LUXURY WALKING TOURS IN THE COTSWOLDS

LUXURY WALKING TOURS / 6 night - 7 day luxury village tour of the Cotswolds

This itinerary is based on three beautiful villages and staying in two of the best hotels and one of the best B+Bs in the Cotswolds - Charingworth Manor or Cotswold House Hotel in Chipping Campden, Isbourne Manor in Winchcombe and Hale Cottage in Painswick.

Day 1:

Arrive and transfer to Chipping Campden, the home of the Arts & Crafts movement. Time permitting a walk around this beautiful Cotswold town, or a short walk to neighbouring Broad Campden. Overnight Chipping Campden 2 nights in Charingworth Manor or Cotswold House Hotel.

Day 2:

Circular walk from Chipping Campden to two of the most famous gardens in the world - Hidcote Gardens and nearby Kiftsgate Gardens. Hidcote is a masterpiece of the Arts & Crafts Movement, a series of outdoor rooms each with its own unique character, with old roses, unusual plants and trees from around the world and with stunning panoramas across the Vale of Evesham. Continue walking back to Chipping Campden for overnight.

Day 3:

Transfer to Broadway. Walk from Broadway to Winchcombe along the Cotswold Way passing through some of the loveliest villages in England - Buckland, Stanton (much used for period films and movies), Stanway with its beautiful manor house and tithe barn and the romantic ruins of Hailes Abbey. Overnight Winchcombe 2 nights in Isbourne Manor House.

Day 4:

Visit Sudeley Castle and Gardens (burial place of the last of Henry VIII's wives) and circular walk from Winchcombe, including Belas Knap neolithic burial chamber, with magnificent views over the Cotswolds. Overnight Winchcombe.

Day 5:

Transfer to Birdlip and walk across meadows and through woodland to the picturesque village of Sheepscombe and on to Painswick, 'Queen of the Cotswolds' , with its village centre of tiny streets and cottages. Visit the nearby Rococo gardens if time. Overnight Painswick 2 nights in one of the nicest B+Bs in the Cotswolds - Hale Cottage for two nights (or stay in the lovely Painswick Hotel - voted the 'best countryhouse hotel in England in 2003' - price on request).

Day 6:

Walk from Painswick through Laurie Lee Country. Laurie Lee lived in nearby Slad and his childhood memoir 'Cider With Rosie' has become a modern classic. The countryside here is still much as he would have known it in his boyhood. Overnight Painswick.

Day 7:

Transfer to the railway station after breakfast.

What’s Included

tailor made walking itinerary to suit your ability and wishes. You will be met at the railway station and taken to your first hotel. All transfers as needed for your holiday.

6 nights accommodation and breakfast as specified - 2 nights Charingworth Manor/Cotswold House Hotel, 2 nights Isbourne Manor House, 2 nights Hale Cottage £675.00 per person (staying in Painswick Hotel price on request).

Accommodation in the hotels is for a standard room - if you want a more luxurious room or a suite we are happy to book and adapt the price.

To book this tour, please contact cotswoldwalks@star.co.uk