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If you’re looking for the Cotswolds you see on postcards: the ones without the tour buses, gift shops, and crowds of people wielding selfie sticks: you’ve found it. Upper Slaughter is the quiet, sophisticated sibling to the more famous (and often crowded) Lower...

If you’ve ever looked at a postcard of the English countryside and thought, "There’s no way a place actually looks like that," you probably haven't been to Painswick. Known affectionately as the “Queen of the Cotswolds,” this town isn't just a pretty...

![Shakespeare Coaches Logo If you’ve spent any time looking at Cotswolds brochures, you’ve seen the usual suspects: Bourton-on-the-Water, Castle Combe, and Bibury. They’re stunning, don’t get me wrong. But if you want to see where the locals actually go to escape the...

If you’re looking for the Cotswolds but want to skip the "tourist trap" vibes of the bigger hubs, you’ve found your spot. Winchcombe is the real deal. It’s a historic Saxon town that’s managed to keep its local soul while offering some of the most stunning...

![Shakespeare Coaches Logo If you’re looking for the refined, sophisticated side of the Cotswolds, you’ve found it. Welcome to Tetbury. While some villages in the region are famous for their "chocolate box" cottages and stream-side walks, Tetbury is famous...

![Shakespeare Coaches Logo If you’ve spent any time looking at Cotswolds brochures, you’ve seen the heavy hitters: Bourton-on-the-Water, Castle Combe, and Bibury. They are stunning, don't get me wrong, but they are also packed. If you want to see the Cotswolds as...

If you’re looking for the quintessential Cotswold experience without the feeling that you’ve stepped into a museum where you can’t touch anything, Moreton-in-Marsh is your spot. While other villages in the region are famous for being "pretty" (and they are),...

If you were to close your eyes and imagine the most "English" village possible: the kind you see on chocolate boxes or in high-budget period dramas: you’d probably end up imagining Great Tew. Welcome to another installment of our Top 25 Cotswolds...

Alright, let’s get straight to the point. If you’re touring the Cotswolds, you’ve probably seen your fair share of honey-coloured stone and thatched roofs. But Minster Lovell offers something a little different. It’s not just another "pretty village" (though...