Classic Cotswolds: Online Road Trip Travel Guide
Explore the Cotswolds your way with this guidebook that illustrates a scenic 183-mile (292 km) point-to-point trip across 20 of the region’s most charming destinations. Designed for flexibility, the guide is organised into five themed sections—each covering classic towns, villages, country estates, riverside stops, and hidden gems, so you need to only visit the places that you choose. WHAT TO EXPECT • This is an online travel guide – much like a digital book – ready for you to read, browse, and get inspired while planning at home or using your phone on the go. • The guidebook offers an overarching plan to help shape your multi-destination holiday, with different ideas and sample itineraries. It shows how destinations can be combined to suit your timeframe – typically from 3 to 14 days. • It’s designed to help you decide where to go, what to see, where to stay, and to inspire your trip what suits your interests. It also includes helpful tips such as how to get there and where to park. • Please note: the guide itself is not customisable. However, each route includes pre-populated Google Maps with suggested pins and directions that you can view and adapt using your own device. ACCESSING YOUR GUIDEBOOK • Instant access available upon booking • Valid for 12 months • Use on smartphone, tablet, or desktop • Simply choose the nearest available start date – there’s no need to wait until your travel date WHAT’S INCLUDED An online guidebook with overview of information, references and embedded links that sinposts: • Bourton-on-the-Water – The “Venice of the Cotswolds,” with low bridges and pretty stone cottages • Bibury – Described by William Morris as “the most beautiful village in England” • Castle Combe – A postcard-perfect medieval village untouched by time • Stow-on-the-Wold – Historic market square, antique shops, and traditional inns • Moreton-in Marsh – A historic market town with antique shops, cosy inns, and a long-running Tuesday market. • Country estates – Visit Blenheim Palace, Highgrove House, Snowshill Manor, and more • Chipping Campden - A picture-perfect town famed for its golden stone buildings and rich Arts and Crafts heritage. • The Valleys - Stroud and Slad Valley, Berkeley and Severn Valley, plus scenic driving route • Winchcombe- A charming Cotswold town with timber-framed houses, historic trails, and easy access to Sudeley Castle. Go beyond the classics with: • Riverside towns like Fairford and Lechlade • The story of the wool trade and medieval ‘wool churches’ • Scenic drives through the Western Valleys • Ancient sites from the Neolithic to the Iron Age • Beautiful walks in the Cotswolds AONB • Victorian steam trains and Regency Cheltenham While you could search for places to go on your own, this guide offers curated context and ready-made itineraries along a recommended journey—so you don’t have to second-guess or piece everything together yourself. HOW TO ACCESS: see Know Before You Go