The Cotswolds - designated as an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' where time has stood still for more than 300 yearsThe rolling 'Wolds' of the Cotswolds where sheep still remain one of the most common sightsThe High Street of the ancient market town of Chipping Campden in the northern CotswoldsThe tiny village of Hidcote Bartrim with thatched cottagesSudeley Castle was once home to Queen Katherine Parr, the last and surviving wife of King Henry VIII. The glorious gardens are amongst the very best in England.Bourton House Gardens at Bourton-on-the-Hill in the north CotswoldsThe hillside village of Snowshill perching on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment overlooking Broadway and EveshamSezincote is a unique and extraordinary Indian house set amidst the Cotswold Hills.Warwick Castle - the most well preserved and visited castle in EnglandThe Royal Shakespeare Theatre on the banks of the River Avon at Stratford-upon-AvonThe magnificent Gloucester CathedralThe ancient Market Hall at Chipping Campden
The Cotswolds - the Heart of England
...where time has stood still for 300 years
The official Cotswolds.info website covering the whole of the Cotswolds and its surrounds is your online travel tour guide for discovering everything you need to know about visiting and touring the unique Cotswolds region of the UK. Your travel in England would not be complete without a visit to the Cotswolds.
This website is the only Internet resource to fully cover the whole of the Cotswolds region and important tourist areas on its borders.
Prepare to be intrigued by our rich unique history, culture and the natural beauty of ancient limestone villages, rolling wolds countryside, beautiful gardens and magnificent historic castles and stately homes.
The Cotswolds is one of the most 'quintessentially English' and unspoiled regions of England where you cannot help but fall in love with the uniqueness of it.
This site is an extensive resource for the whole of the Cotswold region formed by the associated six English counties of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Bath & North East Somerset.
The unique region officially covers an area of 790 square miles in the upper part of the southwest region of England and is the country's largest officially designated 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' see our (Cotswolds Fact Sheet).
Popular with both the English themselves and international visitors from all over the world, the area is well known for gentle hillsides (‘wolds’), outstanding countryside with river valleys, water meadows and beech woods, sleepy ancient limestone villages, historic market towns and for being so ‘typically English’ where time has stood still for over 300 years.
Travel Tour Guide to the Cotswolds
..... we love the Cotswolds
Throughout the Cotswolds stone features in buildings and stone walls act as a common thread in seamlessly blending the historic towns & villages with their surrounding landscape.
This detailed and comprehensive tour directory is the perfect visitor guide to the region's history, beautiful villages, places to visit, finding Cotswold accommodation and places to eat including where to shop, and what glorious gardens to see.
It also includes outdoor activity pursuits including Walking, Cycling, Fishing, Golfing, Garden Visits, Horse Riding, Camping and Caravanning.
The Events Calendar lets you know about Events taking place throughout the year and Maps are provided for the whole region. Find holiday and vacation accommodation and lodgings.
The Cotswolds - "the most English and the least spoiled
of all our countrysides" - J.B. Priestley
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Please note that due to Covid-19 most Events have been cancelled.
Generally outdoor parks including those of Stately Houses
have
now been re-opened. Please check the relevant specific websites
for further information.
The unique region officially covers an area of 790 square miles in the upper part of the southwest region of England and is the country's largest officially designated 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' see our 
This detailed and comprehensive tour directory is the perfect visitor guide to the region's history, beautiful villages, places to visit, finding Cotswold accommodation and places to eat including where to shop, and what glorious gardens to see.