Upper and Lower Slaughter
Upper Slaughter / Lower Slaughter
A tranquil pair of villages with a stream, stone bridges and an old watermill. Often called the most beautiful twin villages in the Cotswolds.
Upper and Lower Slaughter are two small villages about 1.5 km apart. The River Eye flows through them, and honey-coloured stone houses and low stone bridges line its banks. At the western end of Lower Slaughter stands a 19th-century red-brick watermill, the Cotswolds' most classic postcard scene. Upper Slaughter is smaller and quieter. During both the First and Second World Wars, not one of its villagers was killed, so it is known as the 'double thanksgiving village'. A field footpath links the two villages and continues to Bourton-on-the-Water, about 30 minutes away. There are very few parking spaces in the villages, so it is best to walk from Bourton-on-the-Water.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Bourton-on-the-Water
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Broadway Tower
- Chipping Campden
- Bibury
- Burford
- Sudeley Castle
- Cirencester