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Cotswold Way Walking Holiday
in Southern England and
The Midlands
A 102 miles walking route through the heart of the Cotswolds.
This is one of our Cotswolds and Severn Valley walking holidays and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.
Where in the UK is the Cotswold Way?
Cotswolds Way Walking Holiday
in England’s Cotswolds
from Stratford-upon-Avon or Chipping Campden to Bath
via Broadway, Winchcombe, Clevehill, Birdlip, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge
Hiking through the heart of the Cotswolds, one of Britain’s most popular regions, this walking holiday passes through the famous English Cotswold towns and villages of Stratford-upon-Avon, Chipping Campden, Broadway, Winchcombe, Painswick, Wotton-under-Edge and Bath.
This self-guided Cotswold Way walking holiday in UK makes a varied and interesting hiking tour. The Cotswold Way passes through some of England’s most charming landscape, full of wildlife, stunning scenery and history.
The Cotswold Way walking holiday is a 102 mile (163 km) way-marked walking trail and is one of the newest national trails in the UK.
We offer 4 suggested itineraries for the Cotswold Way walking holiday:
- Chipping Campden to Bath 11 day walking holiday, 102 miles
- Chipping Campden to Bath 12 day walking holiday, 102 miles
- Stratford upon Avon to Bath 12 day walking holiday, 117 miles
- Stratford upon Avon to Bath 13 day walking holiday, 117 miles
Please see details of these itineraries below.
This route can also be walked in the opposite direction, from Bath to Chipping Campden or Stratford upon Avon.
You may also be interested in our Heart of the Cotswolds, a circular walking holiday taking you to the highlights of the Cotswolds.
You can make the Cotswold Way Walking Holiday into a longer walking holiday by connecting with:
- the Kennet and Avon Canal in Bath,
- and with the Shakespeares Way in Stratford upon Avon.
Our self-guided walking holidays are designed with your comfort and enjoyment in mind and can be tailor-made to your own personal requirements.
The routes are clearly way-marked to provide reassurance on your hiking vacation.
We use a selection of guest houses, inns or small hotels with en-suite or private bathroom to ensure you are well rested each night after a busy day hiking and sightseeing. Rest assured that all our accommodation walking holiday providers are hand-picked and offer you that famous British hospitality.
Special diets can be catered for, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free.
We organize the luggage transfer so your bags are at your next accommodation when you arrive. We try to get your bags delivered by 4pm, but this may be delayed due to road conditions.
Let’s Go Walking has developed one of the largest selection of walking holidays.
Our offices are staffed 9am to 9pm during our walking season (March to September) to ensure your walking holiday runs without a hitch.
All our walking holidays are self-guided and you must be a confident map reader and able to navigate from a compass bearing. The weather in the UK and Ireland can change quickly effecting visibility and underfoot conditions. It is important to carry a selection of clothing with you on your hike each day to cope with changing weather conditions. If you are not confident of completing any days walk, do not set out.
This walking holiday in the UK operates March to September and in either direction.
The daily distances are only a suggestion. If you would like to walk longer or shorter distances, we can arrange that too.
Our stated distances include mileage to the accommodation or pickup point and so may not agree with the guide book mileages.
Rest days can be taken in any location.
Why not combine this walk with a hiking tour in another part of the UK or Ireland. Our staff will be happy to advise on necessary transfers.
Online booking available.
A deposit of £85 per person is required to secure the booking, with the balance due 6 weeks before departure.
Optional extra days and accommodation upgrades can be added during the booking process online.
Please wait for the confirmation of your holiday before making final travel plans just in case your holiday is not available for your requested date.
North to South Itineraries
Chipping Campden to Bath
in England UK
11 day itinerary
9 days walking and 10 nights
Suggested Itinerary
| Day 1: | arrive Chipping Campden | |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Chipping Campden | |
| Day 2: | Chipping Campden to Stanton | 10 miles |
| Day 3: | Stanton to Cleeve Hill | 14.5 miles |
| Day 4: | Cleeve Hill to Birdlip | 15.5 miles |
| Day 5: | Birdlip to Painswick | 7 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Painswick | |
| Day 6: | Painswick to Middleward | 9.5 miles |
| Day 7: | Middleward to Wotton under Edge | 13.5 miles |
| Day 8: | Wotton under Edge to Hawkesbury Upton | 8 miles |
| Day 9: | Hawkesbury Upton to Cold Ashton | 14 miles |
| Day 10: | Cold Ashton to Bath | 10 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Bath | |
| Day 11: | depart Bath |
11 day itinerary 10 nights
| Double or Twin Occupancy | Single Occupancy travelling with others | Solo Traveller |
|
| 2025 | £1,220 | £2,210 | £2,410 |
All prices subject to change
Extra nights from £64.00 per person
depending on location
Cotswold Way Walking Holiday
Chipping Campden to Bath
Suggested Tour Duration:
10 nights, 9 days walking
Total Distance:
102 miles/163 kms
Min/max daily distance:
7/15.5 miles
Average Daily distance:
11 miles
Grading:
Easy/Moderate
Features:
Cotswold Villages and Pubs,
Chipping Campden,
Broadway Tower and Country Park
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, Broadway & Winchcombe
Painswick Rocco Gardens
Roman Baths and Pump Rooms, Bath
Royal Crescent, Bath
Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath
This route connects with:
Kennet and Avon Canal Towpath
Heart of the Cotswolds
Please note there is nowhere to get an evening meal in Stanton (day 2 of the itinerary) on Sundays or Mondays, therefore please bear this in mind when booking.
A 102 miles walking route through the heart of the Cotswolds.
This is one of our Cotswolds and Severn Valley walking holidays and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.
Chipping Campden to Bath
in England UK
12 day itinerary
10 days walking and 11 nights
Suggested Itinerary
| Day 1: | arrive Chipping Campden | |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Chipping Campden | |
| Day 2: | Chipping Campden to Stanton | 10 miles |
| Day 3: | Stanton to Winchcombe | 8 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra walking Bourton on the Water to Winchcombe | 14 miles |
| Day 4: | Winchcombe to Dowdeswell | 12.5 miles |
| Day 5: | Dowdeswelll to Birdlip | 9.5 miles |
| Day 6: | Birdlip to Painswick | 7 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Painswick | |
| Day 7: | Painswick to Middleward | 9.5 miles |
| Day 8: | Middleward to Wotton under Edge | 13.5 miles |
| Day 9: | Wotton under Edge to Old Sodbury | 13 miles |
| Day 10: | Old Sodbury to Cold Ashton | 9 miles |
| Day 11: | Cold Ashton to Bath | 10 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Bath | |
| Day 12: | depart Bath |
12 day itinerary 11 nights
| Double or Twin Occupancy | Single Occupancy travelling with others | Solo Traveller |
|
| 2025 | £1,342 | £2,431 | £2,651 |
All prices subject to change
Extra nights from £64.00 per person
depending on location
Cotswold Way Walking Holiday
Chipping Campden to Bath
Suggested Tour Duration:
11 nights, 10 days walking
Total Distance:
102 miles/163 kms
Min/max daily distance:
7/13.5 miles
Average Daily distance:
10 miles
Grading:
Easy/Moderate
Features:
Cotswold Villages and Pubs,
Chipping Campden,
Broadway Tower and Country Park
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, Broadway & Winchcombe
Painswick Rocco Gardens
Roman Baths and Pump Rooms, Bath
Royal Crescent, Bath
Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath
This route connects with:
Kennet and Avon Canal Towpath
Heart of the Cotswolds
Please note there is nowhere to get an evening meal in Stanton (day 2 of the itinerary) on Sundays or Mondays, therefore please bear this in mind when booking.
A 102 miles walking route through the heart of the Cotswolds.
This is one of our Cotswolds and Severn Valley walking holidays and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.
Stratford upon Avon to Bath
in England UK
12 day itinerary
10 days walking and 11 nights
Suggested Itinerary
| Day 1: | arrive Stratford upon Avon | |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Stratford upon Avon | |
| Day 2: | Stratford upon Avon to Chilpping Campden | 15 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Chipping Campden | |
| Day 3: | Chipping Campden to Stanton | 10 miles |
| Day 4: | Stanton to Cleeve Hill | 14.5 miles |
| Day 5: | Cleeve Hill to Birdlip | 15.5 miles |
| Day 6: | Birdlip to Painswick | 7 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Painswick | |
| Day 7: | Painswick to Middleward | 9.5 miles |
| Day 8: | Middleward to Wotton under Edge | 13.5 miles |
| Day 9: | Wotton under Edge to Hawkesbury Upton | 8 miles |
| Day 10: | Hawkesbury Upton to Cold Ashton | 14 miles |
| Day 11: | Cold Ashton to Bath | 10 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Bath | |
| Day 12: | depart Bath |
12 day itinerary 11 nights
| Double or Twin Occupancy | Single Occupancy travelling with others | Solo Traveller |
|
| 2025 | £1,342 | £2,431 | £2,651 |
All prices subject to change
Extra nights from £64.00 per person
depending on location
Optional Accommodation Upgrades for
Cotswold Way 12 days
Stratford-upon-Avon to Bath
Can be added when booking online
Subject to availability Supplement per person per night
Stratford upon Avon
double/twin
Single
Hotel Indigo
£89.00
please ask
Mercure Shakespeare
£89.00
please ask
Cotswold Way Walking Holiday
Stratford upon Avon to Bath
Suggested Tour Duration:
11 nights, 10 days walking
Total Distance:
117 miles/187 kms
Min/max daily distance:
7/15 miles
Average Daily distance:
11 miles
Grading:
Easy/Moderate
Features:
Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
Boat Trips, Stratford upon Avon
Cotswold Villages and Pubs,
Chipping Campden,
Broadway Tower and Country Park
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, Broadway & Winchcombe
Painswick Rocco Gardens
Roman Baths and Pump Rooms, Bath
Royal Crescent, Bath
Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath
This route connects with:
Kennet and Avon Canal Towpath
Shakespeare’s Way
Heart of the Cotswolds
Please note there is nowhere to get an evening meal in Stanton (day 3 of the itinerary) on Sundays or Mondays, therefore please bear this in mind when booking.
A 102 miles walking route through the heart of the Cotswolds.
This is one of our Cotswolds and Severn Valley walking holidays and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.
Stratford upon Avon to Bath
in England UK
13 day itinerary
11 days walking and 12 nights
Suggested Itinerary
| Day 1: | arrive Stratford upon Avon | |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Stratford upon Avon | |
| Day 2: | Stratford upon Avon to Chipping Campden | 15 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Chipping Campden | |
| Day 3: | Chipping Campden to Stanton | 10 miles |
| Day 4: | Stanton to Winchcombe | 8 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra walking Bourton on the Water to Winchcombe | 14 miles |
| Day 5: | Winchcombe to Dowdeswell | 12.5 miles |
| Day 6: | Dowdeswelll to Birdlip | 9.5 miles |
| Day 7: | Birdlip to Painswick | 7 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Painswick | |
| Day 8: | Painswick to Middleward | 9.5 miles |
| Day 9: | Middleward to Wotton under Edge | 13.5 miles |
| Day 10: | Wotton under Edge to Old Sodbury | 13 miles |
| Day 11: | Old Sodbury to Cold Ashton | 9 miles |
| Day 12: | Cold Ashton to Bath | 10 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Bath | |
| Day 13: | depart Bath |
13 day itinerary 12 nights
| Double or Twin Occupancy | Single Occupancy travelling with others | Solo Traveller |
|
| 2025 | £1,464 | £2,652 | £2,892 |
All prices subject to change
Extra nights from £64.00 per person
depending on location
Optional Accommodation Upgrades for
Cotswold Way 13 days
Stratford-upon-Avon to Bath
Can be added when booking online
Subject to availability Supplement per person per night
Stratford upon Avon
double/twin
Single
Hotel Indigo
£89.00
please ask
Mercure Shakespeare
£89.00
please ask
Cotswold Way Walking Holiday
Stratford upon Avon to Bath
Suggested Tour Duration:
12 nights, 11 days walking
Total Distance:
117 miles/187 kms
Min/max daily distance:
7/15.5 miles
Average Daily distance:
12 miles
Grading:
Easy/Moderate
Features:
Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
Boat Trips, Stratford upon Avon
Cotswold Villages and Pubs,
Chipping Campden,
Broadway Tower and Country Park
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, Broadway & Winchcombe
Painswick Rocco Gardens
Roman Baths and Pump Rooms, Bath
Royal Crescent, Bath
Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath
This route connects with:
Kennet and Avon Canal Towpath
Shakespeare’s Way
Heart of the Cotswolds
Please note there is nowhere to get an evening meal in Stanton (day 3 of the itinerary) on Sundays or Mondays, therefore please bear this in mind when booking.
A 102 miles walking route through the heart of the Cotswolds.
This is one of our Cotswolds and Severn Valley walking holidays and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.
Please note the following when choosing dates for your Cotswold Way walking holiday:
The Cheltenham Gold Cup will take place at Cheltenham Race Course on 11th to 14th March 2025.
This causes limited availability of accommodation in Cleeve Hill (day 3 or day 4 depending on itinerary).
The Badminton Horse Trials will take place on 7th to 11th May 2025.
This causes limited availability of accommodation in Hawkesbury Upton (day 8 or day 9 depending on itinerary).
The Cotswolds Way Challenge race will take place on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2025.
This causes limited availability of accommodation along the route, our ability to deliver your luggage and your enjoyment of the route.
The Cotswold Way Relay Race will take place Saturday 5th July 2025.
This causes limited availability of accommodation in Chipping Campden, our ability to deliver your luggage and your enjoyment of the route.
Therefore when booking your walking holiday on Cotswold Way we suggest you avoid these dates.
What’s included
in your UK Cotswold Way walking holiday in The Cotswolds, England
- accommodation at high quality guest houses, inns or small hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
- room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
- daily luggage transfer
- support should there be any problems on route
- detailed itineraries
- OS 1:25,000 map
- guide book to Cotswold Way
Optional Extras
for your UK Cotswold Way walking holiday in The Cotswolds, England
- upgrade to the region’s most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
- transfers back to car or station
- parking facilities
- rest days
- inn to inn walks
What’s not included
in your UK Cotswold Way walking holiday in The Cotswolds, England
- lunches and dinners
- travel insurance
Lunches and Dinners
These are not included.
Evening meals
These are available at overnight locations, either at your accommodation or in the town/village.
Packed lunches
These can be provided by your accommodation or can be obtained from a local store, or cafe or inn along the route.
Holiday Travel Insurance
We require that you take out holiday insurance as Let’s Go Biking Ltd accepts no liability for the following:
cancellation, personal accident, illness, loss/theft of personal possessions and/or money, and any unforeseen circumstances, especially travel delays.
This is in addition to our existing
booking conditions.
Cotswold Way Walking Holiday:
How to get there
- By Plane to Bristol, Birmingham or London where we can arrange transfer to Stratford-upon-Avon, Chipping Campden or Bath
- By Car to Chipping Campden where parking is available
- By Train/Bus to Stratford-upon-Avon, Chipping Campden or Bath
We offer National Trail walking holidays in England and Wales in the UK.
This is one of our categories of walking holidays.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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