Stretching across the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, the Cotswolds is a rural part of the English countryside surrounded with rolling hills, stone villages, pubs and lively market towns. Quaint villages and breath-taking landscapes abound in the Cotswolds and is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, covering almost 800 square miles.

The area provides for great food and wine experienced best in the local pubs. Many towns make up the area of Cotswolds, but we made a scenic drive to visit the most beautiful. The storybook village of Bibury is one of England’s most iconic communities and home to the River Coln and some of the most photographed houses in the country. Our next drive took us to Burford, a quaint town with plenty of pubs and restaurants to enjoy the world-famous fish and chips at the Cotswold Arms.

Lower Slaughter is a charming village and home to honey-colored stone architecture, quaint little cottages and the most romantic street in Britain, Copse Hill Road. Rumored to be the inspiration behind Tolkien’s ‘Weathertop’ in Lord of the Rings, the picturesque village of Mickleton lies where the Cotswolds meets Shakespeare Country. If you’re looking for tea rooms, museums, and picture-book houses, Bourton-on-the-Water, fondly known as ‘the Venice of the Cotswolds’, has plenty. Beside the River Avon and at the foot of Bredon Hill marks the beginning of the Cotswolds district and the delightful village of Bredon. Steeped in history, the village is full of medieval barns, thatched cottages and stone houses and over to the Broadway Tower for a view over the rolling hills.

The Cotswolds is known for its breath-taking natural beauty, quaint villages with cobbled streets and rich in history making it a perfect ESCAPADITA.