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Circular
Walks in the Cotswolds
Strewn
with countless pretty villages built by medieval merchants enriched
by the wool trade, the Cotswolds fulfils most people's idea of a ‘typical' English
landscape. Here neat fields, narrow hedge-lined lanes, ancient woodland
and clear streams combine with simple stone cottages, church, manor
house and tithe barn to create a picture of timeless beauty.
We
have devised four walking tours in the heart of the Cotswolds. They
range in length from the Cotswold Short Break, a delightful two day
walk through some of the finest countryside the Cotswolds has to offer,
to the weeklong Cotswold Villages Trail, which seeks out the timeless
villages and towns that are among the loveliest features of the area
Cotswolds
Villages Trail
The
Cotswold Villages Trail passes through no fewer than twenty seven
of the beautiful towns, villages and hamlets that make the Cotswolds
so special. It visits the delightful wool towns of Stow-on-the-Wold,
with its mellow stone houses, shops and inns overlooking the medieval
cross and stocks in the large market square; Northleach, with its
magnificent church, House of Correction, workhouse, almshouses and
immaculate late-medieval cottages clustered around the central square;
Winchcombe and Chipping Campden, the loveliest of all the Cotswold
market towns.
As well as visiting some of the regions best-loved
villages like the Slaughters, Bourton-on-the-Water, Guiting Power,
Broadway, Stanway and Stanton, it also seeks out little-known
villages like Clapton-on-the-Hill with its tiny, but historic
church some six spaces wide and eight from door to alter; Naunton,
with its splendid 15th century gabled dovecote and Hampnet with
its intriguing church.
Along
the way the trail takes in a number of sites of historic interest
including Iron Age hill forts, a gothic folly, a ruined medieval
abbey, Sezincote House and Sudeley Castle. |
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Cotswold
Villages Trail - Details and Prices
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Tour Code |
Itinerary |
Tour Price |
COTVT |
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£380 per person |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £18 per night.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £37 per person
All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency
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Total Distance |
66
miles (106km) |
Availability |
All year |
Travel to and from the holiday |
It is very easy to travel to the start (and return home from the end) of the holiday using public transport. Please click here for more information |
Climate |
Click here for a summary of monthly average temperatures and rainfall for the Cotswolds Village Trail |
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Cotswold
Round
The
Cotswold Round is a circuit of the best-loved villages and towns
of the Cotswolds. Beginning at Moreton-in-Marsh with its large market
square surrounded by handsome former coaching inns, the trail meanders
through Longborough and Broadwell to Stow-on-the-Wold and then heads
through Upper and Lower Slaughter to Bourton–on-the-Water,
where several elegant bridges span the crystal waters of the River
Windrush as it flows through the village. The trail then heads upstream
through the tranquil Windrush valley past Naunton and Guiting Power
to Winchcombe, an attractive little town of stone and half-timbered
buildings with a fine church adorned with 45 gargoyles, each representing
a local character from the 1460's. Leaving the town along
the Pilgrims Way to Hailes Abbey, the trail meanders along the western
edge of the Cotswold Hills through Stanway, Stanton and Broadway
to Chipping Campden, before returning to Moreton-in-the-Marsh through
Broad Campden, with its rare 17th century Friends Meeting House
and the charming village of Blockley, an important centre for the
silk industry that flourished in the 18th century.
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Cotswold
Round - Itinerary, Prices and Dates
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Tour Code |
Itinerary |
Tour Price |
COTR1 |
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£280 per person |
COTR2 |
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£495 per person |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £18 per night.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £37 per person
All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency
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Total Distance |
51
miles (81.5km) |
Availability |
All year |
Travel to and from the holiday |
It is very easy to travel to the start (and return home from the end) of the holiday using public transport. Please click here for more information |
Climate |
Click here for a summary of monthly average temperatures and rainfall for the Cotswold Round |
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Cotswold
Highlights
Beginning
at the beautiful old wool town of Chipping Campden, this delightful
circular walk links the ‘show piece' villages and towns
of the northern Cotswolds. It visits Blockley and the stunning gardens
of Batsford Arboretum before arriving at Stow-on-the-Wold, a charming
town where narrow alleys or ‘tures' lead off invitingly
from the market square, begging exploration. The trail then cuts
through the heart of the Cotswolds past Upper Swell, with its attractive
old Watermill, to Winchcombe. After exploring this historic little
town, it meanders along the western edge of the Cotswold Hills to
Chipping Campden through the delightful villages of Stanway, with
its opulent Jacobean manor house, enormous tithe barn and curious
thatched cricket pavilion perched on straddle stones; Stanton and
Broadway, where the picturesque ‘broad way' of the high
street is lined with shops, inns and houses of golden stone with
the typical Cotswold mix of tiled and thatched roofs.
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Cotswold
Highlights - Itinerary , Prices and Dates
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Tour Code |
Itinerary |
Tour Price |
COTH1 |
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£225 per person |
COTH2 |
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£380 per person |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £18 per night.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £37 per person
All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency
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Total Distance |
43
miles (69km) |
Availability |
All year |
Travel to and from the holiday |
It is very easy to travel to the start (and return home from the end) of the holiday using public transport. Please click here for more information |
Climate |
Click here for a summary of monthly average temperatures and rainfall for the Cotswold Highlights |
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Cotswold
Short Break~ The Wardens' and Windrush Ways
This scenic
short tour combines two contrasting trails linking Bourton-on-the-Water
with Winchcombe to provide a delightful two-day walk through some
of the loveliest countryside in the Cotswolds. Starting at Bourton-on-the-Water
the route follows the Wardens' Way through the idyllic villages
of Lower and Upper Slaughter, Naunton and Guiting Power before descending
to Winchcombe past Sudeley Castle. On the second day the route follows
the Windrush Way over the hills past several ‘lost'
medieval villages before following the River Windrush to Bourton-on-the-Water. |
Upper Slaughter © BOV |
Cotswold
Short Break - Details and Prices
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Tour Code |
Itinerary |
Tour Price |
COTSB |
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£175 per person |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £18 per night.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £37 per person
All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency
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Total Distance |
26 miles (41.5km) |
Availability |
All year |
Travel to and from the holiday |
It is very easy to travel to the start (and return home from the end) of the holiday using public transport. Please click here for more information |
Climate |
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