Cotswolds - tourist guide to the central Cotswold area

To cover the detail of all the Cotswolds villages, we have given you a larger scale map. The scale is about 30 miles from Stratford (at north of area) to Burford (in south of this area). Click on any of the villages for more information. There is a brief synopsis below the map

Central Cotswolds map

Stratford upon Avon Evesham Broadway, Worcs ChippingCampden Snowshill Moreton in Marsh Winchcombe Stow on the Wold Chipping Norton Naunton The Slaughters Bourton on the Water Charlbury, OXON Cheltenham Northleach Burford Bibury Cirencester Painswick

Bibury National Trust cottages, and a river full of trout
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Bourton-on-the-Water So well known that it gets very busy in summer
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Broadway Probably best known for the Lygon Arms now!
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Burford Main street on a hill full of antique shops
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Charlbury Off the main tourist trail, grew wealthy making gloves
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Chipping Campden Perhaps the prettiest of the Cotswold villages
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Chipping Norton See Bliss Mill, a Victorian woollen mill
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Cheltenham "Capital of the Cotswolds"
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Cirencester Second largest Roman town in Britain
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Evesham Fruit is grown in the Vale of Evesham
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Moreton-in-Marsh Wide main street, typical of the area
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Naunton A guide to Naunton and other little villages off the main trail
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Northleach Perhaps the best wool church in the area
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Painswick See the topiary Yew trees in the church yard
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Slaughters So perfect you avoid them in summer!
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Snowshill National Trust have a eclectic collection of one mans obsessions
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Stow-on-the Wold High on the wold and a cross roads, you cannot tour the Cotswolds without coming here
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Stratford-upon-Avon Birthplace of Shakespeare and home to the eponymous theatre
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Winchcombe Sudeley Castle and another good wool church
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Cotswolds - guide to central area