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Cotswolds, England

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The Cotswolds is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty stretching across around 800 square miles of central England, covering parts of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire. It is best known for its rolling limestone hills, honey-coloured stone villages, and well-preserved medieval market towns such as Bourton-on-the-Water, Burford, and Chipping Campden. The region draws visitors for countryside walking and cycling — particularly along the long-distance Cotswold Way — as well as its historic manor houses, gardens, and quintessentially English pubs. It remains one of the UK's most popular rural destinations for both weekend getaways and longer explorations of English heritage.

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Cotswolds, England · 9 days

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Best of the Cotswolds: Self-Launched Walking Adventure

Explore England's largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty entirely on your own terms. This self-launched 9-day walking route through the North Cotswolds takes you from the market town of Moreton-in-Marsh through honey-stone villages, medieval abbeys, and rolling limestone hills — all without paying for a tour operator's logistics markup. Free downloadable OS maps, free walking route apps like Komoot or ViewRanger, and the Cotswold Way signage make this entirely doable solo. Luggage transfers (previously included by the operator) can be self-arranged cheaply via Cotswolds Luggage Transfers (~£10-12/bag/day). Estimated total cost is a fraction of Exodus's USD $3,080 package.

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