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The Venice of the Cotswolds

Bourton-on-the-Water · The Cotswolds

The Venice of the Cotswolds

Cross four low stone bridges without getting your feet wet.

  • ⏱ 20 min
  • 💷 £0
  • 🥾 Easy

Bourton-on-the-Water earned its nickname honestly — the River Windrush runs shin-deep right through the middle of the village, spanned by a run of low stone footbridges, some dating back to the 1600s. Walk the length of them.

What you’ll do

  1. 1Find the river
  2. 2Start crossing
  3. 3Prove it
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Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0

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