From: Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
Started: 20240627
Finished: 20240630
I walked the Cotswold Way as part of a charity challenge to raise funds and awareness for The Lily Foundation.
I did it solo, although family and friends did join me for parts of the walk. I live very near to the route, so it has always been an ambition of mine to walk the Cotswold Way.
Just the most stunningly beautiful English countryside, and the villages really are the stuff of picture postcards. I walked through Chipping Campden, then Broadway, very early on my first morning and barely saw another person. It was truly idyllic.
The route certainly is a decent test for the amateur hiker. The hills are not to be underestimated – and make sure you have good quality boots (which are well-worn in) otherwise if the ascents don’t puff you out, then the descents will test your feet!
I would definitely be keen do it again, but certainly at a more leisurely pace – it would be lovely to savour the pubs and historic attractions a little while longer than I allowed myself this time!
Thoroughly recommended.