A Beautiful Cottage in the Cotswolds

Places to Visit

There is so much to see and do in this beautiful area: the beautiful scenery of the Cotswolds, changing at every turn in the road; Medieval castles, Saxon churches, Roman remains, mysterious Neolithic sites; picturesque market towns, many National Trust properties, too many stately homes with beautiful gardens to list individually, attractions for children, footpaths to walk, and wonderful pubs with real ale  brewed locally.   Click on item to go to website

Within 20 minutes' drive: 

Motte & Bailey - Norman site adjacent to Blue Row 

Hook Norton Brewery - 150 year old independent brewery which offers visitor tours - and supplies the best local pubs!

Great Tew - Picture Book Village with prize winning pub.

Wiggington Waterfowl and Childrens' Farm - small wildlife sanctuary 

Chipping Norton - Nearest Market Town

Chipping Norton Theatre

Chipping Norton Leisure Centre & Soft Play

Chipping Norton Lido - Open air pool normally open May to September

Fairytale Farm Chipping Norton - wonderful for children and especially well-organised for disabled children

Rollright Stones - 5000 year old neolithic site with tales to tell 

Broughton Castle - Picturesque Castle (used for Wolf Hall)

Chastleton House - One of England's finest and most complete Jacobean homes.

Banbury and the Cross - home of the nursery rhyme's Lady on a White Horse

Banbury Spiceball Leisure Centre and Indoor Pool

SWERFORD now has its own village website, including a What's On page.                                                         

Within 20-40 minutes' drive: 

Blenheim Palace - The famous home of the Duke of Marlborough

The Slaughters - Hugely photogenic and unspoilt villages

Bourton on the Water - Picturesque town with many tourist attractions

Burford - On the banks of the Windrush, granted a charter in the 11th century

Cotswold Wild Life Park - 150 acre zoo

Stow on the Wold - Ancient Cotswolds wool town with many antique shops

Adlestrop - Inspired Edward Thomas to write one of the most famous poems of English literature, visited several times by Jane Austen

Batsford Arboretum - A jewel - One of the largest private collections of trees and shrubs in the country

Cotswold Falconry Centre - "more than just a flying visit"

Moreton in the Marsh - Attractive Market Town with Batsford Arboretum and Cotswold Falconry Centre nearby

Minster Lovell - Stunning and highly photogenic ruins of 15th century manor  house

Oxford - The city of dreaming spires and the oldest English speaking university (over  900 years) in the world

Edge Hill - Site of the first battle of the English Civil War in 1642

Cropredy - Village on the Oxford Canal, site of a civil war battle,  and the famous annual music festival each August 

Upton House - National Trust House with steep and attractive gardens

Stratford upon Avon - Shakespeare's birthplace - need we say more?

Stratford upon Avon Mechanical Art and Design (MAD) Museum - great for children and adults

Stratford - Contact the RSC Box Office Stratford to make advance theatre bookings                                                        

Within 45 minutes' to an hour's drive:
Cotswold Farm Park - Absolute joy for children
Warwick Castle - "Finest medieval castle in England", in spectacular setting, with dungeons
Bibury - William Morris highly rated Bibury - Trout Farm and Saxon Church
Snowshill Manor - eclectic collection and Arts & Crafts style garden
Stanway Gardens - Manor House with 20 acres of grounds, complemented by its partly restored baroque water garden
Chipping Campden - Unspoiled old wool town with many historic buildings
Hidcote Manor Garden - One of England's great gardens, with panoramic views, near Chipping Campden
Sudeley Castle - 15th century castle with Royal connections spanning a thousand years, plus beautiful gardens
Northleach - Market town on a cross roads on the ancient Fosse Way in an area of outstanding natural beauty
Chedworth Roman Villa - Remains of one of the largest Romano-British Villas - ruins and mosaic floors
 These times are based on the AA Routeplanner
And finally, the Oxfordshire Cotswolds web site has lots of further interesting
information about the immediate area, including 360 o virtual tours of Chipping Norton
('Chippy', to locals), the nearest market town.           
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