Vanessa's Guidebook
Ambience
Great country pub with lovely food, walkable from the house.
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The Kings Head Inn
The GreenGreat country pub with lovely food, walkable from the house.
Now a very well known gastro pub in the nearby village of Kingham. Owned by Daylesford. 10 minute drive.
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The Wild Rabbit
Now a very well known gastro pub in the nearby village of Kingham. Owned by Daylesford. 10 minute drive.
The Kingham Plough
The GreenGreat local pub with super food.
About 25 minutes drive but decent Japanese restaurant and lovely Soho House facilities, open to members only.
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Soho Farmhouse
About 25 minutes drive but decent Japanese restaurant and lovely Soho House facilities, open to members only.
My family and I have visited this tea room since I was a child.. some 40 years ago ! And it stays charming.
The Bantam Tea Rooms & Guest House
High StreetMy family and I have visited this tea room since I was a child.. some 40 years ago ! And it stays charming.
Good local pub but also serves superb food in very pretty village only 10 mins away.
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The Chequers
Church RoadGood local pub but also serves superb food in very pretty village only 10 mins away.
Food scene
Stow on the Wold is a super town only 3 miles away. This is a very nice restaurant - a bistro.
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Old Butchers
7 Park StStow on the Wold is a super town only 3 miles away. This is a very nice restaurant - a bistro.
Amazing views and high end pub food.
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The Feathered Nest Country Inn
Amazing views and high end pub food.
Superb food scene with freshly grown produce, home raised meat and spa that has got to be one of the best in the UK if not Europe. You can book the spa but not the restaurant. Only 10 mins drive and good for beautiful provisions.
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Daylesford Kingham, Gloucestershire
Superb food scene with freshly grown produce, home raised meat and spa that has got to be one of the best in the UK if not Europe. You can book the spa but not the restaurant. Only 10 mins drive and good for beautiful provisions.
Bledington Community Shop and Cafe
Church StreetLovely very local shop, run by the village community
I think this is still the only place in cheltenham that has a Michelin star.
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The Daffodil
18-20 Suffolk ParadeI think this is still the only place in cheltenham that has a Michelin star.
Fabulous country house hotel and restaurant. Only 10 minutes drive.
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The Slaughters Manor House
Fabulous country house hotel and restaurant. Only 10 minutes drive.
Lords Of The Manor Hotel
Very well respected hotel and restaurant.
Sightseeing
The most local town, very picturesque but also authentic and chic in places!
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Stow-on-the-Wold
The most local town, very picturesque but also authentic and chic in places!
The quintessential Cotswolds postcard town- 10 minutes drive away.
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Bourton on the Water
The quintessential Cotswolds postcard town- 10 minutes drive away.
A little further west and the stone in this region gets a little lighter in colour. A historic market town, dating back to the Roman era. Nice, traditional shops and a good ambience.
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Cirencester
A little further west and the stone in this region gets a little lighter in colour. A historic market town, dating back to the Roman era. Nice, traditional shops and a good ambience.
Beautiful town that is very much the gateway to the Cotswolds when driving from London region. Great little shops, cafes, art galleries and beautiful church.
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Burford
Beautiful town that is very much the gateway to the Cotswolds when driving from London region. Great little shops, cafes, art galleries and beautiful church.
About 15 minutes drive - always cold because it is one of the highest points of the cotswolds! Great small town, authentic and lived in. Good fish and chip shop.
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Chipping Norton
About 15 minutes drive - always cold because it is one of the highest points of the cotswolds! Great small town, authentic and lived in. Good fish and chip shop.
Very nice market town, super independent antiques and interiors shops.
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Moreton in Marsh
Very nice market town, super independent antiques and interiors shops.
Beautiful town, full of history as one of the richest wool markets in England a couple of centuries ago. It retains a chic atmosphere and is a special place to go for a drink and sit in a pub there or a tea room to soak up the atmosphere.
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Chipping Campden
Beautiful town, full of history as one of the richest wool markets in England a couple of centuries ago. It retains a chic atmosphere and is a special place to go for a drink and sit in a pub there or a tea room to soak up the atmosphere.
Chedworth Roman Villa
If you like Roman history, this is fab.
Possibly the largest town locally, it has all the chain stores and banks that you might need but also has a lovely town centre with good restaurant choices.
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Cheltenham
Possibly the largest town locally, it has all the chain stores and banks that you might need but also has a lovely town centre with good restaurant choices.
Quintessential cotswolds village, very close. Good to walk around before going to Lower Slaughter Manor for afternoon tea.
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Lower Slaughter
Quintessential cotswolds village, very close. Good to walk around before going to Lower Slaughter Manor for afternoon tea.
Only 40 minutes drive and superb to visit the colleges and the Ashmolean museum as well as just soak up the atmosphere of the city.
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Oxford
Only 40 minutes drive and superb to visit the colleges and the Ashmolean museum as well as just soak up the atmosphere of the city.
Great small town, cute shops and great Cotswolds ambience
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Broadway
Great small town, cute shops and great Cotswolds ambience
Famous for the theatre, it also has a super and large town. Independent and chain stores side by side. Sheep Street has the best restaurants.
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Stratford-upon-Avon
Famous for the theatre, it also has a super and large town. Independent and chain stores side by side. Sheep Street has the best restaurants.
shops
This is a very popular place with visitors - super plant displays, good cafe, a lot of other interesting items for sale.
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Burford Garden Center
Shilton RoadThis is a very popular place with visitors - super plant displays, good cafe, a lot of other interesting items for sale.