Cotswold towns and villages

Picture postcard villages and vibrant market towns in the Cotswolds

Towns and villages in the Cotswolds

From small villages such as Bibury, towns like Cirencester and cities like Bath, the Cotswolds UK has something for everyone.

There are many picturesque villages in Cotswolds, as well as bustling market towns, so if you are visiting the Cotswolds area then make sure you stay long enough to explore all the area has to offer.

Featured Cotswold towns and villages

Some of the most popular towns and villages in the Cotswolds

Bibury

Bibury

Bibury is a small village in Gloucestershire and is perhaps the quintessential Cotswold village.

As well as the perfect Cotswold stone buildings such as those in Arlington Row, the Bibury Trout Farm is a popular attraction in Bibury.

Food and drink is available at The Swan Hotel and The Catherine Wheel pub.

Bibury
Bourton on the Water

Bourton-on-the-Water

Known as "The Venice of the Cotswolds", Bourton-on-the-Water is an extremely popular visitor destination and is home to The Model Village, Birdland and Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection.

The wide shallow river which runs alongside the main high street through Bourton is crossed by a number of small footbridges forming a picturesque backdrop to this Cotswold honey pot.

Bourton on the Water
Old cottages in Broadway, Worcestershire

Broadway

Sometimes known as "The Jewel of the Cotswolds", Broadway is a particularly manucured village with boutiques, teas shops, art galleries, restaurants and a shopping mall that lies to the north of the Cotswolds area.

Broadway Tower Country Park is just a short drive (or walk) from the centre of the Village and Broadway makes an ideal base from which to tour the Notth Cotswolds.

Broadway
Burford

Burford

An extremely popular town in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, hidden just off the main A40 Cheltenham to Oxford road that has hardly changed since Georgian times, when it was an important coach stop between Oxford and the West Country.

The extremely popular Burford Garden Company lies on the edge of Burford, and Witney is just a short drive away.

Burford
Chipping Campden

Chipping Campden

Chipping Campden in the beautiful North Cotswolds is a perfect picture of golden-coloured stone buildings.

It manages to remain well-preserved and full of history at the same time as being a bustling market town.

Chipping Campden
Cirencester Market Place

Cirencester

Cirencester, "The Capital of the Cotswolds", is a fine Cotswold market town and home to the celebrated Corinium Museum.

Cirencester

More popular towns and villages in the Cotswolds

Castle Combe
Castle Combe

Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful villages in the Cotswolds

Bliss Mill, Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton (affectionately known as 'Chippy'), at 700ft above sea level, is the highest town in Oxfordshire.

St. Mary's Church, Fairford
Fairford

Fairford is an historic Cotswold Market Town best known for the world famous Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) which takes place at RAF Fairford every year (usually in July).

Lechlade on Thames
Lechlade

Lechlade-on-Thames, or Lechlade, is a small Gloucestershire market town on the southern borders of the Cotswolds where the rivers Coln and Leach join the Thames.

The Old Bell Hotel, Malmesbury
Malmesbury

Malmesbury, famous for its association with King Alfred the Great, and for its wonderful medieval church, Malmesbury Abbey.

The Market House in Minchinhampton
Minchinhampton

Minchinhampton, an ancient Cotswolds market town in Gloucestershire.

Moreton-in-Marsh on market day
Moreton-in-Marsh

Moreton-in-Marsh is in the heart of the Cotswolds, located at the head of the beautiful Evenlode valley.

Northleach market square
Nailsworth

Nailsworth, a lovely town in the Stroud Valleys area of the Cotswolds.

Northleach market square
Northleach

Northleach, about 10 miles northeast of Cirencester and equidistant between Stow on the Wold and Cirencester.

The Cotswold village of Snowshill
Snowshill

Snowshill is a small Cotswolds village in Gloucestershire, located near Broadway, Worcestershire.

The market square at Stow
Stow-on-the-Wold

Stow on the Wold stands exposed on a 800 feet high hill on the ancient Roman Fosse Way that leads to the Midlands.

Tetbury
Tetbury

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.

Hailes Street, Winchcombe
Winchcombe

Winchcombe is small medieval market town in the Cotswold hills of Gloucestershire, known as the walking capital of the Cotswolds.

Woodstock Town Hall
Woodstock

Woodstock, a fine Oxfordshire town, is where you will find Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.

Wotton-under-Edge
Wotton-under-Edge

Wotton-under-Edge is a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire.

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Not quite the Cotswolds!

Though not officialy in the Cotswolds, here are some towns and villages close by that are worth a visit!

Pittville Park, Cheltenham
Cheltenham

A splended Recency Spa Town on the edge of the Cotswolds

Witney Buttercross
Witney

An charming Oxfordshire market town on the edge of the Cotswolds.