Bibury- England's Most Photographed Village! Roaming The Cotswolds Episode 11.
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- čas přidán 9. 03. 2024
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For this latest video I’ve visited the Cotswold village of Bibury which has to be one of the most photographed villages in England!
The 19th Century artist and craftsman William Morris called Bibury ‘The Most Beautiful Village In England’ when he paid a visit.
Bibury is in the country of Gloucestershire and about 6 miles north east of Cirencester.
The village is probably most famous for Arlington Row, a much-photographed picturesque row of cottages originally built in 1380 as a monastic wool store which was converted into weaver’s cottages in the 17th century. The cloth produced by the weavers was sent to Arlington Mill also in the village for the process known as ‘fulling’ . The place where the wool was hung to dry after being washed was known as ‘Rack isle’ which runs adjacent to the river Coln which flows through Bibury.
So famous is the Arlington Row that at one time you could find an illustration of the scene in all British Passports, and it has also featured on British postage stamps.
As you might expect Bibury has been used in various tv and film productions including the 2007 film Stardust starring Claire Danes, Sienna Miller , Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.
Bibury is particularly poplar with Japanese tourists mainly thanks to Emperor Hirohito after he stayed overnight here on his European tour.
Other points of interest in Bibury include the Church Of St. Mary which is late Saxon and Bibury Court built in 1633 in the Jacobean style.
Bibury is also home to the Britain’s oldest working trout farm in the centre of the village established in 1902 and the world’s first horse racing club ‘The Bibury Club’ which was formed in 1681 and held race meetings on Macaroni Downs above the village until the early 20th Century.
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Thanks for highlighting the Cotswolds. Lots of exciting places to visit
Such a wonderfully informative video, thank you so much for sharing the beauty of the Cotswolds 🥰
Thankyou so much for your comment and glad you enjoyed the video.
Very nice nature, have a blessed week my friend!!!
Oh thanks so much. Lovely surroundings. Yeah, tourists make for a noisy, busy place. Still so quaint.
Best time to visit is very early morning before coaches arrive!
Bibury was one of my favourite places to visit on my trips to the UK in 2000 2001 and 2007. My mom and I saw a field with the most contented cows we have ever seen. We don't see those scenes here in SA. Would love to have one more visit to this beautiful village.
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Spent half a day there. 8 years ago in summer. The river was lower, but what a beautiful place. Took some trout home for dinner. Smaller than I'm used to here in NZ but still yummy.
Very nice trout I agree
Great video ❤
Thankyou
I am planning on being in the Cotswold for 5 days this June. I would like to see as many villages as possible. Castle Combe, Bradford on Avon, Bibury, The Slaughters, Stow on the Wold. Would you recommend that I stay in just one village or two, and which ones would you suggest? Thank you in advance, and thanks for your videos.
Bibury for sure. Try and stay at the Swan which is a lovely hotel.
Thank you very much for the input. 😊