3 DAYS IN THE COTSWOLDS WITHOUT A CAR | Villages | Trains | Walks | Hotels | Restaurants | Sights

See my full itinerary for 3 days in the Cotswolds without a car here: https://www.aladyinlondon.com/2023/10/cotswolds-itinerary-3-days.html

This video is about visiting the Cotswolds using public transport and on foot. It features pretty villages in Oxfordshire, great circular walks, beautiful farm shops, hotels, restaurants, country pubs, towns, cities, and more. There’s even a palace.

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Here’s the route and map for my Oxford walking tour: https://www.aladyinlondon.com/2022/04/self-guided-walking-tour-oxford.html

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[Music] it’s a lady in London here today I’m coming to you from the cotswalds where I’m doing a 3-day itinerary without a car if you want to see this beautiful area of outstanding natural beauty in England this is the way to do it I can’t wait to show you around let’s go see what we find it’s surprisingly easy to get to the cotswalds without a car trains to where I’m going to show you in the northern cotswalds regularly from Paddington Station depending where you’re going the journey can take around an hour to an hour and a half on this visit I’ve booked myself a room in a pretty village with direct rail access from London the place I’m staying has stylish Decor a buzzing Pub and beautiful guest rooms it’s a great place for exploring I’ll put a link to where you can book it in the description of this video on YouTube [Music] I start my trip to the cells in charlbury this beautiful Village has great pubs pretty houses to admire and nice walking [Music] routs after exploring the town I meet a friend at a local pub for lunch from lunch I’m off on a big circular walk from charlbury it takes me all over the surrounding Countryside and shows me what there is to see [Music] here [Music] at the end of the walk I hop on on the train to kingham the next Village on my cotwell itinerary this pretty Village in Oxfordshire is known for its 17th and 18th century cotwell Stone Cottages elegant hotels and Country pubs it’s one of my favorite villages in the [Music] cotwell [Music] in the evening I head to a local hotel and enjoyed dinner in their [Music] restaurant [Music] the next morning I explore kingham for a bit before having breakfast at my [Music] hotel [Music] after eating my day starts with a 40-minute walk down a broad path to dalesford farm this famous complex in the cotswald is known for its upscale shops which sell everything from garden supplies to HomeGoods clothing food and wine add to that a luxurious Spa Cafe restaurant and bar and one could move right [Music] in [Music] after leaving the farm I head back to kingham and start off on a big circular walk to chipping Norton [Music] my first stop is Churchill a pretty village with a great local [Music] pub [Music] after having lunch and exploring the village I start off towards chipping [Music] Norton when I arrive in town I explore the streets and shops and spend some time taking in the famous hmes houses [Music] [Music] here [Music] when I’m done visiting I walk back to [Music] kingham [Music] I have dinner in my hotel tonight grateful for a rest after a long [Music] day the next morning I can’t help taking more pictures of kingham before heading off to take a train and bus to Blendon Palace [Music] [Music] Glennon Palace is a UNESCO world heritage site it’s an English Baro Country House on the edge of the cotswalds and it’s known for its connections to Winston Churchill the palace was built in the 18th century on Royal Land given to the first suit of marbor by Queen Anne after his victory in the Battle of blenham in [Music] 1704 lenham Palace is the only non-royal non-episcopal state home in England to hold the title Palace Winston Churchill was born here and got engaged to his wife in The Gardens and visitors come from all over the world to tour the staterooms explore the extensive grounds and admire the [Music] views [Music] from the palace I make my way into the market town of Woodstock which is right next door it’s on the Eastern edge of the cotswalds and it got it start as a coach stop near the Royal hunting lodge now the site of blondon [Music] Palace [Music] when I’m done exploring Woodstock’s Charming streets I hop on a bus to [Music] Oxford I arrive in the city 30 minutes later and spend the next few hours doing my free self-guided walking tour of Oxford you can find the full routen map on my blog Alan london.com I’ll also put a link to it in the description of this video on YouTube the walk goes everywhere from the famous colleges to the covered Market even up into Jericho it’ll show you some of the highlights and the hidden corners of [Music] Oxford [Music] [Music] when the Sun starts to set I head to the train station and take the train back to London I hope you’ve enjoyed this cotswalds itinerary and I hope it’s inspired you to get out and explore this part of the UK without a car it’s easier than you might think as always the full itinerary is on my blog a lady and london.com and don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel before you go happy travels [Music]