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I had always planned to do a tour or two while I was here and as the lakes district tour had just ended for winter I thought the Cotswolds would be a good place to start.

We had to get up really early and catch a train to the tour depot. It was freezing this morning and we ended up having two catch a cab as the the connection was late.

The Cotswolds Steeped in history, rich in heritage and awash with natural beauty, the area of England known as the Cotswolds is a charming blend of bustling market towns, sleepy villages, and breathtaking natural scenery.

Our first stop was Wood which boasts many charming streets, inns, and tea shops and is most famous for close proximity to the ancestral home of the Churchill family, Blenheim Palace.

Next stop was lunch in Burford, this thriving old wool town is built along a steep high street which leads down to a medieval bridge spanning the River Windrush. Burford is full of crooked little Cotswold stone houses, leaning walls and gabled cottages. We will stop for lunch in a traditional English pub in the village.

We also stopped at Bourton on the WaterOften called the “Venice of the Cotswolds”, this village is one of the most photographed in the region, with its traditional Cotswold villages, elegant low bridges, and picturesque Main Street.

It was really a on the bus off the bus sort of tour - always on the go and our next little villa ge was Stow-On-The-Wold - this is the highest town in the Cotswolds, whose market square testifies to its former importance. At one end stands the ancient cross, and at the other the town stocks, surrounded by elegant Cotswold houses.

Last but not least to end the afternoon we stopped a Lechlade for Cotswold Cream Tea. The small Cotswold market town of Lechlade is situated at the southern borders of the Cotswolds where Rivers Coln and Leach join the Thames. The team room overlooksthe River Thames, with a lovely view of the natural wildlife and the moored boats used on the river.

Well we returned to London around 6:00 pm and then caught the train back to Northolt - overall it was a great day - Braedon I think found it a bit boring so not a tour to take young children on.



I had to upload this photo as Braedon had a bad habit of peeping through the letter box in people's doors. Kept telling him not to....lol


We took a quick look at the Cotswolds motoring museum. Braedon found it interesting, but well I could take it or leave it ! We had a lot of fun exploring an old village that looked it was right out of a picture book.