If you stay a few days you'll wish it was a week; if you stay a week
you'll wish it was two, or three. There is so much to see and do in this beautiful area: the beautiful scenery of the Cotswolds, changing at every turn in the road; Medieval castles, Saxon churches, Roman remains, mysterious Neolithic sites; picturesque market towns, many National Trust properties, too many stately homes with beautiful gardens to list individually, attractions for children, footpaths to walk, and wonderful pubs with real ale  brewed locally.

    Within 20 minutes' drive:                                                                               

Motte & Bailey - Norman site adjacent to Blue Row           LINK     

Hook Norton Brewery -150 year old independent brewery which offers visitors' tours - and supplies the best local pubs!                                        LINK        

Great Tew - Picture book village with prize winning pub     LINK   

Wiggington Waterfowl and Childrens' Farm - small wildlife sancuary     LINK   

Chipping Norton - Nearest Market Town                             LINK   

Rollright Stones - 5000 year old neolithic site with tales to tell     LINK     

Broughton Castle - Picturesque Castle                                 LINK   

Chastleton House - One of England's finest and most complete Jacobean homes     LINK   

Banbury and the Cross - home of the nursery rhyme's Lady on a White Horse    LINK   

SWERFORD now has its own village web site, including a What's On page        LINK          

    Within 20-40 minutes' drive:                                                                            

Blenheim Palace - The famous home of the Duke of Marlborough          LINK   

The Slaughters - Hugely photogenic and unspoilt villages                     LINK   

Bourton on the Water - Picturesque town with many tourist attractions    LINK    

Burford - On the banks of the Windrush, granted a charter in the 11th century    LINK    

Cotswold WildLife Park - 150 acre zoo                           LINK    

Stow on the Wold - Ancient Cotswolds wool town with many antique shops       LINK      

Adlestrop - Inspired Edward Thomas to write one of the most famous poems of English literature, and visited several times by Jane Austen        LINK    

Batsford Arboretum - A jewel - One of the largest private collections of trees and shrubs in the country                       LINK   

Cotswold Falconry Centre - "more than just a flying visit"        LINK   

Moreton in the Marsh - Attractive Market Town with Batsford Arboretum and Cotswold Falconry Centre nearby          LINK   

Minster Lovell - Stunning and highly photogenic ruins of 15th century manor
house                                    LINK   

Oxford - The city of dreaming spires and the oldest English speaking university (over 900 years) in the world                 LINK   

Edge Hill - Site of the first battle of the English Civil War in 1642       LINK      

Cropredy - Village on the Oxford Canal, site of a civil war battle      LINK       
and the famous annual music festival each August                            LINK   

Upton House - National Trust House with steep and attractive gardens     LINK   

   Within 45 minutes' to an hour's drive:                                                               

Cotswold Farm Park - Absolute joy for children              LINK     

Stratford on Avon - Shakespeare's birthplace - need we say more?      LINK   

Contact the RSC Box Office Stratford to make advance theatre bookings       LINK  

Warwick Castle - "Finest medieval castle in England", in spectacular setting, with dungeons           LINK     

Bibury - William Morris highly rated Bibury - Trout Farm and Saxon Church      LINK    

Snowshill Manor - eclectic collection and Arts & Crafts style garden     LINK    

Stanway Gardens - Manor House with 20 acres of grounds which are now complemented by its partly restored baroque water garden      LINK