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The Cotswolds are a landscape of honey-coloured limestone villages, beech woods and rolling wolds, with Cleeve Hill and Cutsdean Hill among the high points and the escarpment looking out across the Severn Vale. Charlbury, Kingham and Moreton-in-Marsh stations give train access to Cotswold walks.
There are 15 stations in or within 1 mile of Cotswolds National Landscape.
The area is home to 64 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Cleeve Hill at 330m.
National Trails pass through or near the area: Cotswold Way, Thames Path.
Cotswolds National Landscape train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
- Stonehouse0.1 mi (about 0.1 to 0.2 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Bath Spa0.3 mi (about 0.4 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Kemble0.7 mi (about 0.8 to 0.9 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Ascott-under-Wychwood
- Avoncliff
- Charlbury
- Combe (Oxon)
- Finstock
- Freshford
- Kingham
- Shipton
- Moreton-in-Marsh
- Hanborough0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Bradford-on-Avon0.1 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Stroud (Glos)0.2 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the Cotswolds National Landscape from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Bath to FreshfordFrom 12min
- Oxford to HanboroughFrom 13min
- Bristol to Bath SpaFrom 15min
- London to HanboroughFrom 1hr 5min
- Cardiff to Bath SpaFrom 1hr 10min
- Birmingham to StonehouseFrom 1hr 17min
- Southampton to Bradford-on-AvonFrom 1hr 19min
- Exeter to Bradford-on-AvonFrom 1hr 35min
- Swansea to Bath SpaFrom 2hr 14min
- Leicester to StonehouseFrom 2hr 22min
- Sheffield to StonehouseFrom 2hr 32min
- Cambridge to HanboroughFrom 2hr 34min
- Plymouth to Bath SpaFrom 2hr 36min
- Nottingham to HanboroughFrom 2hr 42min
- Brighton to HanboroughFrom 2hr 45min
- Manchester to StonehouseFrom 3hr 4min
- Leeds to StonehouseFrom 3hr 17min
- Liverpool to StonehouseFrom 3hr 20min
- York to HanboroughFrom 3hr 22min
- Norwich to HanboroughFrom 3hr 25min
- Preston to Moreton-in-MarshFrom 3hr 38min
- Lancaster to Moreton-in-MarshFrom 3hr 57min
Good to know
Can you get to the Cotswolds National Landscape by train?
Yes. 15 stations are within 1 mile of the Cotswolds National Landscape, including Ascott-under-Wychwood and Avoncliff.
What is the nearest train station to the Cotswolds National Landscape?
9 stations with regular trains are inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, including Ascott-under-Wychwood, Avoncliff and Charlbury.
How long does it take to get to the Cotswolds National Landscape by train?
The Cotswolds National Landscape is 12min from Bath, 13min from Oxford, 15min from Bristol and 1hr 5min from London by train, to the nearest station.
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