{"id":10060,"date":"2022-06-10T23:40:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T23:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/3-picturesque-towns-you-need-to-visit-in-the-cotswolds-england\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:18:28","slug":"3-picturesque-towns-you-need-to-visit-in-the-cotswolds-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/3-picturesque-towns-you-need-to-visit-in-the-cotswolds-england\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Pretty Villages & Towns To Visit In The Cotswolds, England\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cotswolds<\/a>, filled with rolling hills, quaint villages and picturesque landscapes is arguably one of the places you must visit in England.<\/p>\n

Being only around two hours from London, it’s the perfect place to visit for a day or a long weekend. Heck, even all of the summer if I had my way!<\/p>\n

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We started off with a check-in to the Wood Norton Hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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…picked up our Morgan car<\/a> (pretty sweet ride, right?)<\/strong> and hit the open English roads.<\/p>\n

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First stop: Broadway<\/h3>\n

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The pretty village of Broadway is a mere 20-minute drive south from The Wood Norton Hotel and is unbelievably charming.<\/p>\n

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The first thing that struck me was how whimsical the houses felt, as if almost from a fairytale.<\/p>\n

You can almost picture Alice (a-la Wonderland) or Jack (and his not-so-many beans) wandering around these lopsided cottages.<\/p>\n

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The beautiful (slanted) little doorways and old-English style architecture was only made even better by the sun deciding to come out.<\/p>\n

And, although it was a tad chilly, we decided, the roof on the Morgan had to come down; even if for just a few minutes.<\/p>\n

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The best way to explore Broadway is to park someone at either end of the high street and see it all on foot.<\/p>\n

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You’ll find no shortage of cute cottages here….<\/p>\n

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If the weather stays nice and dry, take a walk up to Broadway Tower for views all across the Cotswolds.<\/p>\n

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Second Town: Stow-on-the-wold <\/strong><\/h3>\n

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About 10 minutes drive south from Broadway, Stow-on-the-Wold is a historic market town that dates back to Norman times (around 1300).<\/p>\n

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By the time we’d finished seeing Broadway, that craving for scones had transformed into a hunger monster!<\/p>\n

We decided to park our bottoms in beautiful, Huffkins Tea Room and gorge on some delicious English tea and freshly made scones, jam and clotted cream which filled us up a treat!<\/p>\n

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The town itself is mainly centred around Market Square so be sure to spend a few hours exploring many of the independent shops and antiques that fill its square. Also, on a Saturday, Market Square becomes filled with local antiques stalls selling everything from old victorian dishes, to bespoke art and Georgian jewellery. They house a real cornucopia of goodies that’s brilliant if you love looking for something unique.<\/p>\n

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Third Town: Bourton-on-the-Water<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Our last stop of the day was to Bourton-on-the-Water, one of the Cotswolds<\/a> most famous little villages and is the largest, little market town in the Cotswolds.<\/p>\n

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Separating the town in two is the shallow River Windrush, with its picture perfect little bridges… Take some time for a little walk down the river bank and don’t forget to go with some bread for the ducks.<\/p>\n

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When looking to eat, don’t forget to try a little nibble from The Bakery On The Water, an independent little cafe that produces the most perfect pastie in all of England (a bold statement, I know!).<\/p>\n

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After a little gander and an afternoon Cornish (or can I call them Cotswolds) Pastie ;-), take a moment to explore The Model Village – a total throwback setting a reminder of how quaint and picturesque the Cotswolds are.<\/p>\n

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14 Best Places In The Cotswolds You Should Visit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n