Hello Everyone
My family and I are planning a trip to the Cotswalds in May and I need some advice from folks on this site. I borrowed Rick's England guidebook from the library and carefully read the sections on the Cotswalds. Rick recommends staying either at Chipping Camden or Stow-on-the Wold and using a car to get around. Based upon his recommendation, I have a few questions:
1) Which of the two towns is the better place to stay in terms of finding accommodations and food? Chipping Camden or Stow-on-the-Wold?
2) In either of the two towns, do the folks on this site have any B&B's that they would recommend? I saw a post that suggested a B&B in Chipping Camden but I have not seen any other recommendations. Rick lists multiple places to stay in his guidebook but I thought it would be good to get input from this group before I reach out to the B&B for availability.
3) Finally, one of my family members is keen to walk from village to village, and find a B&B each night to stay. I've heard of people doing this using a tour group but do you folks think this is a viable option by ourselves? We would hire a third party to transport our single carryon luggage each day, but we'll essentially be on our own. One concern that we have talked about is the weather! Hiking from village to village could be fun, but not if it is pouring rain! :-)
Thank you all in advance for your help and suggestions.
Penn