Bunny has wanted to hike the Cotswold Way ever since she read the book “The Unexpected Pilgrimage of Harold Frye” which our friends, Marcia and Peter recommend to us. The Cotswolds are not a country in England, but a region of highland between the wetlands of the upper Thames and an escarpment above the Severn. Valley. This is an area recognized by its stone built villages, large, stately homes, and thatched roofs. If you have an image of English countryside in your mind, it’s, more than likely, the Cotswolds.
We’ve been here before, but not hiked the trail. The Cotswold Way stretches from Chipping-Campden in the north to our favorite city, Bath, to the south. Peter Gabriel, Sting, and Madonna all call this area home. This area rose to prominence in the 14th century with the rise of the wool trade. Today, it’s primary industry is tourism and its number 1 export is snobbery.
- Day 1, Wild Camp, TM 2.9–(2.9 miles)
- Day 2, Hayles Campsite and Fruit Farm, TM 15.7–(12.8 miles)
- Day 3, Hayles Campsite and Fruit Farm—(Zero Day)
- Day 4, Upper Farm B&B, TM 25.9–(9.9 miles)
- Day 5, National Star College, TM 35.2–(9.3 miles)
- Day 6, Maitlands Wood, TM 48.2–(13.0 miles)
- Day 7, Woodland House B&B, Dursley, TM 64.2–(16.0 miles)
- Day 8, Woodland House B&B, Dursley—(Zero Day)
- Day 9, Lower Kilcott, TM 74.2–(10.0 miles)
- Day 10, Folly Farm, TM 89.1–(14.9 miles)