The Cotswolds are renowned for their picturesque villages, charming cottages, honey-coloured stone, rolling hills, enchanting valleys and picture-perfect scenery. From Castle Combe to Painswick, Lower Slaughter and Broadway, the Cotswolds offer the ideal escape to British quintessence and beautiful countryside.
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![Beautiful Cotswold cottages in the village of Stanton - Travelling around the Cotswolds without a car](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Travelling-around-the-Cotswolds-without-a-car-Stanton-village.jpg)
How to travel around the Cotswolds without a car
![Picturesque cottages painted yellow in the Cotswold village of Badminton near Bath and Bristol](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Badminton-Village-in-the-Cotswolds.jpg)
Top 6 Cotswold villages to visit near Bath & Bristol
![Walking across a valley along the Wysis Way near Stroud in the Cotswolds](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Walking-along-Wysis-Way-in-the-Cotswolds.jpg)
Top 7 Cotswold walks near Stroud (with pubs)
Things to do in the Cotswolds
The Cotswolds enchant and delight with their picturesque villages and their chocolate-box cottages. Nested in enchanting valleys and surrounded by rolling hills, the Cotswold villages enjoy quaint streets painted in honey-coloured hues, grand stately homes, delightful shops and cafés, and striking country scenery.
![Discovering quaint cottages in Broadway when following travel itineraries for exploring the Cotswolds without a car](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cotswold-travel-itineraries-without-a-car-Broadway.jpg)
5 travel itineraries for exploring the Cotswolds without a car
![Beautiful Cotswold cottages in the village of Stanton - Travelling around the Cotswolds without a car](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Travelling-around-the-Cotswolds-without-a-car-Stanton-village.jpg)
How to travel around the Cotswolds without a car
![Picturesque cottages in the Cotswold village of Lower Slaughter, a stop on the roadtrip to Bath, Bristol, the Cotswolds and beyond](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lower-Slaughter-Roadtrip-stop-in-the-Cotswolds.jpg)
Epic road trip itinerary to Bath, Bristol, the Cotswolds & beyond
![Picturesque cottages painted yellow in the Cotswold village of Badminton near Bath and Bristol](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Badminton-Village-in-the-Cotswolds.jpg)
Top 6 Cotswold villages to visit near Bath & Bristol
![Bright red telephone box and post box contrast against the honey-coloured Cotswold cottage in Stanton](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Stanton-village.jpg)
Near Broadway: Top 6 picturesque villages in the North Cotswolds
![Quaint row of cottages in Bisley](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Cotswold-cottages-in-Bisley.jpg)
Cotswold villages to visit: Painswick, Bisley & Slad
![Quaint Cotswold cottages in Malmesbury](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Malmesbury-cottages.jpg)
Day out in Malmesbury: Medieval architecture and Cotswold charm
![Picturesque Cotswold cottages and charming stream along the main road in Castle Combe](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Castle-Combe.jpg)
Day out in the Cotswolds: Escape to the picturesque village of Castle Combe
Walks in the Cotswolds
From rolling hills covered in ancient stone walls to captivating valleys with lush woodland and picturesque villages painted in honey-coloured hues, the Cotswolds are a delight to explore on foot. Boasting countless footpaths and enchanting country scenery, the Cotswolds offer the most peaceful and charming escapes.
![Typical Cotswold cottages in the Castle Combe & Nettleton Mill walk](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Castle-Combe-Nettleton-Mill-walk-in-the-Cotswolds.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: Castle Combe & Nettleton Mill
![Country views from Uley Bury, one of the best Cotswold walks near Bath and Bristol](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cotswolds-walks-near-Bath-Bristol-Uley.jpg)
7 best Cotswold walks near Bath & Bristol
![Cotswold rolling hills and enchanting valleys in the Painswick Beacon, Coopers Hill & Painswick Valley walk](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Painswick-Beacon-to-Coopers-Hill-walk-1.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: Painswick Beacon & Coopers Hill
![Walking along a country lane on the Alderley & Tresham walk in the Cotswolds](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Alderley-to-Tresham-walk.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: Alderley & Tresham
![The Hancock’s Well Spring, a tributary of the River Avon, flowing through Grove Wood in between the Cotswold villages of Luckington and Sherston](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Luckington-to-Sherston-River-Avon-walk.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: From Luckington to Sherston
![The trig point at Painswick Beacon and its hazy views on the Painswick Beacon & Painswick Valley walk](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Views-from-Painswick-Beacon.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: Painswick, Painswick Beacon & Painswick Valley
![Glimmering River Avon on the Malmesbury walk](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Malmesbury-River-Avon-walk.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: Malmesbury & River Avon
![Views of the valley of Tyley Bottom in Wotton-under-Edge](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Views-of-Tyley-Bottom-in-Wotton-under-Edge.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: Tyley Bottom & Tor Hill in Wotton-under-Edge
![Picturesque thatched and stone cottages in Little Badminton on the Badminton Park walk](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Badminton-Park-walk.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: Quaint villages & country scenery in Badminton
![View of Cotswold hills and St Catherine's Valley near Bath](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/St-Catherines-Valley-walk.jpg)
Near Bath: St Catherine’s Valley walk in the Cotswolds
![Views of Old Sodbury from the Frome Valley Walkway](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Views-of-Old-Sodbury.jpg)
Near Bristol: The Chipping Sodbury, Old Sodbury & Little Sodbury walk
![River Avon flowing through Easton Grey on the Cotswold walk from Sherston](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/River-Avon-in-Easton-Grey.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: From Sherston to Easton Grey
![Views of the Cotswolds from the Tyndale Monument](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Cotswold-views-from-the-Tyndale-Monument.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: From Wotton-under-Edge to the Tyndale monument
![Walking along a pebbled path from the quaint Ozleworth Park to the hidden Bagpath valley in the Ozleworth and Lasborough valley walk](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ozleworth-park-Bagpath-valley.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: The enchanting valleys of Ozleworth & Lasborough
![Walking across a valley along the Wysis Way near Stroud in the Cotswolds](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Walking-along-Wysis-Way-in-the-Cotswolds.jpg)
Top 7 Cotswold walks near Stroud (with pubs)
![Great views of the Stroud valley while walking along the Cotswold Way in Selsley Common](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Selsley-Common-along-Cotswold-Way.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: From Coaley Peak to Selsley Common
![Fantastic views during the Dyrham to Doyton walk near Bath](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Dyrham-walk-Cotswold-views.jpg)
Near Bath: The Dyrham to Doyton walk in the Cotswolds
![Views of Uley village nested in Cotswold valley](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Views-of-Uley-in-the-Cotswolds.jpg)
Walk in the Cotswolds: Uley to Uley Bury & Cam Long Down
![Hidden Cotswold valleys on the Bisley-with-Lypiatt walk](https://www.adragonsescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Bisley-with-Lypiatt-walk.jpg)