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Places to visit in the Cotswolds
Because of Its size, (the Cotswolds covers over 600 Square
Miles) the attractions are roughly grouped by location. The North, Central and
South areas.
The North Central
South
The northern area includes places such as Stow and Broadway. As
well as all the towns and villages in this region, other popular arttractions
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Batsford Arboretum and Falconry Center near Bourton
on the Hill. a popular place to visit with large picnic areas |
| Broadway Tower Country Park at the top of fish
hill, overlooking the town of Broadway, and with fantastic views over the
vale of Evesham. This is a park aimed at children, with animals adventure
playground and a small castle (the Broadway Tower) which is a folly built of
cotswold stone and with the best view around. |
| Cotswold Farm Park at Guiting Power this is a farm
park still part of the working farm, it is well located, being signposted
off the Fosse way south of Stow. It has a good collection of local livestock
breeds and is well suited to children. |
| Hidcote Manor Gardens 4 miles north east of
Chipping Campden, Hidcote Manor is secluded down leafy country lanes and is
surrounded by its own farm and thatched cottages. Created early last century
by the great horticulturist Major Lawrence Johnstone, it is really a garden
of gardens, seperated by hedges. This is certainly one of the most
delightful gardens in england. |
Central
Covering the areas around Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud
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Minster Lovell, on the Burford to Witney road, is a
lovely stone and thatch village. With a magnificent ruined Manor House and
Church. The site is informative and the manor steeped in history and no
little tragedy |
| Sudeley Castle near Winchcombe, Cheltenham. A
castle has been here at sudeley since the time of Ethelred the Unready, this
one however dates back to the mid 15th century when it was rebuilt by Ralph
Boteler on the spoils of Henry V's wars. A 1000 years of history are stored
in this castle, the gardens and many rooms are open to the public |
| Hailes a magnificent ruined abbey, North east of
Winchcombe. The main buildings were destroyed in the Dissolution of the
Monastries in 1539, there is a superb museum on the site with all the
details of this hauntingly beautiful place |
South
Including Dursley and Wooton under Edge, down to Bath
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Owlpen Manor set in a magnificent wooded valley south
of Stroud, is a magnificent Elisebethan Manor House, with church and
cottages, signed off the main roads it is a fantastic drive down to the
secluded manor. |
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Dyrham Park on the A46 North of Bath. Dyrham is a
great Manor house built by William Blaythwaytin the late 17th century.
surrounded by 264 acres of parkland with deer roaming, the house also has
spectacular gardens and is an excellent picnic spot. |
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South Cerney and the Cotswold water Park lying South
East of Cirencester, this area has been used as gravel quarrys for many
years. The empty pits have been filled and used as an extensive water and
wildlife park. |
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