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The Villages of the Cotswolds

From the heart of Gloucestershire to the edge of Worcestershire, this drive

takes in some of the most enchanting villages and hamlets of the Cotswold

Hills – mellow, dreamy vistas dotted with sheep grazing amid drystone walls.

A journey through the Cotwolds will reveal honey-hued cottages, thickly

thatched pubs, and great mansions built by farmers and merchants trading

in what was once the finest wool in Europe. Many local wool merchants

showed off their wealth by erecting or improving rural churches and filling

them with grand memorials – those at Cirencester, Northleach and Chipping

Campden are among the most exquisite. There’s an abundance of quality

food and accommodation on offer, and also an array of independent outlets,

galleries and workshops selling antiques and handicrafts.

BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN

ACTIVITIES

Browse among the alluring antiques shops for which the

Cotswolds are famous

Take an aromatic tour around the perfume factory in

Bourton-on-the-Water

Saddle up for a bike ride in the beautiful country around

Chipping Campden

Take a hike on the 160-km (100-mile) Cotswold Way

between Chipping Campden and Bath

Fill your plate and support the Great British Pud at

Mickleton near Hidcote Manor Garden

Climb up the hilltop folly of lofty Broadway Tower

Drive off the first tee of Broadway Golf club

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Drive route

Above Thatched cottage in the village of

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