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The Cotswolds, a range of hills in west-central England.

Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire and named after The Cotswolds.


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Campsites & Caravanning Cotswold

  Eurocampings   -   ACSI Camping Guide

  ukcampsite.co.uk

  Camping in the Cotswold

Holiday Rentals / Cottages Cotswold / Self Catering

Belvilla  
A chalet, a villa, a castle or a mill? A country estate, a farmhouse, a gîte or a cottage? All have been carefully selected for quality, location, friendly welcome and attractive atmosphere. They are all ideal for a special holiday and good value for money.

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   -   Holiday Lodges and Holiday Parks Britain
A short break, or weekend, at one of our holiday parks gives you a real getaway, whatever the season. You'll find well-equipped and cosily heated bungalows, lodges, chalets, apartments and caravans in beautiful forest, countryside and coastal surroundings.

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Hotels Cotswold, Inns and B&B

  Booking.com   -   Hotel Guide Cotswold
In and around Cotswolds : Cheltenham, Witney, Gloucester, Stow on the Wold, Tetbury, Cirencester, Burford, Blockley, Moreton in Marsh, Wyck Rissington, Stroud, Chipping Norton.

 

  Best Western Hotels   -    
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Travel Agencies / Tour Operators

Helpful Holidays  

Superbreak
Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.

 
Widest choice of self-catering holidays / short breaks throughout Britain, Ireland and Europe

 
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  Contours   -   Cotswold Way walking holidays and hiking tours
  Macs Adventure 
Macs Adventure specialises in self guided walking holidays and firmly believe that the very best way to experience the landscape, history, food and culture of our fabulous destinations is under your own steam.

  The Cotswolds Romantic Road Routes
The Romantic Road offers 2 easy to follow routes from Cheltenham to tour the Cotswolds and trace the tales of the many artists, crafts people and writers and the heritage and beauty the Cotswolds have to offer.

Travel Guides Southwest England / Related books

The Cotswolds
Accessible, Contemporary Guides by Local Experts.
Katie Jarvis (Author)
Every year, more and more people are choosing to snub the long-haul flights and rigorous security checks and holiday in Britain. The Cotswolds is an area famed for its fresh local produce, superb restaurants and gastro pubs, its glamorous celeb culture and for its tranquil, natural beauty. Written by a local expert, who has interviewed all of the famous faces in the region, this book offers fabulous insider knowledge on contemporary life in the Cotswolds.
Paperback: 320 pages; Publisher: Crimson Publishing (15 Mar 2009); ISBN-10: 1854584634; ISBN-13: 978-1854584632.

Cotswolds: Walks (Pathfinder Guides) 
Brian Conduit (Author)
The combination of idyllic stone villages and small towns in gentle, rolling countryside make the Cotswolds quintessentially 'English'. This bestselling guide includes 28 circular, graded walks tried and tested by a seasoned walker and ranging from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, so there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Paperback: 96 pages; Publisher: Crimson Publishing; 2 edition (5 Aug 2009); ISBN-10: 1854585371; ISBN-13: 978-1854585370.

The Cotswold Way 2010 (National Trail Guides)
Anthony Burton (Author)
This 100-mile (160-km) route is Britain's newest National Trail and was officially launched in May 2007. Starting in the picturesque village of Chipping Camden it takes the walker through a landscape of steep escarpments, bare plateaux and wooded valleys, passing a number of important historical sites en route, before descending into the Severn Valley and ending at the city of Bath. Whether you are walking the trail from end to end or exploring a part of it, you will find this easy-to-use guide indispensable. Anthony Burton is the author of over fifty books including two other National Trail Guides.
Paperback: 192 pages; Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd; Revised edition edition (25 April 2010); ISBN-10: 1845135199; ISBN-13: 978-1845135195.

The Cotswolds Town and Village Guide 
The Definitive Guide to Places of Interest in the Cotswolds.
Peter Titchmarsh (Author), Nicholas Reardon (Author)
"The Cotswold Town and Village Guide: The Definitive Guide to Places of Interest in the Cotswolds" is the result of my continuing love affair with the Cotswolds, an area that I have known for most of my life and one that I have been visiting with my camera and notebook for well over fifty years. A glance at the maps contained in this book will soon reveal that the area covered extends well beyond the classic Cotswolds, but it never strays far from true limestone country with its typically lovely stone towns and villages. These are enfolded by rolling hills and quiet wooded valleys through which clear streams flow and all have a similar character to the better-known places of pilgrimage like Stow on the Wold, Cirencester, Bourton-on-the-Water or Broadway. Of course these favourites have not been ignored. The Cotswold countryside is as near to perfection as one could wish for, but it is still further enhanced by the treasures to be found within its towns, villages and hamlets. Here are some of Britain's loveliest medieval churches and domestic buildings, almost all of which are built of the marvellous honey coloured Cotswold stone that here lies so close to the surface. When setting out on your journeys of discovery, savour each day and not try to cover too much ground - it has taken me most of a lifetime to get round it all! If possible buy a good map or maps ( preferably Ordnance Survey ones) and walk from village to village along a quiet footpath or bridleway, stopping beside a stream for a picnic, or at a pub for lunch. This is another book from Reardon Publishing the Cotswold Publisher.
Paperback: 172 pages; Publisher: Reardon Publishing (1 Aug 2000); ISBN-10: 1873877420; ISBN-13: 978-1873877425.

Transport / How do I travel to Cotswold

  Birmingham International Airport
  London Heathrow or Gatwick

From London Gatwick Airport you can get train to Reading station and from there a mainline connection to Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds. Alternatively from Gatwick you can get train to London Victoria Station and then by tube to London Paddington and from here to Moreton-in-Marsh.

 
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  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights  
Flight tickets Cotswold [ Birmingham & London ]

 
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National Express 
Travel by bus or coach to Cotswold.

  Stagecoach in Devon

The Cotswolds (OS Explorer Map)
Ordnance Survey (Author)
Cotswolds Map; Publisher: Ordnance Survey; A2 edition (30 Nov 2009); ISBN-10: 0319241106; ISBN-13: 978-0319241103.


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  Tourism Cotswold District

  Cotswold District Council 
Cotswold stone villages, historic market towns, outstanding countryside, welcoming places to stay and friendly country pubs. Just a few reasons to visit one of the most beautiful areas in England.

  Bourton-on-the-Water   -   Venice of the Cotswold
Bourton-on-the-Water has more than its share of Cotswold houses and cottages, many of them three hundred years old, some dating back to Elizabethan times four hundred years ago. See for more Bourtoninfo.com. 
  Chipping Campden   -   small market town  
Set in the beautiful rural Gloucestershire and Cotswold countryside, it is one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in England, hardly touched by the centuries. Due to its central location with easy road access, it is ideal for a full vacation or just a short break. The central, location in the North Cotswolds makes an ideal base for your accommodation for a touring holiday. The town was a rich wool trading centre in the Middle Ages.
  Cirencester   -   largest town in Cotswold District
On the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames. The town's origins lie in the Roman period, when as Corinium Dobunnorum, it was one of the regional capitals of Roman Britain. See Cirencester Town Council and also Cirencester.co.uk 
  Fairford   -   on the south east edge of the Cotswolds
Small town in Gloucestershire in the Cotswolds on the River Coln, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Cirencester. RAF Fairford is near the town, as is Cotswold Water Park. Many community events like the annual Town Council Festive Market and Fairford Festival. See Fairford Town Council and Fairford Community site.
  Lechdale-on-Thames   -   small attractive riverside town on the edge of the Cotswolds
A borough and market town from the early 13th century, it later played a part in the Cotswold wool trade. Its chief function, however, was as a staging post for goods and passenger traffic. By the 17th century, cheese was shipped down the river from Lechlade and when the Thames and Severn canal was opened, the inhabitants traded in coal. Late 19th century visitors found it attractive for fishing and boating.
  Moreton-in-Marsh   -   northeastern Gloucestershire surrounded by the Cotswold Hills
At the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road (now the A429) and the A44. See Moreton-in-marsh.info.
  Northleach   -  
Cotswold market Town between undulating hills at a crossroads on the Roman Fosse Way, in an area of outstanding natural beauty. See Northleach Community website
  Stow-on-the-Wold
Small market town set on a hill top, it stands beside the Roman Fosse Way at its junction with six other roads, and where a settlement has existed since the Iron Age. See Stowonthewold.net 
  Tetbury
Located on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. In the Middle Ages, Tetbury became an important market for Cotswold wool and yarn. At this time the Tetbury Woolsack Races, in which competitors must carry a 60 pound sack of wool up a steep hill, were founded and are still contested annually. See Wikipedia and Visit Tetbury.

  the Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

  The Cotswold Way
The Cotswold Way is a 102 mile National Trail with short circular walks and the long route along the length of the Cotswolds. The walking trail begins at the market town of Chipping Campden in the Northern Cotswolds, and ends at Bath Abbey in the Historic city of Bath to the south. Walks pass through many of the picturesque villages the Cotswolds have to offer, and close to number of historic sites. Explore Broadway Tower, Sudeley Castle near Winchcombe, Hailes Abbey, the Neolithic burial chamber at Belas Knap, the Roman heritage and Abbey at Bath and many more beautiful churches and historic houses along your route through the Cotswold Hills.

  Corinium Museum, Cirencester   -   Discover the treasures of the Cotswolds
Visitors can trace the story of the Cotswolds from Prehistory to the late 19th Century, with hands-on exhibits, interactive displays and a wealth of precious artefacts. See Cirencester.co.uk.
  Cleeve Hill [ 330 m ]   -   highest point in the Cotswolds range, 4 km to the north of Cheltenham
  Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway   -   the friendly line in the Cotswolds
  Forest of Dean
  St John Baptist, Cirencester   -   'Cathedral of the Cotswolds'
The parish church of St John Baptist dominates the town centre on a scale which supports its title of 'Cathedral of the Cotswolds'. One of the fine Cotswold wool churches, it is a lasting symbol of the town's wealth and influence in medieval England. See Parish of Cirencester.
  Tewkesbury Abbey

Cuisine  -  Gastronomy

Favourite Cotswold Recipes   -   Dorothy Baldock (Compiler)
Recipes include : Arlington Row - Bibury, Bibury Blackberry Pie, Gloucestershire Ginger Cake, Crundle Pudding, Friar`s Omelette, Mothering Sunday Pork, Oldbury Gooseberry Tarts, Cotswold Rabbit Pie, Cheltenham Pudding, Gloucestershire Clear Pheasant Soup, Banbury Apple Pie, Duck in Port Wine, Chestnut Chops, Painswick Gammon in Cider, Egg and Bacon Pie, Tewkesbury Saucer Batters, Gloucestershire Squab Pie.
Paperback: 48 pages; Publisher: J Salmon Ltd (Dec 1996); ISBN-10: 1898435073; ISBN-13: 978-1898435075.

  West Country Restaurants 
Guide to eating out at quality restaurants and pubs.

History Cotswold / Gloucestershire

  History of Cotswold / Gloucestershire   -   see Wikipedia

The Cotswold Village Trail 
A 90 Mile Walk Through Cotswold History on Foot or by Armchair Reading.
Nigel Bailey (Author)
Whether you are new to the Cotswolds or have lived here all your life, you'll discover a wealth of insights into people and places you've probably never come across before, for example: How did the hamlet of Ready Token get its name? What was the world record broken at Sapperton in 1789? Who were the coin forgers who lived at Bagendon? Where might you see a life-size elephant cast in bronze? Answers to the above are just a few of the interesting facts that you will come across as you travel through 90 miles of history following the 'Cotswold Village Trail'. This 208 pages perfect bound book takes the reader from Mickleton in the North to Westonbirt in the South. It was serialised on Radio during 1998 on Country Matters.
Paperback: 208 pages; Publisher: Reardon Publishing (Mar 1998); ISBN-10: 1873877277; ISBN-13: 978 -1873877272.

  English Heritage
  National Trust

Music, Art & Culture, Events in Cotswold

  Cotswold Olimpicks
Each year, on the traditional date of Friday after Spring Bank Holiday the hill echoes with the shouts and cheers of competitors and spectators as Robert Dover's Cotswold 'Olimpick' Games (not Olympic Games) are celebrated. Peculiar to the games is the sport of shin-kicking.

  Fairford Steam Rally


Web Portals / Search Engines / Directory

  The-cotswolds.org
Popular with both the English themselves and visitors from all over the world,the Cotswolds are well-known for gentle hillsides ('wolds'), sleepy villages and for being so 'typically English'.
There are famous cities such as Bath, well-known beautiful towns like Cheltenham and hundreds of delightful villages such as Burford and Castle Combe.
  Cotswolds.info 

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