YOUR TOUR at a GLANCE

DEDICATED GUIDES

Just You Holiday Director as your host & Specialist Local Guide

3-STAR HOTEL

4 nights in a 3-star hotel

10 INCLUDED MEALS

4 breakfasts (B) 2 lunches (L) and 4 dinners (D) including a welcome drink

LOCAL FLAVORS

Enjoy a pub lunch in Coln St Aldwyns

ESSENTIALS

Transportation on excursions and porterage

ALL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED l Walk through three of the Five Valleys in the Cotswolds l Enjoy a walking tour of Bath l Visit Lacock Abbey l View Arlington Row, one of the most iconic sites in the Cotswolds and walk to Bibury l Enjoy a picnic and a pub lunch l Visit Bourton-on-the-Water - known as the Venice of the Cotswolds

Your itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Cotswolds

Make your own way to your hotel. This evening enjoy a welcome drink with your travel companions. Dinner is included at the hotel this evening (D)

DAY 2 FIVE VALLEYS

Walk 12km/7.4 miles - 4 hrs

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before a walk through three of the Five Valleys in the Cotswolds. Starting at Painswick, famous for its 99-yew-tree churchyard, the annual clypping ceremony and feast featuring Puppy Dog Pie. We walk through the old weavers suburb past an impressive mill building before visiting the tiny former textile village of Slad, immortalised in words and on film as the former home of Laurie Lee, author of Cider with Rosie and other classics. The route then crosses the valley to Bisley, before dropping down through the alpine village of Chalford, home to the studios of Damien Hirst. Next head into the Golden Valley which is home to the Thames and Severn Canal - a regency water canal. During your walk, you will enjoy an included picnic lunch. Return to your hotel for your evening meal. (B,L,D)

DAY 3 BATH AND LACOCK ABBEY

YOUR HOTEL

STANTON MANOR HOTEL ★★★

Steeped in history and listed in the Domesday Book the hotel, once owned by Lord Burghley, Elizabeth 1’s Lord High Treasurer, was rebuilt in 1840 and retains the original fireplace in the galleried hall.

The hotel has since been beautifully and sympathetically restored offering the rare mix of historical ambience with a homely and welcoming feel.

Please note: We’ll walk at a manageable pace, and all the walks can be shortened if you wish. Most walks take place on paths and tracks. Some will be slightly more strenuous and may involve moderate slopes, hills, stiles and foot bridges, which may be rough underfoot. Sturdy walking shoes are essential.

Car parking charges may apply – see the hotel's website for more details.

5 DAYS FROM $2649

WALKING

10 INCLUDED MEALS

ALL HIGHLIGHTS INCL.

MAX GROUP SIZE 25

After breakfast at the hotel we’ll head to the city of Bath for an included walking tour. Bath has been a popular spot since the Roman times and is home to Ancient Roman Baths. The city is also renowned for its beauty, particularly its Georgian architecture which mainly dates back to the 18th century. During your walking tour, admire the iconic Royal Crescent and the majestic Circus before learning about Jane Austen, one of England’s most renowned literary authors and resident of Bath. Tour the outside of Bath Abbey which dates back to the 7th century. It has been renovated a number of times, including in the 19th century by Sir George Gilbert Scott, architect of the Battersea Power Station in London. Enjoy lunch at leisure. This afternoon, we will enjoy a tour of Lacock Abbey, a former nunnery which was originally founded in the 13th century. The abbey was a nunnery until the persecution of the Roman Catholic faith during the 16th century, then becoming a private residence of Sir William Sharrington. The property has been added to a number of times over the years, meaning the house has a number of different styles. Return to your hotel for dinner this evening. (B,D)

DAY 4 BIBURY, COLN ST ALDWYNS AND BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER

Walk 7km/4.3 miles - 2.5 hrs

Enjoy a continental breakfast this morning before heading to Arlington. Here, you will first visit Arlington Row, a row of Grade I listed former weaver houses and one of the most iconic sites in the Cotswolds. The cottages were originally wool stores but became weaver cottages during the 17th century. The cloth was produced in the cottages and dried out on racks outside the houses on the ‘Isle of Racks’. Next, continue your walk through the beautiful village of Bibury, known for its further examples of weaver cottage architecture and St Mary’s Church. Continue through beautiful English countryside as you wander alongside the River Coln. End your walk today at the quaint village of Coln St Aldwyns, where you will enjoy an included pub lunch. This afternoon, transfer to Bourton-on-the-Water, known as the Venice of the Cotswolds due to its river which is crossed by five, low arch stone bridges. Much of the village is designated a conservation area. Enjoy a walk around the village before we return to the hotel. Enjoy a farewell drink to toast your trip before sitting down to your final dinner. (B,L,D)

DAY 5 DEPART COTSWOLDS

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before saying farewell to your fellow travelers as your trip comes to an end. (B)

HOTELS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WILL BE CONFIRMED WITHIN YOUR FINAL DOCUMENTATION

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