Connecting in the Cotswolds

SUMMARY

Date: Sunday September 20th to Friday September 25th – 5 nights and 6 days

Base: The Stroud Hotel recently refurbished and right opposite Stroud Train Station. It is known as your Cotswolds Home The Stroud Hotel

Guide: Susie Amann – our local guide living in the neighbourhood.

Walking Grade: Goat 2 This is a beautiful time to walk and we will be outside most of the day. Expect 4 -5 hours per walk. Typical walks at this level are up to 8 miles (13km) and could have some elevation maximum 300m/1000ft. This area is hills not mountains. This trip is to explore the unknown Cotswolds and immerse yourself in this beautiful area and all it has to offer. We will be stopping to visit local women run businesses as Stroud and this locality is full of them!

Terrain – diverse with some hilly, open grassland and woodland trails. Your guide will advise on best foot wear for the day. Robust walking shoes or boots you are comfortable in are best. We will have walking poles if you need them.

Max distance: 8 miles/13 km

Highlights:

• The beauty of this classic English countryside with Stroud the lively, modern soul
• Five beautiful valleys offering spectacular walking quieter and lesser known than other parts of the Cotswolds (without the tourist crush!)
• Slad Valley the location for Laurie Lee’s Cider with Rosie
• Woodchester Valley now making its very own English wine
• An independent culture with so many creative women leading exciting businesses

Arrivals: By 14.00 on Sunday September 20th – to settle in and have an orientation walk 

Your hotel is a walk from Stroud Railway station with direction links to London. Nearest Airport Bristol or fly to London with train links on to Stroud.

Departures: On Friday September 25th after a morning walk . Leave from 14.00

Price: £1600 per person to include:

• Solo occupancy ensuite (own bathroom) Bed and Breakfast
• Lunches on your 4 walking days
• Evening Meals on your 5 nights at the hotel or in local restaurants
• Any excursions on your itinerary
• All Transport for trips out during the week
• Guiding by an experienced local Guide
• Our personal WalkingWomen Service throughout – we can arrange extensions to this trip if you would like to stay on to explore more of the UK.

Not included:

• Your travel to Stroud

If you bring a female partner/family member or friend and share a room there is £200 discount each. We have both twin and double rooms.

DETAILS

Stroud is set in the beautiful valleys and is the perfect base for our newest WalkingWomen holiday. We have wanted to bring our guests to one of the most beautiful parts of England, and now we can, as we have found the right local guide, the right hotel and we have created a programme to show you the best.

Spectacular walking,independent culture , great food and unspoilt villages – what’s not to love. This is a walkers and nature lovers paradise and an area of natural beauty.

Be one of our first visitors for a special WalkingWomen experience of the Cotswolds.

And a recent Observer article about Stroud might be of interest What is Stroud

ITINERARY

The itinerary is to give a guide for your trip – things may change due to weather or circumstances out of our control. We always say Trust our Guide as they will be making sure you get the best experience. Susie will brief you each day about the next days activities.

During this trip you will explore Stroud and the surrounding heart of the Cotswolds with walks:

The Slad Valley – famous from Laurie Lee’s Cider with Rosie. We will have a stop at the Woolpack Inn