Independent Trails: Fact File

Independent Trails: Fact File.COTW2

Cotswold Way ~ Chipping Campden to Bath

Trail Facts

Total distance: 98 miles (157km)
Duration : 9 nights, 8 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 10 miles (16km)/15 miles (24km)
Waymarking: The trail has been very clearly waymarked by the Cotswold Way Association and is very easy to follow.
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Chipping Campden
End of holiday: Bath
Code : COTW2

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Chipping Campden, where your first nights accommodation has been booked.

Day 2: Chipping Campden to Stanton. 10 miles (16km)

Day 3: Stanton to Cleeve Hill. 13 ½ miles (21.5km).

Day 4: Cleeve Hill to Leckhampton Hill. 10½ miles (17km).

Day 5: Leckhampton Hill to Painswick. 12 miles (19km).

Day 6: Painswick to Kings Stanley. 9 miles (14.5km).

Day 7: Kings Stanley to Wotton-under-Edge. 13 miles (21km).

Day 9: Wotton-under-Edge to Tormarton. 15 miles (24km).

Day 10: Tormarton to Bath. 15 miles (24km)

Day 11: Depart from Bath after breakfast.

Extra nights/Rest days

Many people chose to have an extra night in Chipping Campden before starting the trail because there is so much to see. Chipping Campden is the loveliest of all the Cotswold Market towns, it is also the best preserved and most historically important. Buildings of interest include the open-sided Jacobean Market Hall, built to shelter stallholders from all weathers; the Town Hall, the 14th century Woolstaplers Hall, where the fleeces were sold, which now houses the town's museum; opposite this is the magnificent Grevel House built in 1380. St James' Church is one of the best examples of a Cotswold 'wool' church and contains the largest memorial brass in the county, to William Grevel, 'the flower of the wool merchants of all England'. Next to the church are the gateway and onion-topped lodges of the old manor of Campden. The manor itself was destroyed during the Civil War. Nearby on a raised pavement stands a superb row of Almshouses built during the reign of James I in stunning symmetry. The delightful village of Stanton is another possibility for a rest day. The old wool town of Painswick with its ancient stone buildings dating from the 13th century is another good choice. Wotton-under-Edge is another pleasing small town with several fine buildings, like the 17th century gabled almshouses that have a lovely chapel within their courtyard. The historic city of Bath with its glorious Georgian architecture is the most popular choice for an extra night or two. Buildings of note include the Roman Baths, the Pump Room, the Assembly Rooms that now house a Museum of Costume, the Abbey, Pulteney Bridge, the Royal Crescent, The Circus, Queen Square and Lansdown Crescent.

What's included?

9 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses and B&B's.
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.
An information pack containing an itinerary, detailed instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your 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 airports: London

Outward journey from London to Chipping Campden: There is a fast and frequent rail service from London Paddington to Morton-in-the-Marsh. The journey takes about 2 hours. Bus or taxi from Morton-in-the-Marsh railway station to Chipping Campden.

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: There is a fast and frequent rail service from Bath to London Paddington (1 ½ hours).