Around the Cotswolds
Cycle Around the Cotswolds on a self-guided road cycle with accommodation and luggage transfer.
Around the Cotswolds
https://contourscycle.co.uk/around-the-cotswolds
A circular cycling holiday over the Cotswold escarpment and through picturesque Cotswold villages.
From £385 per person
From £385 per person
From the market town of Stroud, the Cotswolds Cycling Holiday clambers the Cotswold escarpment and explores picturesque golden villages and patchwork green fields on a 131-mile circular route.
Around the Cotswolds swoops down into Winchcombe and onward north past Broadway Tower to Chipping Campden. Along quiet back lanes, the route heads south through Moreton-in-Marsh and the iconic Upper and Lower Slaughter, before swinging east through Burford and then back through Bibury, Cirencester and Tetbury to its starting point in Stroud.
Throughout the ride, the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty provides glorious natural views. Sloping fields and little woodlands form a peaceful backdrop with no lack of picturesque places to pause for a picnic.
This circular cycling tour is the perfect introduction to long-distance cycling holidays, with few major climbs, plenty of cosy cafes and an equal balance between the open countryside and the close lanes of little villages. It keeps to surfaced roads throughout.
Cycling the iconic streets of Cotswold villages, including Chipping Campden, Moreton-on-Marsh, Burton-on-the-Water and Bibury.
Stiff climbs from Stroud up the Cotswold Edge onto the escarpment, with views across the Severn Valley.
Swooping down from Broadway Tower, the highest point on the route, on one of many rushing descents.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-ACOT1 | A circular trail beginning at Stroud | 2 days riding | £385 | |
| C-ACOT2 | A circular trail beginning at Stroud | 3 days riding | £510 | |
| C-ACOT3 | A circular trail beginning at Stroud | 4 days riding | £630 | |
| C-ACOT4 | A circular trail beginning at Stroud | 5 days riding | £755 |
