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Self-Guided Tours |
SELF GUIDED TOURS / THE COTSWOLD |
| A 5 night/4 day self-guided walking holiday in the Cotswolds |
| The Cotswold is a five night village-to-village walking tour condensing the best of the Cotswold Ring and all the finest villages into four day's walking in one of the most scenic areas of England. |
| TO BOOK: |
contact cotswoldwalks@star.co.uk or Tel: (44) (0)1242 518888 |
| INCLUDED: |
5 nights B & B, luggage transportation each walking day, route notes and maps, local back-up |
| Day 1: Arrive Moreton-in-Marsh for overnight |
| Day 2: Moreton-in-Marsh to Bourton-on-the-Water. 12 miles (19km) |
| After crossing the high wolds to Stow-on-the-Wold, complete with village stocks and picturesque square, the Cotswold passes through Lower Slaughter to Bourton-on-the-Water, with its many attractions. |
| Day 3: Bourton-on-the-Water to Winchcombe. 13 miles (21km) |
| From Bourton-on-the-Water the route follows the River Windrush to the perfect villages of Naunton and Guiting Power. Then through woods and fields before the descent to the ancient Saxon capital of Winchcombe, close to Sudeley Castle, last resting place of Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth wife. Overnight in Winchcombe, with its fascinating church and local museums. |
| Day 4: Winchcombe to Broadway.10.5 miles (17km) |
| Follow the pilgrims' route to Hailes Abbey, then over the hills to Jacobean Stanway House, with its magnificent gatehouse and medieval tithe barn and on to idyllic Stanton. Stay in the coaching village of Broadway, where an array of fine houses and inns flank the 'broad way'. |
| Day 5: Broadway to Moreton-in-Marsh.12 miles (20 km) |
| Walk up to Broadway Tower, the 18th century folly from where there are fine views across the vale before descending to Chipping Campden, the loveliest of all Cotswold villages, with its covered market place, beautiful 'wool' church, almshouses and silversmith. Pass through the charming villages of Broad Campden and Blockley and descend to Batsford, where you may visit the arboretum and falconry centre. Finally, a pleasant stroll across meadows to Moreton. |
| Day 6: Departure after breakfast. |
| Distance: 47.5 miles (80 kms) |
| Duration: 5 nights, 4 days walking |
| Minimum/maximum daily distances: 10.5 miles (17km)/13 miles (21km) |
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