The Cotswolds are centred on the gentle slopes of the Cotswolds Hills and
are officially designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the
largest in England and Wales, and made up from parts of the English Counties
of:
Gloucestershire,Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and
Somerset, Herefordshire.
The ancient towns & villages are steeped in history and many date back
at least 500 to 600 years and are one of the most popular reasons for tourists
visiting the Cotswolds region.
The Cotswolds is an area of England about the size of greater Tokyo. 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’.
Places of interest in The Cotswolds:
Sudeley Castle, Hailes Abbey, Owlpen Manor, Woodchester Mansion,The Corinium
Museum,Chedworth Roman Villa,Mill Dene Garden and Kiftsgate Court Garden,
Slimbridge Wildfowl & Wetland Trust, Gloucester Cathedral,Painswick
Rococo Garden, Prinknash Bird & Deer Park ,Cheltenham Art Gallery &
Museum,
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway,Westonbirt Arboretum and
Abbey House Gardens Museum in the Park, The Edward Jenner Museum
There are famous cities such as Bath, well-known beautiful towns like Cheltenham
and hundreds of delightful villages such as Burford and Castle Combe, Broadway,
Bourton-on-the-Waler,Above all, the local honey-coloured limestone, used
for everything from the stone floors in the houses to the tiles on the roof,
has ensured that the area has a magical uniformity of architecture.
You will see ‘Drystone walls’ everywhere in the fields. Many were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, a matter of considerable skill as there is no cement to hold the walls together. They represent an important historical landscape and a major conservation feature and are of course still used by farmers to enclose sheep and cattle.
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