Hello!
My daughter will be spending a week at Oxford at the end of July/beginning of August. I a, planning to fly out and back with her and would like to fill the week in between exploring Oxford (for a day or two) and the Cotswolds. I have searched online, I see the organized day tours ( I may do one), but wondering if I should be planning to spend a night or two in various villages? Which ones? I would like to walk some of the Cotswold way ( or walk something!). I am a photographer so I am really excited about this adventure, I just have no idea how to begin planning! Any and all advice is welcome. Thank you!
Posted by
Twin Cities, Minnesota
2014 posts
I took a Go Cotswolds' tour a couple years ago. I was staying in Chipping Campden and they pick-up and return to that village. I had been in Oxford which I loved. I took a train to Moreton in Marsh and then a taxi to Chipping Campden where I had chosen to stay. My room was above the Bantam Tea Rooms on the High Street directly across from the old Market Hall. The area is just delightful.
Posted by
Nashville, TN, USA
3895 posts
Moreton-In-Marsh is a small Cotswolds village, not far from Oxford. Take the train there from Oxford. Good walks all around, plus many buses leave there for other villages. You could stay in Moreton-In-Marsh and do day trips to other villages by bus or take the GoCotswolds tour. There are several B&B's and small hotels in Moreton. I am assuming you won't have a car.
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Thank you! Yes, I meant to add that I won't have a car.
Posted by
Nashville, TN, USA
3895 posts
Here's more information about GoCotswolds. They give a really good tour in a minivan.
https://www.gocotswolds.co.uk/
https://www.gocotswolds.co.uk/product/cotswolds-in-a-day/
https://www.gocotswolds.co.uk/product/secret-cotswolds/
Make reservations in advance. Their tours fill up quickly, so reserve as soon as you know your desired date.
You could do a day tour with them and have them drop you at one of the villages at the end of the tour. Bourton-On-The-Water is one of the (many) places I would consider being dropped off for a two or three night stay.
It is a lovely village with a small river running through the middle of town. Lovely walks from there in all directions.
I believe it is the last stop on one of the tours above (Cotswolds In A Day).
You could make your way back to Moreton by bus, then take the train back to Oxford.