Best of the Cotswolds Self-Guided Walk

8 nights from £1679

8 nights

Best of the Cotswolds Self-Guided Walk

The Cotswolds are England's largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and are made up of meadows and scenic rolling hills above a bedrock of Jurassic limestone.

£1679 pp excluding flights £210 per night
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This distinctive stone is quarried and used in the construction of the golden-coloured local buildings and gives the stone-built villages of the Cotswolds a beautiful and quintissentially 'English' look.



This 8-night walking holiday takes you through some of the finest North Cotswold villages with shorter walking days, allowing the maximum time to explore the villages and walk at a relaxed pace. Your route includes visits to some of the best-known towns and villages in the region including Broadway, Chipping Campden and Guiting Power as well as the Saxon capital of Winchcombe and the nearby Sudeley Castle, the last resting place of Henry VIII's sixth wife, Katherine Parr. Enjoy the rolling Cotswolds countryside, riverside walks and some stunning horticultural gems in the gardens of National Trust manor houses, such as Kiftsgate or Hidcote.
  • Explore the Cotswolds - England's largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Beautiful villages including Guiting Power, Broadway, and Chipping Campden
  • Visit areas of historical interest from Saxon, Jacobean and Medieval eras
  • Visit the ancient Saxon capital of Winchcombe and Sudeley Castle (last resting place of Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's 6th wife)
  • Stunning gardens at historical manor houses
  • Relaxing walks each day to allow extra time for exploring delightful Cotswold villages

You'll be staying in a mix of HHH, 3 star, HHHH and 4 star guesthouses, B&B's, inns and hotels. All of the accommodations offer a warm and friendly Cotswold welcome and hearty cooked breakfasts.



For those wishing to extend their stay in the area, ask us about city break add-ons in Bath or Oxford.



Single supplements and Solo traveller supplements (where only one person is travelling on a departure date) will apply, please ask us for details.

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