If you want a glorious overview of the Cotswolds, ticking off everything that makes this one of the most beloved regions in the country, you can’t beat the Cotswold Way. Stretching 100 miles from Bath to the town of Chipping Campden, it's a walk that will reward you with soothing panoramas, picture-perfect villages and pre-historic landmarks.
Hiking the full route will take you seven to 10 days, depending on your level of fitness and how easily you are distracted by quaint tea shops and welcoming pubs. Thankfully, the Cotswold Way incorporates a number of smaller walks, each with their own character, that allows you to sample the district’s charms – like the wildflowers and limestone grassland around Cleeve Common, the pretty market towns of Winchcombe and Snowshill, the Neolithic burial chamber at Belas Knap or the Broadway Tower folly.