Itinerary Expand all Moreton-in-Marsh to Moreton-in-Marsh Day 1 Arrive in Moreton-in-Marsh Arrive in Moreton-in-Marsh and explore some of the antique shops and art galleries. Stay overnight at The White Hart Royal Hotel or similar Day 2 Moreton-in-Marsh to Winchcombe (via Chipping Campden) Depending on your day of arrival, you will be met at 9am for your briefing and will be provided with your bikes for the holiday, adjusted to your specifications. Cycle along country lanes into Chipping Campden, known for its elegant High Street. Continue uphill to Broadway Tower Country Park, worth a detour for the amazing views of the Cotswolds. You'll then pass through the lavender fields at Snowshill, an amazing kick to the senses around harvest time (early July). Snowshill Manor, a National Trust property full of the extraordinary treasures collected by Charles Wade, can also be visited before continuing on through Stanway and on to Winchcombe. Stay overnight at The White Hart Inn or similar Meals included: Breakfast Day 3 Winchcombe Circular Walk Today you have a choice of two 9km walks, one walk takes you through the Sudeley Valley, across fields up to St Kenelm's Well for views over Winchcombe and the surrounding countryside before returning to Winchcombe via Sudeley Castle. The alternative walk follows a section of the Cotswold Way through farm and woodland to Belas Knap, a neolithic, chambered long barrow. Or, do both!Stay overnight at The White Hart Inn or similar Meals included: Breakfast Day 4 Winchcombe to Bourton-on-the-Water Cycle through the charming villages of Guiting Power, Lower Swell and Lower Slaughter, all of which will offer ideal chocolate-box photo opportunities. There will be plenty of chances to stop for refreshments, from the 'post office' in Guiting Power offering superb tea and cake, to the wonderful Slaughters Country Inn with its lovely garden. Continue to Bourton-on-the-Water, known as the 'Venice of the Cotswolds' and your base for the next 3 nights.Stay overnight at The Manor Close B&B or similar Meals included: Breakfast Day 5 Bourton-on-the-Water Circular Cycle Loop Today's cycle route takes you through the beautiful villages of Great Rissington and Great Barrington on some of the best 'off the beaten track' routes in the Cotswolds. There is an optional extension of the route to visit Burford with its charming high street sloping down to the Windrush river and Northleach with its beautiful wool church and museum of Mechanical Music before returning to Winchcombe.Stay overnight at The Manor Close B&B or similar Meals included: Breakfast Day 6 Bourton-on-the-Water Circular Walk You have a choice of a longer or shorter walking route today. The longer route takes you first along the River Windrush to Naunton with its ancient dovecote and continues through Upper and Lower Slaughter, the shorter route takes you on a loop though the Slaughters allowing more time to explore these pretty villages.Stay overnight at The Manor Close B&B or similar. Meals included: Breakfast Day 7 Bourton-on-the-Water to Moreton-in-Marsh Return to Moreton-in-Marsh through the Evenlode valley with a choice of three routes, direct to Morteon-in-Marsh, with a detour to historic Stow-on-the Wold, the highest of the Cotswold towns, located on the Roman Fosse Way or to the pretty villages of Bledington, Kingham and Churchill.Stay overnight at The White Hart Royal Hotel or similar. Meals included: Breakfast Day 8 Leave Moreton-in-Marsh Depart after breakfast. Meals included: Breakfast
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Hotels and Guesthouses Overnight stays are in Moreton-in-Marsh, a town that dates back 1000 years, the ancient Saxon capital of Winchcombe with Sudeley Castle close by and Bourton-on-the-Water, known as the 'Venice of the Cotswolds'. Accommodation is in a mix of friendly inns and B&Bs with breakfast included daily.
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