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Chipping Campden Stow-on-the-Wold
One of the jewels of the Cotswolds. A picturesque The highest town in
village of honey-coloured stone, now carefully restored, the Cotswolds, with
with buildings dating from the 14th century. The Church a beautiful old
of St James has fine monumental brasses. A feature of market square,
its beautiful High Street is the 17th century Market Hall. Stow-on-the-Wold
Visit the nearby Hidcote Manor Gardens, now in the continues to be
care of the National Trust. one of the most
Moreton-in-Marsh
popular places in
A busy market town
the Cotswolds for
on the northern edge
visitors. Once
of the Cotswolds.
famous for its sheep
Moreton-in-Marsh
market, now a
grew up on the route
famous centre for
of the Roman Fosse
the antiques trade, a
Way which runs
major battle of the
through the main
English Civil War
street, and the old
was fought here in
London to Worcester
March 1646.
highway, a prominent The Slaughters
coaching route. The The beautiful neighbouring villages of Upper and Lower
old curfew tower still Slaughter are located on the River Eye. Picturesque
houses its original small buildings and footbridges over the river are
clock and bell dating features of both villages, and at Lower Slaughter there is
from 1633. a 19th century corn mill which houses a small museum,
gift shop and tea room.
A Road for Today a73
The Romantic Road takes you north over
Cleeve Hill and down into historic
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Winchcombe. From here we visit Stanway
and Stanton before calling at picturesque
Broadway. Chipping Campden, Moreton-in-
Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold and the Slaughters
all feature in this tour of Cotswold highlights
before returning to Cheltenham.
A tour of some 70 miles.
Visit the Cheltenham website and
download our special internet
A Road for Tomorrow a73
edition of The Romantic Road.
From the edge of Cheltenham, a country road takes you to
Featuring the full text and driving
Northleach and onwards to Burford following the Windrush Valley.
instructions of the published edition.
Lechlade and Fairford feature on this journey, enroute for
Cirencester via the pretty village of Bibury on the River Coln.
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We follow the winding road back to Cheltenham, calling into
Painswick, ‘the Queen of the Cotswolds’. A tour of some 90 miles.
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