The Cotswolds Conservation Board has recently joined forces with the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens to develop the 'Walks on Wheels' guides, a folder of 15 routes designed for families with pushchairs and people in wheelchairs and powered scooters. The routes are no more than 4 km in length and vary from challenging terrain at Tetbury to easier routes at Hinchwick and Badminton, several taking in parts of the Cotswold Way.
National Trails set very high standards of footpath surfacing and use gates in place of stiles wherever possible. Several sections of the Cotswold Way therefore, are more than suitable for wheelchair users and people with mobility difficulties. One of the aims of the Cotswold Way team is to make the trail accessible to as wide a range of visitors as possible, and intends to promote certain lengths and access points which may provide disabled visitors with suitable access to the countryside.
Please click on the following cottage photographs to display cottages for the disabled in the Cotswolds. These cottages will have varying facilities from simple ramps and wider wheelchair accessible doorways to those specially designed to deal with greater levels of disability. Please check with cottage owners whether they meet your disability requirements before booking.