The
Cotswolds - Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Tetbury
is a town steeped in history and can be found in one of the most
beautiful parts of the Cotswolds, approximately 12 miles from Cirencester.
Through
the middle-ages Tetbury's market grew in reputation as a centre
for the best in Cotswold wool & yarn
The
wool sack race, which is still run annually, is believed to have
been born during Tetbury's early trade in wool. The race is run
up a 1 in 4 hill and has been given world record status.
Essentially
a sleepy Cotswold town, Tetbury is perhaps closer to its
origins that other Cotswold places and wonderful arcitecture can
be found wherever you look.
Tetbury
has an abundance of antique shops and quality coaching inns.
Prince
Charles lives close by at Highgrove.
Tetbury
can claim to be the headquarters for the planning of the D-Day landings
as General Eisenhower planned the invasion of Europe while billeted
at Chavenage
House near Tetbury.
Tetbury
Accommodation
Full
Tetbury
hotel, Tetbury
bed and breakfast and Tetbury
self catering holiday accommodation can be found on the Tetbury
accommodation page
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Cotswolds towns
and villages
Bibury
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Home to the
famous and picturesque Arlington Row
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Bourton
on the Water
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Bourton on
the Water is sometimes known as "The Venice of the Cotswolds"
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Broadway
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One of the
most beautiful villages in the Cotswolds, and probably England
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Burford
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Burford is
a beautiful town on the river Windrush
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Chipping
Campden
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An historic
town with impressive buildings such as one of the finest wool churches
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Chipping
Norton
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The highest
town in Oxfordshire and sometimes known as "The Gateway To The Cotswolds"
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Cirencester
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One of the
oldest and most beautiful market towns in the country
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Fairford
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Gloucestershire
town, probably most famous for being the home of RAF Fairford
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Lechlade
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Lechlade is
a small market town on the southern borders of the Cotswolds
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Moreton
in Marsh
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Moreton-in-Marsh
is in the heart of the Cotswolds, located at the head of the beautiful Evenlode
valley<
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Nailsworth
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Situated about
4 miles from Stroud, Nailsworth is a charming town with winding streets
and a plentiful supply of nooks and crannies to explore
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Northleach
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A charming,
under-developed Cotswold village
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South
Cerney
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One of the
largest villages in the Cotswolds
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Stow-on-the-Wold
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Stands along
the old Roman Fosse Way on a 700 foot high hill
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Stroud
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The oldest
market town in Gloucestershire
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Tetbury
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A centre for
antique shops and home to The Market House built in 1655
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Westonbirt
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Home to the
world famous Westonbirt Arboretum
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Witney
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Famous for
Witney blankets
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Woodstock
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Home to Blenheim
Palace, birthplace of Sir
Winston Churchill
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