Cotswold Highlights Trail

Explore the Cotswolds on a circular self-guided walking holiday from Chipping Campden. Accommodation, luggage transfer and custom holiday pack included.

Code	Tour	Duration	Difficulty	Price per person
COTH1	A circular trail beginning at Chipping Campden	4 nights, 3 days walking	Demanding	£340
COTH1-D	A circular trail beginning at Chipping Campden Dog friendly	4 nights, 3 days walking	Demanding	£340
COTH2	A circular trail beginning at Chipping Campden	7 nights, 6 days walking	Easy	£595

Start

Travel to Chipping Campden where your first night's accommodation has been booked

Day 1

Chipping Campden to Stow-on-the-Wold. 15 miles (24km)

Day 2

Stow-on-the-Wold to Winchcombe. 13 miles (21km)

Day 3

Winchcombe to Chipping Campden. 15 miles (24km)

Finish

Depart from Chipping Campden after breakfast

Your Itinerary

This itinerary lists our preferred overnight stops for this tour. Sometimes there may be a shortage of available accommodation in a preferred location, in which case we will transfer you from the trail to your accommodation and back again at no extra charge. Overnight stops marked with a (T) will always require transfers as standard.

The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to walk more than a mile from the trail to your accommodation; should your accommodation be further than this, transfers will be provided as standard.

Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Dog friendly tours are subject to a Daily Dog Charge, which will be listed below if applicable. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are walking on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Walker or Single Supplements apply respectively:

A note about transfers

£40.00 per person / per night

£30.00 per person / per night

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:

£55.00 per person / per night

What's included?

4 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms (where available) in selected B&B’s, hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail, or a short distance away via taxi provided at our expense.
Breakfast each day.
Door to door luggage transfer.
Maps with the route marked on and a guidebook or route notes describing the trail.
An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.

Extra Nights & Rest Days

An extra night is the perfect way to explore the sights and sounds of the Cotswolds.

Many people choose to have an extra night in Chipping Campden. It is the loveliest, best preserved and most historically important of all the Cotswold towns. 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 and 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, dedicated to William Grevel, 'the flower of the wool merchants of all England'.

Next to the church is 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.

Stow-on-the-Wold is an attractive town with many good antiques shops and art galleries, while Winchcombe is another popular choice for a rest day. It is a charming small town with two or three inns, many attractive old Tudor houses, cottages with roses clambering over their porches and a fine church containing an altar cloth worked by Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife. Forty-five grotesque gargoyles, each representing a local character from the 1460's adorn its outer walls. Winchcombe is also a good base for exploring Sudeley Castle.

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:

£55.00 per person / per night

Tour Facts

Total distance: 43 miles (69 km)
Duration: 4 nights, 3 days walking
Minimum daily distance: 13 miles (21 km)
Maximum daily distance: 15 miles (24 km)
Code: COTH1 Grade: Demanding
Season: 2nd January - 24th December
Start of holiday: Chipping Campden
End of holiday: Chipping Campden

Route Profile

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end, are sent with your full holiday pack. A summary is given below:

By Air - Most convenient major city and international airports are Bristol and Birmingham.

By Rail - The nearest rail stations to the start of the trail (Chipping Campden) are either Honeybourne (about 5.5 miles away) or Moreton-in-Marsh (about 6.5 miles away).

By Bus - Various bus services run to and from Chipping Campden.

From London - Trains run from London Paddington station to Honeybourne and Moreton-in-Marsh . A taxi/bus will then be required to Chipping Campden.

Return To The Start - The Cotswold Highlights walk is a circular tour beginning and ending in Chipping Campden.

Weather Information

To find out more about the weather forecast for your chosen holiday's general location, please see the following websites:

MetCheck - This website allows you to look up detailed weather information for specific locations as far as six months in advance.
Met Office - This website shows regional area forecasts a few days in advance, with a general UK forecast description of up to 30 days in advance.
Mountain Forecast - This website shows what the forecast is like up on specific hills and fells, and offers forecasts a few days in advance.

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