The Heart Of The Cotswolds In Luxury

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DISTANCE

10.5 – 13 miles (16 – 20 km) per day

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DIFFICULTY

Easy To Moderate

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DURATION

5 nights

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Accommodation

B&B Accommodation, Village Inns, Luxury Hostels

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Price

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Walking Tour Overview

We can offer any of our walking holidays on an upgrade or luxury basis by using the best hotels available in each place. As an example, please see the program for our classic 5 night route and note that we can build in transfers where you prefer to remain for more than one night in a particular place, or if you wish to stay in somewhere off the route. And of course we can offer a variety of accommodation eg luxury hotel one night, B & B the next, and so on.

Highlights

Visit the village of Broadway, one of the inspirations for the arts and Crafts Movement.
Carefully selected accommodation at which to stay.
Maximum daily distance 10.5 miles.
Soaking up the history of the area.

Key Information

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Best time to go: March – September

What’s Included

5 nights luxury accommodation.
Luggage transfers each walking day.
Route notes & maps.
Local back-up.

*Upgraded accommodation is available upon request, please ask for a quote.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Moreton-in-Marsh

Arrive Moreton-in-Marsh for overnight in the Manor House.

Day 2: Moreton-in-Marsh to Bourton-on-the-Water (12 miles - 19km)

You are soon among typical Cotswold villages with a detour to see gorgeous Sezincote if you like. Then it is Stow-on-the-Wold, complete with village stocks and picturesque square, down to Lower and Upper Slaughter for overnight in the Lords Of The Manor or Lower Slaughter Manor or Washbourne Court.

Day 3: Bourton-on-the-Water to Winchcombe (13 miles - 21km)

Follow the River Windrush to the untouched villages of Naunton, with its ancient dovecote and Guiting Power, noted for the impressive golden Norman arch to the church. Then up through woodland and fields before the dramatic descent into the ancient Saxon capital of Winchcombe, passing by Sudeley Castle, where Katherine Parr, Henry VIII’s sixth wife, is buried. Overnight in Winchcombe at the newly refurbished Lion Inn. LION INN.

Day 4: Winchcombe to Broadway (10.5 miles - 17km)

This is a fabulous day’s walk. Follow the pilgrims’ route to Hailes Abbey (open to the public), then over the hills to Jacobean Stanway House, with its wonderful gatehouse, medieval tithe barn and extraordinary fountain. Pass through Stanton, so unspoilt that it has featured in many films, and arrive in the village of Broadway, one of the inspirations for the arts and Crafts Movement. Overnight at Broadway Hotel or Dormy House.

Day 5: Broadway to Moreton-in-Marsh (12 miles - 20 km)

Walk up to Broadway Tower, the 18th century folly, and then it is but a short step to Chipping Campden, the loveliest of all Cotswold villages, and once the wool centre of Europe. Pass the old butter market, visit the fine ‘wool’ church, and perhaps the world renowned silversmith. Continue through Broad Campden and Blockley and descend to Batsford, with its arboretum and falconry centre. Finally, a stroll across meadows to Moreton, for overnight at the Manor House.

Day 6: Departure

Departure after breakfast.

Map

Tour Grading

Distance: 47.5 miles (80 kms).
Duration: 5 nights, 4 days walking.
Maximum/minimum daily distances: 10.5 miles (17km)/13 miles (21km).

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Accommodation

There are different categories of accommodation available from B&B accommodation to Village Inns to small & luxury hotels. Ensuite rooms are booked where possible, in some B&B’s a private bathroom may be necessary.

B&B accommodation is generally in guesthouses, often private residences where some of the rooms are used for guests. They are also often smaller in size than Inns or hotels. All of our selected B&Bs will give you a warm welcome with a hearty breakfast for you in the morning. Because these are often private residences, there may not be the facilities you would expect to find in dedicated accommodation establishments. And they do not generally have options for dining in the evening.

Village Inns are generally larger, they may cater for only guests or they may also be a pub which also has guest rooms. They generally tend to have more in the way of facilities and have some kind of bar or dining options and are generally larger establishments than B&B’s

Hotels are usually the biggest of the establishments that we use and are more dedicated just to accommodation than B&B’s or Inns. There is a wide variety of hotels in The Cotswolds ranging from small hotels, to hotels with restaurants, to award winning luxury hotels.

Travel Information

Arriving By Train:
The Cotswolds are at the heart of the British rail network. Direct trains travel from London Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh frequently.

Arriving By Plane:
Nearest airport: Birmingham Airport (54.1km).

Other nearby airports: Bristol Airport (97.6km), London Heathrow: (164km). From London Heathrow, you can take the Heathrow Express train directly to London Paddington from where you can then take a direct train to Moreton in Marsh

We are happy to arrange private transfers to you starting accommodation, please contact us for futher details.