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Bourton on the Water in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds

Bourton on the Water, known as "The Venice of the Cotswolds" is an extremely popular village where elegant 18th century bridges cross the River Windrush as it flows through the centre of the village.

Bourton on the Water   Although Bourton on the Water is a large village as villages go, there are more attractions in Bourton on the Water than you would perhaps expect to find in a destination of its size. Bourton on the Water grasps the tourism industry with both hands ad offers the model village, Birdland, Bourton Model Railway, Cotswold Perfumery, Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection, Dragonfly Maze and Salmonsbury Meadows Nature Reserve amongst its attractions. See Bourton on the Water attractions page for more details.

Many of the buildings in Bourton on the Water have been built in warm yellow Cotswold stone and many of the houses and cottages are 300 years old, some dating back to Elizabethan times four hundred years ago.

The Cotswolds in an area of outstanding natural beauty of England and is much visited by torists from home and abroad. Its Cotswold stone buildings, low density of population and history make it a place that you will want to visit again and again.

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Go the extra mile for charity at Bourton
Cotswold Leisure Bourton will do its bit for charity next month when it hosts the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile. Manager Jo Whitfield is calling runners of all abilities to come along to centre, in...
Posted : 22/02/2008 22:41:27

Cardboard Recycling Bank Comes To Bourton
Householders in Bourton-on-the-Water can look forward to a greener New Year thanks to the expansion of recycling facilities in the town. Cotswold District Council has added a cardboard recycling ba...
Posted : 21/12/2007 15:57:31

Police Attend RTC In Bourton-on-the Water
At approximately 7.43am, Wednesday December 5th, police were called to a Road Traffic Collision on Stow Road, Bourton-on-the-Water. The incident involved a bus and a white Renault Kangoo van. ...
Posted : 05/12/2007 13:43:01

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