Independent Trails: Fact File.COTSB

The Cotswolds ~ Cotswold Short Break

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Trail Facts

Total distance: 26 miles (41.5km)
Duration: 3 nights, 2 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 13 miles (21km)/13 miles (21km)
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Bourton-on-the-Water
End of holiday: Bourton-on-the-Water
Code: COTSB

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Bourton-on-the-Water, where your first nights accommodation has been booked.

Day 2: Bourton-on-the-Water to Winchcombe. 13 miles (21km)
From Bourton-on-the Water you follow the Wardens' Way through the picturesque villages of Upper and Lower slaughter, Naunton and Guiting Power before descending past Sudeley Castle into Winchcombe.

Day 3: Winchcombe to Bourton-on-the-Water. 13 miles (21km)
You return to Bourton-on-the-Water along the Windrush Way that heads over the wolds past several 'lost' villages before following the River Windrush into the village.

Day 4: Depart from Bourton-on-the-Water after breakfast.

What's included?

• 3 nights accommodation in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses in en-suite rooms with private facilities.
• Full English breakfast.
• Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
• A set of maps with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail.
• A daily itinerary together with information about facilities and places of interest along the trail.
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it.
• Emergency assistance.

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient major city and International airport: London (Gatwick or Heathrow) airports or Birmingham Airport. Train from London Paddington (1 hour 40 minutes) or Birmingham (2 hours 15 minutes) to Moreton-in-Marsh. Bus or taxi to Bourton-on-the-Water (approximately 10 to 15 minutes).

Outward journey from London to Moreton-in-Marsh: Train from London Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh (I hour 40 minutes). Bus or taxi to Bourton-on-the-Water (approximately 10 to 15 minutes).

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: Bus or taxi to Moreton-in-Marsh railway station. Train to London Paddington (1 hour 40 minutes).

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