We will be arriving at Heathrow and want to stay overnight at a hotel nearby...any suggestions that are not too expensive? More importantly, we would like to take a train from Heathrow to Stow on the Wold the next morning. I believe the train only goes to Kingham, and we would have to take a taxi from there to Stow on the Wold. My question is what rail line from Heathrow would we take, and where is it located in the airport? I appreciate any help you can give.
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Northamptonshire, England
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No inter city trains at Heathrow.
Heathrow Express, or tube, into London Paddington station, change for a train to Moreton-in-Marsh, then taxi or bus. Much more common connection for Stow-on-the-Wold (Where, as the doggerel I grew up with goes, the Wind Blows Cold) than from Kingham.
Stow-on-the-Wold is a straight A-road, the Roman Fosseway, easy jump from Moreton-in-Marsh station. Moreton-in-Marsh has a good market every Tuesday, the largest of its kind in the Cotswolds.
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Oxford, United Kingdom
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Rather than going back to London I would take the local bus to Slough to catch the train onwards. Or book a car if you wish.
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We stayed at the Heathrow Sheraton Hotel a few years ago. Rates were very reasonable and it is convenient, especially if you rent a car from Thrifty, which is next to the hotel.
We spend six nights in the Cotswolds last October, at Chipping Campden (The Volunteer Inn). Taking in the Cotswolds requires renting a car, unless you pay for an expensive tour.