This pottery situated just off the main tourist trail of Bourton-on-the-Water houses the work of ceramic artists, John and Jude Jelfs. On display and available...

Over 500 birds live in Birdand’s seven acres of gardens and parks. This natural habitat is home to flamingos, pelicans, penguins, cranes, storks, cassowary, and...

This is a traditional yew-hedge maze with a twist. Clues to a Rebus puzzle are revealed on the journey to the centre of the maze,...

The Cotswold Motoring Museum provides a fascinating insight into the motoring and leisure habits of the last century. Exhibits include not just cars but also...

This small family-run perfume factory has been creating bespoke fragrances for royalty and celebrities for over 40 years and is one of only three perfume...

With more than 75,000 visitors a year, Bourton-on-the-Water is the Cotswold's most visited village. The main attraction must be the Village Green, which has a...

The River Windrush flows clear and shallow through Bourton-on-the-Water. River paddling is a favourite pastime here, but to cross the river without getting wet feet,...

This famous Model Village is a replica of Bourton-on-the-Water, one of the Cotswolds’ most beautiful villages. Its churches, shops, manor houses, cottages and distinctive stone...

Bourton Model Railway is among the best in the country. Five hundred square feet of miniature mountains, streams, factories, suburbs and over 40 British and...

This church was built by William Marshall in 1784, when the Norman church that stood on the site was almost completely demolished. Only the chancel,...

The Warden's Way is a 14-mile footpath from Bourton-on-the-Water to Winchcombe. It passes along the string of historic villages that straddle the River Windrush. Among...

A diamond-shaped 60-mile walk, the Diamond Way takes in some of the Cotswold's best-known towns and villages. Chipping Campden, with its magnificent wool church, Stow-on-the-Wold,...

Greystones Farm belongs to Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. As well as the farm, its 161 acres include Salmonsbury Meadows, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The...

The Square is Lower Slaughter at its most picturesque. In its centre, there’s a Gothic drinking fountain; to its north a row of fudge-coloured 17th-century...

This two-gabled mullioned stone dovecot is one of the largest in Gloucestershire. Until the dissolution of the monasteries, there was a large convent here -...

In dramatic contrast to the traditional Cotswold cottages surrounding it, this 19th Century red brick corn mill on the picturesque River Eye is home to...

This unusual sunken church is late Norman in origin. Some features have survived from this period, including the doorway to the tower. The top of...

This church was for the most part rebuilt in 1867, although the four-windowed northern side remains from the earlier building. This Transitional Norman arcade was...

The site of St Bartholomew’s Church almost certainly dates back to Roman Britain. A Saxon church once stood here and before that probably a Roman...

This well, and another further down the lane, are where Stow’s water came from until 1871, when a well was bored in the town centre...