Think of a typical image of England and it is likely to be found in the Cotswolds! Join our small group walking tour to stroll through bright yellow mustard fields surrounded by dry stone walls and along winding country lanes which lead to scattered dreamy medieval villages like Stanton and Broadway built of honey-coloured stone and thatched cottages. Walk around the formal gardens and parklands of Blenheim Palace, visit a Benedictine Abbey and a Roman Villa and sit down in a local English pub restaurant for a wonderful meal and a glass of wine or a cheery pint of beer and listen to the laughter of the locals catching up with friends at the end of the each day.
PICK UP: Hanborough station DROP OFF: Moreton-in-Marsh station
We look forward to being your hosts, to walking up and along grassy escarpments through colourful mustard fields and across enchanting countryside dotted with ancient Oak and Beech trees. Among the highlights are visits to Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill with a landscaped park by Capability Brown, formal gardens at Sudeley castle where the Catheirne Parr, 6th wife King Henry VIII is buried, the ruins of Hailes Abbey, raided and destroyed by Henry’s soldiers. Roman influence also ran deep in England and after our pretty walk to Chedworth Roman Villa you can really step back in time and let your imagination run wild.
We walk along footpaths which were trodden by sheep drovers during the middle ages as they brought their flocks to be shorn and then sold in the lively market towns of Broadway and Chipping Campden. Cotswolds comes from “cots” meaning stone sheep shelters and “wold” meaning rolling hills. This tour is about gentle walking, good company, tasty food and wine in traditional pub restaurants and cheery pints of beer served by a smiley barman and a warm welcome from the locals.
If you would like to speak with us to know more about our Cotswolds Walking Tour, please write us an email or call 800.908.1980. We would be happy to hear from you and help you planning your next adventure!
NOTE: Tours based in England are charged in local currency (GBP £). All the other conversions are approximate.
The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
Your wallet? You won’t need it! Except for postcards and souvenirs we’ll take care of everything
2 experienced guides 24/7
All breakfasts, lunches and dinners as per itinerary
Wine, water & coffee with meals
All accommodations
All gratuities for hotel porters and waiters
Minibus transport from start to finish
Entrance fees to museums, events and parks as listed on itinerary
Local specialist guiding fees
Whats not included in this tour.Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
We meet at 13.00 at Hanborough station. There are good connections from London Paddington station and Oxford. We drive to the pretty village of Woodstock and 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 then enjoy a picnic lunch at Blenheim Palace in the magnificent park landscaped by Capability Brown. Afterward, we 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. Restored to magnificence in the late-19th and early-20th centuries it is a great afternoon out!
Walk from Broadway to 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. (5hrs/9miles/15km)
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. (4hrs/8miles/12.5km)
After a beautiful visit to Broadway tower for spectacular views we walk down and across open farmland to the market town of Chipping Campden and on to Broad Campden 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. (6hrs/12miles/19km) *dinner not included
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. (5hrs/10miles/16km)
A delightful gentle stroll along the quiet Stratford canal finds us steeped in culture and history stopping along the way to visit the farmstead home of Mary Arden (Shakespeare’s mother) Anne Hathaway’s Cottage (Shakespeare’s wife) and the birthplace of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon. (2hrs/5miles/8km)
Discover the beautiful Cotswolds gardens and historical buildings
Get lost in the endless green fields
Accommodation Standard
Accommodations are an important point of your overall holiday experience. One of our first thought is to find and choose the best hotel and b&b solutions, ensuring that each night of your itinerary finds you comfortably settled in a space that is welcoming and full of authentic local charm.
When considering a hotel, we look at more than just the rooms and wherever possible, we arrange for stays close to the places you most dream of seeing like historically iconic, coveted high-design or supremely located at the edge of a wilderness.
Take a closer look at some of the properties we have chosen for your next Caspin Journeys holiday!
The CotswoldsSome of the dream hotels you will find on this tour
Eight Bells InnMacDonald Bear HotelThe Slaughters Country Inn
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We recommend you fly to London or Birmingham International Airports.
Pick up for this tour is from Hanborough station.
Drop off is from Moreton-in-Marsh station.
Both stations have direct lines running to Birmingham and London.
If you plan on arriving a few days early and will not be flying in on pick up day, contact us and we can work together to arrange a more convenient pick up location for you.
We – Caroline and Pino , Antonio and Simona – love our jobs and personally lead all our small group tours. Italy, Spain and England are our homes and our passion. We bring that excitement with us on all our tours so that you too share our favourite places.
We are very experienced and handle all the logistics while you relax and become immersed in the local culture, history and traditions.
We know the locals on all our trips and they love meeting our groups. We are small enough to get into private homes, chat to villagers, fit in small restaurants and enjoy all kinds of unexpected events that aren’t accessible to large groups of tourists following a red umbrella.
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Food is an all important part of each and every one of our journeys. We are foodies, we love to savour the authentic flavours of each destination we visit. And let’s not forget the wine “the drink of the gods” which will accompany every meal, even picnics!
Picture yourself eating Buffalo mozzarella from a farm in Amalfi, tasting a Sicilian cannolo with fresh ricotta cheese, home-made pasta, organic vegetables, fresh fish and so on.
If all this sounds mouthwatering then look no further, you are in the right place 😉
On our small group tours we use a combination of gourmet restaurants, local trattorias, traditional pubs, tapas bars and farmhouse meals, to give you the best overall experience!
Each adventure combines fantastic hikes and authentic cultural experiences which make for a phenomenal and enriching travel experience. – admire Giotto’s frescoes in Assisi – walk in the Castle gardens of Henry VIII – stand at the tomb of St James in Compostela – gaze at and touch the columns of a Greek temple – visit the birthplace of Napoleon Buonaparte – see how a Duke lives at Blenheim Palace – tread the streets of Pompeii – admire mosaics in a Norman cathedral – understand more about the Roman Empire Travel in the richest artistic heritage in the world, many of which are part of UNESCO. What are you waiting for? Don’t miss out on an unforgettable trip.
We believe that where you stay at night is an important part of your overall travel experience. So we put a lot of effort into carefully choosing the hotels for each tour.
Naturally, we always look for attractive, clean and quiet rooms with private bathrooms. But, our priority is also to find the best possible accommodations and ensure that each night of your journey finds you comfortably settled in a place that is welcoming and full of authentic local charm.
The result is a fabulous selection of delightful hotels, medieval palaces, family run hotels, country residences, manor houses, historic inns, luxurious alpine hotels – sometimes with a spa, sauna or swimming pool facilities – and all with character, good food and a friendly atmosphere.
You will have to keep coming back to experience them all! Sweet Dreams!
Our travel style attracts a similar type of people, outgoing, interesting, adventurous, cultured and curious.
You’ll enjoy the company of your fellow travelers on our small group tours. Italy’s food and wine, England’s local pubs, and Spain’s meditative and spiritual pilgrim route are best experienced amidst the camaraderie of the group.
Guests who join our small group tours become our friends. They return again and again to share new adventures as we explore these unforgettable destinations with like-minded travellers and build ever-lasting memories together.
Getting out and about on foot is a wonderful way to slow down the pace, relax and get some healthy exercise.
When we walk we see so much more – grape vines, wild flowers, ancient oaks, wheat fields, avenues of cypresses and pine, time resistant hills and valleys.
As we stroll through historic towns we learn about the culture of the people; as we stand in the splendour of the countryside, beneath the soaring columns of ancient temples, abbey walls and turrets of medieval castles we marvel at man’s ability to conceive of and construct such monuments.
Cotswolds tour map ©️ Caspin Journeys LTD 
Cotswolds 
Smile! 
Unique character 
Broadway Tower 
Eating All Together We will bring you to taste traditional specials in quality local restaurants. 
Relaxing walk 
Ancient heros 
English Religious Architecture 
Cotswolds Houses 
Time for Croquet! 
Fairy Tale landscapes 
A nice walk 
Caspin travellers 
Luxury Barge Restaurant 
Eating onboard 
Our Private Minibus 
Let's start the morning 
Outdoor snack Outdoor picnic 
Tea Time! 
A huge hug! 
Wheat field walk 
Local Folk 
Not Only sheep! 
Our travel style attracts a similar type of people, outgoing, interesting, adventurous, cultured and curious.