Picture-book Bourton-on-the-Water, with the shallow River Windrush running through the centre, is one of the most popular destinations in the Cotswolds, especially during the summer and although very busy at times, the atmosphere is quite extraordinary with the many visiting nationalities lending a 'cosmopolitan feel' to the village. 

Many of its idyllic Cotswold cottages are over 400 years old. Bourton’s visitor attractions include Birdland Park & Gardens, the Cotswold Pottery, the Dragonfly Maze, the Cotswold Motoring Museum (home to the BBCtv children's television star "Brum") and Toy Collection, the Model Railway Exhibition, the Living Green Centre, the Cotswold Perfumery and the Model Village.

Broadway is a picturesque Cotswold village renowned for it's mixture of Tudor, Georgian and Stuart styles of architecture and large open greens. 

Once part of the Worcester to London coaching route, Broadway is a fabulous example of a Cotswold village with it's fine antique shops and great restaurants set either side of a broad high street.

A visit to Broadway Tower Country Park is a must. Here you will find Broadway Tower built by the Earl of Coventry around 1800. Excellent views may also be seen from the crest of the Cotswold escarpment.

Chipping Campden is one of the most charming and unspoilt of the Cotswold towns. 

Consisting of the village of Chipping Campden, Broad Campden and Blockley, and set on the edge of the Cotswolds, the historic town is a mecca for discerning visitors. Chipping Campden was once described as the most beautiful village in England. 

One of its main attractions is its High Street. Filled with beautiful honey-coloured stone buildings (14th-17th centuries) featuring  a wide range of interesting, sometimes unique, small shops.

The ancient market town of Evesham, on its tranquil stretch of the River Avon, provides a wonderful welcome to the fertile, fruitful valley that bears its name. Every spring the lovely Vale of Evesham is transformed by a spectacular cloud of blossom, for this area produces some of our finest fruits and vegetables, notably plums, damsons, apples, pears and asparagus.

Evesham’s green-fingered tradition dates back to the monks of its medieval abbey, once one of the wealthiest in the land. The abbey was destroyed in 1540 by order of Henry VIII but its Bell Tower survives intact, together with the 14th-century Almoner’s house. The Almonry houses the Tourist Information Centre and the Heritage Centre which documents the story of the abbey and Evesham’s many historic events.

The placid River Avon flows through the centre of the town. Rowing boats and day cruisers are available for hire in Abbey Park and scheduled services offer 30 - 40 minute river trips in the summer months. Abbey
Park is also the starting point of a popular riverside walk to the Hampton Ferry, the old rope ferry for pedestrians which is thought to be the oldest of its kind still operating in Britain. On Sundays, from June to September, live music from the park’s Victorian bandstand provides the perfect excuse just to sit and soak up the atmosphere of lazy, sunny afternoons.

Evesham also entertains its visitors with some superb events, all easy to reach without a car. From late March to early May, individuals can join coach tours of the splendid 40-mile Blossom Trail, with a shorter route signposted for cyclists. During the Asparagus Festival in May and June, a “Sparabus” visits outlying villages and their asparagus beds, calling in on the Asparagus Auction at the National Trust’s Fleece Inn at Bretforton. Annual events within the town include July’s River Festival with its decorated boats, fireworks and illuminated parade, the two-day Rowing Regatta in May and a Medieval Festival in June - a pageant of colourful costumes and lively re-enactments.

The station at Moreton-in- Marsh serves many of the bestloved highlights of the famous Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Dating back to Saxon times, this small and friendly market town has a wide
and handsome high street of elegant 17th and 18th century inns and houses, built of the Cotswolds’ hallmark golden limestone.

An impressive street market is held here every Tuesday, boasting some 200 stalls. Antique shops and delicatessens are favourites amongst the very pleasant choice of regular shops.

Moreton’s visitor attractions include the award-winning Wellington Aviation Museum, near the centre of the town, and Batsford Arboretum, Bourton House Garden and the Cotswold Falconry Centre less than a mile away.

Pershore is a picturesque Georgian market town on the banks of the River Avon sitting in the 'fruit and vegetable basket' of England, the Vale of Evesham. The town is renowned for its elegant Georgian architecture and magnificent Norman Abbey with most of the towns listed buildings located along Bridge street and Broad Street.

It is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is a haven for cyclists and ramblers.

Stow is the highest town in the Cotswolds and was built mainly in the 17th and 18th century. The Battle of Stow - the last battle in the English Civil War, took place in March 1646. 

Delightful Stow-on-the-Wold, built around a market square, is noted for
its antique shops. The square was formerly used for huge sheep fairs.

The Medieval market cross is a fine example of 17th century stonework and St. Edward's Church is an impressive piece of Cotswold architecture.

World famous for the manufacture of blankets, the town owes its prosperity to the wool trade

The huge triangle of Church Green was originally laid out as the first medieval market place and from that time on wool was linked to the town’s fortunes.

The weaving industry built up with several families expanding their operations. Look out for the attractive almshouses and the “bread and beef” cottages close to the magnificent spire of St Mary’s church.

A long attractive high street runs from the 17th Century Butter Cross, and features the 18th Century town hall, the Blanket Hall and the later Corn Exchange. The town has a bustling atmosphere with a good range of shops, two supermarkets and a twice weekly market.