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Kingham
On The Edge of the cotswolds in the Evenlode Valley. With the gothic church of St Andrew built in 1688. Nominated By Country Life magazine as "Englands Favourite Village" |
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Bourton on the Water
The "Venice of the Cotswolds" with River Windrush spanned by five ornamental foot bridges, Birdland, Model Village and Perfumery Exhibition |
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Broadway
Broad High Street with Lygon Arms where both Charles I and Oliver Cromwell stayed and a plethora of honey stone cottages. Fashionable shops and small restaurants. Broadway Tower with views over thirteen counties, Malvern Hills and Wales. |
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Burford
"Gateway to the Cotswolds" Tudor High Street leading steeply down to the River Windrush, bordered by lime trees, well ,known for its antiques and top quality shops |
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Chipping Campden
"The Most Beautiful Village Street now left in these islands" according to the great historian G.M. Treyelyan. Horticulturalist Major Lawrence Johnson's renowned Hidcote Manor Garden and Kiftsgate Court Garden. |
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Stow on the Wold
"Where The Wind Blows Cold". Focal point of the North Cotswolds. Hilltop village with Antiques, Medieval Market 'Square and Stocks. Horse Fair and far reaching views. |
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The Slaughters
Twin villages on the Slaughter Brook. Old Mill Museum. Norman Church, Manor House and riverside walks where John Milton wrote "Paradise Lost" beside the River Eye. |
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Snow Hill
Probably the Cotswolds' finest conserved village. Charles Wade's Snowshill Manor and Museum of Craftsmanship |
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Winchcombe
Sudeley Castle, Ruins of Hailes Cistercian Abbey, Folk and Police Museum, Great Western Steam Railway and Museum, Stanway Water Gardens |
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Bibury
River Coln, Historic Trout Farm, Arlington Mill Museum and row of Seventeenth Century Weavers' Cottages. |
