Upper Slaughter · The Cotswolds
The Quietest Village in the Cotswolds
Find the village with no shop, no pub sign, and barely any noise.
- ⏱ 20 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Easy
Upper Slaughter has no shop and no pub sign, and it's one of England's rare 'Thankful Villages' — one of a small handful that lost no one from the parish in either World War. Walk it slower than feels natural.
What you’ll do
- 1Walk in
- 2Slow down
- 3Prove it
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While you're there
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Mill by the Eye
Follow the River Eye to a watermill that's still turning.
Lower Slaughter
Riverside Picnic, Lower Slaughter
Spread a blanket by the River Eye and do absolutely nothing for twenty minutes.
Bourton-on-the-Water
The Venice of the Cotswolds
Cross four low stone bridges without getting your feet wet.