on Countryside Sites and Trails which can be used by someone in a wheelchair, families with pushchairs and other people with disabilities. Although not a fully comprehensive guide it details several locations throughout the local districts/boroughs within the County as well as sites which border Shropshire. To download a copy click here.

Shropshire Walks with Ghosts and Legends. Dorothy Nicolle
This book contains over 20 walks, with each walk about a particular local legend or ghost story. The book includes route plans, detailed directions and details of refreshment opportunities.

Village Walks in Shropshire. Roy Woodcock.
This book contains 20 walks of between 3 and 7 miles. Includes Colemere, Church Stretton and Clun.

Pub Walks in Shropshire. Peter Kerr.
This book contains 20 circular walks based on good local pubs.

Shropshire Walks with Writers. Gordon Dickens and Gladys Mary Coles.
This book contains 8 walks that follow in the footsteps of authors such as P G Wodehouse, A E Housman and Wilfred Owen.

Waterside Walks in Shropshire. Peter Kerr.
This walk contains walks of between 2 and 9 miles along Shropshire's waterways. It includes the River Severn and Tern and the Shropshire Union Canal.

Secret Shrewsbury by Ian Patterson
A series of four books describing walks around Shrewsbury each with an individual theme that is explored in detail. The books recount in an off-beat and humorous style, stories of Shrewsbury as told to Ian as he walked the streets as police officer since 1970. The series includes "The Ghosts of Shrewsbury ", "900 Years in 900 Minutes", "Cops and Robbers" and "The River Round"

The Shropshire Way Guide
A guide to the Shropshire Way has been produced by the Ramblers Association. It can be obtained from Visitor Information Centres and most Shropshire bookshops.

Severn Way Guide
A guide to the Severn Way has been produced by the Severn Way Partnership. It can be obtained from Visitor Information Centres and most bookshops along the route from Plynlimon in Powys to Bristol.

Jack Mytton Way Guide
You can download the Jack Mytton Way in sections click here. Alternatively you can get a FREE copy by contacting.

Shropshire County Council, Countryside Service, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND 0845 6789000 email. countryside.access@shropshire-cc.gov.uk

www.shropshire.gov.uk/countryside.nsf