Among American companies offering walking vacations in the Cotswolds are Classic Journeys (from $4,695; 1-800-200-3887; classicjourneys.com/londonstonehengecotswolds) and Backroads (from $4,698; 1-800-462-2848; backroads.com/trips/WELI/england-hiking-tour).

British companies include Contours Walking Holidays (from about $485; contours.co.uk/walking-holidays/cotswold-way.php) and HF Holidays (from $440; hfholidays.co.uk/destinations/uk-and-ireland/cotswolds). Self-guided tours are offered by Walk the Landscape (from $105 per person per night; walkthelandscape.co.uk).

The region's website contains maps and detailed routes, as well as a calendar of guided walks: cotswoldsaonb.org.uk.