Uitgebreide reisroute van de Internationale groepsreis Classic Cotswold Cycle
< Terug naar resultaten

Activities

  • Self-Guided Cycling
  • New Cycling Holidays
  • Cycling
  • E-Bike
  • Food

    • Explore the Cotswolds - England's largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Beautiful villages including Chipping Campden, Bourton-on-the-Water and Winchcombe. Visit the ancient Saxon capital of Winchcombe and Sudeley Castle (last resting place of Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's 6th wife)Stunning gardens at historical manor houses including National Trust gardens
  • 1

    Arrive in Moreton-in-Marsh

    Arrive in Moreton-in-Marsh, a thriving market town packed with antique shops, art galleries, tea shops and restaurants.

  • 2

    Depending on your day of arrival, you will be met at 9am and given a briefing.

    Depending on your day of arrival, you will be met at 9am and given a brief instruction into the use of the GPS unit. You will be provided with your bikes for the holiday, adjusted to your specifications, and you will be given a short training run through. Once you are fully kitted out, you will begin your cycle through picturesque country lanes into Chipping Campden, a beautiful town with its much photographed market hall. Here you will find numerous pubs, restaurants and sandwich shops ideal for a lunch stop.Your cycle tour will then continue on through Broadway Tower Country Park, worth a detour for the amazing views of the Cotswolds. The route passes through the lavender fields at Snowshill, an amazing kick to the senses around harvest time (early July). You may wish to stop and visit Snowshill Manor, a National Trust property full of the extraordinary treasures collected by Charles Wade.Your cycle will continue on through Stanway and on to Winchcombe.

  • 3

    Today your route will take you through the charming villages of Guiting Power, Lower Swell and the Slaughters.

    Today your route will take you through the charming villages of Guiting Power, Lower Swell and the Slaughters, 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. Take your time and arrive in Bourton-on-the-Water, just as the day visitors leave, and marvel at its quaintness.

  • 4

    Today's cycle route will take you through some of the best 'off the beaten track' routes in the Cotswolds.

    Today's cycle route will take you through some of the best 'off the beaten track' routes in the Cotswolds. You will cycle through the beautiful villages of Great Rissington and Great Barrington. There is an option 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.

  • 5

    The route today heads towards the Evenlode valley, with hidden picturesque villages off the beaten track.

    The route today heads towards the Evenlode valley, with hidden picturesque villages off the beaten track. It is a fairly easy ride back to Moreton-in-Marsh; however, you may wish to extend your cycling by either a detour to historic Stow-on-the Wold (11km) or the villages of Bledington, Kingham and Churchill (9km).

  • 6

    Depart after breakfast

    Depart after breakfast

Naar boven