Cotwolds, UK Weekend Tour
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The Cotswolds is a very large area that’s covers roughly 800 square miles. Join us, as we take a weekend tour through Five counties (Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire).
Throughout this tour, we visit the following locations:
- St. Martins Church in Bladon
- Blenhemim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire
- Woodstock, Oxfordshire
- St. Kenelm’s Church in Minster Lovell
- St. Mary’s Church in Swinbrook
- Birbury in Gloucestershire
- St. Mary’s the Virgin Church in Bibury
- Burford
- Burford Almshouses
- St. John the Baptist Church in Burford
- Bourton-on-the-water in Gloucestershire
- St. Lawrence Church in Bourton-on-the-Water
- The Slaughters in Gloucestershire
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- St. Edwards Church in Stow-on-the-Wold
- Market Cross in Stow-on-the-Wold
- Rollright Stones in the Cotswolds
- Great Tew in Oxfordshire
- Long Compton in Warwickshire
- St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Long Compton
- Broadway Tower in Worcestershire
- The Town of Broadway in Worcestershire
- Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire
Burford Cotswolds England 2018
COTSWOLDS ENGLAND July, 2018. A medium bus trip from Cheltenham to Burford and you are in the heart of the Cotswolds. This town has many beautiful old buildings built of Cotswold stone. And it is shoppers delight! However, keep a look out for the traffic as the main road can be very busy at times.
Discover the Real Downton Abbey Village at Bampton , Plan your Visit
Bampton Village was used as the location for Downton Abbey Village, the Abbey itself was Highclere Castle some 30 miles away just south of Newbury. See the video to understand how unspoilt Bampton is, how little work was required to return Bampton to Edwardian England. In the video you see Downton's St Michael's Church, Mrs Crawley's house, and along Church View The Cottage Hospital, The Post Office and Dog and Duck Pub. Watch this video to help you plan your trip. The leaflet seen in the video may be found in St Mary the Virgin Church.
I watched the start of the new series and Bampton featured a great deal in Mary's Wedding, her carriage passing the Cottage Hospital and arriving at the green.
Bampton which was previously an isolated Oxfordshire Village with no important through road fears the loss of its privacy. Coachloads of tourists from all over the world are starting to arrive to arrive in sleepy Bampton yet they are not prepared have no tea-rooms, souvenir shop, limited parking etc. The Library (Cottage Hospital in Downton) has some tourist information and sells a few souvenirs however has the usual library opening hours.There is a Coffee Shop in the Market Place plus some lively pubs.
If you manage to visit Bampton soon you will still find it utterly unspoiled. Downton Abbey has just won three Emmys. There are several bed and breakfast's in Bampton , including Wheelgate House, The Coach House and Upham House Bed & Breakfast if you could stay in Bampton that would be the best way to get the period feel of the village
also as many of the villagers have appeared in Down as extras I'm sure you get get to hear real inside information.
Bampton has for generations been renowned for its Morris Dancing traditions which are still celebrated today.
The nearest town to Bampton is Witney, so arrive by London, M40, Oxford, Witney, Bampton.
Some other tidbits , Shilton was used for the bus going through a ford scene, the delightful Swan Pub at Swinbrook has also appeared. The current library was formerly a Grammar School and if you look carefully at Bampton in Downton Abbey you will notice the odd TV aerial.
There is a village in England called Downton (Wiltshire/Somerset border) but it has nothing to do with Downton Abbey but has experienced a tourist boom anyway!
The last series is about to begin!
Burford The Gateway To The Cotswolds.
Burford is a medieval town on the River Windrush in the Cotswold hills in West Oxfordshire, England. It is often referred to as the 'gateway' to the Cotswolds. Burford is located 18 miles (29km) west of Oxford and 22 miles (35km) southeast of Cheltenham, about 2 miles (3km) from the Gloucestershire boundary. The toponym derives from the Old English words burh meaning fortified town or hilltown and ford, the crossing of a river.
The town began in the middle Saxon period with the founding of a village near the site of the modern priory building. This settlement continued in use until just after the Norman conquest of England when the new town of Burford was built. On the site of the old village a hospital was founded which remained open until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by King Henry VIII. The modern priory building was constructed some 40 years later, in around 1580.
The town centre's most notable building is the Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist, which is a Grade I listed building. Described by David Verey as a complicated building which has developed in a curious way from the Norman, it is known for its merchants' guild chapel, memorial to Henry VIII's barber-surgeon, Edmund Harman, featuring South American Indians and Kempe stained glass. In 1649 the church was used as a prison during the Civil War, when the New Model Army Banbury mutineers were held there. Some of the 340 prisoners left carvings and graffiti, which still survive in the church.
The town centre also has some 15th-century houses and the baroue style townhouse that is now Burford Methodist Church. Between the 14th and 17th centuries Burford was important for its wool trade. The Tolsey, midway along Burford's High Street, which was once the focal point for trade, is now a museum.
Intro Music:-
Cinematic (Sting) by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (
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Cheltenham Centre for the Cotswolds
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Walking in Bourton-on-the-Water in lovely Cotswold
Cotswold - Area of Natural Beauty is one of the most beautiful region in the United Kingdom. Bourton-on-the-Water is a lovely town in South Central England straddling the river Windrush. This is a short, beautiful video of walking through this town. Bourton-on-the-Water is well known across England for its low bridges and stone houses.
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The Lamb Inn, Burford
The Lamb Inn, Burford - a charming old Cotswold stone inn with roaring log fires and fine dining situated in one of the Cotswold's most beautiful villages. Read more about it here :-
The Old Bell Hotel | SmarterTravel
Can you guess what year the oldest hotel in England was built?
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Forest Country Walk From London رحلة للغابة تبعد ساعة من لندن
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This is a video about a country walk I went on. It is an hour from London and easy to get to.
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للترجمة العربية الرجاء الضغط على العجلة لاختيار اللغة العربية.