The Cotswolds National Landscape

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The Cotswolds National Landscape: Absolute Essentials

The Cotswolds National Landscape spans nearly 800 square miles, defined by its Jurassic limestone architecture and rolling 'wolds.' This collection features significant historical sites, including the 1st-century Roman Baths, the Neolithic Rollright Stones, and the 14th-century weavers' cottages of Arlington Row. The region's heritage is further represented by Sudeley Castle’s royal connections and the Georgian grandeur of Bath’s Royal Crescent. Outdoor enthusiasts can traverse the 102-mile Cotswold Way, which passes landmarks like the 18th-century Broadway Tower and the medieval market town of Chipping Campden.

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The Roman Baths

Visit Bath's most iconic sight situated in the heart of the city, attracting more than one million tourists every year and thus being one…

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Arlington Row

Originally constructed in the 14th century as a monastic wool store, these limestone cottages were converted into weavers' dwellings in the 17th century. The row remains one of the most photographed examples of medieval vernacular architecture in England.

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Chipping Campden

Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England.

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Sudeley Castle

Sudeley Castle is a Grade I listed castle in the parish of Sudeley, in the Cotswolds, near to the medieval market town of Winchcombe,…

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The King's Men (Rollright Stones)

The Rollright Stones are a complex of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the village of Long Compton, on the borders…

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Cotswald Way

The Cotswold Way is a 102-mile long-distance footpath, running along the Cotswold Edge escarpment of the Cotswold Hills in England.

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Thermae Bath Spa

Thermae Bath Spa is a combination of the historic spa and a contemporary building in the city of Bath, England, and reopened in 2006.

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The Corridor

Corridor or The Corridor may refer to:

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The Circus

The Circus is a historic ring of large townhouses in the city of Bath, Somerset, England, forming a circle with three entrances.

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Royal Crescent

The Royal Crescent is a row of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent in the city of Bath, England.

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Bath Abbey

The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former…

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Pulteney Bridge

Pulteney Bridge is a bridge over the River Avon in Bath, England. It was completed by 1774, and connected the city with the land of the…

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Sally Lunn's

Built in 1483, this mansion houses a kitchen museum and a sweeping eatery which sells the best buns in the world.

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Royal Victoria Park

Royal Victoria Park is located in Bath, England. It was opened in 1830 by the 11-year-old Princess Victoria seven years before her ascension…

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Prior Park

Prior Park Landscape Garden surrounding the Prior Park estate south of Bath, Somerset, England, was designed in the 18th century by the…

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Cotswolds

The Cotswolds is a region in central-southwest England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an…

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Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection

The Cotswold Motoring Museum is a museum in the Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England.

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Broadway Tower

A 65-foot-high Gothic Revival folly designed by James Wyatt in 1798. Located at the Cotswolds' second-highest point, the tower provides views across sixteen counties and contains exhibits regarding its history as a Royal Observer Corps bunker.

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Roman Amphitheatre

Cirencester Amphitheatre was a Roman amphitheatre in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.