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LUXURY WALKING TOURS IN THE COTSWOLDS |
LUXURY WALKING TOURS / 5 night - 6 day luxury village tour of the Cotswolds |
This itinerary is based on two beautiful villages and staying in two of the best B+Bs in the Cotswolds - Isbourne Manor in Winchcombe and Hale Cottage in Painswick. |
| Day 1: |
| Transfer to Winchcombe. Explore this wonderful town, visit Sudeley Castle and Gardens (burial place of the last of Henry VIII's wives). |
| Day 2: |
| Transfer to Broadway and walk back 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 |
| Day 3: |
| Circular walk from Winchcombe, including Belas Knap neolithic burial chamber, with magnificent views over the Cotswolds. Overnight Winchcombe |
| Day 4: |
| 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 Hale Cottage. |
| Day 5: |
| 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 6: |
| Transfer to the railway station after breakfast. |
| What’s Included |
| 5 nights accommodation and breakfast as specified - 3 nights Isbourne Manor House, 2 nights Hale Cottage £425.00 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. |
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| To book this tour, please contact cotswoldwalks@star.co.uk |
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