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Centred on the gentle slopes of the Cotswold Hills this area, officially designated 'an area of outstanding natural beauty', is famous for the tranquility and timelessness of it's villages like Broadway, Bourton on the Water, Bibury, and the city of Bath. Many have scarcely altered since they grew up on the prosperity of the medieval wool trade in the 14th and 15th centuries. This now makes the Cotswolds region one of the most treasured, toured, and vacationed in Britain for nowhere else will you see such uniformity and heart warming preservation on such a scale.
The Cotswolds take in parts of the english counties of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire; an area once given over entirely to sheep-farming. Many of the fine churches and manor houses owe their existence to the generosity of the wealthy medieval yeoman farmers and wool merchants. The dignified villages owe much of their charm from the use of the warm, honey-coloured limestone which was locally quarried by hand and used alike for humble weavers cottages, mansions, and churches. Never far from sight, numerous streams wind through the valleys and chatter alongside main streets.
The demise, and now the good fortune, of the Cotswolds was due to the increasing manufacture of cloth in the 16th and 17th centuries leading to a forgotten wool industry and a forgotten Cotswolds. Hence the villages have undertaken no change for 300 years and are now to be marvelled at for their perfect preservation and beauty that only exists in this most unique of regions in the United Kingdom.
This guide will take you on a tour of some of the most beautiful areas and places to be found and to vacation, from the northern Cotswolds gate post of Broadway to the magnificent roman town and now Georgian city of Bath on the southern fringes. It will include Shakespeare's Stratford upon Avon, the king maker's castle of Warwick, and Winston Churchhill's childhood home, Blenheim Palace.
Avon Valley Steam Railway Located at Bitton Station midway between Bristol and Bath on the A431 one mile from Keynsham.
The Avon Valley Railway is more than just a train ride, offering a whole new experience for some or a nostalgic memory for others.
The track now extends south to the proposed location of a new platform at the River Avon with the opening planned during 2003. Passengers will be able to enjoy walks in the surrounding countryside, aswell as the many attractions the River Avon has to offer.
Among the many pretty Cotswold towns and villages, Tetbury stands out as being unique in its appeal. Set in the unrivalled beauty of green protected countryside can be found one of the greatest concentrations of protected buildings in England. A walk through the centre of town follows a route in use for some 800 years, lined with Cotswold stone building dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. Superlatives abound in every guide book - ' a Cotswold Gem'...'some of the handsomest rows of houses in the Cotswolds'...'retains the authentic harmony of a 17th century wool town'...'delightful old shopping centre' - all who visit are captivated by its special charm. In pre-historic times Tetbury was the site of a hill-fort later taken over by the Romans.