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ENGLAND
River Avon
Hidcote Manor
Castles, Gardens & the Cotswold Way ENGLAND’S COTSWOLDS
Broadway
Chipping Campden
LONDON
Hailes Abbey
Snowshill
DAYS 1–3 Enjoy tea at Hidcote Manor Garden and walk its splendid grounds • Stop for lunch in ancient Chipping Campden • Hike along a trail to the Cotswold escarpment offering sweeping views of the English countryside • Discover Snowshill, one of the prettiest villages in the Cotswolds • Follow a footpath linking the hamlets of Stanton, Laverton and Buckland • Linger in lively Broadway, the Jewel of the Cotswolds • Walk to Broadway Tower for a 16-county panorama • Set out from the 13th-century Cistercian abbey ruins at Hailes, once an important English pilgrimage destination • Walk the celebrated Cotswold Way through the quaint town of Winchcombe en route to Sudeley Castle • Enjoy the castle’s award-winning gardens and be entertained by stories told by a farmer at Postlip Hall Farm. » Dormy House - Premiere DAYS 4–6 With a local Cotswold warden, walk on Warden’s Way, a path linking a series of quintessential Cotswold villages, including Lower and Upper Slaughter • A traditional British pub lunch awaits at the Black Horse in Naunton • Stroll through Guiting Power, a charming historic village • Set out on foot to discover the picturesque towns of Barnsley and Bibury, famous for their beautiful chocolate-box cottages complete with thatched roofs and English gardens • Take a walk through farmland and tree-lined trails to an ancient Roman road. » Thyme - Premiere Walk cobbled paths from honey-colored villages to quiet woodland. Explore an ancient castle and savor a fresh pint in a traditional English pub. The Cotswolds welcome you.
Winchcombe
Sudeley Castle
Upper Slaughter
Naunton
Lower Slaughter
Oxford
Bilbury
Barnsley
To Bath
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