The town stakes its claim to be the oldest borough in England on the fact that it was granted a charter in the year 924 by King Edward..
Visitors will find this a restful place, there is a serene atmosphere, pleasant properties in lovely country lanes, and a nice friendly village inn...
Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere...
Chippenham is a large historic market town in northwest Wiltshire, England, that was established on a crossing of the River Avon. It is believed that some form of settlement has.....
Tucked away in the Cotswolds, Castle Combe is a quintessential English village with honey-colored stone houses, a medieval market cross, and a peaceful ambiance. It's an idyllic destination for a relaxing countryside getaway...
Lying in the northern reaches of Wiltshire, the historic town of Cricklade has many visual delights...
Uniquely, Minchinhampton is reached only by a narrow winding road that climbs upwards and travels across remote and windswept common land..
Nailsworth is a handsome town that has a history stretching back to beyond Roman times...
Originally known in Roman times as Corinium Dobunorum, the town of Cirencester in those far off day's was the second largest town in England...
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Broad Hinton is found in the spacious countryside a few miles south-west of Swindon, close to the Ridgeway Path...
Gatherings of graceful medieval houses line the streets of Lacock..
Eastcombe is a beautiful hilltop village nestling in the heart of the Cotswolds...
The village of Bisley is all charm. It has an excellent collection of very fine buildings as well as some interesting local folklore...
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Just as fish abound in the water along this stretch of the Thames, so too, do pretty Cotswold stone cottages and delightful country houses...
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The village of Avebury is world famous for its spectacular stone circle, which some consider more spectacular than Stonehenge. The pretty village also has a 15th century church,.....
This delightful hamlet lies in one of the richest natural history area's in England, containing the burial places of people from pre-history and almost unknown centuries...
Stroud, on the western edge of the Cotswolds, is a town set steeply at the center of the Stroud Valleys, 5 valleys that are peppered with gorgeous cottages, old cloth mills,.....
William Stumpe, the wealthy merchant responsible for giving Malmesbury Abbey back to the town following the Dissolution was also.....
Malmesbury Abbey is built on the site of a former Saxon monastery of AD700, by the 12th-century it was an important Benedictine.....
A magnificent arboretum which is a joy to visit at any time of year. It is run by the Forestry Commission and has a dazzling.....
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Lacock is one of the most beautiful villages in England, with houses dating from the 15th-century to the 18th-century. At the.....
Former Tudor hunting lodge later converted to fashionable home...
Avebury Manor is a 16th century manor house built on the site of an old monastery. The rich interior of the house shows original.....
There are many fanciful theories about Silbury Hill, the massive conical hill described as the highest artificial mound in.....
This is the largest and one of the most spectacular stone circles in the world, it certainly eclipses Stonehenge, for not only is.....
This engaging house sits serenely in a beautiful wooded Gloucestershire valley, surrounded by an old deer park. It is built of.....
Painswick is a beautiful Cotswold village of mellow golden stone. It is renowned not simply for its Cotswold beauty, but also.....
Designed by Henry Edmund Goodridge in 1825 for William Beckford, one of the nation's most accomplished and interesting characters.....
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"The Best Treat in Bath" - The Daily Telegraph Discover how the City of Bath was transformed from a small provincial spa town.....
Bath museum of costume is a great experience, especially for anyone interested in either history or fashion. The collection.....
Bath's magnificent 18th century Assembly Rooms were opened in 1771. Known as the New or Upper Rooms they were designed by John.....
Bath Abbey is a beautiful building. The building is sited on the remains of a Norman Cathedral which itself replaced an 8th.....
This wonderful historic castle standing a short distance inland from the River Severn estuary has long been associated with the.....
Jane Austen, the famous novelist is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous residents. She paid two long.....
The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....
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