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Stow-on-the-Wold
Market town in Gloucestershire, England

Stow-on-the-Wold

Stow-on-the-Wold is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, on top of an 800-foot hill at the junction of main roads through the Cotswolds, including the Fosse Way (A429), which is of Roman origin.

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The town was founded by Norman lords to absorb trade from the roads converging there. Fairs have been held by royal charter since 1330; a horse fair is still held on the edge of town nearest to Oddington in May and October each year.

Get in

Getting to Stow-on-the-Wold

Driving from Cirencester, follow the A429 (the Fosseway) North, pass through Bourton-on-the-Water and you'll reach it (after another 3 mi (5 km)). There will be obvious signs saying you've entered the town. From the North, follow the A429 South towards Cirencester. The town's railway station was closed in 1948. The two nearest stations are:

  1. 01
    Moreton-in-Marsh Railway Station

    Station Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AA (4½ miles N of Stow-on-the-Wold).

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    St Edward's Church

    Medieval church with interesting doorway.

  2. 02
    Fosse Art Gallery

    The Manor House, The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1AF, mail@fossegallery.com.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Foxholes
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Cotswold Baguettes
  2. 02
    The Kings Arms
  3. 03
    The Hive
  4. 04
    Prince of India
  5. 05
    Old Butchers

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.