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Hotels and Inns for the Cotswolds

The Cotswolds are a range of rolling hills in the central western region of England that have been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Lying mainly within the counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire the Cotswolds also extend into parts of Wiltshire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.

The Cotswolds offer wonderful scenic views, magnificent Stately Homes and Gardens, many sporting and arts festivals, historic and friendly country pubs for lunch, antique shops to visit and plenty of opportunities for walking, cycling, riding and other outdoor activities.

Popular tourist destinations with accommodation for the Gloucestershire Cotswolds

• Hotels and Inns in Bourton-on-the-Water
• Hotels and Inns in Cheltenham
• Hotels and Inns in Chipping Campden
• Hotels and Inns in Cirencester
• Hotels and Inns in Gloucester
• Hotels and Inns in Moreton-in-Marsh
• Hotels and Inns in Prestbury
• Hotels and Inns in Stow-on-the-Wold
• Hotels and Inns in Stroud
• Hotels and Inns in Teddington
• Hotels and Inns in Tetbury
• Hotels and Inns in Tewkesbury
• Hotels and Inns in Wotton-under-Edge
• More Hotels and Inns in Gloucestershire

Popular tourist destinations with accommodation for the Oxfordshire Cotswolds

• Hotels and Inns in Burford
• Hotels and Inns in Chipping Norton
• Hotels and Inns in Oxford
• More Hotels and Inns in Oxfordshire

Popular tourist destinations with accommodation for the Somerset Cotswolds

• Hotels and Inns in Bath
• More Hotels and Inns in Somerset

Popular tourist destinations with accommodation for the Warwickshire Cotswolds

• Hotels and Inns in Shipston-on-Stour
• Hotels and Inns in Stratford-upon-Avon
• More Hotels and Inns in Warwickshire

Popular tourist destinations with accommodation for the Wiltshire Cotswolds

• Hotels and Inns in Malmesbury
• More Hotels and Inns in Wiltshire

Popular tourist destinations with accommodation for the Worcestershire Cotswolds

• Hotels and Inns in Broadway
• More Hotels and Inns in Worcestershire

Useful Links for the Cotswolds

• The Cotswolds Local Site
• The Cotswolds Tourist Information
• The Cotswolds from Wikipedia
• Outdoor Gear, Clothing and Footwear

About the Cotswolds

The area is characterised by attractive small market towns and villages built of the underlying Cotswold stone (a yellow oolitic limestone rich in fossils). The Cotswolds have always been an affluent area which has led to the building of a number of large, handsome Cotswold Stone Churches and Stately Manors.

The northern and western edges of the Cotswolds are marked by steep escarpments down to the Severn valley and the Warwickshire Avon. The western escarpment sometimes called the Cotswold Edge features heavily in The Cotswold Way which is a long distance footpath, approximately 103 miles (166 km) long, running the length of the Cotswolds from the beautiful Cotswold market town of Chipping Campden in the north to the World Heritage City of Bath in the south.

Boundaries elsewhere are a little vague, but it is generally considered that Oxford marks the eastern boundary and to the west Stroud. To the south-east and to the south-west the upper reaches of the Thames Valley and Bath are often considered to mark the limit of this region.

Popular Tourist Attractions in the Cotswolds

Beverston Castle was originally constructed as a medieval stone fortress and is situated in the village of Beverston, Gloucestershire.

Calcot Manor a historic building 3 miles west of Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

Chavenage House is an Elizabethan Manor House situated 1.5 miles northwest of Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

Chedworth Roman Villa is one of the largest Roman villas in Britain located at Chedworth, Gloucestershire.

Cirencester Abbey in Gloucestershire was founded as an Augustinian monastery in 1117 on the site of an earlier church, the oldest-known Saxon church in England.

Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, was founded as a Benedictine monastery around 676.

Owlpen Manor is a Tudor Grade I listed manor house situated in the village of Owlpen near Stroud in Gloucestershire.

Sudeley Castle is a castle located near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire dating from the 10th century.