Guided Walking Holidays - Programme 2012 We offer a range of guided walking holidays and day walks that explore the landscapes and picturesque villages of the North Cotswolds, its nature and rich history that dates from the Stone Age. Here is our programme for the second half of the year.
Sunday 10th to Sunday 17th June: The Oxfordshire Way - A long distance walking trail Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th June: Classic Cotswold Villages Friday 28th September to Monday1st October: The Historic Cotswolds Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September: Prehistory in the Cotswold Landscape Wednesday 17th to Thursday 25th October: The Cross Cotswold Pathway - A long distance walking trail
All walks on our guided walking holidays are available for day walkers and weekend breaks can be extended from 2 to 3 days. If you're not available on these dates, we offer tailor-made walks to fit your schedule. Call us on 0044(0)1295 811003 or 0044(0)7718 660070 or email Anne for more information ______________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Sunday 10th - Sunday 17th June: The Oxfordshire Way - A long distance walking trail
Join us on this 8 day tour along the Oxfordshire Way, a long distance walking trail that starts at Bourton-in-the-Water in the Cotswolds and ends on the river at Henley-on-Thames, in south-east England. The Trail is 68 miles (108 km) long and passes through the most rural and scenic landscapes in Oxfordshire as well a two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the Cotswolds and the Chilterns. It moves from pretty villages built from honey coloured Cotswold limestone to the beech woods of the Chiltern escarpment with their secluded villages in flint and brick architecture. We arrange B&B and luggage transfer, seek out good pubs to relax in for dinner after a good day's walk and our guide ensures your holiday is trouble free. Programme: Price: £695 per person based on two people sharing a twin bedded room inclusive of bed & breakfast, luggage transfer and guide. Please contact us for further information and to book a place on the walking tour. Back to the top of Guided Walking Holidays and Day Walks ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th June: Classic Cotswold Villages
The Cotswolds is characterised by picturesque towns and villages of honey coloured limestone set in a landscape of rolling hills and meandering river valleys - the iconic English countryside with manor houses, ancient churches and of course the village pub. These market towns and villages have a long history as most were thriving communities by 1086 AD at the time of the Domesday Survey. On this walking weekend we will explore their history whilst enjoying some of the best landscapes and hostelries the Cotswolds has to offer. Friday - Meet for dinner Saturday - Adlestrop: Where for a minute a blackbird sang Sunday - Villages on the Edge: Broadway, Buckland and Stanton Price: £240 per person based on two people sharing a twin bedded room inclusive of dinner, bed & breakfast and guide. Please contact us for further information and to book a place. Back to the top of Guided Walking Holidays and Day Walks ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Friday 14th - Sunday 16th September: Prehistory in the Cotswold Landscape
The Cotswold region is fortunate in having the greatest number of surviving prehistoric sites in the UK, perhaps because the thin soils were left uncultivated allowing the monuments to survive for many thousands of years. On this walking weekend we will visit Neolithic tombs, Bronze age barrows and stone circles and walk the ancient Jurassic Way that linked communities from the English Channel in the south to those in Yorkshire in the north-east. We'll also enjoy the lovely Cotswold countryside, it's picturesque villages and country pubs. Friday - Meet for dinner Saturday - Ancient Long and Round Barrows in a sacred landscape Sunday - The Rollright Stones: A Bronze Age enigma Price: £240 per person based on two people sharing a twin bedded room inclusive of dinner, bed & breakfast and guide. Please contact us for further information and to book a place. Back to the top of Guided Walking Holidays and Day Walks ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Friday 28th September - Monday 1st October: The Historic Cotswolds
Today we know the Cotswolds for their picturesque market towns and sleepy villages set among green rolling hills but it was not always like this, the Cotswolds have had a prosperous and turbulent history. In Roman times (43AD - 410AD) Cirencester was one of three regional capital in Britannia and the Fosse Way a major military highway linking Exeter in the south-west to Lincoln in the north-east. In the Middles Ages the Cotswolds produced some of the finest wool fleeces in Europe and merchants form Flanders and Italy flocked to markets to buy the very best. Wool traders were very rich indeed, some as rich as Bill Gates today, and they donated their money to God and their salvation building magnificent 'Wool' churches in towns like Northleach, Chipping Campden and Burford. Later, the Cotswolds was the cross roads for the opposing armies in the English Civil War. In October 1642, the first major battle took place at Edgehill just to the north, and in March1646, the last battle before the execution of Charles 1 was fought at Stow-on-the-Wold. On this weekend we will walk some of the most stunning landscapes in the Cotswolds, visit historic sites and discover evidence of life and times during past ages. Friday - Meet for dinner Saturday - Woolly Money Sunday - Roman Remains Monday – The Battle of Stow (optional) Price: £240 (2 days) or £350 (3 days) per person based on two people sharing a twin bedded room inclusive of dinner, bed & breakfast and guide. Please contact us for further information and to book a place. Back to the top of Guided Walking Holidays and Day Walks ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Wednesday 17th September - Thursday 25th October: The Cross Cotswold Pathway - a walk through the Heart of England
Join us on this 9 day tour along the Cross Cotswold Pathway, an 86 mile (138 km) long distance walking trail that starts at Banbury in Oxfordshire and ends in the city of Bath, Somerset. Starting in Banbury in the east, the trail passes very close to the Rollright Stones, a legendary bronze age stone circle, and takes in prosperous lowland villages like Adlestrop, where Jane Austen visited her maternal uncle. It goes through famous and historic towns such as Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water and Cirencester and glimpses grand manor houses and stately homes such Chastleton House, Stowell Park and even Highgrove, Prince Charles’ family home. The path ends in Bath which boasts the Roman Baths built over hot springs, the 18th century Royal Crescent and associations with Jane Austen, its most famous resident. We arrange B&B and luggage transfer, seek out good pubs to relax in for dinner after a good day's walk and our guide ensures your holiday is trouble free. Programme: Price: £795 per person based on two people sharing a twin bedded room inclusive of bed & breakfast, luggage transfer and guide. Please contact us for further information and to book a place on the walking tour. Back to the top of Guided Walking Holidays and Day Walks ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Phone: +44(0)1295 811003 / mobile: +44(0)7718 660070 or email Anne ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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