3 days in the Cotswolds

Stay in Winchcombe. Day 1: Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe (castle), Hailes Abbey near Winchcombe (museum) and Cleeve Hill near Winchcombe (peak), 330 m; day 2: Pittville Pump Room, Mr Mulligan's Lost World Golf and The Wilson; day 3: Stanway House, Shenberrow Hill and Snowshill Manor and Garden.

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Day 1 · the Cotswolds

Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe (castle) Grade I listed, in Winchcombe
Hailes Abbey near Winchcombe (museum) 3.1 km from Winchcombe 3 km from the last stop
Cleeve Hill near Winchcombe (peak), 330 m 4.6 km from Winchcombe 8 km from the last stop

Lunch: Plaisterers Arms in Winchcombe
If it rains: Everyman 9.6 km from Winchcombe, just outside the area

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Winchcombe

5 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · the Cotswolds

Pittville Pump Room Grade I listed, 8.4 km from Winchcombe, just outside the area
Mr Mulligan's Lost World Golf 9.4 km from Winchcombe, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
The Wilson 9.6 km from Winchcombe, just outside the area Next door to the last stop

Lunch: The Bank House 9.6 km from Winchcombe, just outside the area
If it rains: Bacon Theatre 13 km from Painswick, just outside the area
On the way: Cheltenham Minster Grade I listed, 9.6 km from Winchcombe, just outside the area

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Winchcombe

Day 3 · the Cotswolds

Stanway House Grade I listed, 5.5 km from Winchcombe
Shenberrow Hill 4.4 km from Broadway 2 km from the last stop
Snowshill Manor and Garden 3.7 km from Broadway 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Snowshill Arms 3.8 km from Broadway
If it rains: Winchcombe Museum in Winchcombe
On the way: Snowshill Manor Grade II* listed, 3.7 km from Broadway

Open day 3 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads the Cotswolds's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for 3 days in the Cotswolds?

Winchcombe. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Winchcombe: 5 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe (castle), Hailes Abbey near Winchcombe (museum) and Cleeve Hill near Winchcombe (peak), 330 m: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full