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	Planning, Transportation and Environment Committee Cotswold Way National Trail
		In 1997, `The Cotswold Way, Submission to the Secretary of State' (CCP 513) was presented to the Secretary of State for the Environment and successfully gained formal approval for the Cotswold Way to be designated as England's thirteenth National Trial in February 1998.
		Cotswold Way National Trail Forum - to be developed as a mechanism for consultation with and provision of information for representatives of groups and organisations with an interest in the Trail.
		Cotswold Way National Trail Working Groups - individual working groups are to be set up as and when necessary, at the discretion of the NT Officer, for time limited periods to focus on specific issues.
	www.bathnes.gov.uk /committee_papers/PTandE/pt000712/24cotswol.htm (2295 words)

	End to End - The Cotswold Way
		The Cotswold escarpment forms the eastern edge of the valley of the Severn, the longest river in Britain.
		Cotswold stone is not the standard blandly-textured white rock typical of most limestones but is instead a beautiful honey colour, and is in great demand as a building material.
		The Cotswold Way happily tacks up and down the scarp slope, much of which is wooded, as it winds its way among and through the towns and villages that nestle within the range.
	www.jbutler.org.uk /e2e/cotsw/index.shtml (949 words)

	REARDON PUBLISHING The Cotswold Publisher for the cotswold Way
		The ultimate walking guide to the Cotswolds "THE COTSWOLD WAY" this long distance walk is famous the world over, and rightly so for it crosses the Cotswolds showing the land as it is seen best by foot.
		The Cotswold Way extends from Bath in the south to Chipping Camden in the north.
		Mark Richards, Roger Ellis and the Publishers are all based locally to the Cotswolds so that the real feel of the Cotswold Way gained from years of personal experience and knowledge comes through to the viewer by both sight and sound.
	www.netcomuk.co.uk /~cotswold/cotsway.htm (868 words)

	THE COTSWOLD WAY
		The way, which is 164 km, follows the western side of the Cotswold Hills and runs in a great part on the top of the steep escarpment from the hills down to the Severn Valley.
		The Cotswold Way offers the walker some of the best of the region, and it also provides a historical perspective and extraordinary sense of continuity of an area in which people have lived for 5000 years and perhaps more.
		The waymarking of the Cotswold Way is comprehensive and consists of arrows on gates, stiles and trees.
	home.online.no /~lilandh/cotsway/cotsway.htm (1691 words)

	Cotswold-Way.biz - a complete booking service
		The Cotswolds are situated approximately 100 miles/160 kms to the west of London.
		The Cotswold Way has finally achieved national trail status, joining the ranks of the Pennine Way and other trails entitled to grant aid for their creation and maintenance.
		Consequently, improvements to the way marking and other facilities have been undertaken and the acorn that signifies a National Trail is to replace the white dot that was the route's distinguishing mark throughout its time as a regional trail.
	www.cotswold-way.biz /intro.htm (330 words)

	Cotswold Way National Trail, walking and hiking holidays with baggage in the Cotswolds - Celtic Trails
		A walking holday with baggage transfer or walking break on the Cotswold Way National Trail is to walk through the very “Heart of England”, both geographically and culturally.
		The Cotswolds conjures up a vision of honey coloured stone, pretty villages and rolling green hills and cultivated upland landscape of the “wolds” the old English word for “rolling hills”.
		The 100 mile (161km) Cotswold Way threads its way along the distinctive escarpment of the beautiful Cotswold Hills AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).
	www.celtrail.com /cotswolds (354 words)

	Gloucestershire County Council - Walks in the Cotswolds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Way marked, circular Cotswold walk from Crickley Hill Country Park through Coberley and Hartley Bottom onto the Cotswold scarp at Leckhampton Hill.
		It may be combined with the Cotswold Way and the Cotswold Link to form the Cotswold Round, a 207 mile circular route.
		The Wysis Way runs for 55 miles from the River Wye at Monmouth to the source of the Thames (the Roman Isis) high in the Cotswold hills.
	www.gloucestershire.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=1196 (3093 words)

	Long Distance Paths
		Especially in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Icknield Way was used as a drove road, to move sheep from their grazing lands in the Chilterns to markets in East Anglia, particularly Newmarket.
		The Cotswold Way is the jewel in the crown of the Cotswolds.
		The Way is set against the scenery in which Owain Glyndwr fought the English in the 15th century.
	www.fatbadgers.co.uk /Britain/longdist.htm (3404 words)

	Cotswold Walking Holidays, walking holidays in the English Cotswolds, hiking holidays, hiking vacations, ramblers, ...
		Cotswold Walking Holidays, the leading purveyor of walking holidays in the region, was founded to encourage people to explore on foot the beauty of the Cotswolds.
		Cotswold Walking Holidays is now celebrating more than a decade of organising walking holidays - we were the first to specialise in the area and our routes are much imitated.
		Our experience is second to none and our location in Cheltenham, at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment, means that we are perfectly placed to organise your holiday.
	www.cotswoldwalks.com (150 words)

	The Cotswold Way with Sherpa Van
		Officially designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Cotswold landscape is an entrancing mixture of parkland, cultivated fields with dry-stone walls of Jurassic limestone, and patches of unspoiled woodland; stone-built also are almost all the cottages, farmhouses, villages, and small towns that our route passes.
		The Cotswolds became wealthy during the 17th Century, due to the wool trade, the fine stone houses and churches are a symbol of that era.
		The Cotswold Way begins in one of the areas finest villages and then embarks on probably its most challenging section.
	www.sherpavan.com /trails/cotswold_way.asp (1365 words)

	Cotswold Way - contours walking holidays
		The Cotswold Way runs along the western edge of the Cotswold Hills from the beautiful old ‘wool' town of Chipping Campden to the historic city of Bath.
		Between the two it follows a meandering course along the western rim of the escarpment where the land drops suddenly to reveal distant views, through beech woodland, along the banks of mill-streams, across upland sheep pastures and dips into sheltered valleys concealing picturesque villages built from mellow, honey-coloured stone.
		The Cotswold Way is also a walk through England's history passing numerous prehistoric barrows and hillforts, Roman villas, Civil War battle sites, castles and abbeys as well as the grand manor houses and magnificent churches built when England's wealth was founded on Cotswold wool.
	www.contours.co.uk /cotswold-way (236 words)

	International Travel News: Hiking the entire Cotswold Way from Bath to Chipping Campden - related article: Contact ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		We find the best way to fight jet lag is to keep going during the day of arrival, so after a shower and a walk on' the beach' we had dinner.
		The Cotswold Way truly starts at the Abbey, and we made a point to visit that spot before we hired a cab to take our luggage to our next destination.
		It might not be necessary to make reservations every night along the Cotswold Way except that holidays and particular communities having local events may make bookings hard to come by Nothing could be more disappointing than having hiked 10 to 15 miles and then having to secure a room.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3648/is_7_27/ai_91140757 (1588 words)

	Self guided walking holiday along the Cotswold Way - HF Holidays
		For a taste of all that is quintessentially English, the Cotswold Way is a footpath that offers it all.
		Cotswold Way Weekend and Short Break - Complete the trail over a series of weekends, or try a taster break of 3 nights or more.
		It is usually possible to park your car at one of the guesthouses at the start or the end of your trail, and we can check this for you once your booking has been confirmed.
	www.hfholidays.co.uk /selfguidedwalking/cotswoldsway/index.asp (961 words)

	Press release Cotswold Way (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Ever since the 100-mile long Cotswold Way opened in the early 1970s, giving foot access to some of the nation’s most quintessentially English scenery, hazards for walkers on the Tormarton section have included crossing the A46, edging along a verge to Junction 18 of the M4, then going over two motorway slip-roads.
		From this month, though, as part of the Countryside Agency’s work to upgrade the Cotswold Way into a National Trail, a new route has been created, taking walkers away from the motorway down an enclosed footpath (Beacon Lane) and then via field-edge paths and a quiet lane into the village centre.
		Jo Ronald, the Cotswold Way National Trail Officer says “The new route is just under a mile longer than the old one by distance, but it’s miles and miles better for walkers to experience.
	www.countryside.gov.uk /LAR/Regions/southWest/whoweare/pressReleases/pr_cotswold_way.asp (315 words)

	Long distance footpaths in Britain: Southwest England
		This path follows the escarpment of the Cotswold hills from the historic small town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire to the Georgian city of Bath.
		Linking the Staffordshire Way at Cannock with the Cotswold Way at Chipping Campden, this route passes through lowland farming countryside before climbing the Cotswold escarpment.
		From the Cotswold Way at Winchcombe, an ancient Saxon town, this route leads to Bredon Hill and on through the Worcestershire countryside.
	www.xs4all.nl /~keizee/southwest.html (1409 words)

	FocalPlane > Travelogues > Cotwsold Way > Part 1 - Chipping Campden to Stanway
		is one of the "Cotswold Wool Towns" and the fine church of St. James is a testament to the wealth that the Cotswold Sheep bestowed on the area.
		The Broad Way used to be the main road from Oxford to Worcester but the main A44 road now bypasses the village leaving it to the tourists.
		The explanation for this is that the village was rescued by an architect, Sir Philip Stott, whose grave is in the local churchyard.
	focalplane.com /travel/CotswoldWay01.html (2210 words)

	Cotswold Canals Trust - T&S Way
		The canal passes through the Cotswold hills in Sapperton Tunnel but the Thames and Severn Way follows the towing horses over the hills to the Coates portal and on to the source of the River Thames which marks the end of the Thames Long Distance Footpath.
		Cowground Bridge is one of the few remaining humpback bridges on the eastern half of the Cotswold Canals and is being restored to its former glory.
		The Thames and Severn Way crosses the Spine Road which was built to allow the removal of the gravel which created the Water Park.
	www.cotswoldcanals.com /t&s_way.htm (4737 words)

	Sierra Club walking tour Explores Britain's Cotswold region.
		The Cotswold region centers on a long steep escarpment of limestone, running north and south through Gloucestershire in southern England.
		Hiking the Cotswold Way (land price about $2400) and many other Sierra Club Outings - both domestic and international - are listed in each issue of Sierra Magazine, or on the club's website, www.sierraclub.org/outings.
		The Cotswold Gateway website is a great resource for all highlights that any visitor would want to discover about this designated "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty", www.thecotswoldgateway.co.uk/.
	www.travelwithachallenge.com /England-Cotswold-Walking-Tour.htm (1268 words)

	50plus Expeditions - Hiking Cotswold Way in England for People Over 50
		This charming walk meanders along the western edge of the Cotswold Hills from the beautiful old 'wool' town of Chipping Campden to the historic city of Bath through a landscape of upland sheep pastures, rolling cornfields, steep escarpments with far-reaching views, woodland and sheltered valleys concealing picturesque villages built from mellow honey-colored stone.
		The Cotswold Way is also a walk through England's history with numerous prehistoric barrows and hillforts, Roman villas, Civil War battle sites, castles and abbeys as well as the grand manor houses and magnificent churches built when England's wealth was founded on Cotswold wool.
		St James’ Church is one of the best examples of a Cotswold ‘wool’ church and contains the largest memorial brass in the county, to William Grevel, ‘the flower of the wool merchants of all England’.
	www.50plusexpeditions.com /Destinations/England/Cotswold/DI.htm (861 words)

	Cotswolds Walking Golf Horse Riding Fishing and Cotswold Activities
		The Cotswolds is particularly famous, apart from the wonderful ancient villages, for its countryside hiking walks and importantly the famous Cotswold Way Walk from Chipping Campden to the City of Bath.
		The Cotswolds region of outstanding beauty is a paradise of rural tranquility and offers many activities including walking and hiking, cycling, horse riding, golf, motor sport, gliding, ballooning, fishing, camping, caravanning, or just ambling around and through the many beautiful villages.
		Cycling is a great way to soak up the true atmosphere of the Cotswolds beautiful countryside and idyllic villages, not to mention the lazy lunches at the wayside inns.
	www.cotswolds.info /activities-walking-cycling-golf.shtml (1271 words)

	The Cotswold Way
		Running between Chipping Campden in the north, to Bath in the south, the 104 mile long Cotswold Way is a public footpath passing through many areas officially designated as being of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
		The concept of the Cotswold Way began in 1950 and was finalised in 1970 when the entire route was signposted with its distinctive white dot waymark.
		The Cotswold Way, by Mark Richards is a useful illustrated booklet, with line-drawings, detailed maps and route directions.
	www.digital-brilliance.com /hyperg/maps/cotsway.htm (544 words)

	Dursley Town Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Dursley is on the route of The Cotswold Way a walkers' route.
		Situated at the northern end of the Cotswold escarpment, and to follow it through to the Roman City Bath, in Somerset, famed for its elegant Regency houses, streets, and terraces, but most of all for the preserved relics of Roman occupation.
		The Cotswolds are part of a continuous belt of limestone lying between the River Humber and the Dorsetshire coast and attaining its greatest height and breadth throughout its course with the Oolitic Limestone of the Cotswold Hills.
	www.dursleytown.co.uk /pages/localtodursley.htm (582 words)

	Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Cotswold Dry Stone Walls Conservation and management Working together to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the Cotswolds www.cotswoldsaonb.comIntroduction Dry stone walls are walls that are made without the use of mortar or cement.
		Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership Five years of achievement 1 9 9 9 t o 2 0 0 4This is the fifth introduction I have written for the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership’s Annual Report and, as always, I am delighted to do so.
		Vision The Cotswolds is a very special landscape of national importance unified by the underlying limestone that forms the essence of its natural form and distinctive character.
	www.cotswoldsaonb.com /search_results.asp?searchtext=wotton-under-edge (3610 words)

	cotswold way (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		We were now entering real Cotswold country, rolling up and down huge fields of stubble, the temperature up around 30c for most of the way.
		Although the views from the scarp across the Severn plain were stunning and worth all the sweat, this was spoiled somewhat by the swarms of flies filling the air in every piece of wooded space through which we passed.
		Following this welcome repast the way headed out past the Somerset Monument and through the woods to Lower Kilcott where, if anything, the flies were swarming ever more thickly.
	www.john-harlow.co.uk /cotsway.htm (1380 words)

	Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Attractions and Activities - Activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Cotswolds is superb walking country and offers a wide variety of routes for people of all ages and levels of fitness.
		The Cotswold Way is a national trail from Bath to Chipping Campden, which passes through Cold Ashton, Tormarton, Wotton-under-Edge, Dursley, Painswick, Birdlip, Winchcombe and Broadway.
		It crosses the River Severn at Gloucester and climbs the Cotswold escarpment at Crickley.
	www.cotswoldsaonb.com /activities.asp (892 words)

	Cotswold Way National Trail - Paths Routes and Trails - Information - Ramblers' Association
		The route was proposed by a Ramblers member in 1950 and established by Gloucestershire Ramblers members and the Cotswold AONB in 1970.
		In some locations the Cotswold Way is being diverted from its old route along new and improved paths.
		The most recently updated guide to the Way, taking into account recent upgrades in connection with the national trail development, and describing the route in both directions.
	www.ramblers.org.uk /info/paths/cotswold.html (596 words)

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