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THE Cotswolds THE Discoverer PASS Cotswolds Discoverer ticket costs Day trip ideas Discoverer PASS The following itinerary ideas will help you to plan your visit to Adult 1-day £10 Adult 3-day £25 the Cotswolds. Please check times and services beforehand to ensure you allow sufficient time to enjoy your visit. Railcard* 1-day £8.30 Railcard* 3-day £20 From London: Child 1-day £5 Child 3-day £12.50 Classic Cotswolds Discover the beauty and attractions Jan - Jun *available with a valid 16-25, Senior, Two Together, Forces or Disabled Persons Railcard. By train to Moreton-in-Marsh. of the Cotswolds by bus and train – and save money too! Take Pulham’s bus number 801 to Stow-on-the-Wold and 2015 Where can I buy the Cotswolds Discoverer? Bourton-on-the-Water. Stop off at both of these classic, l At any railway station throughout the UK. picturesque Cotswold towns and explore their hidden delights. l On participating bus services in the Cotswolds: Cotswold Green, Johnsons Excelbus, Pulham’s Coaches, Return journey by bus to Moreton-in-Marsh for afternoon tea Stagecoach, Swanbrook and Go Ride CIC. at one of the many hotels and tea rooms. © William Crossley • Printed on Revive Uncoated, comprising 80% recycled material Return by train to London Paddington. Travel details Walk to the source of the Thames The Cotswolds Discoverer can be used on participating bus services at any time, on any day, Monday to Sunday. It can also By train to Kemble. be used on rail services Monday to Friday after 08.50am and Head for the National Trail (from station, anytime on Saturdays and Sundays. follow road and after about 300 yards, turn right onto public Please note that there are limited bus services on Sundays and footpath) and follow to find the source of the . Public Holidays. Continue walking to pick up the Monarch’s Way and on to . For full details of all bus and rail services in the Cotswolds, pick up your copy of ‘Explore the Cotswolds by Public Transport’ Take bus 54A to for return journey back to London. from your nearest visitor information centre or download For more itinerary and days out ideas, please visit from www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk. Alternatively, call www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/discoverer the Public Transport Information Line on 0871 200 2233 or visit their website www.traveline.info Go online for some great ideas For further details of rail services, visit for days out using the Cotswolds www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk Discoverer ticket: www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/ discoverer Design/production: www.generateuk.co.uk • All photographs: © Nick Turner, except cover train photograph:

CotsAONB/ 01.15 / PDF www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/discoverer THE Cotswolds Discoverer PASS Stratford-upon-Avon The Cotswolds Discoverer pass is the perfect and hassle-free Where can I use the Cotswolds Discoverer? Bus services** way to explore the Cotswolds by bus and train. Your Cotswolds Discoverer pass can be used for unlimited travel : 41; 51; 61; 62; 63; 64; 66; 71; 94 Pulham’s Coaches: 801; 852; 854; 855; X8; X9; X10 With a choice of a one-day or three-day ticket offering on any of the following services: Stratford-upon-Avon Cotswold Green: 28; 29; 35; 40; 54/54A; 210; 881 unlimited travel, you can visit a wide range of attractions Stratford-upon-Avon Rail services* Swanbrook: 853 including gardens, museums and historic buildings, soak up Shipston-on-Stour First Great Western trains between and Moreton-in- Johnsons Excelbus: 21; 22; 23 the atmosphere in our charming Cotswold towns and villages Marsh, and Ashchurch for TewkesburyStratford-upon-Avon and between Stagecoach : 233 IWeekdays) with their many pubs, restaurants and shops, or enjoy a walk Stratford-upon-Avon and Yate. Arriva and Cross Country Trains betweenBourton-on-the-Hill Go Ride CIC: C1 exploring one of ’s finest landscapes. Gloucester and Ashchurch for Tewkesbury. Stratford-upon-Avon For full detailsShipston-on-Stour of routes, services and timetables, go to As well as enjoying a great day out or short break you can also *Rail travel not valid before 08.50 Mondays to Fridays. Stratford-upon-Avon www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/discovererShipston-on-Stour Stratford-upon-Avon save money on your travel costs. Plus, by leaving the car behind Tewkesbury Stratford-upon-Avon **Please note that there are limited bus services on Sundays and Public Holidays.Bourton-on-the-Hill Kingham Stratford-upon-Avon Services may be reduced or cancelled and timetablesTewkesbury are also subject to change you will be helping to look after the environment too. Bourton-on-the-Hill Shipston-on-StourBourton-on-the-Hill at short notice. Please always check details of times of journeys with individual operators before makingGLOUCESTER your final travel arrangements. 21/22 Finstock Stratford-upon-Avon Shipston-on-Stour Tewkesbury 23 Bourton-on-the-Hill Mickleton Bourton-on-the-Hill Shipston-on-Stour Kingham Tewkesbury Shipston-on-Stour Kingham Shipston-on-Stour Shipston-on-Stour Charlbury X8 Bourton-on-the-Hill Chipping Tewkesbury GLOUCESTER FinstockCharlbury Campden Moreton Bourton-on-the-Hill Tewkesbury Tewkesbury GLOUCESTER Bourton-on-the-Hill OXFORD 21/22 -in-Marsh Shipton- GLOUCESTER Finstock Bourton-on-the-Hill Kingham Finstock under- Minchinhampton Kingham Wychwood Stratford-upon-AvonStratford-upon-Avon

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M M THE Cotswolds THE Discoverer PASS Cotswolds Discoverer ticket costs Day trip ideas Discoverer PASS The following itinerary ideas will help you to plan your visit to Adult 1-day £10 Adult 3-day £25 the Cotswolds. Please check times and services beforehand to ensure you allow sufficient time to enjoy your visit. Railcard* 1-day £8.30 Railcard* 3-day £20 From London: Child 1-day £5 Child 3-day £12.50 Classic Cotswolds Discover the beauty and attractions Jan - Jun *available with a valid 16-25, Senior, Two Together, Forces or Disabled Persons Railcard. By train to Moreton-in-Marsh. of the Cotswolds by bus and train – and save money too! Take Pulham’s bus number 801 to Stow-on-the-Wold and 2015 Where can I buy the Cotswolds Discoverer? Bourton-on-the-Water. Stop off at both of these classic, l At any railway station throughout the UK. picturesque Cotswold towns and explore their hidden delights. l On participating bus services in the Cotswolds: Cotswold Green, Johnsons Excelbus, Pulham’s Coaches, Return journey by bus to Moreton-in-Marsh for afternoon tea Stagecoach, Swanbrook and Go Ride CIC. at one of the many hotels and tea rooms. © William Crossley • Printed on Revive Uncoated, comprising 80% recycled material Return by train to London Paddington. Travel details Walk to the source of the Thames The Cotswolds Discoverer can be used on participating bus services at any time, on any day, Monday to Sunday. It can also By train to Kemble. be used on rail services Monday to Friday after 08.50am and Head for the Thames Path National Trail (from station, anytime on Saturdays and Sundays. follow road and after about 300 yards, turn right onto public Please note that there are limited bus services on Sundays and footpath) and follow to find the source of the River Thames. Public Holidays. Continue walking to pick up the Monarch’s Way and on to Cirencester. For full details of all bus and rail services in the Cotswolds, pick up your copy of ‘Explore the Cotswolds by Public Transport’ Take bus 54A to Stroud for return journey back to London. from your nearest visitor information centre or download For more itinerary and days out ideas, please visit from www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk. Alternatively, call www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/discoverer the Public Transport Information Line on 0871 200 2233 or visit their website www.traveline.info Go online for some great ideas For further details of rail services, visit for days out using the Cotswolds www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk Discoverer ticket: www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/ discoverer Design/production: www.generateuk.co.uk • All photographs: © Nick Turner, except cover train photograph:

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