Plan Your Trip to the Cotswolds
The old days of walking into a travel agent's office and ordering a "brochure" vacation are over - and thank goodness for that. Now you can plan and book your whole trip yourself, usually online.
This section gives you some basic planning tips and will be expanded to offer more planning advice.
Plan Your Trip
Car Rental: Everything you need to know about renting a car in England and the Cotswolds.
London Airports: Information about the four London airports - Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton. Links to information for express trains to London.
Public Transportation: Trains and busses in the Cotswolds.
Car Services (Taxi): Hiring a car service for train or airport pick up/dropoff or touring the Cotswolds.
Weather: When to go to England? Spring is lovely because the gardens are in bloom.
Weather Comparisons: I compared Cotswolds weather (Stroud) to Santa Fe NM, Seattle WA, Vancouver BC Canada and Rome Italy.
Translations: British English translated to American English.
Recommended Guidebooks, Maps, Novels, DVDs
Maps of the Cotswolds: My favorite maps for driving, walking and cycling from TrekTools.
Maps of London: My favorite London maps from TrekTools.
Cotswolder Amazon Store: Our favorite guidebooks, maps, novels set in the Cotswolds, historical novels and movies.
Cotswolder Amazon UK Store: There are a few guidebooks that you cannot find from US sources, but you can get shipped from Amazon in the UK.
Resources
Tourist Offices: The main tourist office websites where you will find information about the Cotswolds.
Food & Drink: Websites with restaurant and pub information. Supermarket information.
Visiting Bath: A day trip to the Georgian town of Bath is easy from the Cotswolds.
Moving to the Cotswolds: Resources for those considering taking the plunge - finding long term rentals.
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