Objectives: Under two hours and under eighty kilos

[El Gordo]

We´re leaving on Saturday and before getting to Worcester we would like to see the Cotswolds a little. By the way, I´d appreciate if the people who know the area could suggest a route to do from Gatwick airport to Worcester visiting the most interesting places in the Cotswolds.

Hi Antonio - nice to hear from you.

Brighton would certainly have been a little more convenient, but Worcester is an interesting alternative.

Regarding LGW to Worcester, there are a number of options. You won't want to do too much the day before a race so if you are looking for a scenic drive, you could do worse than this sort of thing -- http://g.co/maps/tewbw

I've tried to take you off the motorway as much as possible, apart from the beginning and the end.

This route takes you to Stonehenge, which you should see once in your life (though the monument is awkwardly situated close to a main road), then up through the delightful towns of Bradford on Avon and Chipping Sodbury, and on up to Worcester via Stroud. If you have a SatNav, make sure you put the correct Bradford into it, as you won't want to go near the other one. The places mentioned are just waypoints -- the real pleasure is all the charming Cotswold villages in between. If you have time (unlikely) then you could stay off the motorway after Stroud to see more rural England.

But to be honest, even this route shown is pretty long. Google Maps reckons just under 5 hours, so you would have to get an early start as you might have to build in a bit of extra time to cope with unfamiliar driving conditions.

An alternative would be this: http://g.co/maps/pyaex which is quicker, and takes you through Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare's birthplace). It means more time on the motorway, though you still get to see some pretty countryside once you get off the M40. It's not quite so Cotswoldy, but still very pleasant. Both routes have loads of excellent country pubs to enjoy lunch and a few pints of pre-race strong ale.

How much time do you have after the race? If you have another leisurely drive available to you, you could go up one way and down the other.

Worcester itself is a nice town, though you may not have the time or energy to see much of it.

Good luck, old chap. We'll be very interested to hear the tale.