# Cotswolds Travel Information and Visitor Centres > Find useful Cotswolds travel information, with tips on arriving by air, rail, coach or car, local Cotswold markets and a list of tourist information centres. URL: https://cotswolds.info/useful-information.shtml Section: Main Home Page Last updated: 2010-09-28 TRAVELLERS TIPS COTSWOLD MARKETS TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES **Cotswolds Travel and Tourist Information Centre** for travelling to and around the Cotswolds region by air, sea, rail, car, and gives highly useful contact information and local markets together with a list of visitor and tourist information centres. From here you can contact the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, motoring organisations, and official bodies to give you details of other areas of the United Kingdom and Britain. You can also find out about famous people that lived in and around or associated with the Cotswolds including William Shakespeare, Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Winston Churchill, John Singer Sargent and Holst. > ![asterisk](https://cotswolds.info/images/symbols/asterisk_green.jpg) To find the location of any place in the UK use our Google Search Map ## Travellers Tips #### By Air, Rail, Coach or Car Birmingham International Airport has regular flights throughout Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Birmingham Airport is only 50 minutes away by car to Broadway. Alternatively, fly into London Heathrow or Gatwick where you are two hours away by car. From Heathrow there is the Heathrow Express train running every 20 minutes to Paddington Station from which ready connections to Moreton-in-Marsh ( 1hr 40mins), Evesham, Worcester, Stratford-upon-Avon. From London Gatwick Airport you can get train to Reading station and from there a mainline connection to Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds. Alternatively from Gatwick you can get train to London Victoria Station and then by tube to London Paddington and from here to Moreton-in-Marsh. If you plan to make several rail journeys, the BritRail pass is a value-for-money ticket which gives unrestricted travel on the British Rail network. The pass cannot be bought in Britain (see the link below for further information). For planning your UK travel including times of trains and coaches - See Traveline. For your travel around London using tube trains, buses, cabs and river taxis - See Transport for London. #### By Sea and Rail, or Car The Cotswolds are easy to reach from Europe with ferry services via Hull, Felixstowe, Harwich, Holyhead and Pembroke. The Eurostar train from Amsterdam, Brussels or Paris links London's Waterloo International Station in just over 3 hours. Le Shuttle, vehicle carrying trains operate between Calais and Folkestone, a journey of about 35 minutes. For cross channel ferries. #### Banks and Money Most banks are open from 09.30 to 16.30 Monday to Friday. Credit cards are widely accepted but may not be at the smaller shops and B&Bs. Visitors who will be returning to a country outside the European Union can take advantage of the Retail Export Scheme (often called Tax-free Shopping), whereby you can reclaim VAT (Value Added Tax) on goods purchased for export. ## Cotswold Markets #### FARMERS MARKETS **Cirencester** - 2nd and 4th Saturday in month, **Cheltenham** - last Friday in Month, **Stroud** - 1st and 3rd Saturday in month, **Tetbury** - Last Friday in month. **Nailsworth** - 4th Saturday in month, **Dursley** - 4th Saturday in month **Coaley** - where there is a 5th Saturday in month. **Cam** - 1st Saturday in month, **Berkeley** - 3rd Saturday in month, **Wotton-under-Edge** - 1st Saturday in month. For further information about Farmers Markets in the Stroud area. #### ![Cotswolds Farmers Markets](https://cotswolds.info/images/generic/cotswolds_farmers_markets.jpg)WEEKLY RETAIL MARKETS **Cirencester** - Mondays and Fridays, **Burford** - Fridays, **Faiford** - Wednesdays, **Moreton-in-Marsh** - Tuesdays, **Tetbury** - Wednesdays. #### WOMEN INSTITUTE MARKETS These were started in 1919 to provide a place where surplus homemade and home grown produce could be sold to the public. **Cirencester** - Friday, **Cheltenham** - Thursday and Friday,** Chipping Campden** - Friday, **Fairford** - Wednesday **Moreton-in-Marsh** - Thursday, **Lechlade** - Thursday, **Minchinhampton** - Thursday, **Northleach** - Thursday, **Painswick** - Friday, **Tewkesbury** - Friday, **Stroud** - Friday. If you would like to know further about the WI markets visit their website at www.wimarkets.co.uk. ## Visitor and Tourist Information Centres **Avebury** Avebury Chapel Centre, Green Street, Avebury, Wiltshire, SN8 1RE Tel: 01672 539425, Fax: 01672 539296 Email: all.atic@kennet.gov.uk **Banbury** Web: https://banburyshire.com/ Email: callum@banburyshire.com Banbury Accommodation **Bath** Bath Tourism, Abbey Chambers, Abbey Churchyard, Bath, BA1 1LY Tel: 0906 711 2000 (UK 50p a min) Email: tourism@bathnes.gov.uk Bath Accommodation **Bicester** Unit 86a, Bicester Village Outlet Pingle Drive Bicester Oxfordshire England OX6 6WD Tel: 01869 369055 Fax: 01869 369054 Email: bicester.vc@cherwell-dc.gov.uk Bicester Accommodation **Bourton-on-the-Water** Victoria Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, GL54 2BU. Tel 01451 820211 Fax 01451 821103 Email: bourtonvic@cotswold.gov.uk Bourton-on-the-Water Accommodation **Bradford-on-Avon** 50 St Margaret's Street, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1DE Tel: 01225 865797, Fax: 01225 868722. **Bristol** Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4TS. Tel 0333 3210101. **Broadway** Broadway Tourist Information Centre, Unit 14, Russell Square, High Street, Broadway Worcestershire WR12 7AP, Tel: +44 (0)1386 852 937, Email: info@beautifulbroadway.com. Broadway Accommodation **Burford** The Brewery, Sheep Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4LP Telephone 01993 823558 Fax 01993 823590 Email burford.vic@westoxon.gov.uk Burford Accommodation **Cheltenham** 77 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1PJ. Tel - 01242 522878 Email **-** info@cheltenham.gov.uk Cheltenham Accommodation **Chippenham** Yelde Hall, Market Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3HL. Tel: 01249 706333 Fax: 01249 460776 Email: tourism@northwilts.gov.uk Chippenham Accommodation **Chipping Campden** The Old Police Station, High Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6HB. Tel 01386 841206 Fax 01386 841681 Email: info@campdenonline.org. Chipping Campden Accommodation **Chipping Norton** A Visitor Information Point is available at the Guildhall, Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ Chipping Norton Accommodation **Chipping Sodbury** High Street, Chipping Sodbury - At the Clock Tower Tel: 01454 888686 Opens: March until October Mon / Sat - 10.00am - 5.00pm Weds - Shuts 12:30 - 13:30 Closed Bank Holidays. Chipping Sodbury Accommodation **Cirencester** Cirencester Visitor Information, Corinium Museum, Park Street, Cirencester,Gloucestershire, GL7 2BX. Tel 01285 654180. Email cirencestervic@cotswold.gov.uk. Cirencester Accommdation **Cotswold Water Park** Keynes Country Park, Shornecote, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6DF. Tel 01285 861459 Fax 01285 860186. Cotswold Water Park Accommodation **Droitwich Spa** St Richard's House, Victoria Square, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, WR9 8DS Phone: + 44 (0)1905 774312 Fax: + 44(0)1905 794226 Email: heritage@droitwichspa.gov.uk Droitwich Spa Accommodation **Evesham** The Almonry, Abbey Gate, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 4BG Tel: 01386 446944 Fax: 01386 442348 Email: tic@almonry.ndo.co.uk Evesham Accommodation **Faringdon** 5 Market Place Faringdon Oxfordshire England SN7 7HL Tel: 01367 242191 Fax: 01367 242191 Email: tourism@faringdontowncouncil.org.uk Farringdon Accommodation **Gloucester** 28 Southgate Street. Tel 01452 421188 Gloucester Accommodation **Malmesbury** Town Hall, Market Lane, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9BZ Tel: 01666 823748 Fax: 01666 826166 Email: malmesbury@northwilts.gov.uk Malmesbury Accommodation **Malvern** 21 Church Street, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2AA Tel: 01684 892289 Fax: 01684 892872 Email: malvern.tic@malvernhills.gov.uk **Moreton-in-Marsh** Cotswold District Council Offices, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0AZ. Tel 01608 650881 Fax 01608 651542. Email: tourism@cotswold.gov.uk. Moreton-in-Marsh Accommodation **Newent** 7 Church Street. Tel 01531 822468. Newent Accommodation **Oxford** Oxford Information Centre,15-16 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AS Tel 01865 252200 Fax 01865 240261 tic@oxford.gov.uk Oxford Accommodation **Pershore** Town Hall, 34 High Street, Pershore, WR10 1DS Tel: 01386 556591 Fax: 01386 561996 E-mail: tourism@pershore-tc.gov.uk Web: www.visitpershore.co.uk/ Pershore Accommodation **Stow-on-the-Wold** The Official Visitor Information Centre has unfortunately been closed. The independent information centre can be contacted on Tel: 01451 870 150 Stow-on-the-Wold Accommodation **Stratford-upon-Avon** The Official Visitor Information Centre has unfortunately been closed. Stratford upon Avon Accommodation **Stroud** Subscription Rooms, George Street. Tel 01453 765768; e-mail - tic@stroud.gov.uk Stroud Accommodation **Swindon Visitor Information** 37 Regent Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1JL Tel +44 (0)1793 530328/466454, Fax 01793 434031 infocentre@swindon.gov.uk, Open Monday to Saturday 09.15-17.00 **Tetbury** 33, Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8JG. Tel/Fax 01666 503552. Tetbury Accommodation **Tewkesbury** Tewkesbury Museum, 64 Barton Street. Tel 01684 295027 Tewkesbury Accommodation **Painswick** The Library, Stroud Road. Tel 01452 813552 Painswick Accommodation **Upton Upon Severn Tourist Information Centre** 4 High Street Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HB Telephone: +44 (0) 1684 594200, Fax: +44 (0) 1684 594185, E-mail: upton.tic@malvernhills.gov.uk Upton-upon-Severn Accommodation **Wantage** Wantage Visitor Information Point Vale and Downland Museum, Church Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8BL Tel: 01235 760176, Email - toursim@whitehorsedc.gov.uk Wantage Accommodation **Warwick** The Court House, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EW. Tel: 01926 492212 Fax: 01926 494837 Warwick Accommodation **Winchcombe** The Town Hall, High Street. Tel 01242 602925 (Only Saturdays and Sundays in Winter) Winchcombe Accommodation **Witney** 26A High Street, Witney Oxon, OX28 6BB Telephone 01993 775802 Fax 01993 709261 Email witney.vic@westoxon.gov.uk Witney Accommodation **Woodstock **The Oxfordshire Museum, Park Street, Woodstock, Oxon, OX20 4SN Telephone 01993 813276 Fax 01993 813632 Email woodstock.vic@westoxon.gov.uk Woodstock Accommodation **Worcester** The Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 2EY Tel: 01905 726311 Fax: 01905 722481 Email: touristinfo@cityofworcester.gov.uk Worcester Accommodation **Wotton-Under-Edge** The Heritage Centre, The Chipping. Tel 01453 521541. For accommodation in and around Wooton-Under-Edge See - Accommodation BACK TO TOP This page last modified Tuesday, 28-Sep-2010 12:10:20 BST