Bourton
Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village had a population of 3,296 at the 2011 census. Much of the village centre is a designated Conservation Area.
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Worth seeing in and around Bourton
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Birdland Park and Gardens
Birdland Park and Gardens, often called Birdland, is a wildlife park in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. First opened in 1957, the park moved to its current site in 1989.
700 m · zoo in Bourton-on-the-Water · Wikipedia - 02Cotswold Motoring Museum
The Cotswold Motoring Museum is a museum in the Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. It features motoring history of the 20th century.
100 m · museum in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of St Laurence
The Anglican Church of St Laurence at Wyck Rissington in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.
2.6 km · church in Cotswold, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Andrew
The Anglican St Andrew's Church at Cold Aston in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.
4 km · Grade I listed church, Cotswold, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Bourton is quite attractive as a family destination. The river Windrush flows through the village, next to the main street. In the charming centre you'll find a lot of attractions, including:
- 01Model Village
The Old New Inn, GL54 2AF, enquiries@theoldnewinn.co.uk.
- 02Birdland Park and Gardens
Dragonfly Maze (between the car park and the Birdland).
- 03Cotswold Motor Museum & Toy Collection
The Old Mill, GL54 2BY.
- 04The Old Mill
- 05War Memorial
- 06Church of St Lawrence
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Things to do
Oxfordshire Way. Walk the start of this long distance walking route, maybe going for ten miles to Shipton-under-Wychwood, or continue and walk the full 68 miles to Henley-on-Thames. Bloody Bourton Walking Tour, mobile), edward.charnel@yahoo.co.uk. Nov to Apr, book in advance. Tickets are available from the Visitors Information Centre.
- 01Bourton Vale Equestrian Centre
- 02Cotswold Brewing Company
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Where to eat
A couple of pubs do food and drink
- 01The Duke of Wellington
- 02The Chestnut Tree
- 03The Croft
Victoria St, Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2BS, info@chesterhousehotel.com.
- 04Aroma
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Getting to Bourton
- Airports
- Birmingham (BHX), 63 km · Bristol (BRS), 87 km · London Luton (LTN), 95 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Bourton159 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · £18–24
- London → Bourton161 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · £16–21
- Bristol → Bourton46 km · quickest by road, 1h 45m · £6–8
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bourton
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bourton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Bourton – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Bourton
- Upper Slaughtervillage in Gloucestershire, England, UK2.5 km
- Lower Slaughtervillage and civil parish in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom2.5 km
- Upper Rissingtonvillage in Gloucestershire, England, UK3.9 km
- Little Rissingtonvillage in Gloucestershire, England, UK2.2 km
- Cold Astonvillage in Gloucestershire, England, UK3.9 km
- Clapton-on-the-Hillvillage in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England2.9 km