Those wonderful people at Cirencester Ramblers have produced a series of self-guided circular walks, taking in hidden gems and more well-known places.

There are five walks in the series, all of which start at St John the Baptist Church in the Market Place, Cirencester, and range from 2.5 miles to 9 miles. They explore different areas, including Cirencester Amphitheatre, Baunton, Bagendon and Cirencester Park.

All are easily walkable from Cirencester and the leaflets have clear written instructions as well as mapping along the routes. Each map includes a ‘Did You Know’ box containing interesting or unusual facts.

  1. Stratton and Baunton: A circular walk from Cirencester Market Place, visiting the villages of Stratton and Baunton. Length: 4 miles

    Great British Life: Finding your way around CirencesterFinding your way around Cirencester (Image: ChrisAt/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

  2. Baunton and Ragged Hedge Wood: A circular walk from Cirencester Market Place, visiting the villages of Stratton and Baunton and on to Ragged Hedge Wood. Length: 6 miles

    Great British Life: Aerial view of CirencesterAerial view of Cirencester (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

  3. Bagendon: Three old schools and the infinite monkey cage. A circular walk from Cirencester Market
    Place visiting the villages of Stratton, Itlay and Bagendon. Length: 9 miles

    Great British Life: Cirencester Market PlaceCirencester Market Place (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

  4. Amphitheatre and Cirencester Park: A circular walk from Cirencester Market Place, visiting the Amphitheatre and on to Cirencester Park. Length: 2½ miles

    Great British Life: Earthwork remains of the Roman amphitheatre at CirencesterEarthwork remains of the Roman amphitheatre at Cirencester (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

  5. Cirencester Park: Stratton via Pope's Seat. A circular walk from Cirencester Market Place visiting Cirencester Park and the village of Stratton. Length: 5 miles

    Great British Life: Cirencester Abbey GroundsCirencester Abbey Grounds (Image: ChrisAt/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

You can buy copies of the leaflets from Cirencester Town Council Information Centre and the Visitor Information Centre at Corinium Museum or download for free from cirencesterramblers.org.uk/walking/self-guided-walks