Accessible Cirencester, and beautiful Cotswolds villages in Gloucestershire.
Cirencester is famous for its Roman history, visit the Corinium Museum, Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester Park and watch some Polo or the Roman Amphitheatre, Cirencester has so many interesting things for tourists and day visitors to do.
There are also many popular villages near Cirencester - whether you are staying or day visiting, lets feature Coln St Aldwyns, a friendly village with a mixed all-age community due to its proximity to two schools , Hatherop Primary School and Hatherop Castle Prep School, and to the villages of Hatherop, Quenington and a little further away, Eastleach, all with lovely churches and village halls. Varied and beautiful public footpaths from the village including the Cotswold Way.
Shopping - beyond all the essentials in the amazing Coln village store and post office - nearby in Fairford (8 minutes) and Cirencester and Burford (both 15 minutes). Destination shopping includes the Burford Garden Centre, Daylesford and the Upton Smokery. Trains from Paddington to either Kemble or Charlbury or a bit further but very regular, Swindon, and from Marylebone to Oxford Parkway.
Staying in this area is so accessible to Gloucestershire, Berkshire, The Cotswolds and London.