Cotswold Way Walking Holidays

Bath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a well-preserved garden city with many historical attractions - including Roman Baths, museums - as well as the buildings and landmarks that make up the city itself. Bath is a thriving city with many independent shops, restaurants and places to spend the evening.

Bath has good transport links to the rest of the country, by train it's 90 minutes to London Paddington and 19 minutes to Bristol airport, well connected by a regular bus service.

‘oh, who can ever be tired of Bath?’

Catherine Moorland in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey (published in 1817).

The 15th century, 1,200-acre estate is notable for its 10 award winning gardens as well as being the final resting place of Katherine Parr (the last of Henry VIII’s six wives). Visitors today can explore the royal family’s private rooms and visit the church - the site of Katherine Parr’s tomb - within the castle grounds.

The castle and gardens are located between just outside the town of Winchcombe. There is a café, offering lunch and afternoon tea on site. The gardens are open daily, 10am until 5pm, from early March until late October.