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 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...

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...

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...

A simple but large building tucked away down a little alley, Stow Baptist Chapel was built in 1852, although Baptists have been meeting in Stow...

The history of St Edward’s Church spans nearly a thousand years. Begun in the 12th Century on the site of an earlier Saxon church, it...

Part medieval and part Victorian, Stow market cross was first put up in the 15th Century to encourage market traders to trade honestly. In 1878,...

Naunton's famous local Dovecote is Grade II listed and an Ancient Monument. Like many dovecotes, it is stone built with a four-gabled design. Unlike many...

Completed in 1878, St Edwards’s Hall is one of the newer buildings in Stow and it dwarfs its older neighbours. Designed by Medland of Gloucester,...

This toy museum in the lively market town of Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswolds is packed full with an internationally acclaimed collection of Victorian, Edwardian and...

The little village of Naunton has an unusually large Baptist chapel. At capacity, this tall and spacious building can seat up to 150 people. Other...

This very pretty church is probably 12th Century in origin, but later additions include the tower, added in the 15th Century and the nave and...

St Michael’s is a fine cruciform church with Norman origins. Exceptional features include a surviving Norman doorway with an ornate carved tympanum and a tiny...

Burial mound or sacrifice site - no one's quite sure what Guiting Power Round Barrow was for, although it's the largest of its kind in...

The Domesday entry for Guiting Power mentions a priest living in this small village, perhaps indicating that this church dates from at least 1086, when...

There have been people living at Guiting Power since at least Saxon times. Today, Guiting Power is a popular conservation village. At its centre is...

Guiting Power Baptist chapel was built in 1835 and it's a typical Victorian chapel. Outside, round-headed windows and a Venetian window above the entrance can...

Hawling Methodist Chapel sites on a hill and has wonderful views of the surrounding Cotswold countryside. Built in 1837, it is a simple square building...

Hawling parish church is mostly 18th Century, but the pretty tower is around 500 years old. Early perpendicular in style, it has embattlements and gargoyles....

Established in 1971, the Cotswold Farm Park was the first-ever Rare Breeds Farm to open to the public. With over 50 flocks and herds of...

The Tolsey Museum houses an interesting local heritage collection that helps to bring to life the past of this region. Artefacts include the Town...

This pretty church with 12th century origins is the site of an astonishing discovery. A Decalogue of reredos found here had lain hidden and decaying...

Cotswold stone, 14th Century and Grade I listed, Temple Guiting Manor is regarded as one of the finest small Tudor houses in the Cotswolds. Set...

In the heart of the beautiful Cotwolds, Chedworth represents one of Britain’s largest Romano-British villas. This is a stately home with a history that...