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Bourton House garden, situated in the charming small Cotswold Village of Bourton on the Hill, is a hidden treasure and a firm favourite of Best Cotswold Tours. Book a tour with Best Cotswold Tours who will take you this relatively new garden but recognised as one of the finest private

Drive down Burford High Street and you will see beautiful views over to the Cotswold Countryside. At the bottom of the Hill the 3 arched medieval bridge crosses the River Windrush. Burford, its name derived from a Fortified Anglo Saxon Ford, became an important crossroads and a very wealthy wool

One of 74 5 Star Trip Advisor reviews of Best Cotswold Tours. Mark was excellent! He tailored the day to our exact desires, even though the itinerary was a bit different than he would do typically. He provided the right amount of information/history about the surrounding area while we were

At 1000 ft above sea level enjoy the view of 60 miles across the Vale of Evesham, of 13 counties from the Severn Bridge, Wales, The Wrekin in Shropshire, the Towers of Birmingham to the Spiers of Oxford. Broadway tower is the highest Castle in the Cotswolds. Built in 1798

Can I visit the Cotswolds in Winter? . The Cotswolds are as beautiful in Winter as they are in the Summer. The villages are very picturesque in the cool winter sun. Enjoy a delicious lunch seated beside a warming log fire in one of the excellent pubs. Explore the hidden

Travel in luxury and comfort in a vehicle carrying up to 8 guests and all your luggage. Every tour is tailored to your requirement and will be at your speed:  you will not share the day with anyone else. Travel in the luxury of a fully airconditioned 9-seat top of

In Roman Times, Cirencester, Corinium Dubunnorum, was the second largest town in the UK, second only to London. The population then was 12,000, while in 2022, it is 19,000. During the Saxon period,  the town was destroyed and renamed Coryn Ceasre. The town prospered due to the wool trade during

The site of the Roman Villa at Chedworth was discovered in 1868 near to a natural spring in the wooded Cotswold valleys of the River Coln. The estate was owned at the time by the Earl of Eldon. The Opulent Villa, built on the site of a previous dwelling built

Adjacent to Chipping Campden, C.R Ashbee lived in Broad Campden for a while. He set up The Guild of Arts and Crafts in London in 1888 but moved the Guild to the village in 1902, where he found sympathetic locals and many patrons. Many Broad Campdens cottages are thatched, thus