A working watermill has been brewing beer on this spot since 1865, and its twenty tied pubs — spotted by their black-and-white signs — range from the proper village local to genuine destination dining.
No shop, no till, no opening hours just a field gate, a vending machine, and some of the best organic produce in the Cotswolds. Moral of the story: always carry a spoon, because you never know when you'll stumble upon genuine home-made Cotswold ice cream in a field.
Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswold brewery has grown from a regional lager maker into one of the UK’s fastest-growing drinks brands on the strength of a crisp lager — and a taproom with one of the bumpiest approach roads in Gloucestershire.
Seven-times CAMRA North Cotswold Pub of the Year, with its own brewery and two AA Rosettes for the kitchen.
Just south of Burford, 160 acres of parkland and garden are home to 1,500 animals from 250 species — and, unusually for a UK zoo, your dog is welcome too.
Oxford's honey-coloured colleges and spires make it feel like an extension of the Cotswolds itself, and a natural gateway into the wider region.
Woodstock has one of England's grandest palaces on its doorstep, while neighbouring Kidlington quietly claims the title of the country's largest village.
The Cotswolds' best golf, mapped out — from century-old classics on Minchinhampton Common to relaxed, pay-and-play courses perfect for a gentler round.
"Chippy" pairs a genuine working market town with one of Oxfordshire's most talked-about country retreats on its doorstep at Great Tew.
Large, small and wonderfully niche — the definitive guide to museums in the Cotswolds, the cities just beyond it, and the handful further afield genuinely worth the special journey.
Where LCR started over 21 years ago, Tetbury is a former wool town with Georgian streets and one of the densest antiques trades in the Cotswolds.
A village green, a Saturday afternoon, and a pub within walking distance for lunch and a G&T — our guide to the Cotswolds' best village cricket, and where to watch it properly.
