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TRADITIONAL RURAL ENGLAND TWO HOURS WEST OF LONDON

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Welcome to the Cotswold Hills!
 

Bibury village, in the South Cotswolds. Photo credit- britainonview Tony Pleavin.

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This classic landscape is the image of traditional English countryside. The region is both geographically and culturally delineated, set roughly between the Thames River valley to the east, the River Avon to the south, the River Severn to the west, and the Malvern Hills and Shakespeare country to the north.

BIBURY IN THE SOUTHERN COTSWOLDS
Photo Credit: britainonview, Tony Pleavin.

 
 

Traditional, Quaint, and Eccentric.
          Known for quaint communities with multi-hyphened names (Stowe-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Hill), thatched houses, and easy country walking between obscurely named pubs, the Cotswolds embodies much that is both familiar and eccentric about our cultural associations with England.

THATCHED 'COTTAGE', CHIPPING CAMPDEN
Photo © HOME AT FIRST

Chipping Camden thatched "cottage". Photo © Home At First.

 

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HOME AT FIRST HAS TWO LODGING LOCATIONS IN THE COTSWOLDS:

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• In the South
    IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOUTH OF CHELTENHAM
          
HOME AT FIRST’s cottages are in or close to Tetbury, a typical Cotswold town still largely unspoiled by tourism. Here are shops, restaurants, and pubs where you will meet the local residents, perhaps even Tetbury's most famous resident, a prominent member of the British royal family. Tetbury's location makes it within easy day-trip reach of Bath, South Wales, Portsmouth, Salisbury & Stonehenge, Oxford, and Berkeley Castle.

Tetbury in the southern Cotswolds. Photo © Home At First.
THE TOWN OF TETBURY IN
THE SOUTHERN
COTSWOLDS
Photo © HOME AT FIRST

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Chipping Campden in the northern Cotswolds. Photo © Home At First.
THE TOWN OF CHIPPING CAMPDEN
IN THE SOUTHERN COTSWOLDS
Photo © HOME AT FIRST

• In the North
    IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE NORTH OF CHELTENHAM
    AND IN PARTS OF WORCESTERSHIRE AND WARWICKSHIRE

          
HOME AT FIRST's cottages are in or near Chipping Campden, a famous Cotswolds village known for its thatched "cottages", medieval church, and annual 400-year-old Cotswold "Olympicks". Chipping Campden's location makes it close to Shakespeare Country (Stratford-upon-Avon is about 30 minutes away), Oxford, Mid-Wales, and Warwick Castle.

 

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Quality Cottages!
                HOME AT FIRST’s Cotswolds cottages are well equipped with all the comforts of home and ready for occupancy at all times of year, even winter! Moreover, they are perfectly located as bases for day trips throughout the Cotswolds and into neighboring regions of England and Wales.

HOME AT FIRST COTTAGE, NORTHERN COTSWOLDS
Photo © HOME AT FIRST

Home At First cottage interior, Northern Cotswolds. Photo © Home At First.

   
   
 

Click on the following links to view a selection
of cottages in
THE COTSWOLDS in detail:

 
THE SOUTHERN COTSWOLDS
IN THE TOWN
OF TETBURY


LITTLE HALL COTTAGE
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THE NORTHERN COTSWOLDS
IN THE TOWN
OF BROAD CAMPDEN

 

THE GLAZIERY
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THE NORTHERN COTSWOLDS
IN THE TOWN OF
 CHIPPING CAMPDEN

 

HIGH STREET COTTAGE
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THE NORTHERN COTSWOLDS
IN THE TOWN OF
 CHIPPING CAMPDEN

 

MEWS COTTAGE
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  THE NORTHERN COTSWOLDS
IN THE VILLAGE
OF BLOCKLEY

 

GOLDEN COTTAGE
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THE NORTHERN COTSWOLDS
IN THE VILLAGE
OF BRETFORTON

 

LOWE COTTAGE
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LOCATE THE COTSWOLDS ON HOME AT FIRST'S MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES

 
     
 

 
In our customers' own words—
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        "We covered the town! Went into every one of the 17 antique shops, bought groceries in the market, wine in the wine shop next door, and bought fresh bread and newspapers early each morning. We went to church at St. Mary's on Sunday. We ate a couple of times at The Snooty Fox, took lunch at The Two Toads, enjoyed dinner at the Royal Oak pub, and enjoyed a really spiffy meal at #65 Long Street."                                   — C. Curtis, New York

          "Our cottage in Tetbury was delightful. What a privilege to stay in this wonderful, historic house."                                        
— R. & P. Tyler, Arizona

          "Our historic cottage was so unique as to need no additional superlatives. the general plan, directions and hints of places to see were remarkable."                                                                                                     
— W. Chase, Hawaii

          "What a beautiful, comfortable (dating from 1275!) house! Perfect location in the heart of Tetbury but very quiet — could walk to the baker,
post office, butcher shop, etc., in 5 minutes. Our whole trip was a delight!!"
                                                                                
— Bob & Ann W. Kentucky
 

 
 
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