Cotswolds
Limestone English region
The Cotswolds is a range of hills in south-central England, spanning parts of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and neighboring counties.
The region is known for its honey-colored limestone villages, rolling countryside, and quintessentially English scenery: We spent a weekend touring the Cotswolds.
The area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Gently rising, falling landscape
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- dry stone wallsMasonry without mortar
- valleysLow areas between hills
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
meadows · streams · woodlands · honey-colored stone · green pastures · hedgerows · footpaths · bridleways
Commerce in sheep fiber
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- sheep farmingRaising ovines commercially
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
English Civil War · market towns · merchants · agricultural · manorial · Saxon · Norman · landed gentry
Pedestrian routes through nature
- bed and breakfastSmall inn serving morning meal
- visitor centerInformation point for guests
- gift shopsRetail for mementos
- cream teasScones, jam, clotted spread
day trip · weekend getaway · picturesque · Instagram · photography · sightseeing · scenic drives · heritage railway
Manhattan theatrical district
- market squarePublic trading area
- village greenShared central lawn
- parish churchLocal community worship building
- cottagesSmall rustic dwellings
High Street · tea rooms · antique shops · pub · almshouses
Bundled reed house coverings
- manor housesGrand rural aristocratic residences
- cottagesSmall rustic dwellings
- gablesTriangular upper wall sections
- chimneysVertical smoke conduits
slate roofs · vernacular · Tudor · Jacobean · Georgian · medieval churches · barns · dovecotes
rolling hills
Gently rising, falling landscape
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- dry stone wallsMasonry without mortar
- valleysLow areas between hills
escarpment · meadows · streams · woodlands · honey-colored stone · green pastures · hedgerows · footpaths · bridleways · beech trees
wool trade
Commerce in sheep fiber
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- sheep farmingRaising ovines commercially
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
monasteries · English Civil War · market towns · merchants · agricultural · manorial · Saxon · Norman · landed gentry · aristocracy
walking trails
Pedestrian routes through nature
- bed and breakfastSmall inn serving morning meal
- visitor centerInformation point for guests
- gift shopsRetail for mementos
cream teas · day trip · weekend getaway · picturesque · Instagram · photography · sightseeing · scenic drives · heritage railway · gardens
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
- market squarePublic trading area
- village greenShared central lawn
- parish churchLocal community worship building
cottages · High Street · tea rooms · antique shops · pub · almshouses
thatched roofs
Bundled reed house coverings
- manor housesGrand rural aristocratic residences
- cottagesSmall rustic dwellings
- gablesTriangular upper wall sections
chimneys · slate roofs · vernacular · Tudor · Jacobean · Georgian · medieval churches · barns · dovecotes · market halls
- BritainEngland, Wales, Scotland, London, Northern Ireland
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- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- EnglandLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
- UK PlacesLondon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bath
- UK TravelLondon, Edinburgh, Scotland, Wales, England
CotswoldsEast Anglia
English region, three counties
Lincolnshire · Netherlands · Great Plains · Kansas · flatlands
CotswoldsGreater London
UK's capital administrative area
Birmingham · Manchester · inner city · London · metropolis
CotswoldsMiddlesbrough
Northeast English industrial town
Grimsby · Stoke-on-Trent · Oldham · Burnley · rust belt