Overview

We warmly invite you to join us on a days tour of the beautiful Cotwolds, where we shall see the famous Honey Coloured cottages and villages held in high regard of this region. We will journey through beautiful open countryside, tree lined wooded slopes, and explore historical Homes from an era long gone, and enjoy Afternoon Tea together. If you follow our complete tour, ( all SAT NAV directions are provided for you ) it is around a 33 mile circular trip, from Bidford on Avon, to your final stop for today at the delightful Cotswold village of Broadway, which non stop would only take 1 hour 20 minutes, so we have given you plenty of time for stops and visits. As with all our reviews, everywhere we visit today is FREE, all we need to do is find a little cash for drinks, and if you want to splash out just a little bit more, then BOOK IN ADVANCE to join us for Afternoon Tea in a delightful country manor, with a fantastic setting of a well cared for garden of which you can feast your eyes on from your wheelchair. SET YOUR SAT NAV TO. B50 4BU BIDFORD APON AVON. Situated on the River Avon, as it’s name suggests, it is a parish just 7 miles from Stratford on Avon, and is an easy enough village to reach from most parts of the country. Depending on the length of your journey to get here, we have chosen this as our starting point, for the scenery is quite pleasant as you set off on your journey into the Cotswolds. A Roman road (Ryknield Street) leads you through Bidford to its ancient ford (Byda’s Ford) which nowadays has a narrow single lane stone bridge crossing the Avon (photo 1) Following our route will perhaps have taken you to the main road running down to the river, High Street (photo 2) with Tower Close, running off it (photo 3) before it drops to the few shops that line the street (photo 4) and crosses the bridge. A car kpark stands on the right (photo 5) which is part of the beautiful walk along the Avon (photo 6). SET SAT NAV. GL55 6QH. Weston-sub-Edge Ahead now, the main road (photo 7) will take you on towards our first hamlet of interest, Weston-sub-Edge (photo 8) a Cotswold village mentioned in the doomsday book (Westone) however, the Romans occupied the village from the 2nd century, and grew vines on the terraces that can be seen here. Notice the plants being grown on the delightful honey coloured houses, which add charm to the already beautiful homes (photo 9). We particularly loved the way fruit is being grown behind the Typical Cotswold walls (photo 10) at Orchard House, and opposite, in the open meadowland the sheep graze happily away (photo 11) reminding us of how the locals made their livelihood from the wool trade that the Cotswold were famous for. SET SAT NAV. WR12 7PJ. WILLERSEY Although this very attractive village is in Gloucestershire, it still retains its Worcestershire post code, because it belongs to the Broadway post town, and at least the modern buildings on the outskirts of the village still retain their Cotswold appeal (photo 12). As you drive along you will pass Pike Corner with its flower laden rose garden and well kept lawn (photo 13) before arriving at the village green and its lovely little duckp pond (photo 14) and a very attractive row of cottages, all with colourful flower beds clinging to the walls (photo 15). Across on the other side is the first of the villages two Inns, the 17th century Cotswold built Bell Inn (photo 16) and it’s good to note the “Bell” above the front door, and on the corner you will see a wooden Bell Tower. Further along you will see the second Inn (photo 17) The New Inn, a favourite of the locals. Willersey is not a tourist village, thus its managed to avoid the Main Street becoming full of little shops, and this has helped it to stay a typical Cotswold village, and we are pleased to share our thoughts with you all. SET SAT NAV. WR12 7DU. BROADWAY. Our journey will now continue for just another Two miles until we arrive at “Broadway” one of the most attractive larger villages in the Cotswolds, and we feel sure you will fall in love with this delightful honey coloured village, but our first visit there will be to the “Lygon Arms Hotel” a truly beautiful and historic Inn, and a cup of tea will be most welcomed, and the use of a toilet would be handy by now. ( PLEASE READ OUR PART TWO OF THIS WONDERFUL TOUR, “ LYGON ARMS HOTEL “) To find it, just scroll up to SEARCH BUTTON at top of Euans guide page, and type in THE LYGON ARMS. Then Click “read more” If you would like to read the rest of this tour, click under the photo for disabledtraveller, Then read each part one by one, using the “view more reviews” There are 8 parts for the complete tour.

Transport & Parking

As this first part of our TOUR describes for you, parking is not involved, all you need to do is pull up when needed to take your photographs, of which we feel many will have been taken by the time you head home later.

Access

You will see everything you need to see, especially on this first part of the tour, without having to get up from your chair.

Toilets

There will be toilets available about 20 minutes later, when you reach Broadway.

Staff

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