Independent Trails: Fact File

Independent Trails: Fact File. COTWS1

Cotswold Way ~ South section: Painswick to Bath

Trail Facts

Total distance: 52 miles (83km)
Duration : 5 nights, 4 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 9 miles (14.5 km)/15 miles (24km)
Waymarking: The Cotswold Way is very clearly waymarked and is very easy to follow.
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Painswick
End of holiday: Bath
Code : COTWS1

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Painswick.

Day 2: Painswick to Kings Stanley. 9 miles (14.5km).

Day 3: Kings Stanley to Wotton-under-Edge. 13 miles (21km).

Day 4: Wotton-under-Edge to Tormarton. 15 miles (24km).

Day 5: Tormarton to Bath. 15 miles (24km)

Day 6: Depart from Bath after breakfast.

Extra nights/rest days

The old wool town of Painswick with its ancient stone buildings dating from the 13th century is a good choice for an extra day. Wotton-under-Edge is a 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's Square and Lansdown Crescent.

What's included?

5 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses and B&B's.
Breakfast each day.
Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
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 Painswick: There is a frequent rail service from London to Stroud. The journey takes about 1 hour 45 minutes. Stagecoach-in-the-Cotswolds bus (Service 45) from Stroud Railway Station to Painswick (approximately 15 minutes).

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)