cotswolds

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the cotswolds

Designing the Cotswold map was where this all started. I live in the Cotswolds and admire it greatly and wanted to purchase a great looking map of the place, but quite frankly what was available, was not good, so I designed my own.

The Cotswolds spans across several counties and is the largest national landscape in Britain. The different coloured areas are the portions of the different counties that complete the Cotswolds: (Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Somerset, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire).

main maps available in 2 sizes

large - 100 x 70 cm (B1) (original design size)
small - 84.1 x 59.4 cm (A1)

'Autumnal' version of the Cotswolds available

New 'single colour' version added in 2025

framed options available for paper and canvas prints

mini Maps

My Cotswold map has also been re-designed for the mini map series with less detail and no 'sites of significant historical and cultural interest' in smaller print sizes

Large: A2 - 59.4 x 42 cm

Medium: B3 - 50 x 35.3 cm

Small: A3 - 42 x 29.7 cm

Visit the Mini Map Series page for more details on the mini map series

Cotswolds National

Landscape

much effort and funds are required to keep the cotswolds at its best while ensuring safe and easy access for all

the responsibility for this is with the cotswold conservation board. they do lots of great work, to find out more click here - www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk

sites of significant historical & cultural interest

Pulteney Bridge, Bath Abbey, Roman Baths, The Circus, Royal Crescent, Stoney Littleton Long Barrow, Farleigh Hungerford Castle, B-on-Avon Tithe Barn, Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument, Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse, Windmill Tump Long Barrow, Hetty Pegler's Tump, Nympsfield Long Barrow, Cirencester Amphitheatre, Great Witcombe Roman Villa, Over Bridge, Gloucester Blackfriars, Belas Knapp Long Barrow, Hailes Abbey,

Rollright Stones, Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, North Leigh Roman Villa, Horton Court, Newark Park, Woodchester Park & Mansion, Haresfield Beacon & Standish Wood, Stanway Viaduct, Thames Head, Chedworth Roman Villa, Arlington Row, Lodge Park & Sherborne Park Estate, Chastleton House, Bredon Barn, Snowshill Manor, Broadway Tower, Market Hall, Chipping Campden, Upton House, Farnborough Hall, Sudeley Castle, Four Shire Stone, Broughton Castle, Dover's Hill, Hidcote Manor Gardens, Crinkly Hill, Minchinhampton Common, Rodborough Common, Tyndall Monument, Malmesbury Abbey, Gloucester Cathedral, North Door-St Edwards Church-Stow, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Pittville Pump Room, Berkeley Castle, Tewkesbury Abbey, Three Shires Stone, St Kenelm's Well, Rocco Gardens, Westonbirt Arboretum, Misarden Park Garden, Cotswold Farm Park, Batsford Arboretum, Blenheim Palace, Charlotte Park, Everyman Theatre, Overcourt House, Cheltenham Ladies College, Box Railway Tunnel, Toddington Manor (Highgrove and Chavenage House added in 2025 for 2nd edition)

new 2nd Edition Cotswolds map

I started with the Cotswold map ahead of Christmas in 2019 with the Autumnal edition released a year later. 250 copies of each have since been sold so it was time to improve the original artwork and publish a second edition.

Many changes and improvements have been made while the original artwork is honoured and preserved.

Most of the changes are cosmetic, tweaks and changes in colour, shading and detail, but some are more fundamental so collectively the artwork is greatly enhanced.

Changes made:

Light off-white background applied

A grid and reference system to improve locating sites of interest

Adjustment to sites in Bath making symbols less congested

Two sites of interest added

Map expanded south of Tewkesbury so River Severn forms the border

Map expanded slightly east into Oxfordshire

Enhanced design to the border, title, scale, compass

World Heritage Sites added at Bath and Blenheim

Military areas and labels

Hilltop triangle symbols

Thinner and lighter motorway with junction labels