Each walk is accompanied by an OS map and illustrations of points of interest, as well as notes and fact boxes on points of archaeological and geographical interest. Practical details such as bus routes, tea rooms and accommodation are also provided. Steane has made life easy for casual walkers by breaking the hike into 17 manageable sections, which are then divided into shorter segments, so the book contains walks suited to all ages and abilities.

She brings similar expertise and enthusiasm to this latest title, devoted to a 174-mile walk on Roman ways that form a triangle from Chesterton in Oxfordshire, Cirencester in Gloucestershire, and on to Silchester, a Roman walled town in Hampshire, finishing at the Roman military fort at Alchester. 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.By Clover Stroud of the Sunday Telegraph The Roman Way By Elaine Steane (Reardon Publishing) Elaine Steane is a keen rambler whose previous book focused on the Seven Shires Way, a 234-mile walk in central England. 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. From this Roman settlement, the route goes directly north beside Oxford and across Otmoor, the marsh where the Romans built a bridge to reach the fort at Alchester. The way continues through the heathlands and pine forest north 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. 'The Roman Way' is a 174-mile walk, on the theme of Roman roads, using public rights of way. 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.

The Seven Shires Way by Elaine Steane