Best Towns in the Cotswolds
Village↕ | County↕ | Population↕ | Famous For↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bibury | Gloucestershire | 627 | Arlington Row cottages | Called prettiest village in England by William Morris, 17th-century weavers cottages, trout farm |
Bourton-on-the-Water | Gloucestershire | 3,296 | Low stone bridges over River Windrush | Venice of the Cotswolds, model village (1/9 scale), motoring museum, tourist-heavy |
Castle Combe | Wiltshire | 350 | Prettiest village in England title | No street signs, no TV aerials visible, War Horse filming location, ancient market cross |
Stow-on-the-Wold | Gloucestershire | 2,042 | Antique shops, market square | Highest Cotswold town at 240m, ancient yew doors on St Edward's church, civil war battle |
Broadway | Worcestershire | 2,540 | Broadway Tower | Jewel of the Cotswolds, wide tree-lined high street, William Morris retreat, tower folly views |
Chipping Campden | Gloucestershire | 2,288 | Wool town market hall | 17th-century Market Hall, Cotswold Olimpicks birthplace, golden stone terraced High Street |
Painswick | Gloucestershire | 1,749 | 99 yew trees, Rococo Garden | Queen of the Cotswolds, St Mary's churchyard 99 yews, only rococo garden in England |
Lower Slaughter | Gloucestershire | 194 | Old Mill on River Eye | Tiny stream through center, tranquil footpath to Upper Slaughter, no shops, pure village postcard |
Upper Slaughter | Gloucestershire | 171 | Thankful Village | One of 14 Thankful Villages (no WWI deaths), Lords of the Manor hotel, sister to Lower Slaughter |
Burford | Oxfordshire | 1,422 | Sloping main street | Gateway to the Cotswolds, steep High Street to medieval bridge, antique shops, deer park nearby |
Moreton-in-Marsh | Gloucestershire | 3,493 | Tuesday market | Largest open-air weekly market in Cotswolds, J.R.R. Tolkien's Bell Inn inspiration, railway hub |
Tetbury | Gloucestershire | 5,472 | Royal connections, Highgrove | King Charles III's Highgrove House nearby, antique capital, woolsack races downhill |
Winchcombe | Gloucestershire | 4,538 | Sudeley Castle | Katherine Parr's tomb, walkers hub, Cotswold Way passes through, market town feel |
Cirencester | Gloucestershire | 20,229 | Roman Corinium | Capital of the Cotswolds, Roman amphitheatre, Corinium Museum, market town bustle |
Snowshill | Gloucestershire | 162 | Snowshill Manor | Bridget Jones Diary wedding filming, lavender fields nearby, tiny remote hilltop hamlet |
Stanton | Gloucestershire | 200 | Unspoiled Jacobean village | No modern buildings, perfectly preserved 16th-17th century cottages, Mount Inn pub views |
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