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Cotswold Way: The South

From £699.00
7 Days & 6 Nights
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Cotswold Way: The South

  • Walk the southern section of the Cotswold Way to Bath
  • Views of England’s most beautiful landscapes
  • Wander through the quiet lanes of picturesque Cotswold villages
  • Enjoy the warm and friendly atmosphere of a Cotswold country pub
  • End in the UNESCO city of Bath - home to amazing Georgian architecture
Walk the southern section of the Cotswold Way from Painswick, through the beauty of the Cotswolds, to Bath. The southern section of the Cotswold Way explores the quintessential English countryside of the Cotswolds. A beautiful green landscape of rolling farmland, quiet woodland and picturesque villages. Your walk ends is the city of Bath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and surely one of England's most beautiful cities. The trail runs through the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and passes through a succession of enchanting English villages, featuring brimming with fine architecture.

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Painswick Day 2 Painswick to King’s Stanley 9.5 miles / 15 km Day 3 King's Stanley to Wotton-Under-Edge 15 miles / 24 km Day 4 Wotton-Under-Edge to Old Sodbury 13 miles / 20.5 km Day 5 Old Sodbury to Cold Ashton 9 miles / 14.5 km Day 6 Cold Ashton to Bath 10.5 miles / 16.5 km Day 7 Onward Travel
THIS TRIP'S CARBON SCORE

This trip has a carbon score of 7kg per person per night, meaning it’s one of our best trips! For comparison, a carbon count of 7kg is equivalent to 1 single running shoe (not even a pair!). Here at Macs, we pride ourselves on being a responsible travel company and continue to adopt, develop and innovate ways to positively impact the environment. Find out more information on how we've carbon counted our trips.

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    The Cotswolds are world-famous for bustling market towns, beautiful villages, and stunning countryside. This short feature follows Mark and Sonia who spent their 30th wedding anniversary walking on a Macs Adventure walking tour in the Cotswolds.

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