Sean Campbell
From: South Gloucestershire
Started: 22nd Aug, 2018 — Finished: 8th Aug, 2018
I completed the Cotswold Way 102 miles walking through the night for the charity Village Africa dressed as a surgeon, to help support the ambulance service to continue running and send a child to school in a remote village in Tanzania, so far I have raised over £1,500. It was an amazing beautiful challenge, I will walk one day again!
Oliver Ball, Matthew Blake
From: Upper Brailes/Oxfordshire, Chacombe, Oxfordshire
Started: 30th Jul, 2018 — Finished: 3rd Aug, 2018
Amazing time, amazing views
Sisters Summer Lennox and Sarah Blackford
From: Summer - Hawera, New Zealand, Sarah - LaFargeville, New York
Started: 27th Jul, 2018 — Finished: 3rd Aug, 2018
My sister and I did this walk and it was positively phenomenal! We walked from Chipping Campden to Bath over 7 days, every B&B was lovely and the views were simply stunning. It truly is an experience that all can enjoy, even those who don't consider themselves fit. I'm a marathon runner and though my sister doesn't exercise regularly, we both enjoyed the walk and the sights along the way. It was a life-enriching journey for both of us, and brought two sisters who live a world away from each other together for an epic adventure. I whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who is keen to see the English countryside or challenge their boundaries.
Andrew, Laura, and David Schaefer
From: Texas, USA
Started: 24th Jul, 2018 — Finished: 1st Aug, 2018
We had an amazing family experience on this walk - it has made us so eager to tackle even more trails. We went from Chipping Campden to Bath, and our son planned the lengths of the legs and the stops along the walk to also satisfy his Scout hiking merit badge requirements. That meant 20 miles on the last day into Bath, but that didn't feel so bad at that point. The weather during the walk changed from a scorcher of a summer to fierce wind and rain to perfect, beautiful conditions for the latter half. Even in the tougher weather, though, the countryside was gorgeous, and we also met so many other nice folks along the way. Thanks so much to the wardens who help maintain this wonderful walk.
Brendan Marrinan, Adam Packman
From: Dursley, Bradley Stoke
Started: 27th Jul, 2018 — Finished: 31st Jul, 2018
Three of us set out from Chipping Campden on the Friday set to complete the Trail in 5 days, after the first day we had one less comrade but the two of us persevered through 30 degree days and weather warnings (Wind and Rain) to make it to Bath by Tuesday feeling surprisingly fresh and surprisingly dry. Thoroughly enjoyable long weekend and we're glad we didn't have start in Bath given that we seemed to be going downhill all day on the last day.
Marc & Sabine Chariatte with doh Tilly
From: Switzerland
Started: 22nd Jul, 2018 — Finished: 31st Jul, 2018
It was an amazing walk through a landscape full of beauty, silence and nice & helpful people!
Steve Clarke
From: Birmingham
Started: 26th Jul, 2018 — Finished: 29th Jul, 2018
The Cotswold Way delivered another memorable adventure. A huge volume of stunning scenery to take in, and stumbling upon the hidden gems such as Belas Knap a treat. I opted for a brisk camp-pub-camp trip stopping in Hailes-Birdlip-North Nibley. There isn't an abundance of public transport to Chipping Campden so for convenience I added an also good bonus section from Moreton-in-Marsh. In Bath there was a tour guide actually standing on the stone circle marking the beginning and end. Their informative speech on surrounding history an items of interest made no reference to the Cotswold Way, they don't know what they're missing!
Patrizia & Thierry Wannier
From: Switzerland
Started: 23rd Jul, 2018 — Finished: 29th Jul, 2018
Great walk, wondeful landascapes, nice people. We had very nice weather and quite warm days. The path is perfectly indicated and we never had troubles to find our way. We liked very much the villages like Stanton or Broadway and Painswick. We appreciated the quiteness of the countryside. and the arrival in Bath was great, happy to have reached our final destination with plenty of nice memories.
Ken and Ellen Vesey
From: Smyrna, GA USA
Started: 19th Jul, 2018 — Finished: 26th Jul, 2018
What a wonderful journey on such a well-marked path. We enjoyed the variety - fields full of wildflowers, pastures of sheep and cows, and shaded and cool woodland (much appreciated in the heat). The vistas always made the uphill worthwhile. The quaint villages and historical sites were pleasant additions to our days. Finally, the friendly pub owners and B&B proprietors went well out of their way to make us feel welcome. Thank you, Cotswolds!
Penelope J Osborne
From: Vancouver BC Canada
Started: 11th Jul, 2018 — Finished: 19th Jul, 2018
Best, Worst and Funniest... Best- Blue skies, huge views, extremely well marked trail, wildlife including deer, butterflies, birds and the gorgeous villages of Painswick, Stanton, Broadway and Cleeve Hill. I walked solo from Bath to Chipping Campden and met many wonderful walkers along the way. A big thank you to the trio of English gentlmen who I connected with every couple of days. Worst - Stinging Nettle !!! Now I know what it looks like. The field of young bulls. Funniest - Actually stopping to admire the stump of a cross at...,,,Stump Cross !!!
Jenny and Ollie
From: Stroud
Started: 22nd May, 2018 — Finished: 14th Jul, 2018
My son (Ollie, aged 10) and I walked the Cotswold Way over 6 weeks. It was tough but also amazing. The views are spectacular and the paths were well maintained and mostly easy to follow. we raised money for the MS Trust and Society too.
Noah and Elizabeth Kahn
From: Florence, SC, USA
Started: 5th Jul, 2018 — Finished: 12th Jul, 2018
We started in Chipping Camden and walked through to Bath. Beautiful, well-maintained trail and wonderful weather. We can't wait to plan our next walk!!
Charles Espenlaub III, Andrew Espenlaub
From: Souderton, PA & Goleta, CA, USA
Started: 2nd Jul, 2018 — Finished: 11th Jul, 2018
Raimund Dehmlow
From: Germany
Started: 19th Jun, 2018 — Finished: 29th Jun, 2018
A real challenge, glad that I did it.
Cath Gillespie & Trudi Savage (Holly, Rosie & Oscar the dogs)
From: Bucks
Started: 15th Jun, 2018 — Finished: 21st Jun, 2018
What a wonderful walk! Paths were very well signposted from Chipping Campden where we started, all the way to the outskirts of Bath when we felt the little stickers on the street lights were sometimes hard to locate. Not a huge problem though as the Abbey was easy to find! The weather was kind and we completed the walk over 6 days - this was due to lack of dog friendly accommodation on/close to the walk. Fortunately, the weather was brilliant and we were able to cover the mileage whilst stopping to admire the views which seemed almost constant. We used a baggage transfer service (Cotswold Luggage Transfer) which was very easy to book and picked up / delivered everything to the right place. We were travelling home on Thursday when we arrived in Bath so the bags were left at 'Bath Backpackers' (Pierrepont St) and they charged a reasonable £4 per bag; it is also very closer to the railway station. We met some lovely people during our walk although we were suprised how few walkers there were completing the route. Thank you.