Tours, Group Travel & Itineraries
Using a tour operator is a great way to get around the Cotswolds if you are not familiar with the area. Tour guides will often know about those fantastic places that you would not find without local knowledge.
Tours can be tailored to your individual itineraries, ensure your accommodation is arranged and drop you back at your base, airport or train station when you require.
Walking tours in the Cotswolds ensure that you see the best of the local countryside, with an expert guide who can explain the area's attractions and history. With over 100 miles of walking trails, you can choose from just a few hours walking to a trip that takes you along the entire length of the Cotswold Way. Exploring the Cotswolds on foot is also an excellent way to work up an appetite for one of our delicious cream teas!
Cotswold Tours & Walking Tours Operators
Anne Bartlett - The Gloucestershire Tour Guide
Anne Bartlett is a specialist Blue Badge Tourist Guide for Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, Royal Windsor, Malvern and Stratford-upon-Avon, or Shakespeare's Country as it is often known. There is so much to see in the Heart of England - medieval villages, magnificent cathedrals, towering castles, breathtaking monuments, refreshing gardens and much, much more - all waiting for you to discover. Guided tours can be either walking tours around towns and villages or as coach tours around the Cotswold region. Telephone 01242 584691 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Cotswold Classic Car Hire
These Classic Hire Cars are just waiting for you to experience the thrill of motoring in a real ‘drivers’ car. Relax into the leather seats, admire the nostalgic interior, feel the handling through the steering wheel and listen to the music made by these beautifully crafted engines. Turn heads as you glide by, this is what classic motoring is all about. Telephone 01225 703377 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Cotswold & Gloucestershire Tourist Guides
The Cotswold and Gloucestershire Tourist Guides Association are all Blue or Green Badge-holding Guides, providing a guiding service for groups looking for walking and coach tours of the Cotswolds and Gloucestershire region. Choose from a variety of scheduled walking tours of the area which are guided by our members or create your own tailor-made tour, by choosing one of the suggested coach or walking tour routes, or find a guide to create a bespoke tour.
Mary Badger - Blue Badge Tour Guide
Mary Badger is a guide for Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds, giving visitors an opportunity to enjoy much of this beautiful area, introducing them to its history, flora, and fauna and local folklore, leading walking and coach tours in both towns and villages. Gardens, agriculture and our rich involvement with the Arts & Crafts Movement are some of Mary's specialities. Telephone 01386 584256 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Rosehill Travel
Rosehill Travel are specialists in creating high quality holidays to the Cotswolds and Britain. Using local knowledge they offer a number of their own itineraries or can design an unforgettable holiday to match your interests and budget. Telephone 01242 808173 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Cotswold Tours
Join a small group tour of only 12 people to see the best of town & country. UK Tours specialise in tours of London and the Cotswolds. You may wish to customise your visit for your own group to make the perfect vacation. Allow them to arrange this for you. The finest 4* London Hotels and ancient Cotswold properties complete the ideal visit - the real England. Telephone 01242 603846 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Cycling & Walking Tours in the Cotswolds
Capital Sport - Gentle Cycling Tours
Capital Sport Ltd offer a diverse range of guided cycling and walking holidays. All these tours are led by experienced local guides who have lived in these areas for many years and will share their local knowledge and banter with you. All cycling holidays also include a driver and van support. Telephone 01296 631671 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Cotswold Country Cycles
Enjoy a biking vacation in the heart of England with these splendid bike tours – take a short break or a longer tour. Visit the Cotswolds with self-led biking tours. We provide “Dawes” cycles along with all the essentials and a choice of quality hotels, inns and B&Bs in the Cotswold region. Telephone 01386 438706 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Cotswold Walking Holidays
Cotswold Walking Holidays is now celebrating more than a decade of organising walking holidays - they were the first to specialise in the area and their routes are much imitated. The experience is second to none and their location in Cheltenham, at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment, means that they are perfectly placed to organise your holiday. Telephone 01242 518888 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Go-By-Cycle
Go-By-Cycle, which has been operating in the Cotswold Water Park (West) for over a decade, is a husband and wife owned and run, Cotswolds based, cycle hire, sales & repairs centre providing cycling opportunities in the Cotswolds for individuals or the whole family, as well as school groups, youth clubs, stag & hen parties and corporate entertainment. Telephone 07970 419208 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Treasure Trails Gloucestershire
Treasure Trails are an exciting way to explore all that the region has to offer. Whether you are local or visiting for the first time Treasure Trails will take you to the most beautiful and historic locations in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds and get you outside in the fresh air, having fun. Telephone 01872 263692 quoting Cotswolds.com.
Cotswold Travel Package For Groups
The Cotswolds Attractions Group has designed a series of itineraries giving ideas for neighbouring attractions that can easily be visited together in one day. The itineraries are available to download below. You can also pick up ideas for group visits from Tourist Information Centres or by emailing tourism@gloucestershire.gov.uk.