Pro

Very pretty, lots of shops, attractions for the children
Con

Can't think of any one.
In a nutshell

Bring the camera!
The Cotswold Perfumery, Bourton on the Water
chizz Says: The Cotswold Perfumery hold 45 minute tours several times a day for a fee of £5 per adult/£3.50 children 4-16. Here they take you through the gardens to see the various plants as well as guiding you through the perfume making process and showing you the various rooms such as...
Was it the DUKE OF WELLINGTON?: Lunch in a Pub
DEBBBEDB Says: Thursday we ate lunch in a Pub. I don't remember which one it was, but it was right by the river, so it might have been the Duke of Wellington. This pub has a family room and the website says Small hotel with busy pub trade. Good pub atmosphere - rare for Bourton.The lunch...
Britannia2 Says: There has not been a train service to the village for many years - shortsighted cuts by people with no forethought left a beautiful village that is so popular without a train service. There are local buses and the main route is the Cheltenham to Moreton in the Marsh service...
DUNK67 Says: Bourton is full of touristy shops from gift shops to art galleries. You can buy almost anything from gifts with Bourton logos to an expensive work of art. You can still buy your essentials from the Spar shop but the majority of shops are aimed at the tourists. From a few...
grandmaR Says: ...was what my daughter reported at her workplace the next day. "Did he sue?" was the response. English English is quite different in some respects from American English. They say garden, and we say yard. To us a garden is somewhere to grow vegetables, and to them, a yard is...
Misleading Posts in the Car Park
grandmaR Says: When you are driving on the left in a RHD car, the most hazardous time for a person brought up driving on the right with a LHD car is when going around a corner especially a turn to the right because if you are used to driving on the right, you don't know exactly where the...
iandsmith Says: There are other ways to travel than via public transport or private car. One of those is motorhome, a style very popular in Australia where the terrain is vast, the roads are wide and, despite what locals might indicate, petrol is relatively inexpensive.Since it is my dream...
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Set in seven acres of woodlands with garden ponds and a river running through it, this site has 50 avieries which are homes for over 50 rare and exotic birds....
Q: We plan on staying in Burton on the Water in September for a week, and our accommodations don't provide parking. I've read several...

A: This might help - http://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/bourton_on_the_water/ You could also phone the B on the W tourist office and ask their advice.
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Actually, it's not, it's just that the most popular one has a connection with some bard or playwright or something. Having said that, Bourton would be the most popular if you're just counting those...
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Bourton...four villages in one.

Apart from wanting to see this pretty Cotswold village I came to Bourton with a quest to see it's famous miniature village. Situated behind the Old New Inn it really is a masterpiece of craftsmanship...
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Bourton-on-the-Water is indeed a very pretty Cotswolds village, and unsurprisingly popular not only with UK visitors but also with visitors from abroad......coach tours included. They call it 'The......
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