Bourton-on-the-Water,
the Cotswolds

Delightfully picturesque and known as “The Venice of the Cotswolds”, it is the only one of the six famous Cotswold villages (Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway, Burford, Chipping Campden, Moreton-in-Marsh, and Stow-on-the-Wold) to have a river meandering through the main street. This is criss-crossed by small footbridges and populated by wildfowl.

Charming Cotswold buildings of honey-coloured stone, mellowed by age and softened by foliage, make the centuries roll back and it is easy to envisage an English village of a bygone era.

Bourton-on-the-water is a year-round holiday destination because the village exudes charm in all seasons and weathers.

Various events to interest visitors throughout the year, including Christmas celebrations when the shops are enticingly decorated and an enormous illuminated Christmas tree is placed in the middle of the river.

For walkers, the Windrush Way and the Heart of England Way start in or pass through the village.