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Riverside
Windrush bridges and greens
Five low stone bridges, built between 1654 and 1953, cross the River Windrush beside the village's wide greens.
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Bourton-on-the-Water: things to do
Places worth your time in Bourton-on-the-Water
Top places
Things to do in Bourton-on-the-Water
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Bird park
Birdland Park and Gardens
Riverside park of gardens and aviaries with over 500 birds, including what it calls England's only breeding group of King Penguins.
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Model village
The Model Village
A 1:9 scale replica of the village, opened in 1937, that includes a model of the model village itself.
Nature reserve
Greystones Farm Nature Reserve
Free 66-hectare Wildlife Trust reserve of wildflower meadows and rivers, including the scheduled monument Salmonsbury Camp.
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Heritage
Replica Iron Age roundhouse
A replica Iron Age roundhouse, reached from the Greystones Farm yard by a path suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
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Museum
Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection
Museum of 20th-century motoring with cars, motorbikes, caravans, toys and memorabilia in the village centre.
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Perfumery
Cotswold Perfumery
Family-run fragrance maker, in business since 1966, with a Victoria Street workshop and perfume-making courses.
Church
St Lawrence's Church
Church of England parish church with parts dating from the 14th century, usually open to visitors during the week.
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Heritage
Lower Slaughter Old Mill
A 19th-century water mill on the River Eye in neighbouring Lower Slaughter, now housing a museum, a café and a tea room.
The Cotswolds
More areas to explore
8 sights · 12 places to eat
Burford
A steep medieval High Street running down to the River Windrush
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9 sights · 11 places to eat
Cirencester
A Roman town turned wool town, with a museum, a landmark church and an amphitheatre
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8 sights · 6 places to eat
Chipping Campden
A wool town of stone terraces, a 1627 market hall and the start of the Cotswold Way
Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Bourton-on-the-Water (area photo): Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Windrush bridges and greens: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Birdland Park and Gardens: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, source
- The Model Village: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Greystones Farm Nature Reserve: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Replica Iron Age roundhouse: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cotswold Perfumery: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Lawrence's Church: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lower Slaughter Old Mill: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Burford: bongo vongo, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cirencester: Tony Grist, Public domain, source
- Chipping Campden: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Broadway: Jeff Gogarty, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stow-on-the-Wold: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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