# Two Nights in the Cotswolds from London, with the First Stage of the Cotswold Way Based in Moreton-in-Marsh, a Saturday walking from Chipping Campden to Broadway on the Cotswold Way and a Sunday of villages: Stow, Bourton-on-the-Water and Bibury. Two hours from London. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/cotswolds/itineraries/cotswolds-two-nights-cotswold-way · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Cotswolds The Cotswolds can be seen in a day from London, but only from the car and in a rush. With two nights the scale changes: a whole day to walk between two wool villages along a waymarked path, with the dry-stone walls and the sheep you cannot see from the road, and another for the villages, first thing, before the coaches arrive. Moreton-in-Marsh is the base: it is in the centre, has a direct train from Paddington and puts almost everything within half an hour. ## What does it cost? WhatHow muchNote Cotswold Way, Chipping Campden–BroadwayFreeBroadway Tower, paid separately Taxi from Broadway to Chipping CampdenVariableAsk for a price when booking Bourton Model Village£4.95Card only Arlington Row, in BiburyFreeStreet parking, few spaces Meals€20–60 ppFish and chips on Saturday, inn on Sunday ## Where to stay In Moreton-in-Marsh, The Manor House Hotel is a five-minute walk from the station and has a garden; the Redesdale Arms, on the high street, has junior suites with a sofa bed if you are travelling with children. If the getaway is a celebration, sleep in Broadway, at The Lygon Arms, with a spa and indoor pool, right at the end of Saturday's stage. All three accept dogs in certain rooms, for a supplement. ## Where to eat On Saturday, Russell's Fish & Chips, in Broadway, Wednesday to Saturday from 12:00 to 19:30 or 20:00. On Sunday, The Porch House, in Stow, for a Sunday lunch in a stone inn. For something light on the way, Huffkins, in Burford, is open every day until 16:00. ## Without a car It works with one adjustment: train from Paddington to Moreton on Friday, a taxi from Moreton to Chipping Campden on Saturday morning and from Broadway to Moreton in the afternoon, and on Sunday the Pulhams 801 bus to Stow and Bourton, which runs every hour. Bibury is off the route: swap it for more time in Bourton. ## With children The Cotswold Way stage suits children from about eight who are used to walking. With younger children, swap Saturday for the Cotswold Farm Park, Adam Henson's farm near Guiting Power, half an hour from Moreton, or for the Cotswold Wildlife Park, near Burford. ## El plan ### Friday · 17:00 · Leave London and arrive in Moreton-in-Marsh About two hours along the M40 and the A44. Leave the car at the hotel and have dinner on Moreton's high street. ### Saturday · 09:30 · Chipping Campden and its Market Hall The stone High Street from the 14th to the 17th centuries and the 1627 Market Hall, where the Cotswold Way begins. Twenty minutes from Moreton by car. ### Saturday · 10:00 · Cotswold Way to Broadway 9.6 km with 173 m of climbing past Dover's Hill and Broadway Tower, about three hours. Waymarked with an acorn on the posts. ### Saturday · 13:15 · Fish and chips at Russell's On Broadway's high street, at the end of the stage. No bookings: you turn up and wait. Afterwards, a taxi to Chipping Campden to pick up the car. ### Sunday · 09:30 · Stow-on-the-Wold The wool market square, the sheep alleys and the church of the yew trees, before it fills up. ### Sunday · 10:45 · Bourton-on-the-Water The River Windrush and its low bridges, and the Model Village. Park early on Rissington Road. ### Sunday · 12:30 · Sunday lunch at The Porch House Back in Stow, the inn on Digbeth Street serves Sunday lunch from 12:00 to 17:00. Book. ### Sunday · 15:00 · Bibury and back to London Arlington Row in the afternoon light and, from Bibury, about two hours to London along the A40 and the M40. ## Un consejo más Arrange Saturday's return before setting off: the stage is one-way and in Broadway there is not always a taxi free straight away. Carry the number of a local one. ## Cuándo no ir Going into Bibury or Castle Combe at midday on a summer Saturday: there are few spaces and they fill up before eleven. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How many nights do you need for the Cotswolds? With two you see the essentials: one day walking and one of villages. With three you add Castle Combe or the southern area. ### Where to stay in the Cotswolds without a car? In Moreton-in-Marsh, which has a direct train from London and the 801 bus to Stow and Bourton. ### Is the stage from Chipping Campden to Broadway hard? No: 9.6 km with 173 m of climbing, about three hours, on grassy paths that get muddy in the rain. ### What is the best time of year? May, June and September. In winter it gets dark around half past four and some attractions close earlier. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **The Lygon Arms**, desde 280 € / night: A historic inn on Broadway's high street, with a spa, indoor pool and play area. Ask about the children's pool hours before booking. - **Lords of the Manor**, desde 390 € / night: A former rectory with a garden in one of the quietest villages, ten minutes from Bourton. For a couple who want to dine well without getting in the car. - **The Swan Hotel**: Sleeping in Bibury is the only way to see Arlington Row with nobody around: before nine and after six. - **The Manor House Hotel**: You step off the train with your suitcase and five minutes later you are inside. The 801 bus leaves the station for Stow and Bourton. - **Redesdale Arms**: A high-street inn with a restaurant and free parking behind. The junior suites with a sofa bed work for a family of four. ## Dónde dormir without a car - **The Manor House Hotel**: You step off the train with your suitcase and five minutes later you are inside. The 801 bus leaves the station for Stow and Bourton. - **Redesdale Arms**: A high-street inn with a restaurant and free parking behind. The junior suites with a sofa bed work for a family of four. ## Dónde dormir in style - **The Lygon Arms**, desde 280 € / night: A historic inn on Broadway's high street, with a spa, indoor pool and play area. Ask about the children's pool hours before booking. - **Lords of the Manor**, desde 390 € / night: A former rectory with a garden in one of the quietest villages, ten minutes from Bourton. For a couple who want to dine well without getting in the car. ## Dónde dormir in a campervan - **Moreton-in-Marsh Club Campsite**: From the Caravan and Motorhome Club. You leave the motorhome parked and take the train to Oxford or the bus to the villages. - **Cotswold Farm Park Campsite**: Pitches for motorhomes, caravans and tents, plus pods and safari tents. Sleeping here includes entry to the farm on every day of your stay.