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CotswoldsHundreds of miles, hundreds of places to stay and hundreds of things to see and do. Where do you start?

2010 Guide to the Cotswolds, featuring only inspected accommodation and our exclusive village-by-village

stay and what to expect when you arrive.

For the very latest information on everything, including events, please visit www.cotswolds.com

This 2010 guide is here to help you toget the most from a visit to the Cotswolds.For the latest information, keep an eye on our website, www.cotswolds.com.

Meanwhile read on for ideas and inspiration. We can be traditional or contemporary, peaceful or breathtaking – a little research in advance will help you to be in the right place at the right time.

Our unique Towns and Villages guide –use it to find accommodation anywherefrom an ‘unknown’ village to an historic market town. Comprehensive ‘inspected only’ accommodation guide.

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Nick Turner, Snowshill, Lavender Stow-on-the-Wold

The Cotswolds is an area pretty much universally acclaimedas beautiful and essentially English. In the north Cotswolds there are well-known villages such as Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold and Chipping Campden whilst, to the south, the area has a slightly wilder nature, especially in the beautiful five valleys around Stroud. Around the edge, and infused with plenty of Cotswold character, are places such as Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Gloucester.

A farmer would define the Cotswolds as an area of gentle hills and slow running streams good for arable and sheep farming, geologists enthuse over our oolitic limestone and gardeners head for National Trust gardens such as Hidcote Manor or to see the glorious Kiftsgate Rose. The Cotswolds are also designated as England’s largest ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’.

None of the above descriptions really explain the heart and soul of the Cotswolds. To do that you need to add a few extra ingredients, such as the warm, honey-coloured limestone that lies under and (in the buildings and stone walls) over the whole area. The limestone sleeps during the day and exudes warmth during the early evening.

The second half of this guide lists the accommodation options open to you.

The Cotswolds are also fashionable. Celeb residents mix with true Cotswoldians who are always ready to bring them back down to earth if needed.

The mix of wealth, a cosmopolitan population and strong local communities creates an audience for what is a livelyarts scene. For that reason we have declared ourself (someone had to) Britain’s Rural Capital of Culture (see pages 10-11). It’s true – you’ll find festivals, arts events, cultural happenings and galleries tucked away in even the smallest towns. Add some top class sport and our amazing local food and market culture and it all adds up to one of Britain’s most surprisingly vibrant places to visit.

Above all, we recommend that you stay for longer than justa day, an idea supported by the fact that the Cotswolds must be the ultimate English touring base with Bath,Stratford-Upon-Avon or Oxford each nearby.

Tewkesbury has a fabulous medieval history and one of the best medieval townscapes in the country. The town was ruled by three medieval families for hundreds of years and in 1471, one of the key battles of the Wars of the Roses was fought there, bringing to an end the Lancastrian cause. The town marks the event during the second week in July by re-enacting the battle in a weekend of festivities.

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Wardens Walk

Into an area of gently hilly country spanning over 100 miles (160km) north to south.

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Cotswolds

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Each year, Dover’s Hill echoes with shouts and cheers of competitors and spectators as Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpick Games are celebrated near Chipping Campden. Bands march, cannon fire, shin kicking, lots of other rustic activities plus a rousing conclusion in the lighting of the bonfire, fireworks and torchlight processionall bring the town alive.

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The fun starts for toddlers with the Cotswold Farm Park (the original and best!), model villages and mazes. Meanwhile there are wilder beastson offer at The Cotswold Wildlife Park. Children, ducks and geese getto meet each other on equal termsat the magical Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Our busiest attraction is the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, a year-round favourite for level walks, vibrant tree colour and great special events. The area around Berkeley is great for families, with a ‘proper’ castle and Cattle Country’s playbarns and activities. At the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, a reverse Christmas effect comes into play(all year round) as grandchildren seethe excitement in their grandparents’ eyes.

Every respectable child loves a picnic and the Cotswolds has some great wide open spaces. Ask at local VisitorInformation Centres for details of Painswick Beacon, Robinswood, Cleeve, Crickley Hill and many more. The Independent newspaper named Selsley Common as one of the 50 Best Rural Picnic Spots in Britain. Our favourites include Rodborough – with the incentive of Winstones ice cream on offer, direct from the factory. Nearby Stroud has Stratford Park and the Museum in the Park, both family friendly places and free.

Teens and pre-teens love activities at the Cotswold Water Park near Cirencester, including cable waterskis and paintballing. Shopping teens love Gloucester Quays and everyone seems to love the colour and excitement of our

In the evenings, you’ll find village cinema shows, a surprising number of theatres around the county and brilliant surprises such as Giffords Circus.This is circus Cotswold style, with hummus and pitta bread on the menu, humans and horses on stage and bags of romance and style. Where else is a circus reviewed by Vogue? Giffords Country Circus tours the area in 2010.

Time and time again there are quirky discoveries to be made – for example Cirencester Open-Air Swimming Pool. It’s Britain’s oldest, run by volunteers, and uses natural spring water.

The Cotswolds is a great sporting area. Premiership Rugby at Gloucester, Cheltenham Racing, polo, County and village cricket and local events such as cheeserolling, woolsack racing and the Cotswold Olimpicks – an ancient celebration of sport.

Activites on offer in the area go from archery to zorbing, via cycling, pony trekking and walking.

For a list of events, activities and tour operators, see www.cotswolds.com.For families looking for places to visit, order or download our Attractions or Gardens print Guides.

Cotswold Farm Park

Bygone Times at Cirencester Open-air pool

We think that the Cotswolds are underrated for family holidays. "The Cotswolds is a Top 10 Staycation

in their own country in the summer of 2009",according to a survey by Travel Supermarket.com

Families and

Activities

Westonbirt Arboretum


1536+ The Tudor dissolution of the monasteries, such as Hailes Abbey, saw vast areas of the Cotswolds change hands – from Church to private ownership and this,in turn, led to construction of a new style of mansion and park such as Dyrham(National Trust) or Stanway House.

1646Stow-on-the-Wold was the site of the last battle of the English Civil War. The church housed prisoners and Digbeth Street ran with the blood of the wounded. To sit on the base of the cross in the market place is to sit where the First English Civil War was ended – Sir Jacob Astley himself sat here when he surrendered his Royalist Army. There’s a memorial stone to the dead of the Battle of Stow in the churchyard and, rather touchingly, flowers often appear on the memorial.

1871The Cotswolds became something ofa backwater at the time of the industrial revolution, despite railway and canal developments and the building of mills in and around Stroud. However, the Cotswolds survived the industrial revolution by refusing to get too involved.

William Morris, one of the great champions of handicrafts, leased Kelmscott Manor in 1871, jointly with Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Morris’s ‘love of the earth and worship of it’ was inspired by the house and so the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Cotswolds became inextricably linked.

1930s The Cotswolds rediscoveredWhen the Cotswolds became fashionable again, it was the motor car that did it. Proximity to London and reliable transport generated visitorsto the area and the hotels, restaurants and tea rooms to look after them.The tradition of hospitality continues.

Two days of action packed fun with attractions and competitions at one of the UK’s most popular country shows. The Artisan village is like walking back in time where crafts people show how they keep ancient rural crafts alive. Other highlights include the Harry Potter roadshow, monster trucks, the big arena and ferret racing.www.cotswoldshow.co.uk

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Tewkesbury Medieval Festival

2010We rather like the idea that not toomuch has changed since the 1930s.For more ‘places to visit’ ideas, see the advertising section of this brochureor pick up a copy of ‘Attractions and Events in the Cotswolds’ from localVisitor Information Centres or viawww.cotswolds.com

Hetty Peglars Tump, Nr UleyOne of up to a hundred ancient lumps or bumps in the local landscape.Much later (c500BC), the Celtic tribes loved a good hilltop fort and these amazing places are often local beauty spots including the remains at Painswick Beacon, nr Stroud with unrivalled views of the Severn Vale, Forest of Dean and the far away Malverns.

47AD‘Scratch Gloucestershire and find Rome’ is a local saying reflecting the Roman settlements here. Cirencester (Corinium) and Gloucester (Glevum) were important settlements – Gloucester was designated ‘Colonia’, the highest urban status. Roman remains and ‘finds’ abound and the Roman villa at Chedworth is one of the best in Britain. Cirencester’s Corinium museum is an excellent introduction to the area – and not just for the Roman collection.

947ADThe Guinness Book of Records lists the Royalist Hotel in Stow-on-the-Wold as Britain’s oldest Inn. Alongside up to date facilities it offers witch marks,a medieval frieze and a leper pit inthe cellar. The Saxons created most of the towns that exist today – many have Saxon charters and virtually all churches are built on Saxon sites.

wool brings in the cashCotswold wool commanded a high price and brought tremendous wealth to the Cotswolds. This, in turn led to a building boom for hundreds of years – really until the failure of cloth exports during the 30 Years War, beginning in 1618. Wool ran the economy and the merchants built churches, houses and manor houses. Wool processing dominated the Stroud Valleys, where amongst other things ‘Stroud Scarlet’ made Guard’s uniforms and green baize was used for virtually all British snooker tables. Gig Mill in Nailsworth dates back to 1559 and runs today asa working textile trade museum.

1471 Tewkesbury High StreetTewkesbury is a good place to begin to explore the area’s medieval heritage. The town was ruled by three medieval families for hundreds of years and,in 1471, one of the key battles of the Wars of the Roses was fought there, bringing to an end the Lancastrian cause. The town re-enacts the battle during the second week in July and the action is interpreted at the ‘Out of the Hat’ Visitor and Heritage Centre.

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Stroud International Textile Festival

The range of what’s on offer in and around the Cotswolds is inspiring. The strong design, craft and making scene draws influence from the scenery and a crafts legacy that includes William Morris and his followers. Whether or not inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement, the area is a hotspot for artists, sculptors, designers and makers. Head for Cirencester, Stroud (Jasper Conran described the town as ‘the Covent Garden of the Cotswolds’)and the area around Bredon Hill –each centres of excellence for artistsand craftspeople. Damien Hirst has studios at Stroud.

Cheltenham embraces seriously good festivals of Science, Literature, Jazz and Music. Gloucester’s Guildhall has a small stage that has seen Oasis, Radiohead and Primal Scream perform over the years – a venue that is always worth keeping an eye on.

Turning to contemporary arts – Stroud International Textile Festival and the Stroud Valley Artspace go from strength to strength each year. Tewkesbury’s theatre and Awaken Your Senses festival rock the town.

Many visitors come to learn as well as watch – Farncombe Estate, a residential centre offers educational short breaks and courses on everything from understanding sundials to belly dancing.

To keep track of what’s on offer and plan your own cultural break, look out for the full calendar of events onwww.cotswolds.com. See also pages 12-13 (Live Culture) for a taster of some dates known at the time of publication.

TEXTILE FESTIVAL With a reputation for innovation and excellence, Stroud International Textile Festival presents work from leading artists, designers and craftmakers in 21 days of exhibitions, talks, workshops, and performancesin venues throughout the Stroud Valleys. The festival is part of ayear round programme of exciting activities organised by Stroud International Textiles.

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In the Cotswolds the choice is yours;

or learn a new skill for yourself.

Winchcombe Pottery Sezincote

Brewery Arts

Britain’s Rural Capital

of CultureIf you prefer to get close to performers rather than watch them on a big screen, the Cotswolds can give you a new perspective. Theatre, opera, live music and galleries

ourselves .

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8-10 Bledington Music Festival

17 Jun-31 Jul Longborough Festival Opera

18-20 Lister Tyndale Steam Rally,

Berkeley Castle

18-20 Three Counties Show, Malvern

19-20 Kemble Airshow

26-27 Midland Hillclimb, Prescott Hill

3 Birmingham Festival Choral Society,

Gloria in Excelsis, Tewkesbury Abbey

3-4 Cotswold Show & Country Fair,

Cirencester

6-10 Shakespeare in the Garden, Painswick

Rococo Garden

10-11 Tewkesbury Medieval Festival

12-14 Diesel Gala, GWR

17 Dursley Town Festival

17 Stroud Festival of Nature

17-18 Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford

17-18 Tewkesbury Water Festival (prov)

20 Jul-2 Aug Cotswold Craftsmen, Brewery Arts

Cirencester

22-24 Cirencester Early Music Festival

23-25 Cotswold Beer Festival, Postlip Hall

23-25 WOMAD Festival, Charlton Park

23-31 Guiting Festival of Music,

Guiting Power

24-25 Archaeology Weekend,

Snowshill Manor

AUGUST6-8 Jousting Tournament, Blenheim Palace

6-8 Gatcombe International Horse Trials

7-15 Three Choirs Festival

7-8 Vintage Sports Car Club, Prescott Hill

8 Tetbury Summer Show

20-22 Georgian Tea Party, Painswick

Rococo Garden

21-22 Fairford Steam Rally

27-28 Frocester Beer Festival

30 Football in the River, Bourton-on-the-Water

30 Berkeley Agricultural Show

2-5 Didmarton Blue Grass Music Festival,

Kemble Air Field

3-19 Stroud Festival Fortnight

3-19 Stroud Walking Festival

4 Moreton Show, Moreton-in-Marsh

4-5 British & Midland Hillclimb,

Prescott Hill

9-12 Heritage Open Days

9-12 Blenheim International Horse Trials

12 Frampton-on-Severn Country Fair

18-19 Battle of Britain Airshow, Kemble Airfield

25-26 Malvern Autumn Show

25-26 Day Out with Thomas the Tank

Engine, GWR

26 Five Valleys Walk

30 Sep-3 Oct Tetbury Music Festival

2-3 Autumn Classic, Prescott Hill

9-10 Tewkesbury Mop Fair

18-31 Harvest Festival, Painswick

Rococo Garden

23-24 Apple Weekend, Snowshill Manor

23-31 The Hogwarts Express, GWR

26-27 Westonbirt Autumn Fair

(in aid of British Red Cross)

13 Nov-12 Dec Christmas at Blenheim Palace

26 Nailsworth Christkindl Evening

26 Nov-19 Dec Enchanted Christmas, Weekends

at Westonbirt

27-28 Charity Fair, Berkeley Castle

Dec Santa Specials, GWR

3 Victorian Evening, Bourton-on-the-Water

3 Stroud Goodwill Evening

3-5 Castle by Candlelight, Berkeley Castle

18 Christmas Craft Show, Tewkesbury

26 Mince Pie Special, GWR

27 Christmas Diesel Day, GWR

29-30 Christmas Cracker Steam Gala, GWR

Giffords Circus

30-31 Snowdrop Season,

Painswick Rococo Garden

Feb Snowdrop Season,

Painswick Rococo Garden

Feb Snowdrop Weekends,

Colesbourne Park

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15-19 Love Our Wildlife Week,


20-21 Dog Days, Westonbirt Arboretum

16-19 Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival

27-28 Diesel Gala, Gloucestershire

Warwickshire Railway (GWR)

2-5 Great Blenheim Palace Easter

Egg Challenge

3-5 Easter Trail, Snowshill Manor

23 Apr-8 May The 40th Wotton-under-Edge Festival

24-25 Day Out with Thomas the Tank

Engine, GWR

24-25 British & Midland Hillclimb,

Prescott Hill

30 Apr-3 May Badminton Horse Trials

1-2 Tewkesbury Food & Drink Festival

1-3 Jousting Tournament, Blenheim Palace

1-21 Stroud International Textile Festival

6-9 Malvern Spring Garden Show

8 Tewkesbury & District Choral Society

Concert, Requiem, Giuseppe

Verdi, Gloucester Cathedral

8-9 Great Vintage Flying Weekend,

Kemble Airfield

10-21 Chipping Campden Music Festival

21-23 Winchcombe Walking Festival

22-29 Nailsworth Festival

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29-30 La Vie en Bleu, Prescott Hill

29 May-6 Jun Annual Steam Gala, GWR

31 Cheese Rolling, Coopers Hill

31 Tetbury Woolsack Races

JUNEJun-Sep Giffords Circus, various

Cotswold locations

1 The Tour Series, Cycling Tewkesbury

1-30 Site10, Stroud Valleys Arts Space

Contemporary Arts Festival

4-5 Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpick

Games & Scuttlebrook Wake,

Chipping Campden

5-6 Blenheim Triathlon

Live

CultureThe Cotswolds has so many quirky events to add to its character. In fact,

watching them. Wherever you are staying, you are rarely more than half an hour from good quality theatres, cinemas and leisure facilities of many different kinds.

– the scenery of the Cotswolds, the beautiful country housesand gardens once again provide wonderful settings for open-air theatre for 2010.

– a full and varied programme of musical events take place throughout the year, including choral and orchestral concerts in the splendid Cotswold ‘Wool’ churches or Longborough Festival Opera. The Awaken Your Senses Festival in Tewkesbury will tantalise every musical bone in your body, and is just one of the many music & arts festivals the Cotswolds have on offer.

– markets are a regular, year-round feature in many of the Cotswold towns.

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Walking options include the 100 mile (160km) Cotswold Way, a National Trail from Bath to Chipping Campden. Heading east from its source near Kemble, the Thames Path (184mile/294km) route leads all the way to east London.

Winchcombe is a centre for

pass through it (including the Cotswold Way, Wychavon Way, Windrush Way, Wardens Way and Gloucestershire Way). The status of

been given to the town, which indicates a special welcome

At the other end of the walking scale are the short walks that combine a little local history with a stroll around a beautiful Cotswold village. Another uniquely Cotswold thing to do is to join a walk with a Cotswold VoluntaryWarden, which are graded into ‘easy’, ‘moderate’ or ‘strenuous.’

For walking and cycling breaks there are tour operators who will forward your luggage, hire equipment and make your reservations.

Water is a big theme here too. The slow flowing, clean Cotswold streams (the same ones that were so ideal for washing wool in the past) make great walking companions.The Cotswold Canals Partnership is active around Stroud, with towpaths ready to explore in the South Cotswolds on the Stroudwater and Thames andSevern Canal.

Waterways are an important aspect of life across the Cotswolds, with many coarse or fly fishing lakes. Gloucester Docks is an architectural gem – as is Tewkesbury with a charming mix of black and white timbered buildings and, as you would expect where Rivers Avon and Severn meet, some great cruising and boat trip options.

The Cotswold Way:www.nationaltrail.co.uk/CotswoldThames Path: www.nationaltrail.co.uk/Thamespath Cotswold Voluntary Warden Walks: www.cotswoldsaonb.com Cotswolds Made for Walking Pack & Cotswolds Cycling Companion:www.visitcotswoldsandsevernvale.gov.uk/walkingCotswolds Cycle Guides:www.cotswold.gov.uk Walking in Stroud Guides: www.strollinginstrouddistrict.orgCotswolds Canals Partnership: www.cotswoldcanalsproject.orgCotswold Water Park: www.waterpark.org

One well-kept secret is the Cotswold Water Park, near Cirencester, with 40 square miles of watery options from kayaking to windsurfing. It has 74 fishing lakes, and nearly 100 milesof pathways, bridleways and cycleways. And the Cotswolds’ only beach.

The Cotswolds offer most of the activities to be expected in a rural, outdoor-minded destination. Golfing breaks are enhanced by friendly, unpretentious courses shaped by gentle Cotswold contours. And unsurprisingly, in an area that hosts the Badminton Horse Trials, the Gatcombe Park 3 day event and Cheltenham Gold Cup(and regular polo around Cirencester), we’re a natural choice for equestrian centres and holidays.

Now in its fourth year, the Stroud Walking Festival is getting bigger and better! Spread over 17 days, there’s something for all tastes and abilities.Try a gentle stroll around our Museum in the Park; or a 26 mile marathon to Miserden and back.

Winchcombe, having been recently been accredited with the Walkers Are Welcome status, is launching its first walking festival. The 3 day festival will include guided walks, talks and lots of social activity as well all linking to Winchcombe’s fantastic location at the centre of several long distancewalks such as The Cotswold Way. www.winchcombewelcomeswalkers.com

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Bourton River Football

Get Up andGo in the Cotswolds

The Cotswolds were made for gentle walking and humane cycling expeditions. Our hills are gently

pub at the right moment.

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10 Cotswold Foodie ExperiencesWoodruff’s, established 1998, is Britain’s first totally organic café and a Stroud institution. A locally sourced and seasonal menu is mainly vegetarian (plus a few fish options) with all dietary requirements catered for. Seating areas include family room, tea room and outdoor with lovely Cotswold views. Cakes, cookery classes and outside catering all available. The people are nice too.

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The Hunters Hall Inn is a 16th Century Coaching Inn which offers a delicious menu and features traditional ‘pub classics’ as well as modern favourites – something to suit every appetite. There are three atmospheric bars, heated by roaring log fires and serving fine beers and wine. Friendly and hospitable staff ensure that every visit is an enjoyable one.

www.huntershallinn.com

The award-winning Farmers’ Market is one of the best in the country and takes over the winding streets of Stroud every Saturday from 9am to 2pm. Steady growth in the number of stalls means that this farmers’ market has spilled out into surrounding streets. This and Stroud’s ‘alternative’ image means surprises at every turn for visitors. On average there are 45 stalls attending every week.

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rd-19thIn its third year, the Stroud Food Festival showcases Stroud’s outstanding range of independent cafes, restaurants, markets, pubs, shops and producers, with a range of events over two weeks. You’ll find themed restaurant evenings, new product launches, tastings & demonstrations and the return of the infamous Stroud Pasty. Look out too for the Craft Brewery Ale Trail, a lobster evening, and a chocolate fondue fountain!

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This great family run restaurant with rooms is located in an ‘insider secret’ village called Painswick, known as the ‘Queen of the Cotswolds’. The restaurant has a daily menu which gives the chef the opportunity to follow his passion for changing seasons and local sourcing. Foraging is another passion and, at the right time, you might find wild garlic soup, berry preserves or wild mushrooms on the menu. Thereare three bedrooms which are each individually decorated with stylish and luxurious furniture…the Indian Room, the Art Deco Room and the Rococo Room.

www.stmichaelsrestaurant.co.uk

st-2ndThink of as many delicious foods as you can, add some more, and then add some drinks from an area famous for cider, beer and perry. Now imagine tasting them all over one single weekend, at a brilliant festival of food and drink. 2010 will feature BBC Saturday Morning Kitchen’s James Martin plus chocolate sculpture, medieval life, lots of different crafty activities for children plus a giant food hall and cookery theatre.

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Calcot Manor offers two highly acclaimed restaurants: The Conservatory, with its breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside, has picked up 2 AA dining rosettes and is recognised as one of the finest restaurants in the Cotswolds. Also on site is the Gumstool, a Good Pub Guide establishment that offers cosiness, great country pub atmosphere and good food. Both are handy for nearby Westonbirt, the National Arboretum.

www.calcotmanor.co.uk

3) The Hollow Bottom The Hollow Bottom is a great thing, a privately-owned free house with horse racing connections and a chef whose pedigree includes Claridges. Delicious homemadebar food is always available, although most people go for specials that might include locally caught game, fresh fish or some exotic delights such as Crocodile Tail. The Real ales are beautifully kept, along with some fine wines, malt whiskies & Champagne by the glass. Enjoy!

www.hollowbottom.com

The Manor House Hotel is an enchanting 16th century Cotswold retreat where you can revel in luxury, indulge yourself with fine food and drink and relax in a homely and friendly atmosphere. This is a place where you can feel at home, make friends and enjoy the finer things in life. The award-winning 2 rosette Mulberry Restaurant offers a diverse choice of dishes, prepared from the freshest local Cotswold produce, with seasonal twists that remind you of your countryside location. For a more relaxed dining experience, try the Beagle Bar and Brasserie.

www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/manor

People travel from yards and miles to dine at Wesley House, a black and white timbered former merchant's house in the charming small town of Winchcombe. An air conditioned atrium has beautiful views of the north Cotswold edge. Diners can count on varied and exciting menus, complemented by an insistence on using fresh local produce wherever possible. Choose to eat from the restaurant or adjoining Bar & Grill. AA 2 Rosette Award.

www.wesleyhouse.co.uk

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Cotswold

Towns and Villages

Alderton On the Cotswold edge between Tewkesbury & Winchcombe, with timber-framed buildings, Cotswold stone and many traditional thatched roofs. The 14th century church was restored internally in the late 19th century; however itstill contains a medieval long iron-bound chest.

Alstone A perfect, quiet village, situated below Woolstone Hill on the edge of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Staying here gives you excellent views all around to the Vale of Evesham & the Cotswold scarp.

Amberley This charming village is set on a high, breezyridge and has 14th century monastic origins.The churchyard is the last resting place of P.C. Wren, the author of ‘Beau Geste’.

Ampney Crucis There are three ‘Ampneys’ named after the brook of that name. Ampney Crucis is largest, boasts two former water mills and a riverside hotel.The Holy Rood Church is almost hidden by trees. More isolated Ampney St Mary Church, all that remains of the lost village, is in open farmland. The hamlet of Ampney St Peter is in a quiet cul-de-sac off the main road.

Arlingham This small village occupies a peninsula on a sharp bend of the River Severn. The area is easy to explore using the Arlingham circular walks giving excellent views of the river and across to theForest of Dean and May Hill. The 14th century church contains some of the oldest glassin Gloucestershire.

Ascott – see Whichford

Ashleworth Set in the Severn Vale close to Tewkesbury, this pretty village has an historic riverside pub, 16th century manor house, 15th century tithe barn (NT – summer opening) and Ashleworth Ham,a nature reserve.

Ashton Keynes A large village with the still-infant River Thames running alongside the main street, 5 miles south of Cirencester and just over the county boundary in north Wiltshire. Nearby are Somerford Keynes and Poole Keynes, amongst the lakes of the Cotswold Water Park. Leigh is closer to Cricklade and is a scattered community, with its church split in two. The chancel remains but is redundant; the nave was moved half a mile to avoid floodingand remains in use.

Aston MagnaJust north of Moreton-in-Marsh and close to Blockley. A small village around a tiny village green. Nearby Draycott has some interesting houses and cottages, and a simple stone Mission Church of 1894.

AylworthThe site of a manor recorded in the Domesday Book, this is now a quiet hamlet in an open valley.

The BarringtonsThese two villages face each other across the River Windrush a little west of Burford – one of the most attractive village scenes in the Cotswolds. LittleBarrington clusters around a sloping green, with the church off down the lane. Great Barrington is dominated by Barrington Park with a smart uniformity of stone houses and farms onthe estate.

Beckford This Worcestershire village is in the centre of a famously arty area - Beckford Silk, Bredon Pottery, Conderton Pottery and Samantha Dadd Art Studio are all on the doorstep.

Berkeley 12th century Berkeley Castle and Berkeley town have a somewhat bloodstained history. The little town itself is well worth exploring and includes the home (and museum) of Dr Edward Jenner, the pioneer of smallpox inoculation – one of those special museums that is really worthwhile.

Bibury William Morris’s “the most beautiful village in England” remains so, set by the River Coln.Two communities (the other is Arlington) form the village and the 14th century Arlington Row (of weavers’ cottages) provides the focal pointwith Rack Isle, an open wetland meadow. Opposite, Bibury Trout Farm is a popular attraction. The church has Saxon features.

Birdlip Enjoys an elevated position on the Cotswold scarp and from Barrow Wake viewpoint there are fine views across the Vale of Severn and City of Gloucester to the Malvern Hills. Nearby CrickleyHill Country Park offers woodland walks and views from within the ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort.

North of Cheltenham, this village lies at the bottom of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds. The centrepiece of the village is the fine 12th century church with many Norman features. The village also includes shops, pubs in walking distance, an old rectory; a house dating from the13th century; and a beautiful tithe barn.

Bisley Bisley is full of character, with historical features such as an 1824 village lock-up and a disused well, called "The Bonehouse", where a priest's body was once found. Bisley’s five other wells are annually blessed and decked with flowers by local children on Ascension Day.

Bledington The large green with its stream provides a village focus, with a rather good pub in one corner. Morris Dancers perform here and a May Pole appears at the right time of year. Walking choices include the Oxfordshire Way. Nearby hamlets at Foscot and Bould are typical of the quiet Evenlode Valley.

Blockley One of the larger Cotswold villages and largely unspoilt, midway between Moreton-in-Marsh and Chipping Campden, Blockley was a main centre of the silk industry in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Bourton-on-the-Hill Hillside village just 2 miles west of Moreton-in-Marsh, home to one of the Cotswolds’ finest 16th century barns, standing in the delightful gardensof Bourton House.

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Bourton-on-the-Water Bourton-on-the-Water knows exactly what it is – a visitor-friendly village in the Cotswolds. There are pubs, shops, restaurants, tea-rooms and an unusually high number of visitor attractions for such a small place – which makes it a good option if the weather isn’t good. There is a long history of tourism here – the Model Village(ie a model replica of Bourton itself) opened in 1937, ‘Birdland’ opened twenty years later. Other attractions include one of Britain’s best small motor museums. St Lawrence’s Church is notable for its domed tower, unique in the Cotswolds. Salmonsbury Meadows have been saved as a wildlife reserve. Bourton is probablythe most visited village in the Cotswolds, sometimes referred to as the ‘Venice of the Cotswolds’ because the River Windrush runs right through its centre. Clear sparkling water and attractive low bridges across it make for a charming scene, especially at the quieter timesof day and quieter months of the year.

Bredon A pretty Worcestershire village close to Tewkesbury, set beneath Bredon Hill, with good pubs and shops including Bredon Pottery. The church has an impressive spire which can be seen from miles around. The village is close to the river and is good for touring other arts & crafts attractions under the Bredon Hill “Open Studios” banner.

Small village in quiet hill country close to the Cotswold edge at Birdlip.

Brimscombe Brimscombe was headquarters of the Thames and Severn Canal Company and remains a thriving industrial centre – it will be a key area associated with t he Cotswold Canals regeneration. Between 1887 and the late 1930s, it was also a boat building centre for the firm of Abdela and Mitchell who built over 100 ships.

Broadway A famous Cotswold beauty spot. As its name suggests, Broadway is dominated by a wide main street lined with shops, restaurants, hotels and plenty of antique shops. The Cotswold scarp runs down through the valley into the Evesham Vale (a good place to be during asparagus season). St Eadburgha’s Church is tucked away on the Snowshill road, but worth finding. The Lygon Arms Hotel was once a local manor house andis something of a Cotswold institution.

Broadwell Near Stow, Broadwell is an attractive village with a large village green. Nearby Evenlode alongside its river is in good Cotswold farming country withstone farmhouses and cottages.

Buckland This small Cotswold stone village is overlooked by an Iron Age settlement. Pleasant cottages, beautiful village gardens and a fine manor house hotel make for a wonderful setting. Buckland church has 15th century glass and an exquisite carved and painted panel. The church was a favourite of William Morris, who personally paid to have the stained glass re-leaded.

Burford Approached from London and the east, Burford’s steep main street leading down to the medieval bridge over the River Windrush provides the first typically Cotswold scene for many visitors.And it’s an impressive welcome to the area – the town presents some of its best 17th and 18th century frontages to the High Street, with earlier buildings often visible through atmospheric alleyways and courtyards. Burford is well placed for exploring the Cotswolds and is a renowned centre for the antiques trade.

Buscot Minute village owned by the National Trust situated on the River Thames. Buscot Lock is a popular location for walkers on the Thames Path.

Bushley Bushley is set in a quiet Worcestershire conservation area with superb views of the Severn Valley, Tewkesbury, Cotswold, Malvern and Bredon Hills. There is a fine Victorian church, one of the most picturesque cricket pitch settings and lovely walks along the Severn Way.

CamSituated close to Dursley, Cam is a vibrant community with lots to do, including parks with innovative activities for the children and numerous walks across glorious countryside, providing spectacular views from points like Cam Peak, Long Down and Stinchcombe Hill. It has an interesting history based on the wool industry. Some fine old houses and examples of weavers’ cottages remain. Cam Mills continues to make woollen fabrics, as it has since 1522.

Chalford Chalford is a beautiful and unique village in the Cotswolds with houses perched high on a steep valley side. Donkeys were used in the village as late as the 1930's to make deliveries, carrying bread, coal and many other household items to people's doorsteps. Chalford have now brought back the charming donkey delivery service to help people transport their shopping and other goods to their doorsteps.

ChedworthAttractively spread out along the valley side, Chedworth is really several communities in one. The focus is the fine Church of St Andrew, with a delightful waterspout nearby. In Chedworth Woods, a mile north of the village, is one of the best preserved Roman Villas in Britain.

Cheltenham SpaCheltenham is a spa town and has been welcoming visitors for nearly three hundred years, ever since the discovery of the first natural spring in 1716. Cheltenham is host to international festivals and events, stylish shopping, beautiful parks and gardens, cafes and restaurants, and Regency architecture.

Today visitors can walk through Pittville Park and try the spa waters in the Pump Room; visit the Art Gallery & Museum with its superb Arts & Crafts collection; see the interior of a typical Regency terraced house with memorabilia from its most famous owner, Gustav Holst; or go for a splash in the Lido, a 1930's gem.

CheringtonThis attractive, mainly stone-built village is at the foot of Brailes Hill in the upper Stour Valley. Cherington has good local walks and an interesting 13th century church. Not to be confused with Cherington near Tetbury.

Chipping CampdenCampden’s long and flowing main street gives the town its shape and style. Chipping Campden is also one of the best preserved and most historically important towns here. A planned town of the late 12th century, its layout of properties can still be traced, the High Street following the line of an important trading route. The ancient word ‘Chipping’ refers to a market. The Market Hall, built in 1627 for the sale of butter, cheese and poultry, still stands.

This is a place to take in the atmosphere – surrounded by buildings such as Grevel’s House, Woolstaplers Hall (14th century), the Market Hall and Town Hall, the Church of St James is a fine Cotswolds ‘wool church.’ Alongside are the gates of Campden House, much damaged in the CivilWar. Since the establishment of the Campden Trust in 1929, Chipping Campden has been well preserved.

On nearby Dover’s Hill, Captain Robert Dover founded the ‘Cotswold Olimpicks’ in the 17th century, and they are still celebrated every year – a bizarre mix of sports, games andvillage festivities.

Chipping NortonThe highest town in Oxfordshire and once an important centre of the wool trade, Chipping Norton was given a charter by King John in 1205 to hold a wool fair. This later became a mop fair,a tradition still maintained as a funfair. The centre of the town is its extensive sloping Market Place.

Churchill The village’s pinnacled church tower is a landmark for miles around. A stroll around the village can be interesting and at weekends during the summer months, a visit to the Village Heritage Centre will help visitors to understand the local history.

CirencesterThis is a place with ancient origins. The Roman fort, later town, of ‘Corinium Dobunnorum’ was an important regional capital (there’s still an atmospheric grassed over amphitheatre), mentioned by Ptolemy (as ‘Korinion’) in his Geography, written about AD 150. All this makes the award-winning Corinium Museum very much more than the average town museum. The Church of St John Baptist dominates the town’s market place, in “woolgothic” style (a reference to theimportance of income from the wool trade in medieval times). The porch is a landmark building built by the abbey in 1490 and designed to serve as a public meeting place as well as the main entrance to the church. It’s unusually grand and it could be called Britain’s first office block – with business conducted at street level, local guilds occupying the first two levels and later service as the Town Hall. Today the population is around 20,000 and the town is an important tourism and craft centre. It has an arts centre with workshops in a converted brewery, and there are regular craft and antique fairs and auctions. There are open spaces too: the Abbey Grounds and the extensive 18th century parkland landscape of Cirencester Park, in the Bathurst family’s ownership for over three centuries.

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Broad CampdenClose to Chipping Campden but with its own identity based around the influences of the Arts and Crafts movement. C R Ashbee, the architect who did so much for nearby Chipping Campden, lived here for a while early last century. There is a rare 17th century Friends Meeting House.

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Clapton-on-the-Hill Its name tells all – high on the hill south of Bourton. A small community with an equally small but historic church – only six paces across and eight from door to altar.

The highest point of the Cotswolds with spectacular views across the Severn Vale to the Forest of Dean, Malverns, and even to the Black Mountains and Brecon. The hill is a large areaof open common – a Site of Special Scientific Interest (orchids and butterflies). On the municipal golf course you can play in and around an Iron Age hillfort.

CoatesSmall village on the high wolds, 3 miles fromCirencester, with a neat perpendicular-toweredchurch. Walk from here along the towpath of the old Thames and Severn Canal.

Coberley & Cowley In the Valley of the River Churn and only a fewmiles south of Cheltenham, these two villagesretain a sense of remoteness. Coberley Churchseems hidden behind barn doors, but is rewarding. Estate cottages form the core of the village from Sir James Horlick’s time in the local mansion.

CocklefordHamlet on the edge of woodland in the ChurnValley between Cirencester and Cheltenham.

ColesbourneSmall scattered village in the Churn Valley. A largenumber of exotic trees in the surrounding park aredue to the activities of Squire Henry Elwes whoroamed the world in search of exotic treespecimens. There are many rare snowdropsdisplayed here in winter.

Coln St Aldwyns Between Bibury and Fairford, this is one of threeneighbouring villages – Hatherop and Quenington are the others. Good, easy walking country in a picturesque landscape of parkland, woods and water meadows.

The ComptonsLittle and Long Compton are in very south Warwickshire east of Moreton-in-Marsh. Gentlyundulating countryside on the Cotswold edgewith winding roads and two interestingvillage churches.

Corse & Staunton Adjoining villages close to Corse Lawn and good for touring the Cotswolds, Malvern andthe Forest of Dean.

CrickladeThe only Wiltshire town on the River Thames, and mid-way between Swindon and Cirencester. Now by-passed, its High Street is worth exploring with its range of fine houses behind the facades.The town has Saxon origins, and there is a tiny museum. The church looks like a mini-cathedral, its tower visible across the vale. North Meadow Nature Reserve is adjacent to the town.

Crudwell The village is an attractive stone-built village spread around two small greens, either side of the main road. There is an interesting medieval church. The former rectory was built in the 16th century & is now a hotel.

DaglingworthJust outside Cirencester and the first of the villagesalong the Duntisbourne Valley. Turn off for thevillage church which is alongside the imposingDaglingworth House. Inside, a fine group of lateSaxon carvings adorn the church walls. At LowerEnd is a circular medieval dovecote. On the hill,Itlay’s few houses cluster together enjoying fine views.

Deerhurst This very historic small village with its orchards and timber-framed cottages, is close to Tewkesbury. The Priory of St. Mary is the only surviving Anglo-Saxon monastic church in England. Odda’s Chapel (English Heritage) was built in 1056.The village is located on the Severn Way.

DonningtonOn the hill a mile or so north of Stow, withextensive views over the Evenlode Valley. In 1646this was the site of a famous battle in the EnglishCivil War, when Lord Astley and 3000 Royalistswere defeated by Parliamentarian forces.Donnington Mill is the home of a country brewerywhich has given its name to a well-loved local ale.

Dorn Tiny farming community just outside Moreton-in-Marsh and close to Batsford, but feeling quiteseparate. Old farmhouses seem to have been here forever.

Down AmpneyThe Vicarage was the birthplace of Ralph VaughanWilliams, whose tune for the hymn ‘Come Down O, Love Divine’ is named “Down Ampney” in hishonour. There is a fine church, with memorials from the nearby airfield, from where Dakotas flew in support of the D-Day invasion.

Small village with duckpond, 3 miles east ofCirencester. St Mary’s Church, set behind a smallgreen and war memorial, was re-built in 1734 and restored in 1836.

DumbletonDumbleton is an estate village, with the magnificent Dumbleton Hall set in 16 acres of terraced gardens and woodland. The rest of the village is made up of beautiful Cotswold stone, timber-framed and thatched buildings, a lovely church and an excellent local food shop.

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Farmington‘Farmington Stone’ is quarried nearby and is afamous product locally, emerging soft andworkable before reacting with the air to becomedurable and highly prized. The village nearNorthleach has a wonderful sycamore on its greenand an attractive octagonal pumphouse matched by a curious octagonal bus-shelter – Farmington’scontribution to the 1951 Festival of Britain!

FiddingtonTiny little hamlet close to Tewkesbury with greatviews of the surrounding Cotswold & Severn Valecountryside. The Gloucestershire Way runs through the village.

Together with Idbury, close to the Westcotes andenjoying the same extensive views across theEvenlode Valley from just off the high road between Stow and Burford. Small and quiet villages offering an escape from the rush. Idbury Church has some ancient woodwork.

FordA hamlet on the slopes of the upper Windrush, less than 2 miles below its source. Good walkingcountry – up the valley to Cutsdean and Taddington, or down to Temple Guiting.

ForthamptonA quiet estate village near to Tewkesbury withForthampton Court being the former home of theAbbots of Tewkesbury Abbey. The church here hasa whipping post at its entrance!

FossebridgeWhere the Fosse Way drops into the valley ofthe River Coln. Delightful walks from here upto Yanworth and Chedworth Roman Villa.

Captivating filmakers from across the country,Frampton’s village green is reputedly the largest inEngland. Facing the green is Frampton Court, a Georgian stately home. An octagonal tower together with dovecote, completes a superb building which is open to the public by appointment. Legend says that Henry II’s mistress, Rosamund Clifford, ‘the Fair Rosamund’, was born here.

Frampton Mansell This small village is attractively sited above thesteep ‘Golden Valley’ of the Frome betweenChalford and Sapperton, its church a prominentfeature. Good walking area, including the old canal towpath in the valley below.

Gloucester Did you know that the Roman name for Gloucester is Glevum? Or that King Edward II, murdered in 1327 at Berkeley Castle, is buried in Gloucester Cathedral? Or scenes from many of the Harry Potter films were filmed in the awe-inspiring surroundings of the Cathedral cloisters? Or that, on the trail of another much-loved Potter, the writer Beatrix Potter, you can still visit the 'Tailor of Gloucester' shop – now a charming shop and museum? Or that Kingsholm is the home of Gloucester Rugby? At the City’s heart stands one of the country’s most breathtaking Cathedrals,and yet only a few minutes walk away you enter another world of ships of all shapes and sizes in the dramatic setting of the Victorian Docks. Most of Gloucester’s heritage can be visited on foot, and when it’s time for a break, there are tearooms and coffee shops around almost every corner, and a superb Farmers' Market where you can purchase Double Gloucester Cheese and Gloucester Old Spot Sausages too. Gloucester Quays opened in 2009 with waterside designer outlet shopping, bars and restaurants.

Gotherington A village at the foot of the Cotswold scarp which is a mix of thatched cottages, Cotswold stoneand black & white timber-framed buildings. It has a good local pub.

Great Rissington – see The Rissingtons

Great WolfordSite of a small Iron Age settlement, this villageis set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

GrettonThis small village, 1.5 miles from Winchcombe has several attractive half-timbered cottagesprettily situated around the 15th century tower of its otherwise demolished medieval church.The nearby Prescott Hillclimb has links to theBugatti Inn in the village.

Dursley Surrounded by hills, and sitting on the Cotswold Way, Dursley offers secluded walks with breathtaking views. The town is centred upon a delightful 18th century market house which is also the Town Hall. Originally renowned for its woollen cloth, and later its world-famous Lister-Petter engines, Dursley is fast becoming a centre for the arts. The regular exhibitions and workshops at Kingshill House and the nationally acclaimed Prema Arts Centre nearby are complemented by the Twinberrow Woods Sculpture Trail, and the innovative ‘On View’ project, enabling artists to exhibit in Silver Street, – giving a whole new meaning to ‘window shopping’.

The Duntisbournes A string of attractive villages along the Valley of the tiny Dunt Stream. The valley is a joy to visit, hidden away but just north of Cirencester. Duntisbourne Abbots is the largest but stillintimate in scale. Lots of stone walls line the lanes and paths. Duntisbourne Leer, Rouse and Middle Duntisbourne are hamlets, the church at Rouse being one of the glories of Cotswold church architecture, beautifully sited on the steep- sided valley.

EastcombeA hill-top village, 4 miles from Stroud, Eastcombewas once part of Bisley parish, but is now an attractive residential centre.

EastingtonAn extensive parish occupying over 3 square milesbetween Stonehouse, the Severn and the Frome.The Church of St Michael, mostly built in the 13thcentury, is the oldest building. Not to be confusedwith Eastington near Northleach.

The Eastleaches Turville and Martin – face one another across thelittle River Leach, their Norman churches merely acouple of stone throws apart. Two bridges connectthe villages – a road bridge and a long footbridge of large flat stones, known as Keble’s Bridge.

EbringtonStone and thatched cottages and old farmhousesgive this long village its character in the gentlyfolding hills east of Chipping Campden.Three oak trees on a tiny village green are the heart of the village.

EdgeA small village with fabulous views over thePainswick Valley.

Elkstone This hill-top village boasts some fine views acrossthe broad Valley of the Churn. The jewel in thecrown is the Norman church, one of the bestexamples anywhere in the country, and attractivelyset in its wooded churchyard.

Ewen – see Kemble

FairfordThe town sits on a lovely stretch of the River Colnand owes its fortune to its location – an importantcoaching town on the old London to Gloucesterroute. Some of the inns and hotels are reminders of this. As with so many villages, its great glory is the parish church, St Mary’s, which is a fine ‘woolchurch,’ with a complete set of 28 medieval stained glass windows, recently loaned to the V&A for an exhibition and now safely back in place. The Coln is a slow and lazy river, offering delightful walks in quiet countryside.

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Malmesbury Market town built on a hill in a bend of the RiverAvon (the Wiltshire one). A Saxon settlement witha distinguished history, medieval defences andstreet plan, with a large open market place anda 15th century market cross. The Abbey Garden has been revived by the “Naked Gardeners” and is framed by the magnificent Abbey ruins.

Maugersbury Near Stow-on-the-Wold, but older than the town,this hamlet has fine views over the valley to IcombHill. There are no less than six fine 17th centuryfarmhouses. On busy days head to Maugersbury to escape the crowds in Stow.

Mickleton Mickleton is 3 miles north of Chipping Campden on the Stratford road, with thatched as well as stone houses. On the hills to the east are two fine gardens; Hidcote Manor and Kiftsgate Court, which attract thousands of visitors each year.

MinchinhamptonA small town with a long history (this was a centre for woollen cloth production using domestic hand looms) on the hills above Stroud with the extensive 580 acre common to the west. Neighbouring Gatcombe Estate hosts the annual horse trials. It is home to 3 golf courses, with one on the common offering fine views into the Golden and Nailsworth Valleys.

Miserden Together with Edgeworth just down the road, this is attractive and wooded country above the western valleys of the Cotswolds. Edgeworth is scattered around the hillside and is a farming hamlet between the two.

Moreton-in-MarshMany visitors ask where the marsh is, but the oldHenmarsh (a boggy place where birds were found) is long gone. The town still has a ‘boundary’ feel located towards the northern edge of the Cotswolds with the nearby Four Shires Stone marking the old meeting point of four counties; Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire. With its direct link to London by rail, the town is a good place to start exploring the Cotswolds. It is also wellplaced at the crossing of the Roman Fosse Way (still a major link across the Cotswolds), and the London to Worcester road for which it served as a coaching town. The long and wide High Street is a clue to its origins as a planned market town of the 13th century. Moreton has the largest open-air street market in the Cotswolds, every Tuesday, with a Charter granted by Charles I. There are some fine buildings, including a rare Curfew Tower, with its original clock and bell, dated 1633. Houses and shops of the 18th and 19th century line the High Street, and in the centre is the Redesdale Hall. The annual Moreton Show is a major celebration of past and present farming life.

NailsworthA bustling market town with a wealth of individual shops and a large selection of places to eat and drink, including a celebrated local bakery. Nestling in a wooded valley, the town extends into picturesque hamlets of Cotswold cottages, handsome houses and renovated mills, reflecting the work patterns and influences of former periods. A great base for exploring the South Cotswolds on foot, by car or cycle, Nailsworth is surrounded by beautiful rolling hills and close to many sites of interest. There are many attractive buildings in the town, including numerous old woollen mills, which have been converted to new uses, for example Egypt Mill, a hotel and restaurant. The Nailsworth Festival takes place annually at the end of April/early May with a programme of art and music events.

Guiting PowerIn the heart of the North Cotswold country in theupper reaches of the Windrush Valley. There is asmall village green, with a pub at either end andexcellent walking into Guiting Wood and over thehills. The Cotswold Farm Park is nearby.

Hailes2 miles from Winchcombe, Hailes is well known for the remains of the great Cistercian Abbey (English Heritage). The Abbey once drew royalty and pilgrims to this lovely spot in the Cotswolds. After the Dissolution, the remains became romantic and remote. The village is on the Cotswold Way and is, incidentally, an extremely good place for conkers.

Haresfield Beacon is an ancient hillfort and afamous local beauty spot (713 feet) withspectacular views over the Estuary and Wales.

Hatherop – see Coln St Aldwyns

HighnamA mainly modern village, but has a stunning church with frescoes by Thomas Gambier Parry, so well worth a visit.

IlmingtonLarge and impressive Cotswold village in the verynorth Cotswolds. The stone here is orange brown,quarried from the hill behind.

Kemble 5 miles south-west of Cirencester, with a railwaystation on the main London line. The heart of the village around the church retains its rural atmosphere. Nearby Ewen is on the upper reachesof the still-infant Thames.

Kempsford Large village close to Fairford and alongside theRiver Thames on the Gloucestershire/ Wiltshirecounty boundary. John of Gaunt, son of Edward IIIand Lord of the Manor, is credited with building the church tower between 1386 and 1399.

King’s Stanley is rich in both Roman and medievalhistory and was also a centre of nonconformity: the Baptist Church dates from 1640. On the outskirts of King’s Stanley is Stanley Mill, built in 1812, used for the manufacture of fine cloth. Leonard Stanley is a prosperous wool village with Saxon origins, which merited a visit by Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in 1535.

KinghamAnother railway station, in the Valley of theEvenlode. The large village is a mile away,attractively grouped around its church and green.

Latton Turn at the simple but elegant village cross toexplore the one street leading to the church andthen away into the fields. The restored towpath ofthe nearby Thames and Severn Canal provides an excellent way to explore this region.

Lechlade-on-ThamesThe source of the River Thames is in the Cotswoldsand the river begins its working life here, becoming navigable and leading to London. Today, Lechlade is popular with leisure traffic on the river, overseen by the Neptune-like statue of Old Father Thames at St John’s Lock. A market town, Lechlade is focused around a market place and the Church of St Lawrence, whose spire is a landmark across the meadows. In the churchyard, the poet Shelley sat and found the inspiration to compose ‘A Summer Evening Churchyard, Lechlade.’ Visit and you might find the ‘dim and distant Spire’ clothed ‘in hues of heaven’. Nearby Buscot House can be visited along a towpath walk from Lechlade. Also nearby, Kelmscott Manor was William Morris’s summer home for 25 years; he signed the lease with Dante Gabriel Rosetti in 1871.

The LeighA tiny hamlet set at the edge of the Severn with a lovely medieval church. The Old Manor Court House was once used to settle local disputes.

Longborough Well-sited on the hill slopes above the EvenlodeValley just north of Stow-on-the-Wold. The sourceof one of the original Cotswold MorrisDancing traditions.Moreton-in-Marsh

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Naunton The River Windrush flows through the village and water meadows making it picturesque.Mentioned in Domesday as Niwetone.

North FarmcoteSet high on the Cotswold scarp with great views of the surrounding countryside, North Farmcote is close to Winchcombe and well situatedfor walking, with the Cotswold Way runningthrough the village.

Northleach A few years ago the main road from Oxford toGloucester ran through Northleach. Since then, this beautiful town has been bypassed and so has returned to a time when traffic was more of a novelty. The magnificent Church of St Peter and St Paul at Northleach can claim to be a ‘Cathedral of the Cotswolds’. A fine example of 15th century Cotswold perpendicular, with some of the best wool merchants’ brasses in the country. The church stands just off the market place – in fact there are two open spaces, the Market Place and the Green. A walk along the entire length of the High Street is recommended; the medieval property boundaries – the burgage plots – can still be traced from the town’s foundation in the 13th century. Northleach is renowned for being the town with a workhouse at one end and a prison at the other. Amongst the earlier buildings are Dutton Almshouses ‘for women’ built in 1616. Over the hill, Eastington is one of a number of small settlements along the valley of the River Leach; delightful walking country and ‘pure Cotswold’.

North Nibley A thriving village community situated on the edgeof the south Cotswolds and the site of the lastprivate battle in England – The Battle of NibleyGreen in 1470. William Tyndale, translator of theBible into English and martyr, has a monumentsituated high above the village; climb the steps tothe top for an extensive view over the Severn Vale.The community-owned shop and post office holdsthe key to the monument for visitors.

Oakridge Lynch Located near Bisley, Oakridge was the scene of ariot against the reopening of a smallpox hospital, as recently as 1896.

The Oddingtons There are two – Upper and Lower – just east ofStow. Together they make a long and attractivevillage with an isolated but much-loved old churchhalf a mile down the track to Bledington Heath.Inside, marvel at the enormous Day of Judgementwall-painting from the early 15th century, and thesplendid pulpit and fittings.

A small hamlet close to the City of Gloucester withan excellent farm market close by. Here you canbuy a wide variety of local produce and childrencan visit and feed the animals on site too.

Owlpen Manor House, church, farm and a few cottagesmake up this small community, just west of Stroud.The House is open to visitors, a charming example of Cotswold vernacular, almost relishing its isolation.

PamingtonA small quiet hamlet close to Tewkesbury and is the home to the chocolate sculptress at Food is Art. Viewing and tasting by arrangement.

PitchcombeEnclosed in a thickly wooded coombe, Pitchcombeis a charming little village.

Postlip Only 1 mile from Winchcombe, Postlip is in theIsbourne Valley below Cleeve Common where you can find excellent walking. There are very fineCotswold stone buildings here including thechurch, Jacobean Manor House and tithe barn.

PrescottA hamlet topped by the ramparts of an Iron Agesettlement. Prescott is renowned in the motorworld for the famous Prescott Speed Hillclimb runby the Bugatti Owners’ Club.

PrestonTiny village, 1 mile south east of Cirencester. The small church has a 14th century triple bellcote and cylindrical Norman font.

RendcombOut of sight from the Cirencester to Cheltenhamroad in the Churn Valley below, Rendcomb is asecluded place. Its major feature is RendcombCollege, founded by the Wills family in 1920around the imposing Victorian house built in 1867for the Goldsmid banking family. The grounds arewell landscaped. Down the valley towardsCirencester is North Cerney, also set back off theroad but with a perfectly-sited church in the valley.

The RissingtonsGreat Rissington Upper Rissington Once there were three, now there are four; the new village of Upper Rissington emerging from theformer Little Rissington RAF base along the hilltopbetween the Windrush and Evenlode Valleys. Great and Little Rissington are good vernacular Cotswold villages on the hillside with some fine cottages and farmhouses. Wyck Rissington on the Oxfordshire Way enjoys a large open central green and a church where the composer Gustav Holst was organist a century ago.

RodmartonAn estate village between Cirencester and Tetbury,and focused on the Manor, the last flowering of the Cotswold Arts and Crafts Movement. Built between 1909-1926 in meticulous detail, the house and garden is open to visitors in the summer months.

SandhurstVillage on the bank of the River Severn. Near theexcellent ‘Nature In Art’ collection of works inspired by nature. Good location for visitingthe Cotswolds, Gloucester and Tewkesbury.

Painswick The historic wool town of Painswick is rightlyknown as ‘The Queen of the Cotswolds’. The stone here is a more delicate silver-gold and the village is surrounded by some of Gloucestershire’s best countryside, here at the mid-point of the Cotswold Way. The Church of St. Mary, sitting amongst 99 yew trees, has one of the most memorable churchyards in the country with many ornate table tombs. Nearby is the fine Rococo Garden and the breathtaking viewpoint at Painswick Beacon.

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SheepscombeSheepscombe has one of the loveliest imaginablelocations, surrounded by beech wood hills andflower rich limestone grassland.

SherborneA Cotswold estate village, now largely owned by the National Trust. Sherborne Park is open to visitors.

Shuthonger 2 miles north of Tewkesbury on the Worcestershireborder with some of the village set on a common.

SladThousands know Slad through Laurie Lee’s novel‘Cider with Rosie’, even if they haven’t visited thisdelightful village, 2 miles from Stroud. Many ofLee’s locations are recognisable, including theWoolpack Inn.

The Slaughters Upper and Lower Slaughter share a fascinatingname, which derives from ‘miry place.’ The linkis the tiny River Eye, tributary to the nearbyWindrush. Lower Slaughter is just off the FosseWay and very conservation-minded – a wanderalongside the stream seems like a privilege. People actually live here! Upper Slaughter is equally attractive – a ‘sainted village’ meaning that it lost nobody in the First World War.

Slimbridge Slimbridge is a tiny place known for the extraordinary Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Reserve (newly featuring The Welly Boot Land play area for children) on the banks of the Severn Estuary. The village itself has one of the best 13th century churches in Gloucestershire.

SnowshillThis charming and unspoilt village is a shortdistance by car from Broadway. There is a strikingchurch and a row of much photographed cottages. Opposite is Snowshill Manor, given to the National Trust by its eccentric owner and filled with the spoils of a lifetime of collecting. Snowshill Lavender Farm beautifully enhances the summer landscape.

South CerneyA large village conveniently placed for access to Cirencester 4 miles away and the nearby Cotswold Water Park, over 40 square miles of lakes zoned for specific forms of recreation. Here you can be active or passive, lively or contemplative. Visit All Hallows Church during your stay and walk along Bow-Wow – it’s as good as it’s name!

SouthamA pretty village situated beneath Cleeve Hill’s steep scarp slopes, with a medieval tithe barn and small Norman church. Close to Cleeve Common which is excellent for walkers.

Stanton Stanton is an outstandingly beautiful village,situated below the wooded Cotswold edge, on the Cotswold Way. The medieval parish church has some early 14th century wall paintings and grooves on the backs of pews, marks made when shepherds used to tie their dogs.

Stanway and Wood StanwayThis estate village is centred upon the magnificentStanway House with its baroque gatehouse andformal gardens with the highest (gravity) fountain in the world. The beautiful tithe barn and medievalchurch are also part of the Stanway Estate.The village has a thatched wooden cricket pavilion, presented to the village by Sir James Barrie, the author of Peter Pan. Stanway is on the Cotswold Way. Wood Stanway is a delightful little hamlet set at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment. The village is set around an orchard.

Strensham Strensham is a small village situated on the RiverAvon. The 19th century novelist and poet SamuelButler was born here and a plaque in the churchremembers his work.

Stretton-on-Fosse 4 miles north of Moreton-in-Marsh alongside the Fosse Way. A good base, in gently rollingcountryside, for exploring the north Cotswolds and south Warwickshire.

Stroud Encircled by five sweeping valleys made famous byLaurie Lee’s novel “Cider With Rosie”, the scenery is dramatic around Stroud and its role as a meeting place, with direct rail links to London, makes it a Bohemian/café/gallery/bookshop sort of place. The award-winning Farmers’ Market is weekly (Saturday) and is one of the best in the country. This is a place that repays investigation, especially for the quality and variety of artists at work in the area. Stroud is most often characterised as grittier than its Cotswold neighbours with an inimitable mix of landscape and industrial heritage. The mills strung along the valleys and the town’s landmark buildings inform the creative spirit of the town. Nearby Stratford Park offers a range of indoor and outdoor leisure facilities, a lakeside walk and the Museum in the Park. The town has a state of the art cinema and the Subscription Rooms hosts a variety of live events in a handsome late Regency building in the heart of the town.

Sudeley Just 1 mile from the famous Sudeley Castle,this small village has wonderful views over the Cotswold town of Winchcombe. Set high on the Cotswold scarp, this village is also within walking distance of the spectacularly sited Neolithic Belas Knap Barrow and Spoonley Wood Roman Villa, although you’ll need to be fairly fit to make the hill climb.

The Swells Lower Swell Upper and Lower Swell are on the banks of the River Dikler, down the hill 1 mile west of Stow-on-the-Wold. Lower Swell is grouped around its triangular village green with a war memorial by Lutyens. Upper Swell, on the Tewkesbury road has an old water mill.

Teddington Pleasant village at the foot of the orchard clad Oxenton Hill. The medieval parish church has very fine early English stonework in its west window and tower arch.

Stow-on-the-WoldIn the north Cotswolds, all roads seem to lead tothe hill-top town of Stow – the ancient Jurassic Way and the Salt Way met here and an Iron Age fort was built c.700 BC. The Roman Fosse Way from Cirencester to Leicester passes through Stow, although the town is mostly off to one side, reflecting its establishment as another of the planned market towns for which the Cotswolds is renowned. The town square is large and impressive (it has known markets with over 20,000 sheep crowded there), with various houses, shops and inns around the edge, all built in the local stone. The medieval cross is a reminder of the market’s heyday – placed to encourage traders to do business fairly under the sight of God. Stow had a special importance in the English Civil War; it was close by, at Donnington, that the last battle was fought in March 1646. St Edward’s Church in the town centre was used as a prison for the defeated Royalist troops. At nearly 800ft, Stow is the highest of the Cotswold towns. These days Stow is famous as a centre for the antiques trade.

Staunton A linear village close to Corse Lawn & good for touring the Cotswolds, Malvern and theForest of Dean.

StonehouseStonehouse is an ideal centre for people walking the Cotswold Way, cycling National Cycle Route 45 or visiting the Stroudwater Canal (currently under restoration). The traditional High Street has easy, flat access, a wide range of excellent shops and good parking. Doverow Hill is Stonehouse’s best-known landmark, with stunning views of the River Frome Valley and the Severn Vale. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, Stonehouse retains many historic buildings, especially in its High Street – many using the town's locally made bricks. Stonehouse Court, now a hotel and restaurant, was once home to a cousin of William the Conqueror and a large stone in the garden reputedly marks the burial site of Oliver Cromwell's horse. St Cyr's Church on the canal next to Stonehouse Court is a gem not to be missed.

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Upton St LeonardsSituated below the scarp, not far from Gloucester. Upton’s church has a fine perpendicular tower and a monument to Sir Thomas Snell in the north chapel. Prinknash Bird and Deer Park is nearby.

Westonbirt Home of the National Arboretum – the finestcollection of trees and shrubs in Europespread throughout 600 acres of glorious Cotswold countryside.

Weston-sub-EdgeTogether with Aston-sub-Edge, lies below theescarpment on the edge of the Evesham Vale nearBroadway. Fine 17th century stone farmhouses and cottages around the square and up the hill.At Aston an impressive old manor house and aninteresting little church.

Whichford 5 miles north of Chipping Norton and in rolling hill country, the village has a wide green and attractive old buildings. Open the church door for the sense of history within. The hamlet of Ascott is nearby.

Willersey 1.5 miles from Broadway set beneath the Cotswold scarp with many handsome Cotswold stone buildings. A village duck pond leads to a pinnacled and gargoyled church. The church attracts attention – there has been a building here since the late 7th century. Good walks, including parts of the former railway line.

WinchcombeWinchcombe is an unspoilt golden-coloured market town set above the River Isbourne on the Cotswold edge. Cottages, small shops and some good pubs and tea-rooms give the town a warmth all of its own. The town was an important centre in Saxon times and later became the site of one of the largest Benedictine monasteries in England. Although the abbey has gone, the town thrives. The stone Church of St Peter displays an altar cloth worked by Catherine of Aragon. Outside the church there are 40 gargoyles, said to represent local town characters from the 1460s. Dent’s Terrace is a splendid set of almshouses and there are beautiful sets of cottages on Vineyard Street. Winchcombe borders Sudeley Castle which is renowned for its 1,000 year Royal history and beautiful gardens. Winchcombe is a great base for walkers with the Cotswold Way, Gloucestershire Way & Wychavon Way all passing through. The Wardens Way & Windrush Way both start and finish here. Nearby Belas Knap is a Neolithic barrow in a spectacular location above Humblebee Woods (beloved of Tolkien). The town has recently been awarded The Walkers Are Welcome status and will host its first walking festival in May 2010.

The Witcombes Little and Great Witcombe are quiet locations set at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment, with easyaccess to Cheltenham & Gloucester. GreatWitcombe has a fabulous Roman Villa where youcan roam around and picnic in ancient settings. The ancient tradition of Cheese Rolling also takes place nearby every year on the second Bank Holiday in May, where contestants chase a Gloucester cheese down a very steep hill!

WithingtonVillage on the River Coln with six converging lanes– an almost secret layout amongst the trees.

Tetbury The Market House dominates the centre of this small, charming town. Built in 1655 and supported on three rows of bulging stone pillars, it was designed for the sale of wool and yarn, and is still used as a market today. Tetbury has origins in the 7th century (and probably long before) as a defended hilltop site and has a busy commercial centre, strong on antique shops. In 2008, Prince Charles successfully opened 'Highgrove' a shop which supplies items for the home and garden.Look out also for shops with the Prince of WalesFeathers badge, suppliers to HRH. Gumstool Hill gets its name from the reputed site of the old ducking stool, used as a punishment for minor breaches of the peace. The hill is still used for the annual Woolsack Races, a long-standing tradition which requires 65lb woolsacks to be carried by the contestants up and down the steep slope. The town's museum is housed in the old police cells.

Tewkesbury Tewkesbury is an historic place, known toShakespeare (Falstaff has the line “Wit as thick asTewkesbury Mustard”) and Dickens (who ‘used’the Royal Hop Pole Inn in Pickwick Papers). Themustard, by the way, is available locally and worthtrying – a blend of mustard flour and gratedhorseradish root. The town lies where the RiversSevern and Avon meet, a fact that has preventedurban sprawl and ensures that today, Tewkesburyoffers one of the best medieval townscapes inEngland. Delightful timber-framed, mellow-brickhouses and narrow alleyways surround anoutstanding 12th century Benedictine Abbey.The Norman Abbey tower provides spectacularviews of Bredon Hill, the Malverns, and the scarpface of the Cotswolds. Surrounding villages in theSevern Vale have a special character and add extra charm to the area. The Heritage & Interpretation Centre opened in 2007, located in the Old Hat Shop, a Grade II Star timber-framed building in the town centre. Out of the Hat presents the history of Tewkesbury, whilst linking to town gems such as one of the oldest Baptist Chapels in England or nearby medieval merchants' cottages. This should be your first port of call in Tewkesbury. Walking routes that pass through Tewkesbury include the Severn Way, The Gloucestershire Way and routes that take in the River Severn and The Tewkesbury Battle Trail. Tewkesbury is strong on Festivals, including a very successful Food and Drink Festival and Arts events. A dramatic Medieval Festival in July re-enacts the Battle of Tewkesbury, the decisive War of the Roses battle of 1471.

Tirley Tirley lies near the bank of the River Severn a fewmiles from Tewkesbury. The medieval parish church lies at a distance from the village in the flood meadows. Signs show the flood levels of the past. Close to Ashleworth Ham Nature Reserve.

ToddingtonToddington Manor was recently acquired byDamien Hirst, forming a fine group with a Victorian parish church (not open to the publicbut you’ll sneak a glance through a hedgerow). The village is also home to the preserved Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway.

Tredington Tredington is an elegantly beautiful village in theValley of the Stour, said to have been the locationof the King’s Army camp on the night before theBattle of Tewkesbury in 1471.

Turkdean2 miles north of Northleach, this small village ispleasantly sited on a hillside, with the hamlet ofLower Dean in the valley below. There’s a goodcircular walk from Turkdean, via Notgrove.

Twyning An ancient crossroads where an Iron Age hillfort,later became a Roman camp. The river crossing was of great strategic importance in past times – the Cavalier forces of King Charles I camped on the banks. The village setting now conjures images of village green cricket and trips along the beautiful River Severn into Tewkesbury from the local pub.

Uckinghall Small pretty country village with easy access to theMalvern Hills, Cheltenham, Worcester, Upton-upon-Severn, Tewkesbury and the Cotswolds. It isalso close to the River Severn for riverside walks.

Uley2500 years ago, Uley Bury, a great Iron Age hillfort, dominated the area. Set in a stunning valley, one of the prettiest in the area, the church is a gem. Uley Brewery is an excellent supplier to local pubs. Prema Arts is an independent rural arts centre with a national reputation.

Upper & Lower Quinton These twin villages nestle below Meon Hill, the lastoutcrop of the Cotswold range. Good views fromthe top on a clear day across the Vale of Evesham as far as the Malvern Hills. The church, with its tallsteeple, is dedicated to St Swithin, and is alandmark for miles around.

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Woodchester Woodchester is notable as the location ofWoodchester Roman Villa. Nearby WoodchesterMansion is regularly open to the public andstands in a landscaped valley, privately owned by the National Trust. If parking for the Mansion/NT, head for Nympsfield/Coaley Peak (not Woodchester, which is a common mistake).

Woodmancote The village of Woodmancote (4 miles north ofCheltenham) lies nestling on the slopes of CleeveHill in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Stay here for cycling, walking, touring the Severn Vale and easy access to Cotswold villages.

Woolstone Amongst the Cotswold hills just north ofCheltenham, this village is small and has a pleasant mix of stone and timber-framed houses. A peaceful setting for exploring the region.

Wotton-under-Edge The 'Edge' refers to the Cotswold edge, under which Wotton-under-Edge nestles, overlooking the Severn Vale. An interesting Heritage Centre tells some of the history of the town. This isan excellent centre for walking and is on the Cotswold Way. Its main street has been called a ‘department store within a street’. The refurbished Wotton Electric Picture House, an all digital cinema, offering an enhanced 3D film experience, attracts both mainstream and contemporary films. There is a vibrant community arts centre, a highly respected auction room and the town has an outdoor swimming pool with retractable cover, open in summer. On Sunday afternoons – April to October – many visitors enjoy the excellent “Town Hall Teas” provided in the Town Hall by local charities and groups.

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ACCOMMODATION BOOKINGOur Visitor Information Centres can help you select and book your accommodation for you.

IN ADVANCEDial direct on any of these numbers to make a booking.

Bourton-on-the-Water 01451 820211Chipping Campden 01386 841206Cirencester 01285 654180Moreton-in-Marsh 01608 650881 Painswick 01452 812422 Stroud (enquiries for Dursley) 01453 760960Stow-on-the-Wold 01451 870150* Tetbury 01666 503552Tewkesbury 01684 855040Winchcombe 01242 602925 Open: Summer season and winter weekendsThis service is available between 10am and 4pm throughout the year. Please allow 48 hours for the centre to process your booking. Access or Visa details required.

ON ARRIVALWhen you arrive in the area – visit one of the Visitor Information Centres where staff will be able to advise you of current vacancies, and arrange your booking for you.

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