Cotswold Way Guided Trail

Check-in at the hotel is available from 16:00. If you are a member you can arrive at the house from 14:00. Enjoy a complimentary cream tea at 16:30 and meet other guests.

We begin our walk from the market town of Chipping Campden, we follow the trail up onto Dovers Hill offering fine views of the surrounding landscapes.  We descend to Broadway Tower, a folly built in 1799 by the Earl of Coventry and then on to the village of Broadway.  We then continue through fields to Stanway House; famous for it's thatched village cricket pavilion, this is a Jacobean mansion with a magnificent gateway and a wonderfully preserved tithe barn.

Disctance 12 miles (19km) with 1500 feet (450m) of ascent

Leaving Stanway House we follow the trail to Hailes Abbey, which was founded by the Cistercians in 1215.  We then walk through Winchcombe and pass the Neolithic barrow of Belas Knapp, finishing our walk at Cleeve Common.

Distance 12miles (19km) with 1,410 feet (440m) of ascent

We begin the day with an ascent onto Cleeve Hill the highest point on the Cotswold Way, we then walk past Dowdeswell Reservoir and pay a visit to Seven Springs where the River Thames rises.  We then pass the Devils Chimney and ascend Leckhampton Hill.

Distance 12 miles (19km) with 1,800 feet (550m) of ascent 

We follow the trail to Crickley Hill Country Park, where archaeologists have been at work nearly 20 years, unearthing remnants from different occupations dating back to about 4,000BC.  We then walk through ancient beech woodland and up on to Cooper's Hill, infamous for cheese rolling.  We then walk along to Painswick Beacon and an iron age camp.

Distance 11 miles (17.5km) with 1,900 feet (580m) of ascent    

Leaving Painswick we walk to Standish wood, where we see 'spectacle' stocks and the wonderful St Mary's church, with it's 99 yew trees.  We then reach the Stroudwater Canal and ascend onto  the escarpment passing the Nympsfield Neolithic long barrow. 

Distance: 13 miles (20.5km) with 2,250 feet (680m) of ascent.

Starting our walk today from Coaley Peak we follow the trail through the town of Dursley crossing Stichcombe Hill and passing through North Nibley. We then ascend Wotton Hill to see the Tyndale Monument, a 111 foot commemoration of William Tyndale, who was executed in 1536 for opposing Henry VIII's divorce and translating the bible into English.  We then descend to Wotton under Edge.

Distance 12 miles (19km) with 1,850 feet (560m) of ascent

Passing through the town of Wotton we ascend Wortley Hill. We then travel through the Cotswold countryside with views of Newark Park a Grade 1 listed country house, before ending our day at the St Adeline Church in Little Sodbury.

Distance: 11 miles (17km) with 1,500 feet (450m) of ascent.

We leave Little Sodbury and it's iron age hill fort and pass through the Georgian park lands of Dodington and Dyrham.  We follow the Cotswold escarpment to Cold Ashton.

Distance: 10 miles (17km) with 1,180 feet (360m) of ascent.

We follow the trail passing through Lansdown Racecourse an area steeped in history including one of the major battles of the English Civil war.  We head towards Bath passing The Royal Crescent and The Roman Baths before completing the Cotswold Way at Bath Abbey, with time to explore the beautiful city of Bath.

Distance: 10 miles (16.5km) with 1,100 feet (340m) of ascent.

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before making your way home.