Around The World

The Cotswold

The Cotswolds region of England is one of the most fascinating in the UK primarily due to it having been frozen in time for 300 years resulting in the near total preservation of its beautiful ancient "chocolate box" villages set in stunning countryside. Famous for the honey coloured Cotswold limestone most of the humble cottages and more magnificent houses were built well before America was discovered and at a time when 50% of the English economy was based on Wool.

Getting to Cotswold

There are several routes from London to Cotswold, but I took the route of London Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh. 

Getting around Cotswold

Getting around cotswold is rather challenging as the buses aren't very frequent - some runs once every hour . So once you miss this hour's bus, got to wait another hour for the next bus. 

Bought the One-day cotswold explorer bus ticket, which is unlimited rides on the buses. There's also 3-day bus ticket which would be useful if staying for a longer perios of time. 

Bus Map of the Northen Cotswold Region

More detailed information can be found on their website: http://www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/visitor-info/gettinghere/north/

Bibury

There are several towns in Cotswold, but I chose to visit Bibury first. It's famous for the Arlington Row, probably one of the most photographed cotswold scene. The picturesque and pretty little cottages were built in 1380 as a monastic wool storem which was then converted into a row of cottages for weavers in the 17th century. It was preserved by the Royal College of Arts and has been used in a film and television location - Stardust and Bridget Jones Diary

I love these small little cootages which has a traditional english feel. People use it still for their holiday homes, as I peeped into the windows and saw furnitures and kitchenwares. It would be nice to live here, but not as an exhibition to the world.