Cotswolds Discoverer

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Adult 1-day
£10
Adult 3-day
£25
Railcard* 1-day
£8.30
Railcard* 3-day
£20
Child 1-day
£5
Child 3-day
£12.50
*available with a valid 16-25, Senior, Forces or Disabled Persons Railcard
Where can I buy the Cotswolds Discoverer?
l At any railway station throughout the UK.
l On participating bus services in the Cotswolds: Cotswold Green, Johnsons Excelbus, Pulham’s Coaches,
Swanbrook and Go Ride CIC.
Travel details
The Cotswolds Discoverer can be used on participating bus
services at any time, on any day, Monday to Sunday. It can also
be used on rail services Monday to Friday after 08.50am and
anytime on Saturdays and Sundays.
Please note that there are limited bus services on Sundays and
Public Holidays.
For full details of all bus and rail services in the Cotswolds, pick
up your copy of ‘Explore the Cotswolds by Public Transport’
from your nearest visitor information centre or download
from www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk. Alternatively, call
the Public Transport Information Line on 0871 200 2233 or visit
their website www.traveline.info
For further details of rail services, visit
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
The following itinerary ideas will help you to plan your visit to
the Cotswolds. Please check times and services beforehand to
ensure you allow sufficient time to enjoy your visit.
FROM LONDON:
Classic Cotswolds
By train to Moreton-in-Marsh.
Take Pulham’s bus number 801 to Stow-on-the-Wold and
Bourton-on-the-Water. Stop off at both of these classic,
picturesque Cotswold towns and explore their hidden
delights.
Return journey by bus to Moreton-in-Marsh for afternoon tea
at one of the many hotels and tea rooms.
Return by train to London Paddington.
Walk to the source of the Thames
By train to Kemble.
Head for the Thames Path National Trail (from station,
follow road and after about 300 yards, turn right onto public
footpath) and follow to find the source of the River Thames.
Continue walking to pick up the Monarch’s Way and on to
Cirencester.
Take bus 54A to Stroud for return journey back to London.
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The Cotswolds Discoverer pass is the perfect and hassle-free
way to explore the Cotswolds by bus and train.
With a choice of one-day or a three-day ticket offering
unlimited travel, you can visit a wide range of attractions
including gardens, museums and historic buildings, soak up
the atmosphere in our charming Cotswold towns and villages
with their many pubs, restaurants and shops, or enjoy a walk
exploring one of England’s finest landscapes.
Broadway
Bourton-on
-the-Hill
801
Stow-on-the-Wold
Ashchurch
for Tewkesbury
Bourton-on-the-Water
801
855
Cheltenham Spa
Gloucester
852
To Cardiff
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Nailsworth
85
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Minchinhampton
Dursley Burford
M
Nailsworth
Minchinhampton
Minchinhampton
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Bibury Dursley
Nailsworth
Minchinhampton
Wotton-under-Edge
M
Witney
Nailsworth
Dursley
Dursley
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Nailsworth
Wotton
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Yate
Yate
881
Stroud
Dursley
M
Minchin
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Yate
Yate
Yate
Tetbury
881
Kemble
BATH
To Bristol & South West
BATH
BATH
BATH
X9 Wotton-under-Edge
Wotton-under-Edge
Finstock
Nailsworth
Yate
Dursley
Yate
Yate
Wotton-under-Edge
GLOUCESTER GLOUCESTER
(not covered by the
Discoverer ticket)
Yate
BATH
BATH
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To London
Paddington
M
BATH
Swindon
To London Paddington
Finstock
Charlbury
Bourton-on-the-Hill Charlbury
OXFORD
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OXFORD
Charlbury
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OXFORD
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OXFORD
OXFORD
Minchinhampton
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JUST SOME OF THE ATTRACTIONS YOU CAN VISIT USING
YOUR DISCOVERER PASS
Cotswold Motoring Museum
& Toy Collection
Broadway Tower & Country Park
The Model Village
Ashmolean Museum, Broadway
OXFORD
OXFORD Birdland Park and Gardens
Gordon Russell Museum
Bourton Model Railway
Batsford Arboretum
M Cotswold Perfumery
Cotswold Falconry Centre
N Keith Harding’s World of
Mill Dene Garden
Mechanical Music
The Old Prison
Bourton House Garden
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Docks
Cheltenham Spa
Cricket Museum, Stow
To Bath
Shipston-on-Stour
Court Barn Museum
Hanborough
Oxford
Ongoing train service
Charlbury
AONB
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Combe
Bus service
To
Cardiff
BATH
Finstock
Charlbury
Finstock
FinstockN
Yate
Dursley
Dursley
M
Wotton-under-Edge
M
BATH
Wotton-under-Edge
Wotton-under-Edge N
Yate
Wotton-under-Edge
Train service
54A
54/
Charlbury
Charlbury
GLOUCESTER Finstock
1
Minchinhampton
Charlbury
Finstock
Finstock
Charlbury
M
Wotton-under-Edge Minchinhampton
Nailsworth
Charlbury
Minchinhampton
Minchinhampton
Dursley
M
Nailsworth
C Nailsworth
GLOUCESTER
Stratford-upon-Avon
Finstock
Finstock
Charlbury
N
Shipston-on-Stour
For full details of routes, services and timetables, go to www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/discoverer
Shipston-on-Stour
Shipston-on-Stour
Tewkesbury
Nailsworth
Dursley
Go Ride CIC: C1; T1; X8A
Shipston-on-Stour
Bourton-on-the-Hill
GLOUCESTER
Minchinhampton
8A
/C1
GLOUCESTER
Ascott-underWychwood
GLOUCESTER
GLOUCESTER
Stagecoach: X9
Shipston-on-Stour
Shipston-on-Stour
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Tewkesbury
ShiptonunderWychwood
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Shipston-on-Stour
Johnsons Excelbus: 21; 22; 23
Shipston-on-Stour
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Wotton-under-Edge N
Dursley
NM
210
Stratford-upon-Avon
GLOUCESTER
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
Cirencester
Stonehouse
Swanbrook: 853
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Tewkesbury
29
Cam & Dursley
Tewkesbury
Chipping Norton
Kingham X8A
Northleach
853
Pulham’s Coaches: 801; 852; 854; 855; X8
Tewkesbury
**Please note that there are limited bus services
on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Services may be reduced or cancelled and timetables are also subject to change
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
Shipston-on-Stour
at short notice. Please always check details of times of journeys with individual
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Bourton-on-the-Hill
operators before makingGLOUCESTER
your final travel arrangements.
23
Moreton
-in-Marsh
21/22
Cotswold
Green: 28; 29; 40; 54/54A; 210; 881
Stratford-upon-Avon
*Rail travel not valid before 08.50 Mondays to Fridays.
Shipston-on-Stour
Chipping
Campden
Your Cotswolds Discoverer pass can be used for unlimited travel
on any of the following services:
First Great Western trains between Oxford and Moreton-inMarsh, Swindon and Ashchurch for Tewkesbury
and between
Tewkesbury Stratford-upon-Avon
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Gloucester and Yate. Arriva and Cross Country Trains between
Gloucester and Ashchurch for Tewkesbury. Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Mickleton
BUS SERVICES**
RAIL SERVICES*
As well as enjoying a great day out or short break you can also
save money on your travel costs. Plus, by leaving the car behind
you will be helping to look after the environment too.
21/22
Stratford-upon-Avon
Where can I use the Cotswolds Discoverer?
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Cotswolds
Discoverer
M Cotswold Way National Trail
N
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Bibury Trout Farm
Corinium Museum
N
M Tetbury Police Museum
N
N
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National Arboretum,
Westonbirt
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