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Coaching inns on market squares, pubs with rooms in the villages and country-house hotels. Choose your base first: the right town saves hours of driving, or lets you leave the car at home.

A row of old stone weavers' cottages beside a river under a white sky
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  1. The River Windrush flowing past Minster Mill's lawns and parasols

    Minster Mill

    Hotel · Witney

    A spa hotel in 65 acres on the River Windrush at Minster Lovell, three miles west of Witney, with a pool, a restaurant and dogs in 32 rooms.

    Dog-friendly · Wedding venues · Family-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  2. A sitting room with a tall leaded window, a gilt mirror over the fireplace and a rug

    Miserden Estate holiday lets

    Self-catering · Miserden

    Two holiday lets on the Miserden estate: a one-bedroom flat in the Grade II* house at Miserden Park, with free entry to the garden, and the Old Rectory in the village, sleeping 13.

    Walker-friendly

    Verified Oct 2026

  3. Glamping pods on a lawn around a stone fire pit with log benches

    Moreton-in-Marsh Club Campsite

    Camping · Moreton-in-Marsh

    The Caravan and Motorhome Club's site on Bourton Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, open all year, with 184 touring pitches, ten pods and a dog walk.

    Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Walker-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  4. A gabled stone farmhouse with tall chimneys behind a gravel drive

    North Farmcote

    B&B · Winchcombe

    Bed and breakfast in a farmhouse above Winchcombe, built around 1840, its owners say, as a dower house for Lord Sudeley's mother.

    Walker-friendly

    Verified Oct 2026

  5. Sheep in a buttercup meadow under fruit trees on a sunny day

    Old Farm, Dorn

    Self-catering · Moreton-in-Marsh

    A working regenerative farm at Dorn, about a mile from Moreton-in-Marsh, with a holiday let in its shearing shed, a studio and a ten-pitch campsite.

    Verified Oct 2026

  6. The open-plan lounge and kitchen of an Old Fleece apartment, a leather sofa against a blue and yellow painted wall

    Old Fleece apartments

    Self-catering · Nailsworth

    Three self-catering apartments behind the Old Fleece pub at Rooksmoor, between Nailsworth and Stroud, with an EV charging point and the garden.

    EV charging

    Verified Nov 2026

  7. The stone Old Manse Hotel beside the River Windrush with tables outside

    Old Manse Hotel

    Inn · Bourton-on-the-Water

    A Cotswold-stone inn of 1748 on Victoria Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, with 15 rooms, three of them for dogs, and pub food all day, run by Greene King Inns.

    Dog-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  8. Pub dishes of chicken, a pie, macaroni cheese and greens laid on a wooden table

    Old Swan

    Inn · Witney

    A 15th-century pub with rooms at Minster Lovell, sister to Minster Mill, three miles west of Witney, serving food every day from noon to 9pm.

    Dog-friendly

    Verified Oct 2026

  9. The stone front of Ostlers, a cottage in Burford, with climbers round the windows

    Ostlers

    Self-catering · Burford

    A three-bedroom holiday cottage in Burford, let through Manor Cottages, sleeping six, with a garden, a woodburner and parking for one car; no pets.

    Family-friendly

    Verified Oct 2026

  10. Owlpen Manor in evening light above clipped yew hedges, with woods behind

    Owlpen Manor Cottages

    Self-catering · Uley

    Nine dog-friendly holiday cottages for two to eight, and a glamping camp, on the Owlpen Manor estate in a wooded valley a mile east of Uley.

    Dog-friendly · Walker-friendly · Family-friendly

    Verified Oct 2026

  11. A tall stone vicarage with gables and climbing plants, above a lawn with garden seating

    Parsonage House

    B&B · Badminton

    A bed and breakfast in Badminton's Edwardian former vicarage on Hayes Lane, with three king-size rooms over the garden and a continental breakfast.

    Verified Nov 2026

  12. A shallow stream crossing a lane under a willow, with stone houses behind, in Crudwell

    Pettifers

    Hotel · Malmesbury

    A dog-friendly bed and breakfast hotel at Crudwell, near Malmesbury, with 18 rooms in the main building and a courtyard, walled gardens and a two-bedroom cottage next door.

    Dog-friendly · Wedding venues

    Verified Nov 2026

  13. The Old Nelson, the Brewers Fayre restaurant at Premier Inn Stroud: a pale stone house with a glazed extension and outdoor tables by the car park

    Premier Inn Stroud

    Hotel · Stroud

    A Premier Inn in the Grade II-listed Stratford Lodge, opposite Stratford Park in Stroud, with free parking and a pub next door for meals.

    Verified Oct 2026

  14. The three-storey Premier Inn at Witney behind its car park

    Premier Inn Witney

    Hotel · Witney

    A Premier Inn on Ducklington Lane, Witney, off the A40, with double, twin, family, accessible and Premier Plus rooms, a restaurant and free parking.

    Verified Nov 2026

  15. Russell's honey-stone front on Broadway's High Street with parasols outside

    Russell's of Broadway

    Inn · Broadway

    A steak and seafood grill with eight rooms on Broadway's High Street, including a luxury suite and ground-floor rooms, with a full English breakfast included.

    Verified Nov 2026

  16. The Butchers Arms from above, with its two green shepherd huts on the bank behind the car park

    Shepherd Huts at the Butchers Arms

    Glamping · Painswick

    Two shepherd huts beside the Butchers Arms at Sheepscombe, about two miles by road from Painswick, each with a king-size bed, shower room and kitchen.

    Dog-friendly · Walker-friendly · EV charging

    Verified Nov 2026

  17. The stone front of Shifford Manor Farm with brick-arched windows and an oak porch, behind a gravel drive

    Shifford Manor Farm

    Self-catering · Bampton

    A listed seventeenth-century farmhouse in the Thames-side hamlet of Shifford, about 6 km east of Bampton, let whole for up to 13 guests in six bedrooms, with dogs allowed.

    Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Walker-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  18. A long honey-coloured stone house with dormer windows and teal-painted doors beside the village lane

    Snowshill Manor Farmhouse

    Self-catering · Snowshill

    A National Trust holiday house for nine opposite Snowshill Manor, the old farm manager's home, with an open fire, five bedrooms and walks from the door.

    Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Walker-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  19. St Anne's and its neighbours, a row of pale stone houses on Gloucester Street under a blue sky

    St Anne's

    B&B · Painswick

    A three-room bed and breakfast in a former wool merchant's house on Gloucester Street, Painswick, suited to Cotswold Way walkers.

    Dog-friendly · Walker-friendly · Car-free

    Verified Oct 2026

  20. The timber-clad Stable cottage lit up at twilight under tall trees

    Stable Cottage, Painswick

    Self-catering · Painswick

    A two-bedroom barn conversion in Painswick sleeping four, with a private garden and a petanque piste, dogs welcome.

    Dog-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  21. The gabled stone manor of Stonehouse Court above its lawns under a big sky

    Stonehouse Court

    Hotel · Stroud

    A seventeenth-century manor house hotel in six acres at Stonehouse, near Stroud, with 44 rooms, a brasserie using its own kitchen garden, and weddings.

    Wedding venues

    Verified Nov 2026

  22. A stone house with leaded windows and a red sign reading Stow Lodge Hotel above a pair of wooden doors, with a planted garden in front

    Stow Lodge Hotel

    Hotel · Stow-on-the-Wold

    A family-run hotel with 20 rooms in Stow's former rectory of 1763 on the Square, with a restaurant, a bar, gardens and a private car park; no pets.

    Verified Oct 2026

  23. A gabled stone cottage on the Sudeley estate behind a garden gate and trees

    Sudeley Castle Cottages

    Self-catering · Winchcombe

    Nineteen holiday cottages on the Sudeley Castle estate at Winchcombe, sleeping three to fourteen, some dog-friendly, with free castle entry in season.

    Dog-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  24. A guest rowing a small wooden boat on the estate lake under autumn trees

    Temple Guiting Manor & Barns

    Self-catering · Temple Guiting

    A Grade I manor house and four converted farm buildings in 14.5 acres at Temple Guiting, let for exclusive-use holidays, celebrations and weddings for up to 32 guests.

    Family-friendly · Hot tubs · Wedding venues

    Verified Nov 2026

Choosing a base

The Cotswolds cover nearly 800 square miles, from Warwickshire and Worcestershire in the north to Bath and Wiltshire in the south, so where you stay shapes your trip more than which hotel you choose. Pick the region you most want to see, then a town with good links. Planning a wedding? Our guide to getting married in the Cotswolds has the legal steps. Our guides to the best towns and the best villages in the Cotswolds say what each is like and who it suits.

Without a car

Moreton-in-Marsh has a station about 90 minutes from London Paddington, and the 801 bus runs from outside it to Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water and Cheltenham every day. Stow is about 15 minutes along that route. In the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, Kingham has its own station and two pubs with rooms. In the south, Stroud has direct trains to London and buses up the valleys. See where to stay in Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow, Kingham and Stroud, and our guide to the Cotswolds without a car. Our three days without a car is planned from Moreton.

For the north Cotswolds

Chipping Campden makes a fine base in the north, with the Cotswold Way starting beside its 1627 Market Hall on the High Street and buses to Moreton station. Broadway has the Lygon Arms, a historic coaching inn with parts of the building from the fourteenth century, and Broadway Tower on the hill above. Bourton-on-the-Water is busy by day but quiet before 10am, which is when people who stay there see it at its best. See where to stay in Chipping Campden, Broadway and Bourton-on-the-Water. Our itineraries use these bases too: two days in the North Cotswolds from Stow, and one day in the Cotswolds with a night in Broadway at the end.

For the south and the Coln valley

Cirencester is the natural base for the south-east, with Bibury (the 855 bus) and Fairford (the 77) both reached by bus from Monday to Saturday. Tetbury puts you close to Westonbirt and Highgrove, and Castle Combe has the Manor House, whose Bybrook restaurant kept its Michelin star in the 2026 guide, and the twelve-room Castle Inn. See where to stay in Cirencester, Tetbury, Malmesbury and Nailsworth. A weekend in the South Cotswolds spends its night in Malmesbury, and three days in the Cotswolds is based in Northleach, between north and south.

For the Oxfordshire Cotswolds

Burford is the classic base on the Oxfordshire side, with free parking at Guildenford and the X52 bus to Oxford and Cheltenham. Woodstock puts Blenheim Palace on your doorstep, with the S3 bus from Oxford station. See where to stay in Burford, Witney and Woodstock.

For walkers

Winchcombe is the walkers' town: the Cotswold Way passes through, the Winchcombe Way starts there, and the walk up to Belas Knap starts from the town. Its walking festival is held each May. Burford and Wotton-under-Edge both have free car parks and walks from the door. See where to stay in Winchcombe and Painswick, and our half-day walks and long walks.

Pubs with rooms in the villages

Six village inns with bedrooms, a short drive from Cirencester, Burford, Kingham, Witney and Chipping Campden.

  • The pink-washed Bathurst Arms by the road at North Cerney in summer

    The Bathurst Arms

    Inn · Cirencester

    A pub with five rooms on the River Churn at North Cerney, about five miles north of Cirencester, with a beer garden, food every day and roasts on Sundays.

    Verified Nov 2026

  • Bar room with a log fire in a stone hearth, a wooden floor and settles

    The Village Pub

    Inn · Cirencester

    A pub with six bedrooms in the eaves at Barnsley, about four miles from Cirencester, part of THE PIG group, with gravity-fed ales and steak night on Thursdays.

    Dog-friendly

    Verified Oct 2026

  • The ivy-covered stone inn by the road under a blue sky

    The Inn for All Seasons

    Inn · Burford

    A country inn at the Barringtons, about three miles west of Burford, begun in the 1500s and a coaching inn from the 1700s, with twelve rooms and dogs welcome.

    Dog-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  • The stone inn behind a dry stone wall with its hanging sign

    The Feathered Nest Inn

    Inn · Kingham

    An inn with four rooms and a cottage at Nether Westcote near Kingham, in a building that began 350 years ago as a malt house.

    Wedding venues

    Verified Nov 2026

  • Stone inn with long slate roofs and a courtyard under a clear blue sky

    The Bird in Hand

    Inn · Witney

    A 17th-century country inn with sixteen rooms, two of them accessible, at Whiteoak Green, Hailey, about three miles north of Witney.

    Family-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  • A stone inglenook with a log fire between settles and small tables

    The Ebrington Arms

    Pubs · Chipping Campden

    A village pub in Ebrington, about 3 miles by road from Chipping Campden, with a landscaped terrace and garden, food every day and five rooms.

    Verified Oct 2026

The White Horse's whitewashed front lit at dusk, with benches outside
The White Horse, Biddestone, at dusk

Before you book

Book early
Book well ahead for summer weekends, bank holidays and the Cheltenham Festival in March.
Parking
Ask where to park. In Bibury, Castle Combe and the Slaughters there is little or no public parking in the village itself.
Dogs
Many inns welcome dogs, often for a nightly charge and only if booked ahead.
Car-free
Stay near Moreton-in-Marsh, Kingham, Stroud or Kemble stations to travel without a car.

Guest houses and town hotels

Rooms in the middle of Cirencester, Bourton-on-the-Water, Nailsworth and Stroud.

  • A bright breakfast room with grey painted chairs, spotted tablecloths and hare pictures on the walls

    Cotswold Hare

    B&B · Cirencester

    A bed and breakfast with seven en suite rooms on Victoria Road, Cirencester, with a parking space for every room, for adults and children over ten.

    Verified Nov 2026

  • The cream-painted front of The Old Brewhouse with window boxes of trailing flowers

    The Old Brewhouse

    B&B · Cirencester

    A bed and breakfast in a 17th-century town house on London Road, Cirencester, with ten rooms in the house and round a courtyard, free parking and a VisitEngland four-star rating.

    Verified Oct 2026

  • The stone front of the Lansdowne under a blue sky, with its conservatory

    The Lansdowne Guest House

    B&B · Bourton-on-the-Water

    An adults-only guest house in Victorian buildings on Lansdowne Road, Bourton-on-the-Water, with 14 rooms plus cottage rooms and suites, breakfast included and free parking outside.

    Verified Oct 2026

  • A bedroom with a grey headboard, patterned cushions and wall lamps

    Chester House Hotel

    Hotel · Bourton-on-the-Water

    A family-owned hotel with 22 rooms on Victoria Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, with L'Anatra Italian Kitchen, a walled garden, a car park and rooms for small dogs.

    Dog-friendly

    Verified Nov 2026

  • The long stone mill building reflected in its millpond

    Egypt Mill

    Inn · Nailsworth

    A Grade II* listed former mill in Nailsworth, with its waterwheel and mill pond, now a hotel, pub and restaurant with 28 bedrooms, open from breakfast every day.

    Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Wedding venues

    Verified Nov 2026

  • The Old Nelson, the Brewers Fayre restaurant at Premier Inn Stroud: a pale stone house with a glazed extension and outdoor tables by the car park

    Premier Inn Stroud

    Hotel · Stroud

    A Premier Inn in the Grade II-listed Stratford Lodge, opposite Stratford Park in Stroud, with free parking and a pub next door for meals.

    Verified Oct 2026

Questions

Where is the best place to stay in the Cotswolds without a car?

Moreton-in-Marsh or Stow-on-the-Wold: Moreton has the station, and the 801 bus links both with Bourton and Cheltenham every day.

Which Cotswold town is best for walking?

Winchcombe, where the Cotswold Way and the Winchcombe Way meet and a walking festival is held every May.

Is it better to stay in Bourton-on-the-Water or Stow?

Stow is quieter in the day and on the 801 bus to Bourton. Staying in Bourton lets you see it early and late, when the day visitors have gone.

Where should I stay for Bibury?

Cirencester, about 7 miles away, with the 855 bus to Bibury from Monday to Saturday.

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