Follow the Camino Arvostelua 

Reliable luggage transport and very nice hotel selections- great communication and guidance from pre-trip through the destination.

Lovely accommodation, reliable bag transfer & accessiblity to customers where wrinkles needed ironing out

Everything went well with the exception of;
Taxis to and from airport did not show but we have since been refunded.
Difficult to find somewhere to eat in Lebruge as no restaurants open.
Good points
Delayed bag delivery was sorted very quickly when we rang emergency number.
All accommodation was good and friendly. Hotel food good when we availed of it.
We would definitely recommend Follow the camino.

Excellent organisation

Accommodations were all good that made our camino walk experience very good and unforgettable.

I've travelled on Camino trips since 2019 with Follow The Camino. I have always found them to be very professional, with my accommodation arrangements and luggage transfer always taken well care of and all necessary information provided in a timely manner. I highly recommend Follow The Camino for quality accommodation and peace of mind while you walk the Camino.

We had a great experience with Follow the Camino. Eva and her team were very responsive to our email clarifications and requests. Hotels are all very good except that there were hotels that are very far from the town/church. It was difficult because we had to stay in the town or restaurant to rest a bit and wait for the pilgrims mass before heading to our hotel.

I did the Primitivo solo. It was very important for me to have some form of support. Follow the Camino has a dedicated 24 hour help line that is always promptly answered. In my case, I had some health issues and needed help. The customer service clearly understood my needs, spoke my language and were very efficient in finding solutions for me and more, they implemented the solutions in record time. I would recommend them to anyone.

Great experience despite some very long days!

We had a good experience with Follow the Camino, most of the accommodation was of a good quality and all had twin beds as we requested. Our luggage was always waiting for us at the end of our walk which was great and not guaranteed. We were a little disappointed with some of the meals that we had paid for, a couple of them were sub par and not worth what we paid although some were exceptional so they made up for it. I would recommend but please look closely at your accommodation reviews to save disappointment.

The hotels and luggage were brilliant.
The places and scenery were stunning. Everyone we encountered was warm and friendly.
If l was going to do that walk again l would study the walking notes and put a lot of effort into planning this aspect .
Camino is poorly signed and we got lost twice. We met other walkers whom this also happened to.
Having said that , overall the experience was great and I’ll be back for another Camino next year.

Great accommodation.
Safety of luggage

Great Camino. 05/09/2026. The accommodation was great and we found the bags waiting for us at the hotel every time. The transfers to and from the airport were also handled very well.

Summary: Do not be fooled by the YouTube influencers suggesting that the Cotswold Way is a simple walk from picturesque village to village where tea and scones are on offer.

In reality, it is a very demanding walk with significant elevation changes that will challenge most hikers. It also offers many breathtaking views once you've made the climb. The villages are picturesque and mostly off the beaten path compared to other Cotswold destinations such as Bibury.

Overall: I'm glad I walked the Cotswold Way. Follow the Camino did everything they promised (as they did for my Camino experience in 2025) and took care of the logistical details which allowed me to enjoy the experience. I would highly recommend using them.

Accommodations: All accommodations selected by FtC were clean and came with a stout English breakfast and other options (e.g., vegan).

A few of the accommodations were quite utilitarian with small rooms that left little room around the bed (e.g., no place to open a suitcase). Most of these places also sported very small bathrooms. Examples in this category include Volunteer Inn - Chipping Campden, Swan Hotel - Wotton-under-Edge, and Black Fox - Bath.

Several places, however, were much more than that, with spacious rooms, quaint settings, and extremely friendly staff members (e.g., Broadway Hotel - Broadway, Royal George Hotel - Birdlip, Falcon Inn - Painswick, Stonehouse Court - King's Stanley, and Crown Inn - Tolldown).

I will dine out for a while on my pictures of the unique bathroom with four (!) steps within the bathroom room proper.

All the accommodations had pubs that were frequented by locals and featured a wide selection of drinks, beers, and ciders. Many of the selections were locally brewed. Easy access to the pubs made for relaxing evenings.

Luggage: Unlike the Camino where my luggage was always in my room at the end of the day, only one establishment moved the luggage to the room. As the Cotswold Way was part of a longer vacation, we had more luggage than many. None had elevators (lifts) and none of the assigned rooms were at ground level except for the two establishments that only had ground-level rooms. As a result, hauling the luggage up and down narrow staircases was an unwelcome start and end to each day. Younger walkers may not see this as a problem.

A couple of the accommodations were significantly off the trail, but the information provided by FtC proved inadequate because the points where I needed to leave the trail were not clearly identified. One day, I walked 3 miles more than I had to (6 miles round trip) because of this oversight. Although this extra effort was partly my fault, the maps on the accommodation vouchers are not helpful because the scale is so small as to make them illegible.

The Walk: I found the walk to be difficult -- much more difficult than the Camino even though the distances between accommodations were generally shorter. The walk contained significant elevation changes. Most stages (some days encompassed up to three stages) consisted of a significant climb to the ridge along which the walk was mostly level followed by a descent. The climb, walk, and descent pattern was then repeated for the next stage. Most climbs were straight up with almost no switchbacks to temper the elevation change.

The trail itself was inconsistently sign posted -- some sections were easy to navigate while other sections required trial and error. A couple sections have misleading markers that the locals say they've been trying to get fixed without success. An app such as AllTrails is a must in my opinion for these situations and those when you enter a large field with two diverging paths and no sign posts.

Scenery and views: Outstanding! I loved the Spanish countryside I experienced on the Camino, but I thought that the Cotswold Way had equal or better panoramic views, forest walks, and fields. Most of these areas are not accessible by car, so only walkers (and farmers) experience them. The English countryside is superb! The scenery made up for the difficult climbs on the trail.

The Camino plan they put together for me was exactly what I'd hoped it would be. They handled everything, made it easy to pay for it, and provided a ton of support along the way to prepare for the journey, as well.

From the first contact with Follow The Camino they provided lots of information on what's possible and how these can be adapted to suit our needs. As time went on they were patient and responsive to our queries and changes. The result was that our 8 day camino experience was very enjoyable, our airport transfer and daily luggage transfer between hotels was very efficient. We enjoyed the the different types of hotels and each were aware of our coming and dietary needs etc. We are happy we chose Follow the Camino and have subsequently recommended them to our friends.

Follow the Camino organised an excellent trip. Brilliant hotels and great supporting notes.

FollowTheCamino was easy to work with and put together exactly the trip we wanted. All of the hotels they booked for us were good, some excellent, and most of them were situated either in the center of town or on the path out of town, so we rarely had to backtrack to get going in the mornings. The luggage moving service was inerrant.

Service is impecable