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DRIVE 6: The Villages of the Cotswolds 77

PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Quinton
Pebworth
Pebworth Quinton Admingt Start/finish: Cirencester to Broadway.
V a l e o f E v e s h a m
Wickhamford o f E v e s h a m Armsc Number of days: 2–3 days.
Admingtonon
Church
Church
Armscoteote
Honeybourne
Honeybourne
Distance: Around 90 km (55 miles).
Mickleton
Ilmington
Bretforton Mickleton Ilmington
Bretforton
HIDCOTE MANOR
GARDEN
GARDEN
Wickhamford HIDCOTE MANOR Road conditions: Mainly straight A-
V a l e Asto Astonn Darlingscott watch out for tractors and people on
and minor roads, sometimes narrow –
Darlingscott
Subedge
Subedge
Shipston-on-
Willersey
Willersey Ebr Ebringtonington Shipst horseback around unsighted bends.
on-St
on-Stourour
CHIPPING CAMPDEN
CHIPPING CAMPDEN
Childswickham
Childswickham Str Strettonetton When to go: In summer, some
on F on Fosseosse
BROADWAYADWAY
BRO Broad Paxford Cotswold villages can be overrun at
Paxford
Broad
Campden
Campden the weekends by tourists, day trippers
Broadw
Broadwayay
Wormington
Wormington Tow Towerer Dra Draycottycott Todenham and coach parties – it is best to try
Todenham
Low Lowerer and visit during the week.
Blockleyley
Sno Snowshillwshill Block Lemingt
Lemingtonon
Manor
Manor
Batsfordord
Snowshill Batsf Opening times: Museums and
Snowshill
MORETON-
Stanway
Stanway MORETON- attractions are generally open
Bour Bar Bartonton
Bourtonton
IN-MARSH
Didbrook Taddington on the H IN-MARSH on the Hea Above Hidcote Manor 10am–5pm, but close earlier (or are
on the Hillill
Didbrook
on the Heathth
Taddington
Garden, an Arts and Crafts closed altogether) Nov–Easter. Shops
Little
Little
Hailes s s Longbor Compt are often open longer. Churches are
Hailes
Longbororughorugh
Comptonon
Little
Evenlode
Evenlode Little masterpiece, see p81
Rollr
Rollrightight
l l Condic Chastlet usually open until dusk.
Chastletonon
Condicoteote
Salf Salfordord
Donningtonon
Temple
Broadwellell
Winchcombe l
Winchcombe l Temple Donningt Broadw Adlestr Market days: Cirencester: Charter
Adlestropop
Guiting
Guiting
i i Upper Swell STOW-ON- Cor Cornwellnwell Market, Market Place, Mon & Fri; Craft
Upper Swell
STOW-ON-
THE-WOLD
Daylesford
Barton
Barton THE-WOLD Daylesford Market, Corn Hall, 2nd & 4th Sat of
Lower Swell
Charlton H H Lower Swell Oddington month; Stow-on-the-Wold: Farmers’
Charlton
Oddington
Abbot Upper
Abbot
Upper
Hawling Naunton Slaughter Churchill Market, 2nd Thu of month; Moreton-
Naunton
Churchill
Slaughter
Brockhampton
Brockhampton Hawling Lower Bledington Sarsden in-Marsh: Tue.
Sarsden

Lower
Bledington
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Slaughter Westcote Evenlode Shopping: Look out for antiques
Slaughter

Westcote
BOURTON-
Whittington BOURTON- Lyncham and handicrafts throughout the
Lyncham
Whittington
ON-THE-WATER
ON-THE-WATER
Evenlode
Notgrove Idbury area – including hand-blown glass
Notgrove
Idbury
Andoversford
Andoversford Little
Little
Shipton Rissington and hand-thrown pottery, jewellery
Shipton
Rissington
Hazleton Windrush
Hazleton
Foxcote
Foxcote Milton under and ceramics. Foodwise, expect
Milton under
Clapton Great Wychwood
Great
Clapton
Wychwood
Rissington
Compton
Windrush
Compton Rissington fine local beers, meats – especially
Abdale
Abdale

Hampnett
Withington Hampnett Farmington Below Early morning view of St James’ lamb – and cheeses such as the
Withington
Farmington
Church, Chipping Campden, see p80
famous Stinking Bishop.
d d NOR Sherborne
NORTHLEACHTHLEACH
Sherborne
Colesborne
Colesborne l l Major festivals: Chipping Campden:
Yanworth
CHEDWORTHTH
Elkstone CHEDWOR Yanworth Eastington Music Festival, mid-May; Olympick
Elkstone
Eastington
o o ROMAN VILLA Chedworth Games, late May.
ROMAN VILLA Chedworth
w w Rendcomb
Syde Fossbridge
Syde
Fossbridge
Rendcomb
s s Calmsden Coln Ablington
Calmsden
Winson
t t North Winson DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Coln Ablington
North
o o Cerney Arlington Bibury Coln St A few day trips can take in the very
Cerney
Coln St
Arlington Bibury
Aldwyn
C C Daglingworth Barnsley Aldwyn best of the Cotswolds region. Families
Barnsley
Daglingworth Baunton
Baunton
with children will appreciate the
Quenington
Stratton Quenington combination of the Roman museum
Stratton
Sapperton Ampney Ampney
Sapperton
Ampney
Ampney
Crucis
Crucis St Mary at Cirencester, Chedworth Roman villa
St Mary
CIRENCESTER
CIRENCESTER
Fair Fairfordford and the instruments, toy collections
Ampney
Preston
Coates
Coates Preston Ampney and model railway displays of
St Peter
St Peter
Metsey
Metsey
Siddington
Siddington Hampton Northleach and Bourton-on the-Water.
Hampton
Driffield Arts and Crafts devotees can take in
Driffield
Down the antiques shops, galleries,
Down
Ampney
Ampney
South
South museums and workshops at Stow-
Shorncote Cerney Marston
Shorncote
Cerney
Marston
Meysey
Cerney
Cerney Meysey on-the-Wold, Chipping Campden and
Wick
Wick Broadway. For full details, see p81.
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