Heart of England

Golden Cotswold stone settlements. Gently rolling countryside. Wooded dales. Flower studded pastures. Rocky crags. Dovedale’s famous limestone gorge.

Visit Chatsworth House and gardens, or the plague village of Eyam. Venture along the Tissington Trail. Enjoy a spectacular cable car ride across Derwent Valley. See the variety of unique wildlife habitats at Cotswold Water Park.

Honey-coloured stone village nestled amongst green Cotswold hills
  • Honey-coloured stone village nestled amongst green Cotswold hills
  • Road leading into a honey-coloured Cotswold village
  • A stile crossing a fence next to a river sparkling in the sun in the Cotswolds
  • Walkers on a footpath wending its way through towering steep sided green and rocky hills

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Derbyshire Dales

3 to 7 days - From £209

Steep gorge through rocky cliffs
  • Guided Walking at Dovedale, Heart of England
  • Guided Walking

Choice of walks:

  • Easiest
  • Easier
  • Medium

What do the gradings mean?

  • Just a short stroll from the famous limestone gorge of Dove Dale
  • High gritstone edges of the Dark Peak contrast with the wooded dales and flower studded pastures of the White Peak
  • Centrally located in the heart of England, Dovedale is great for a short break or longer holiday

Derbyshire Dales

3 to 4 days - From £199

Steep gorge through rocky cliffs
  • Freedom Break at Dovedale, Heart of England
  • Freedom Breaks
  • Walking in the beautiful limestone scenery of the Derbyshire Dales 
  • The Tissington Trail - miles of traffic-free cycling along a scenic disused railway
  • Chatsworth House - art collection and 105 acres of formal gardens

Cotswolds

3 to 7 days - From £219

Stone cottages beside a stream
  • Guided Walking in the Cotswolds, Heart of England
  • Guided Walking

Choice of walks:

  • Easiest
  • Easier

What do the gradings mean?

  • Stay at historic Harrington House, full of charm and character, in the centre of Bourton-on-the-Water
  • Visit Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold and Broadway, all built from golden Cotswold stone
  • Just two hours from London; an ideal getaway for a short break or longer holiday

Cotswolds

2 to 3 days - From £153

Stone cottages beside a stream
  • Freedom Break at Bourton-on-the-Water, Heart of England
  • Freedom Breaks
  • The showpiece village of Bourton-on-the-Water
  • Walking in the beautiful rolling scenery of the Cotswolds
  • Stratford-on-Avon - Shakespeare’s birthplace and home to the Royal Shakespeare Company

Cotswold Way

6 days - From £425

Small road lined with gabled roofs
  • Self-Guided North Trail in the Cotswolds, Heart of England
  • Self-Guided Walking

Choice of walks:

  • Easier

What do the gradings mean?

  • Pretty thatched houses line the streets of Chipping Campden
  • Far reaching views across the Severn Valley from the Cotswold escarpment
  • Picture-postcard village of Painswick

English Medieval Architecture

3 to 4 days - From £319

Colours of a stained glass window reflected on a church wall
  • English Medieval Architecture at Bourton-on-the-Water, Heart of England
  • Heritage tours
  • Tewkesbury – a beautiful abbey church which escaped Henry VIII's clutches and medieval town with fine half timbered houses
  • Berkeley Castle – a great medieval castle where Edward II was done to death
  • Hailes abbey – a tranquil Cistercian abbey ruin and parish church with medieval wall paintings

Cotswold Way

6 to 7 days - From £459

Small road lined with gabled roofs
  • Self-Guided South Trail in the Cotswolds, Heart of England
  • Self-Guided Walking

Choice of walks:

  • Easier

What do the gradings mean?

  • Pretty thatched houses line the streets of Chipping Campden
  • Far reaching views across the Severn Valley from the Cotswold escarpment
  • Picture-postcard village of Painswick

Cotswold Way

11 days - From £775

Small road lined with gabled roofs
  • Self-Guided Complete Trail in the Cotswolds, Heart of England
  • Self-Guided Walking

Choice of walks:

  • Easier

What do the gradings mean?

  • Pretty thatched houses line the streets of Chipping Campden
  • Far reaching views across the Severn Valley from the Cotswold escarpment
  • Picture-postcard village of Painswick

Limestone Way

7 days - From £599

Square rock stepping stones across a gently flowing river
  • Guided Trail on the Limestone Way , Heart of England
  • Famous Trails

Choice of walks:

  • Easier

What do the gradings mean?

  • The varied limestone landscapes of the Peak District National Park from Castleton to Hartington
  • Traditional villages of Derbyshire’s White Peak including Youlgreave, Monyash and Tissington, famous for its Ascension Day well dressings
  • Walking through patchwork fields and superb valleys including Hay Dale, Peter Dale and Lathkill Dale

 

Thames Path

7 days - From £589

A patchwork of yellow green fields dotted with small clusters of conurbation
  • Guided Trail on the Thames Path , Heart of England
  • Famous Trails

Choice of walks:

  • Easier

What do the gradings mean?

  • The beauty of the upper reaches of the River Thames following the riverside path from historic Oxford to its source in the Cotswolds
  • Rich historical interest, from Oxford’s dreaming spires to Cotswold villages
  • Peaceful riverside paths, rich with birds and wildlife

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