Karl Johnson, Stuart Hambling, James Bruchner
From: Southend on Sea and Kingston upon Thames
Started: 6th Oct, 2023 — Finished: 6th Oct, 2024
We did the trail over 2 long weekends a year apart. 7 days walking in total. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Beautiful views along a large part of it. Friendly people . Lovely villages with good pubs and accommodation. Well signposted. Quite exhausting at times especially when we did over 20 miles a day but easily achievable by anyone who's relatively fit. We were also very lucky with the weather. Would definitely recommend to others.
Abigail and Mark shorrock
From: Milton Keynes
Started: 19th Sep, 2024 — Finished: 26th Sep, 2024
Wonderful walk despite some biblical weather . Harder than expected as some paths washed out due to rain . Pier about diversion by m4 as new path was soulless.Met lovely people along the way including fellow walker, locals with dogs or hospitality staff .
Lena Kjellerup and Jan Arnell
From: Gothenburg, Sweden
Started: 11th Sep, 2024 — Finished: 18th Sep, 2024
Superb hiking path, beautiful landscape and many personal meetings. We were very lucky with fantastic weather!
Andra Newsham
From: USA
Started: 7th Sep, 2024 — Finished: 15th Sep, 2024
Eva & Peder Weibull
From: Landskrona, Sweden
Started: 3rd Sep, 2024 — Finished: 11th Sep, 2024
Wonderful walk, very beautiful scenery, well-maintained and well-marked. Very happy to see practically no littering (although we did collect some). We enjoyed every minute of our walk!
Michèle Lebecque
From: Dunkerque (France)
Started: 3rd Sep, 2024 — Finished: 9th Sep, 2024
A wonderful week walking in beautiful landscapes with the perfect amount of difficulty for me. Very nice little towns too along the way and lots of wild animals.
Nicola and Hannah Morgan
From: Cardiff, Wales
Started: 27th Aug, 2024 — Finished: 5th Sep, 2024
Fantastic experience walking from Chipping Camden to Bath, with amazing scenery, lovely villages, wildlife spots and mainly dry weather, except last day into Bath. Our first long distance National Trail. Loved camping 3 of the first 5 nights but glad to then relinquish need to carry tent & gear for second half. Met some great people along the way too.
Anton Matytsin and Darby Walters
From: Gainesville, Florida, USA
Started: 16th Jul, 2024 — Finished: 22nd Jul, 2024
Wonderful hill views! An amazing challenge!
David and Nathan Sweeting, plus Tess the Staffador
From: Bristol
Started: 12th Jul, 2024 — Finished: 16th Jul, 2024
Completed North to South in 95 hours, from the afternoon of the 12th to lunchtime in Bath on the 16th.
Lucky with the weather, one totally wet day was a bit tough.
Carrying our own tent and food, we cursed the route setter a few times for taking us up and down the hillsides, when contouring was perfectly possible, especially inside the wooded areas, where our drops and climbs gained us no extra views.
A great walk.
Richard and Robin Frasier
From: Limoux, France
Started: 25th Jun, 2024 — Finished: 7th Jul, 2024
A great walk! Tougher than we expected, with fewer pubs along the way. Beautiful, quiet, green countryside with massive trees and lots and lots of sheep. :)
Christie Crumpler and Ellie Crumpler
From: Lancaster, PA
Started: 29th Jun, 2024 — Finished: 5th Jul, 2024
A fun mother-daughter adventure!
Tom Fitzcharles
From: Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
Started: 27th Jun, 2024 — Finished: 30th Jun, 2024
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.
Debra and Wayne
From: Oxford, MS
Started: 15th Jun, 2024 — Finished: 26th Jun, 2024
We had a wonderful walk. We had beautiful weather the entire way. The last two days were our hottest days with temps in the 80's. The pathway was mostly dry, only two sections still muddy. Good waterproof hiking boots and poles recommended. There is one section that is very overgrown with lots of brambles and nettles. I celebrated my 66th birthday ending our walk at Bath Abbey.
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From: Netherlands
Started: 8th Jun, 2024 — Finished: 18th Jun, 2024
I enjoyed it from start to finish. The villages, the views, the people I met it was great!
Katie & Be
From: Bristol
Started: 9th Jun, 2024 — Finished: 13th Jun, 2024
We spent 5 days hiking this fantastic trail! Had an amazing time!