Itineraries
Cotswold Way Self Guided Itinerary - 8 walking days & 9 night's accommodation
| Stage | Journey Details | Distance in Miles/Kms |
Day 1 Arrive Chipping Campden |
Travel to Chipping Campden where your first night’s accommodation is booked. Have a relaxing evening before your start | |
Day 2 Chipping Campden to Stanton. |
Walking from Chipping Campden, one of the best of the Cotswold market towns, the trail climbs on to an escarpment offering fine views across the Vale of Evesham. You then walk through the picturesque town of Broadway with its honey coloured houses and fine old English tea rooms. The trail for the day continues until you reach Stanton | 11/18 |
Day 3 Stanton to Cleeve Hill. |
There is much to see on this section as you pass Stanway House and continue onto Winchcombe, the ancient capital of Mercia and nearby Sudeley Castle, dating back to the 12th century. The trail ascends to “Belas Knap” the neolithic long barrow and onto the highest point of the Cotswolds; Cleeve Hill (317mtrs). | 13/21 |
Day 4 Cleeve Hill to Birdlip. |
Enjoy the views over Cheltenham and on a clear day as far as the Black Mountains in Wales, passing through Bill Smylie’s butterfly reserve before eventually descending to Dowdewell reservoir then past Seven Springs - for some the source of the River Thames and follow the escarpment onto Leckhampton Hill. More excellent views follow into Crickley Hill Country Park before heading through woods and onto Birdlip. | 15/25 |
Day 5 Birdlip to Painswick. |
The route passes close to the Roman Villa at Witcombe, where a bath house and fine mosaics have been unearthed & worth a look if time permits. Cooper’s Hill offers fine views and is today famous for its annual “Cheese rolling” event. Painswick, a fine, small Cotswold market town with streets dating back to the 13th century. The local stone is light grey giving the town a different feel for a normal Cotswold town. | 9/14 |
Day 6 Painswick to Uley/Dursley |
More fantastic views to enjoy today, especially the panorama from Haresfield Beacon over the Severn valley. The walk is quite hilly but rewards you with fine vistas and historic sites, including a Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age fort. More woodland and magnificent views at Coaley Peak before reaching Dursley, a town once famous for its wool and cloth. | 15/24 |
| Day
7
Uley/Dursley to Hawkesbury |
Leaving Dursley the route climbs steeply onto Stinchcombe Hill and more magnificent views. There is another steep ascent to reach the famous “Tynedale Monument” at North Nibley and onwards to the town of Wotton-under-Edge dating back to Saxon times, the town has a fine mixture of old buildings plus a selection of pubs, shops and places to eat. |
14/23 |
| Day
8
Hawkesbury to Cold Ashton |
The walk today takes you to the National Trust property of Horton Court and then passes through Dodington Park, landscaped by “Capability Brown”. The trail passes Dyrham Park (NT), famous for deer and a fine Tudor mansion worth visiting if time allows then onwards to the village of Cold Ashton with its magnificent rectory and manor house. | 14/23 |
| Day
9
Cold Ashton to Bath |
The route now descends into a lovely valley at Lower Hamswell then climbs to the Civil War battle site of Lansdown and levels out past an ancient hill fort and Bath race course. It slowly descends through farmland down to the fine regency Spa city of Bath and the conclusion of the route at Bath Abbey. | 10/16 |
| Day
10
Depart after breakfast |
Explore Bath before leaving. |
Cost is £665 per person, based upon 2 people sharing a twin/double room
Further information:
• All rooms will have ensuite/private bathroom facilities
• Full English Breakfasts & daily luggage transfers are included in our prices.
• We provide official guide book with O/S mapping, detailed itinerary and sightseeing/refreshment recommendations for the route.
• There is a £20 per night single supplement price.
• We require a 40% deposit to book up your holiday please contact us for further details.
• Financial failure certificates are issued for your security with all of our holidays.
• The journey to Moreton in Marsh (the closest train station) is 90 mins from London (Paddington) and other train stations servicing the area are at Cheltenham & Evesham.
• There is free, long term parking in Chipping Campden at 'Back Ends'
• For our overseas guests, the most convenient airports are Heathrow with rail connections to Moreton-in-the-Marsh via Reading. Birmingham International Airport has rail connections to Cheltenham via New Street station.
• If you require assistance with your travel arrangements please contact us, we are here to help.
• This holiday is available throughout the year & can be modified to suit your requirements.
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