Local Interest and Maps
Local and National Walk Books for exploring our beautiful English countryside.
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alison’s bookshop is the official stockist for Tewkesbury Historical Society bulletins.
“The Battle of Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471 : ‘A Right Evil Place'” ~ by Steven Goodchild with Dilip Sarkar
The great Medieval battle at Tewkesbury, occurring on Saturday, 4 May 1471, saw the House of Lancaster finally defeated in the series of bloody conflicts known today as the Wars...
“The Folklore of Worcestershire” ~ by Roy Palmer
Worcestershire’s rich store of folklore, unearthed by the great folklorist Roy Palmer and back in print after more than 20 years. Ten themed chapters, crafted to stand alone or be...
“The Boyhood of Cain” : by Michael Amherst
NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK! Author has strong local/Tewkesbury connections. The setting of this book though never named is Tewkesbury! Danny's family live in a large house close to the school...
“Severn, Avon and Birmingham : Waterways Guides Vol. 2 : by Nicholson Waterways Guides
A new Edition for 2026. Covered in this guide are the River Avon; Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line); Droitwich Canals; Gloucester & Sharpness Canal and the River Severn; Staffordshire &...
“A-Z of the Forest of Dean : Places-People-History” ~ by David Elder
With its own traditions and strong sense of identity and independence, the Forest of Dean appears as a separate, almost secret, part of Gloucestershire. Some of its ancient history has...
“Paranormal Gloucestershire” ~ by S.C. Skillman
INCLUDES A WHOLE SECTION ON TEWKESBURY. Gloucestershire is a county rich in beauty, history and a high level of spiritual, mysterious and paranormal activity. With a profusion of haunted inns,...
