Best base town in Cotswolds
Apr 5th, 2016, 11:02 AM
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Best base town in Cotswolds
Hello,
My SO & I are visiting the Cotswolds for 4 days in June. We will rent a car in London and drive over there. We are looking for base - a beautiful not overly touristy/crowded town with pubs/restaurants/sights that we can walk to. We both enjoy nature & photography.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Many thanks!
My SO & I are visiting the Cotswolds for 4 days in June. We will rent a car in London and drive over there. We are looking for base - a beautiful not overly touristy/crowded town with pubs/restaurants/sights that we can walk to. We both enjoy nature & photography.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Many thanks!
Apr 5th, 2016, 11:06 AM
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We enjoyed very much Chipping Campden - a charming town with several pubs and restaurants and a beautiful church. Not as touristy as other (smaller) villages, with a life of its own.
We stayed at the Lygon Arms which was very beautiful.
We stayed at the Lygon Arms which was very beautiful.
Apr 5th, 2016, 11:14 AM
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As I just posted on another thread . . . there re MANY great towns/villages including Chipping Campden, Broadway, Burford, Stow-on-the-Wold, Evesham and lots of others. Or for the more southerly/western bits places like Stroud/Tetbury.
Actually -- for the Cotswolds I generally look for a knock out property and don't care too awful much <i>where</i> it is since just about anyplace in the Cotswolds is easily drive-able from any other part.
What is your budget?
Actually -- for the Cotswolds I generally look for a knock out property and don't care too awful much <i>where</i> it is since just about anyplace in the Cotswolds is easily drive-able from any other part.
What is your budget?
Apr 5th, 2016, 11:18 AM
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All of the above are fine locations . . . My very favorite town would be Burford. One of the VERY best Wool churches, good walks, lots of places to eat/stay/drink/shop.
But I've stayed in every corner of the Cotswolds and you really can't go 'wrong' anywhere.
But I've stayed in every corner of the Cotswolds and you really can't go 'wrong' anywhere.
Apr 5th, 2016, 11:20 AM
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Having stayed in a number of Cotswold towns & villages, I have several favorites:
Winchcombe, walking distance to Sudeley Castle http://www.sudeleycastle.co.uk and Hailes Abbey http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hailes-abbey among others. http://www.winchcombewelcomeswalkers.com
In a few weeks I'll be staying again outside another favorite, Chipping Campden, walking distance to all sorts of places - world-class gardens & historic houses, among others. https://www.chippingcampdenonline.org/attractions/
Painswick is another I like a lot, very pretty, big enough but not too big.
http://painswick.co.uk
Winchcombe, walking distance to Sudeley Castle http://www.sudeleycastle.co.uk and Hailes Abbey http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hailes-abbey among others. http://www.winchcombewelcomeswalkers.com
In a few weeks I'll be staying again outside another favorite, Chipping Campden, walking distance to all sorts of places - world-class gardens & historic houses, among others. https://www.chippingcampdenonline.org/attractions/
Painswick is another I like a lot, very pretty, big enough but not too big.
http://painswick.co.uk
Apr 5th, 2016, 11:27 AM
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