My husband and I completed a lovely circular route in the picture perfect Cotswolds in June. We started and ended the 50 miles route in Moreton-In-Marsh. This town is easily served by rail from Paddington Station in London. This was our 8th self guided walk and perhaps the best. We’ve used several companies to organize walks and also done the planning ourselves. Cotswold Walks supplied maps and descriptive directions that were excellent. They organized great lodging and transported our luggage to each hotel where it was waiting for us at our next overnight stay. The addition of GPS routes with Ride available on my phone made following the walk that much easier.
The various B&Bs and hotels were great. My favorite was Russell’s on Broadway. Absolutely fabulous! Also excellent was the Manor House in Moreton-In-Marsh.
Louanne Jones
Posted by
Duluth 🛶
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It sounds like you had a wonderful time - thanks for the report!
Posted by
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2715 posts
How far did you walk each day? I’ve thought about doing something like this for years.
Posted by
OP
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This walk was less than 10 miles a day. About 50 miles in total.
Posted by
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2715 posts
Thank you, Louanne. I will look into this. Glad you had such a nice trip.
Posted by
cleveland, ohio
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We are considering the C2C walk in May. As you have experience with other tour operators, might you or other participants on the forum chat have recommendations on how who to use? We are thinking to be on the trail for 2 weeks. Thank you!!
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This isn't a self guided walking tour, but I just received an email from Gate 1, with this 8 Day English Cotswold Walking Tour. I have to say it looks pretty tempting. The hotel they use for the one night in Windsor in the same one we stayed at in September 2023.
https://www.gate1travel.com/walking-tours/walking-tours/2024/walking-ireland-8ddctswwt24.aspx
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OP
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We did the coast to coast (St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay) in England but did not use a self-guided service. We were novices and didn’t know that there are many good service providers. We’ve learned our lesson and always use one of the companies that book lodging, provide maps, and transport your bag each day.
I can recommend Walkers Britain for your planned journey. Enjoy the trail. It is amazing!!
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cleveland, ohio
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Thank you so much for your recommendation!!
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Seattle, WA
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Julie, there are a number of well-regarded companies what will set up a self-guided walk on the Coast to Coast trail for you. The ones either we or friends have used are Celtic Trails (for Wales, not the C2C walk), Macs Adventures, and Contours.
https://www.celtictrailswalkingholidays.co.uk/walking-holidays/wainwrights-coast-to-coast/
https://www.macsadventure.com/us/walking-tours/uk-walking-tours/england/coast-coast/
Most will customize it to the length you want.