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   View of the village of Upper Slaughter  Information on Upper Slaughter Location is just one mile from Lower Slaughter and is positioned on a gentle, grassy slope above the stream that connects the two villages. A Norman castle once dominated the village but all that is visible today are the remains of the motte and bailey. The village is dominated by an ancient, gabled manor house parts of which date from the 15th century. This building is now operated as a hotel. Upper Slaughter is known as a double thankful village due to all the then members of the armed forces surviving both World War 1 and World War 2. In 2011 a national magazine named the village's Eyford House as England's favourite.It is a classical, late 17th century Cotswolds home which was designed by Guy Dawber. Visitors can avail of local walking routes and/or visit other popular Cotswolds destinations such as Bourton-on- the-Water , Stow-on-the-Wold , Moreton-in-the-Marsh and Broadway.

Welcome to the Cotswolds, a very popular area within easy reach of London . Here can be found classic English villages, castles, palaces, gardens, dreaming spires of Oxford, Shakespeare Country, connections with the Roman period and much more.  Charlecote House Planning a tour of the Cotswolds To assist visiitors with itinerary planning a listing of key visitor sites and background information is provided below. The Cotswold Hills dominate the English counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire in what may be called ‘middle England’.The name  ‘Cotswolds’ could be derived from ‘Cod’s Wold’, after an early Anglo-Saxon farmer. The Cotswolds comprise a limestone dominated belt of upland which separate South East England from the English Midlands. This wealthy landscape has been occupied by man for thousands of years the legacy of which is manifested in Long Barrows, Stone Circles, Roman Villas, richly endowed ‘Wool Churches’, mansions, quaint cottages and s...

  Above image shows tour guests at Castle Combe.  Tonight I am reprising a day tour of one of my favourite locations, namely the English Cotswolds. This itinerary illustrates the diverse range of sites which can be covered in just one day, albeit in indifferent weather conditions,. This morning, we commenced our tour in somewhat foggy overcast conditions,with  intermittent rain. However, the skies gradually cleared as the day progressed. First, we drove for about 2 hours to the 'picture postcard' village of Castle Combe in Wiltshire. This is often considered as England's prettiest village. It is certainly quaint, with narrow streets, a stream, houses dating back hundreds of years, small shops and a church dating back to around the 12th century. There is a burial there dated 1270. Castle Combe  Castle Combe After about an hour exploring Castle Combe we drove north for about one hour to the Roman Villa at Chedworth . Along the way we navigated narrow, country roads wi...