Free things to do in the Cotswolds
7 Roves in the Cotswolds that cost exactly nothing. Proof you don't need a budget to have a good day.
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Bourton-on-the-Water
The Venice of the Cotswolds
Cross four low stone bridges without getting your feet wet.

Stow-on-the-Wold
The Doors of Durin
Find the church door that (maybe) inspired Tolkien.

Cleeve Hill
The Highest Point in the Cotswolds
Get above the light pollution and look up.

Bibury
England's Most Photographed Street
Frame the shot everyone takes, then go find a better one.

Chipping Campden
The Wool Town's Trading Floor
Find the 400-year-old building that once weighed the whole town's cheese.

Upper Slaughter
The Quietest Village in the Cotswolds
Find the village with no shop, no pub sign, and barely any noise.

Naunton
The Best Bench in Naunton
Find the bench locals actually use, not the one in every guidebook.
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