Tour Cotswolds Walking Tour | Visit United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Accommodation

4 nights – Cotswolds’ village hotel 3 nights – Stratford-upon-Avon A nice hotel and a good night’s sleep are an important part of your overall travel experience! When considering a hotel, we look at more than just the rooms. We look for hotels or bed and breakfasts which are committed to ensuring their guests are well looked after and pay attention to detail, for example offering locally sourced breakfast produce, or a special selection of toiletries, or tea and coffee making facilities in the room. Wherever possible your hotel will be perfectly positioned for exploring and will have a historical charm or maybe a new and innovative design. We choose the best possible places to stay ensuring that each night you are comfortably settled in a place that is welcoming and full of authentic local charm. We are on a mission to find the ingredients you need to wake feeling rested and looking forward to each day of your Caspin Journeys tour! Take a closer look at some of the properties we have chosen for you...

Transport

Minibus transport from start to finish as listed in the itinerary Not all tours include airport transfers (see Itinerary)

Guide

Owner Guided. Fully Guided: 2 experienced Caspin Journeys Tour Leaders/guides 24/7 Service of expert multilingual Caspin Journeys Leaders/ guides with extraordinary local knowledge, available for the duration of your trip.

Others

1 Bottle of Mineral Water per person per day Water is carried in support vehicle for daily refills Entrance fees to museums, Events and parks as listed in the itinerary Tipping and Gratuities All gratuities for Hotel porters and Waiters service Walking sticks: One walking stick per person Local guiding fees for specialist sites

Meals

All Breakfasts, All Lunches All Dinners (Except 2 Dinners) Drinks with Meals Wine, water & coffee. No spirits A nourishing breakfast, every morning; Gourmet picnics & packed lunches prepared with love using local ingredients and typical recipes; occasional restaurant and pub lunches. Selected local wines with every meal and water of course; Our favourite local and gourmet restaurants owned by real local people (mainly family run business) who serve delicious typical food of the area! We set the menu for you so that you can have a 360° taste of all the food of the regions This tour offers Vegetarian and Vegan food options on request. Simply let us know the food option that you prefer

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Optional

Other activities and services not included. Additional Services. Travel Insurance. Visa or Vaccinations.

Others

Transfer to the meeting point Travel insurance and other emergencies Visa fees and entry clearing fees Single room accommodations Mini Bar & Bar Drinks. Please do not forget to settle your bill before leaving each Hotel. Tipping and Gratuities: Tipping and Gratuities for your Trip Leaders is at your discretion

Insurance

N.B. It is a requirement of booking with Caspin Journeys Ltd that you have adequate personal travel insurance to cover the eventualities of your trip. Travel insurance and other emergencies not included

Flights

International flights not included

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Day 1 Hanborough To Blenheim Palace
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanborough To Blenheim Palace

We meet at 11.00 at The Bear Hotel in Woodstock. There are good connections from London Paddington station and Oxford. After loading the luggage into the minibus, we walk into the Blenheim estate, one of England’s largest houses, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1987) and the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace! We visit Blenheim Palace and the magnificent park landscaped by Capability Brown. Tour the Palace of the Dukes of Marlborough where Sir Winston Churchill was born and walk around its stunning formal gardens, rock gardens and grounds. It is a magnificent day out!

Gentle Walking: 3hrs / 4 miles/ 6.5km

Meals: Dinner

Lunch independently - Blenheim has a tasty food hall.
Day 2 The Cotswold Village Walk From Stow To Bourton On The Water
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

The Cotswold Village Walk From Stow To Bourton On The Water

We visit the delightful, bustling town of Stow-on-the-Wold with time to admire antiques and do a little shopping. Then we descend an escarpment to reach an old mill listed in the Domesday Book. With the sound of a rushing stream in our ears we continue through Lower and Upper Slaughter and admire how exquisitely the many thatched cottages and gardens are kept. A picnic lunch with some rest and then our walk leads us to the picturesque village of Bourton-on-the-Water with its eccentrically built miniature model of the village.

Walk(4hrs/8miles/12.5km)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 Chedworth Roman Villa.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Chedworth Roman Villa.

A beautiful long walk starts at the Wool Town of Northleach and winds through quaint hamlets and sleepy villages with beautiful gardens, crossing meadows and woodland with wild flowers in abundance. We picnic at Yanworth before continuing on foot to our destination which lies close to the Fosse Way. This Roman road was built during Caesar’s invasion of Britain. At Chedworth in the sleepy Coln valley, we find the ruins of England’s finest Roman Villa. Time to enjoy the extensive excavations and pictorial mosaic floors.

Walk (5hrs/10miles/16km)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 Broad Campden — Blockley — Morten-In-Marsh
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Broad Campden — Blockley — Morten-In-Marsh

From the immaculate little village of Broad Campden we cross fields and go over Hangman’s hill to reach the village of Blockley for a picnic lunch and then, climbing the Cotswold escarpment, we pass through open fields to Moreton-in-Marsh stopping on the way at the Cotswold Falconry Centre to watch a world-class flying display.

Walk: 6hrs/12miles/19km

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 5 Broadway — Stanton- Hailes Abbey — Sudeley Castle
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Broadway — Stanton- Hailes Abbey — Sudeley Castle

Walk and admire the honey-coloured stone cottages of Stanton village, along the famous ‘Cotswold Way’ path past Jacobean Stanway Manor to the majestic ruins of Hailes Abbey for a picnic lunch. After learning about the dissolution of the monasteries, cast your minds back to Tudor England life as we visit Sudeley Castle and its formal gardens where Katherine Parr, last wife of Henry VIII lived.

Walk: 4hrs/8miles/13km

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 6 Broadway Tower To Chipping Campden
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Broadway Tower To Chipping Campden

We visit the pretty village of Broadway and walk up to Broadway tower for spectacular views and then across open farmland to descend into the market town of Chipping Campden where there is free time to explore and have lunch.

In the afternoon we walk to Hidcote Arts and Crafts garden in the north Cotswolds, a stone’s throw from Stratford-upon-Avon. Created by the talented American horticulturist, Major Lawrence Johnston its colourful and intricately designed outdoor ‘rooms’ are separated by walls or hedges with outstanding herbaceous borders that are always full of surprises.

Walk: 3.5hrs/7miles/11km

Meals: Breakfast / Dinner
Day 7 Shakespearean England Stratford Canal Walk. 8 Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Shakespearean England Stratford Canal Walk. 8 Km

In search of poetic inspiration, our first stop in Stratford-upon-Avon is at the 500-year-old half-timbered house that was the birthplace of William Shakespeare! We may be reciting lines now as we enjoy a delightful stroll through town to reach Anne Hathaway’s Cottage (Shakespeare’s wife) which is also steeped in history. From here we can walk along the quiet Stratford canal to the farmstead home of Mary Arden (Shakespeare’s mother) and watch them bringing in the geese.

Walk: 3-5hrs/6-10miles/10-16km

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 8 Day 8: Departure Day.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Departure Day.

09.30 departure from our hotel for Warwick parkway station where trains go to London.

If you wish, we can help you make other independent departure arrangements such as early taxis to Birmingham or a London airport.

Meals: Breakfast

8 days tour

Cotswolds Walking Tour

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Itinerary of your trip Cotswolds Walking Tour

Hanborough To Blenheim Palace

The Cotswold Village Walk From Stow To Bourton On The Water

Chedworth Roman Villa.

Broad Campden — Blockley — Morten-In-Marsh

Broadway — Stanton- Hailes Abbey — Sudeley Castle

Broadway Tower To Chipping Campden

Shakespearean England Stratford Canal Walk. 8 Km

Day 8: Departure Day.

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