Burford
The eastern gateway to the Cotswolds. A steep high street runs down to the River Windrush, lined with old inns and antique shops.
Burford is known as the 'gateway to the Cotswolds' and is the first large town you reach when entering the Cotswolds from Oxford. The high street runs steeply downhill from the top of the hill to the medieval stone bridge over the River Windrush. It is lined with Tudor and Georgian stone houses, old inns, antique shops and delis, and photographing the high street from the top of the slope is a classic view. By the river, the Church of St John the Baptist is grand in scale, funded by wealthy wool merchants. About 3 km south of town is the Cotswold Wildlife Park. From Oxford, take the S2 bus, a journey of about 40 minutes.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Bourton-on-the-Water
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Upper and Lower Slaughter
- Bibury
- Chipping Campden
- Broadway Tower
- Cirencester
- Sudeley Castle