Los Cotswolds
Honey-stone villages by train and bus
Cómo llegar
- 1
London Paddington
Inicio
- 2
GWR train to Moreton-in-Marsh
Check GWR
- 3
Pulhams 801 bus to Stow or Bourton
about 20-30 min
GWR says the Cotswolds have direct connections from London Paddington; check its train times for your date. The Cotswolds Tourism Partnership says the Pulhams 801 leaves from outside Moreton-in-Marsh station, takes about 20 minutes to Stow-on-the-Wold and about 30 minutes to Bourton-on-the-Water, and runs hourly Monday to Saturday and every two hours on Sundays. GWR lists Moreton-in-Marsh as step-free (category B2, platform 2 by a ramped bridge). The villages are spread out, so pick one or two. Prices and times change: check before you go, on National Rail.
Lo más destacado
Perfecto para
- Village walks
- Tea rooms
- Countryside
- Fotógrafos
Planifique su día
- MañanaTrain to Moreton-in-Marsh
- TardeBus to Stow, walk, on to Bourton
- NocheBus back to the station, train home
Antes de viajar
The Cotswolds is about 121 km (75 miles) from central London in a straight line, measured from Charing Cross; the rail route is longer. Trains leave from London Paddington. Our rail tickets guide explains Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, railcards and split tickets, so you can work out which fare suits a day out. On the day, check National Rail for delays and engineering works before you set off.
Opening times, tickets and closures for Cotswolds: by train and bus are on its official website. For sights that can need a timed ticket, see what to book ahead.
Areas to explore in the Cotswolds
Our the Cotswolds guide is split into 6 areas, each with things to do, places to eat, where to stay and how to get there.
- Chipping Campden: A wool town of stone terraces, a 1627 market hall and the start of the Cotswold Way (8 things to do)
- Broadway: A wide High Street of stone houses below Broadway Tower (8 things to do)
- Stow-on-the-Wold: A hilltop market town around a large square where the Royalists surrendered in 1646 (8 things to do)
- Bourton-on-the-Water: Low stone bridges over the River Windrush, with a bird park and a model village (9 things to do)
- Burford: A steep medieval High Street running down to the River Windrush (8 things to do)
- Cirencester: A Roman town turned wool town, with a museum, a landmark church and an amphitheatre (9 things to do)
Weather through the year
Met Office 1991-2020 averages for the Cirencester station (opens in new tab), the one we use for the Cotswolds. Daylight is calculated for the Cotswolds on the 15th of the month. These are averages, not a forecast.
| Mes | Avg high | Avg low | Days with 1 mm+ rain | Luz diurna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enero | 7.4°C | 1.2°C | 13.1 | 8 h 14 |
| Abril | 13.7°C | 4.2°C | 10.3 | 13 h 53 |
| Julio | 22.3°C | 11.7°C | 8.9 | 16 h 11 |
| Octubre | 14.5°C | 7.0°C | 12.4 | 10 h 27 |
Every month, with sunshine and packing notes: when to go to the Cotswolds.
Closest other day trips
Measured in a straight line from the Cotswolds, so the journey between them will be longer. Use the journey planner to see whether a direct train runs.
- Blenheim Palace: about 29 km away
- Oxford: about 40 km away
- Bath: about 81 km away
For where to eat, stay and walk, see Our the Cotswolds guide.
Fuentes
Journey details above are as these pages stated them when we read them on 1 November 2026. Timetables change: check before you travel.
Más excursiones de un día
Windsor~40 min
Oxford~1 h
Bath~1,5 h
Cambridge~1 h
Stonehenge~1,5 h + autobús
Brighton~1 h
York1 hr 46 min
Bristolabout 1 hr 40 min
Cardiffaround 1 hr 50 min
Liverpooljust over 2 hr
Blenheim PalaceTrain and bus Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Bourton-on-the-Water, Philip Halling (CC BY-SA 2.0); Stow-on-the-Wold, Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0); Chipping Campden, nick macneill (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burford, bongo vongo (CC BY-SA 2.0); Broadway Tower, Craig Archer (CC BY-SA 4.0); Cirencester, Tony Grist (Public domain); header, Arlington Row Bibury.jpg, Saffron Blaze (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Más del Reino Unido, muy pronto
Próximamente Las Tierras Altas y Skye
Próximamente Gales
Próximamente Irlanda del Norte
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