Cotswold Villages Trail
Explore the best Cotswold villages at your own pace on a circular self-guided walking holiday. Accommodation, luggage transfer and custom holiday pack included.
Cotswold Villages Trail
https://www.contours.co.uk/cotswold-villages-trail
A walking holiday from Moreton-in-Marsh through the many iconic settlements of the Cotswolds.
From £625 per person
The Cotswold Villages Trail passes through twenty seven of the beautiful towns, villages and hamlets that make the Cotswolds so special. It visits the wool town of Stow-on-the-Wold, with its mellow stone houses overlooking the medieval cross and stocks in the market square, as well as Northleach, with its magnificent church and immaculate late-medieval cottages clustered around the central square; and Chipping Campden, arguably the loveliest of all the Cotswold market towns.
Along the way the trail also 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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Visiting the quintessentially English villages of the Cotswolds, including Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water.
Discovering over a thousand years of history, from Iron Age hill forts to the stunning Sudeley Castle.
Admiring the classic Cotswold sights of dry stone walls, pretty landscapes and grazing livestock.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTVT | A circular trail beginning at Moreton-in-Marsh | 6 days walking | £625 |
Travel to Moreton-in-Marsh where your first night's accommodation has been booked
Moreton-in-Marsh to Bourton-on-the-Water. 12 miles (19km)
Bourton-on-the-Water to Northleach(T). 6.5 miles (10.5km)
Northleach(T) to Guiting Power. 11 miles (17.5km)
Guiting Power to Stanton. 13 miles (21km)
Stanton to Chipping Campden. 10 miles (16km)
Chipping Campden to Moreton-in-Marsh. 7 miles (11km)
Depart from Moreton-in-Marsh after breakfast
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.
Overnight stops marked with an (L) have very limited accommodation, and therefore more often than not will also require a transfer, particularly on bank holidays and weekends. We will use non-transfer accommodation wherever possible.
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 travel 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 on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
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“3rd Contours holiday so we must enjoy them - we keep coming back. When we booked on a week that had a special event, you were able to find us a different route”Dr Rudolph, USA
“It was all that I expected and more. Each day was different in terms of scenery and villages.”Mrs Edamura, Canada
“Thank you for a well-planned break. It was the right distance and terrain for our walkers.”Mrs Kiln, UK
“I loved this holiday and would recommend this to anyone. I have already recommended this as far as anyone would listen!”Ms Kleynhans, South Africa
“The holiday was splendid.”Dr Bentley, UK
“This has been one of my favourite holidays.”Mrs Malcharek, Canada
“We had a wonderful time with the distances per day and accommodations being ideal for us. Lovely pubs at each village to provide genuine hospitality and great meals and welcoming hosts at our Bed & Breakfasts. The communication throughout the lead-up to our start was seamless. The printed directions and marked-up map gave us almost step-by-step instructions.”Mr Bamford, Australia
