Cotswolds Towns, Villages and Cities
From small villages such as Bibury, towns like Cirencester and cities like Bath, the Cotswolds UK has something for everyone.
Some Cotswold places you may like to visit if you are on a Cotswolds tour, planning a short stay in the Cotswolds, or a day trip to the Cotswolds. Click on the place names to visit a page dedicated to that Cotswold town or village. At the bottom of the list you will find details of smaller towns and villages that don't have a dedicated page on the Cotswolds web site at present.
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Probably the most famous, and well visited Cotswold towns and viilages are:
Popular Cotswold Towns & Villages
Bibury
Bibury is a typical Cotswold village alongside the River Coln and is home to the famous Arlington Row.
Bourton on the
Water
Bourton on the Water is an extremely popular destination for visitors to the Cotswolds. Bourton on the Water
is sometimes known as 'The Venice of the Cotswolds'
Broadway
Broadway in Worcestershire is one of the most beautiful villages in the Cotswolds, and probably England. Very
wide tree lined High Street with period houses and Cotswold stone cottages.
Burford
Burford, once a busy wollen town, now a popular centre for visitors to the Cotswolds. Burford has a broad main
street which slopes down to the River Windrush.
Cheltenham
Cheltenham is a Regency spa town with excellent shopping and places to eat out. Chelteham is also home to the
Everyman Theatre.
Chipping Campden
Chipping Campden is an historic town with impressive buildings such as one of the finest wool churches, the
church of St James, and the Market Hall built in 1627.
Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is the highest town in Oxfordshire and sometimes known as "The Gateway To The
Cotswolds". The western approach to Chipping Norton via the A44 from Moreton-in-Marsh is dominated by the
chimney stack of Bliss Tweed Mill.
Cirencester
Cirencester is one of the oldest and most beautiful market towns in the country. An important site in Roman
times when it was known as Corinium.
Fairford
Fairford is a Gloucestershire town, probably most famous for being the home of RAF Fairford, where the annual
Royal International Air Tattoo is staged. Situated between Cirencester and Lechlade.
Lechlade
Lechlade, located 9 miles South of Burford, is a small market town on the southern borders of the Cotswolds
where the rivers Coln and Leach join the Thames, and Inglesham, just above Lechlade, marks the head of its
navigation.
Moreton-in-Marsh
More details about Moreton in Marsh on the Moreton in Marsh page
Nailsworth
Situated about 4 miles from Stroud, Nailsworth is a charming town with winding streets and a plentiful supply of nooks and crannies to explore.
Northleach
Northleach is situated 9 miles south of Stow in the Wold in a secluded shallow depression. Northleach is one of the most under-developed villages in the Cotswolds and is within easy reach of Oxford, Stratford upon Avon
and Cirencester.
South Cerney
South Cerney is one of the largest villages in the Cotswolds. Just a short drive from Cirencester and in the heart of the Cotswold Water Park.
Stow-on-the-Wold
Stow-on-the-Wold is one of the most visited towns in the Cotswolds. Stow stands along the old Roman Fosse Way on a 700 foot high hill.
Stroud
Stroud is the oldest market town in Gloucestershire.
Tetbury
Tetbury is a centre for antique shops and home to The Market House built in 1655.
Just a few miles from Highgrove, home of King Charles.
Witney
Witney is an historic Oxfordshire town famous for its blankets.
Woodstock
Woodstock is home to Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill.
More towns and villages in the Cotswolds
Ablington
Located 1 mile northwest of Bibury. Ablington hotel, Ablington bed and breakfast and Ablington self catering
holiday accommodation can be found on the Ablington accommodation page
Ashton Keynes
Ashton Keynes is situated about five miles south of Cirencester.
Batsford
Batsford Located 1.5 miles NW of Moreton-in-Marsh and home to the Batsford Arboretum
Bisley
Bisley is ocated 4 miles East of Stroud.
Bladon
Located 2 miles from Blenheim Palace and Woodstock. Sir Winston Churchill is buried in the
graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Martin in Bladon.
Charlbury
Located in Oxfordshire 6 miles north west of Witney.
Minchinhampton
Located in Gloucestershire 1.5 miles North East of Nailsworth.
Minster Lovell
Located 2.5 miles West of Witney.
Just a short drive from Witney, Minster Lovell is home to the Church of St. Kenelm's and the derelict remains
of the manor house of the Lovell family (Minster Lovell Hall) set next to the river Windrush.
North Cerney Located 4 miles North of Cirencester.
Shipton-under-Wychwood
Located in Oxfordshire 4 miles North East of Burford, Oxfordshire. Shipton-under-Wychwood
accommodation
Westonbirt
Westonbirt is a small village a few miles from Tetbury and home to the world famous Westonbirt Arboretum.
Winchcombe Home to the beautiful Sudeley Castle
Windrush
Located in Gloucestershire 4 miles west of Burford. A small village with a charming church.