Self-Guided Walking the Cotswold Ring
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- No booking fees
- COVID-19protected
- Trekking and Hiking
- Walking tour
- Explorer
- Family
- duration 8 days
- tour type Private
- age requirement 12-95 yrs
- guiding method Self-guided
- Tour Code BM-28153
- Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
- Operated in English
- Starts/Ends Cheltenham, Cheltenham/ Cheltenham, England
- Explore the Cotswolds - England's largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Beautiful villages including Broadway, Bourton-on-the-Water and Winchcombe
- 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 including National Trust gardens
- Start your walk from historic spa town, Cheltenham with an optional visit to Stratford-upon-Avon en route
Enjoy the delights of Cheltenham before taking in some world-famous villages along the route, including Broadway, Bourton-on-the-Water and the Saxon capital of Winchcombe. There's even the option to take a side trip to visit Stratford-upon-Avon if a visit to Shakespeare's birthplace is calling you!
Your route takes you over Cleeve Hill, the highest point of the Cotswolds, to Sudeley Castle, the last resting place of Katherine Parr (Henry VIII's 6th wife). Visit some of the 'wool churches' of the Cotswolds - so named because of the input of finances from local, wealthy wool merchants back in medieval times to create elaborate and architecturally stunning buildings. Two of note on this route are in Winchcombe and Chipping Campden. Other points of interest along the route include some beautiful formal gardens at Kiftsgate or the Hidcote National Trust gardens. The River Windrush (after which the post-war West Indian immigration boat was named) forms part of the route back to Cheltenham from Bourton-on-the-Water.
Accommodation along the route has been hand-picked in Bed & Breakfasts with character, ranging from inns and townhouses to guest houses. Offering a warm and friendly Cotswold welcome, as well as hearty breakfasts, they offer comfortable stops along the walk and a charming insight into Cotswold life.
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Day 1: Arrive in Cheltenham Spa
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Day 2: Cheltenham to Winchcombe
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Day 3: Winchcombe to Broadway
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Day 4: Broadway to Chipping Campden
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Day 5: Chipping Campden to Moreton-in-Marsh
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Day 6: Moreton-in-Marsh to Bourton-on-the-Water
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Day 7: Bourton-on-the-Water to Cheltenham
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Day 8: Depart after breakfast
- All accommodation
- All Breakfasts
- Route directions and maps
- Luggage transfers
- Hotel upgrades
- Transfers to and from hotels
- Travel insurance
- Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement)
- Solo traveller supplement (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
- Visas & vaccinations
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No additional cancellation fees apply for this Self-Guided Walking the Cotswold Ring tour. You can cancel the tour up to 93 days prior departure and avoid paying the full amount, but your deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 92 days of departure.
PaymentFor any tour departures within 29 June 2024, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 29 June 2024, a deposit of 25% is required to confirm this tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 92 days before trip departure.
Travel InsuranceSelf-Guided Walking the Cotswold Ring tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. World Nomads offers travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families.
VisaFor this Self-Guided Walking the Cotswold Ring tour getting the required visa(s) is the responsibility for each individual traveller, as visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. We recommend to check with your local embassies representing the countries that you are traveling to, as part of this itinerary.
COVID-19 Safety MeasuresThis trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:
- This tour has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, which provides travellers with assurance that COVID-19 health and hygiene protocols have been adhered to.
- Group sizes are kept small to maintain a low risk ‘small group bubble’, with an average of 10 guests in each group.
- Hygiene safety measures and distancing will be followed in transportation, accommodation and meal venues.
- Several COVID-19 distancing measures have been adopted on this package tour to keep travellers safe.
- All travellers will be required to be fully vaccinated no less than two weeks prior to travel.