Classic Cotswolds Cycling

Day 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.
Stay overnight at The White Hart Royal Hotel or similar

Day 2: Moreton-in-Marsh to Winchcombe (via Chipping Campden) - 42km/26mi

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. For more information visit the Snowshill website: click here.

Your cycle will continue on through Stanway and on to Winchcombe.
Breakfast included
Stay overnight at The White Hart Inn or similar

Day 3: Winchcombe to Bourton-on-the-Water - 31km/19mi

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.
Breakfast included
Stay overnight at The Manor Close B&B or similar

Day 4: Bourton-on-the-Water circular cycle loop through the Barringtons - 33km/21mi or 44km/27mi

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 (adding another 11km to the route) with its charming high street sloping down to the Windrush river and Northleach with its beautiful wool church and museum of Mechanical Music.
Breakfast included
Stay overnight at The Manor Close B&B or similar

Day 5: Bourton-on-the-Water to Moreton-in-Marsh - 24km/15mi or 35km/22mi or 49km/30mi

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 (15km).
Breakfast included
Stay overnight at The White Hart Royal Hotel or similar

Day 6: Depart after breakfast

Breakfast included