Build your walk: Cotswold Way

Build your walk

01 How many days?

02 Which way?

03 Where will you sleep?

04 Travelling from?

Station search comes in phase 2; only checked journeys are listed.

Average day: 15 mi
Longest day: 16 mi
Total ascent: 11,857 ft

Your itinerary

Day 1 of 7 · 16 mi

Chipping Campden → Hailes Abbey

16 miles with 1,952 ft of climb, through chapter 1 of the guide, and sleeps at Hailes Abbey.

Distance: 16 mi (25 km)
Ascent: 1,952 ft (595 m) up
Off trail: +0.2 km to the bed

Tonight

B&B or inn in Hailes Abbey.

Limited beds — book this night first.
2 places to stay on OpenStreetMap near here (counted 19 September 2026); none confirmed by phone yet. Nearest: Hayles Fruit Farm Campsite (0.2 km), Wood Stanway Farmhouse B&B (1.7 km).

Search for a bed around Hailes. Booking links arrive with our partners.

On and off the trail

At Chipping Campden. Honeybourne (rail, 5.5 km): Great Western Railway: roughly hourly every day, west to Worcester and Hereford, east to Oxford and London Paddington. The nearest station to Chipping Campden, 5.5 km from the start by straight line. Checked 19 September 2026.

At Hailes Abbey. [Check local transport] — no checked link here yet.

Travel

Getting there. Journeys from other places are not yet checked; the stations at the start are in the next card.

Luggage

Bag transfer moves your luggage between each night's bed, so you walk with a day sack. Most walkers on this trail use one.

A transfer partner for this trail is not yet set up.

Your plan

Day	From	To	Miles	Ascent	Bed	Transport
1	Chipping Campden	Hailes Abbey	16	1,952 ft	B&B or inn · unconfirmed	Honeybourne
2	Hailes Abbey	Charlton Kings	13	1,591 ft	B&B or inn · unconfirmed	Reservoir Inn
3	Charlton Kings	Painswick Beacon	16	2,103 ft	B&B or inn · unconfirmed	Reservoir Inn, Painswick Beacon
4	Painswick Beacon	Coaley Peak	14	1,624 ft	B&B or inn · unconfirmed	Painswick Beacon, Cam and Dursley
5	Coaley Peak	Alderley	16	2,182 ft	B&B or inn · not yet checked	Cam and Dursley
6	Alderley	West Littleton	14	1,227 ft	B&B or inn · not yet checked	—
7	West Littleton	Bath	14	1,178 ft	Finish	Oldfield Park, Bath Spa

First walking day

Free to plan. We earn a small commission if you book through our partner links.

Booking checklist

In the order to book, not the order you walk. How far ahead to book on this trail is not yet checked.

Night 1: B&B or inn in Hailes AbbeyOnly a few places to stay — book this night first.
Night 2: B&B or inn in Charlton KingsOnly a few places to stay — book this night first.
Night 4: B&B or inn in Coaley PeakOnly a few places to stay — book this night first.
Night 5: B&B or inn in AlderleyNothing on the map here yet, which is not the same as no bed — check early.
Night 6: B&B or inn in West LittletonNothing on the map here yet, which is not the same as no bed — check early.
Night 3: B&B or inn in Painswick Beacon4 places to stay on OpenStreetMap, none confirmed yet — book early.
Train to the startAdvance fares are cheapest weeks ahead.
Train home from the finishBook the day you know your last stage.
Luggage transferOnce every night is booked, give the transfer the list.

Something here wrong or out of date? Report a problem.