The Cotswolds: Are these the Most Charming English Villages?!
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2023
- Come along with us as we explore the breathtaking beauty of the Cotswolds and some of the most charming English villages we've ever seen! The Cotswolds is a region known for its picturesque English villages and rolling hills. On our three-day adventure, we explore the rich history, indulge in local cuisine, and find unique and interesting places to see in the Cotswolds. From the charming village of Painswick, known as the "queen of the Cotswolds," to the idyllic Arlington Row in Bibury, often considered the prettiest village in the Cotswolds, to the quaint streets of Chipping Camden and Castle Combe. We had a wonderful time exploring so many of the unique English villages the Cotswolds is known for and can't wait to visit again.
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It's easy to forget how lucky I am growing up around here, I'm grateful for the reminder. Have a fab time guys ❤
It's so lovely!
I’m the same, I definitely need to remember to be grateful of my beautiful surroundings ❤
We live close to Sherwood Forest and walk it 2 - 3 times a week and I agree - a reminder is grateful ❤
We are very lucky to live in these Islands
Be grateful you don't have to spend a couple grand and sit in a plane for 6000 mi. to get there. They even lucked out with the weather, it was raining when I was in Chipping Campden.
England's green and pleasant land 🙌
Yeah, remember that when everyone's moaning about the rain. :)
Surprised you didn't mention that "Doctor Doolittle " was filmed in Castle Coomb
That's one thing I love about England. So many quaint and beautiful places to visit.
The main reason is that the UK has not been invaded for a 1000 years so all our old stuff is still intact and not been destroyed by invading forces. Any major destruction has been done by ourselves... i.e HenryVIII and destruction of Abbeys n' stuff. :)
@@spoonunit03 Not to mention WW1, WW2
@@spoonunit03Allah keep you all and bless you ameen 🤲🤲🤲❤🙏
The cotwolds have such an old romantic feel to them, something out of a romance novel ❤
Hence the Bronte sisters. :)
We live in Scotland. My daughter and her husband and two little boys are down in Cornwall right now on holiday. They stopped off in the Cotswolds for a couple of days on their way down. We may be a small country but there really are so many beautiful places to visit in the UK. Your enthusiasm and pleasure for them is infectious and so genuine.
Much as an English patriot that i am,Scotland has the most dramatic scenery I’ve ever seen,and I’ve lived and worked all over the planet.
Londoner,now in beautiful,magical mystical Cornwall.
Of all the countries Ive been to,and they ALL have beauty within them,I wouldn’t live anywhere else than England.
A loverly part of England!
It’s so nice to see these lovely places are still unspoiled
I'm so happy you made it to The Costwolds, it never disappoints, just relaxing and Olde World beauty, I love it to, the Roast at The Fox is right up our street. lol Yummm
The Fox was a nice surprise for sure!
I’m so glad you found the Cotswolds. It’s definitely one of the prettiest places we have in the UK.
It really is!
thanks for loving our country! It’s ace x ❤❤ x
Had I known you were at ‘The Weighbridge’ I’d have wandered along and said hello, purely for the fact that, as other CZcamsrs have said about when people come up to them and speak as if they know them, how awkward it would have been 😄
You’d also have driven past my front door in Nailsworth on your way to Castle Combe, so could’ve given me a lift back 😉
I’m certainly fortunate to have been born, and live, in such a beautiful part of the country.
I'd have joined you, although the drive would be a little longer as I am not as posh as you - I live in Stonehouse.
This is so surreal to watch. I live near Winstone's Ice Cream, so I am so glad you listened to the people next to you!! You didn't miss out on anything with the dessert 2in1 pie. If you come back to the Cotswolds, go to Stroud Farmer's market on a Saturday morning. Enjoy your journeys. If you are in a beach mood, try to go to Cornwall, Padstow, Rock...etc. or to Wales and the Gower Peninsula. Snowdonia is also very beautiful in Wales and worth the visit.
England has some absolutely beautiful places , so quaint!
Quaint is seen as mildly derogatory in Britain. I am sure you didn’t mean it like that.
@@lizbignell7813no it isn't
Ugh, I hate it when visitors call our country 'quaint'. It's usually visitors from the US.
@@lizbignell7813 utter rubbish!!)
Hi guys,im from England I've lived here most of my life this part of england is so quaint you've sold it to me.the British tourist board should be paying you a debt of gratitude.
I always drive through the Cotswolds when I travel up from Dorset to see family in Birmingham, so many beautiful towns and villages, I always stop at one of them for a spot of lunch, takes me an hour longer than driving up the motorways but it beats the services at Chieveley.
Some things are worth the extra time.
Yeah but Chieveley is one of the best services! Doesn't beat a Cotswold village tho
@@vicandvin Never been to Chieveley, but Gloucester services is pretty good too. ;-)
Beautiful part of the country. You must visit Norfolk, especially Norwich, broads, and North Norfolk coast.
We do still need to make it there.
I totally agree, I loveee the Broads.
Ah painswick is where my grandparents lived in their last years 😊
Looks like an amazing visit to the Cotswolds! I love that you started in Painswick. We take everyone there 😉. Which was your favourite place in the Cotswolds ?
OK, once again I'm super jealous! Even though I have been in the Cotswolds the last three years and have visited here dozens of times over the last couple decades, I still haven't been to the Weighbridge Inn! I'm hell-bent on going this summer, even though my husband does not love pies! 😂 It looks fantastic. Everyone who goes there raves about how good it is!
I live in the Cotswolds and it’s so beautiful I loved growing up here!!
Love this! You need to visit Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole whilst in this part of the UK. You also need to come to Bristol x
But visit Alternative Bristol.
@@janebaker966 ..and where is alternative Bristol?
And obviously Wells, if you're going to Cheddar!
Aww the amazing cotswolds, so glad you went and experienced the villages and towns there breathtaking is correct, the food looked really good too.
As well as the Lake District that you still need to see, come to Norfolk & Suffolk and rent a house right on the Norfolk Broads and hire a boat on the water ways.
See Lavenham the Medieval village in Suffolk
I really enjoyed this video, my favourite so far.
Stuck in time , just stunning .😊
It's so pretty!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the Stroud district. Painswick is lovely. I grew up very close to The Weighbridge in the town of Nailsworth. The Cotswolds is home
The Cotswolds - This is the Way. I think you would like Lacock Abbey and village in Wiltshire - it’s been used in several scenes from the Harry Potter movies and often used in BBC period costume dramas.
Thank you for this great informative video of The beautiful Cotswolds, i enjoyed it!. Some people say the villages are a tourist attraction and can get busy, well most of the lovely towns, villages and cities in England are tourist attractions now a days, inc the Lake District, the coast of Cornwall, Clovelly in Devon and a lot of coastal areas in Devon, Cheddar Gorge, some Dorset villages and the Jurassic coast, The Norfolk Broads, Bath, Liverpool, London etc and the Cotswold villages are no exception. I would move to the Cotswolds in a heartbeat! and be proud to live there, they are such beautifully maintained villages. Glad you both enjoyed your stay there.
Gorgeous down that way.
It really is!
I live in an Alms house and my front door is THAT green. :)
I recognised where you were immediately. We live Painswick and my children go to the village school. Glad you like it 😊
My new favourite channel
I live in the Cotswolds (Moreton-in-Marsh) and it’s easy to forget, as a local, how lucky I am to live here 😊
Also, your knifeandforkery whilst eating the 2-in-1 pie was… fascinating 😂
The Cotswolds are an absolutely beautiful area of Britain
Just saw the article about your Cornwall video on Daily Mail website 👏
I'm seeing how lovely the Cotswolds are, haven't been there since I was about 10ish, must get back one day, the villages look especially lovely given it's a gorgeous early summer day! Also, I am in love with you dog, adorable, can I have her please???
I think you will find Carly is heading to rural Oxfordshire to join me. She is so lovely (as all dogs are).
Nice video! I am glad I live in the southern region of the Cotswolds, and now you know why you should move to England! You will never have enough time to see all the beauty in a lifetime, but we can still try, and it's safer and cheaper than America. Did you know that an American 'tried' to buy up the entire Arlington Row and ship it all back to America, but he failed, and was only allowed to buy just one cottage which was dismantled brick by brick, and then rebuilt in the US!
I never knew that! Thank God he failed to steal Arlington Row though!
P.S.- Why do Americans usually visit the Eastern and Northern Cotswolds? They never seem to go to the other areas, like Westonbirt for example. ;-)
Everything looked wonderful ❤️
Was in the Cotswolds on June 15th on a day tour from Bath. Loved it and toured several of the towns featured in your video. In addition to the striking beauty, it was so nice to see how dog friendly the UK us. We had a lovely conversation with a couple in a pub in Stow on Wold who had their two dogs with them as to how we don't have the same situation here in the US. Anyway love following your UK adventures and glad you brought your fur baby along for the trip.
Love to see the Cotswolds Highlighted. Thank you
Stratford upon Avon, Warwick and Royal Leamington Spa are all with a visit.
Greetings from Painswick
I’m fortunate enough to live in the Malvern Hills, another designated Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty just 20 minutes or so from the Cotswolds, which I can see from my bedroom window.
That was a fabulous video! Glad you love the Cotswolds!!!
So glad you came to the Cotswolds! Please go and explore Norfolk / Norwich. It’s where I’m from and it has an interesting Roman history.
Such a lovely place I had my honeymoon there 😊
I’ve never been to the Cotswolds but would love to, it looks gorgeous. I love your videos 👍🏻 banoffee ice cream sounds yummy, I’ve always loved the idea of retiring in a cottage with a thatched roof 😊x
Yes,until the spiders come in in the winter!
It is great to hear that you have enjoyed a lot of our foods also the beautiful countryside villages. We are indeed very lucky to live here. Enjoy your travels. ☺
No Oxford until Tolkiens work has been enjoyed 😉😁❤
I've just driven back from the Cotswolds - Nailsworth. Lovely place. I'm truly blessed to live so near & intend to move there in the next few years. One of my best friends has just moved to Castle Combe. In fact you walked right past her house!! It's an amazing house & the locals are so friendly. So glad that you enjoyed your trip x
Thank you! It is a beautiful place.
Wow, I completely see how that church door inspired Tolkien’s ‘Doors of Moria’ (Durin). We live on the north eastern edge of the Cotswolds, and I’ve never been to that village. Need to start exploring more! I’m retiring later this year, so hopefully we will have more time for exploring.
Our truly English heritage. We were the best. So glad you're seeing our past.
I really enjoy visiting the Cotswolds and am glad you enjoyed it too. Bourton on the water is where I have been the most as I usually went by coach from where I live now in the West Midlands in Telford Shropshire. A lot of history here also in the surrounding areas including the nearby Roman City of Wroxeter between Telford and Shrewsbury just off the A5. Definitely worth a visit if in this area. Also near Telford is Ironbridge which also is very historic because of the industrial revolution. Ironbridge is a world heritage site popular with many Americans during the summer months because of the museums nearby. Much Wenlock is also a great town to visit not far from Telford and the pubs there provide excellent food and all are dog friendly.
Oh!!! You must watch the lord of the rings trilogy movies!! Thanks for sharing! Love your personalities!!! Love ❤️ pup!!🐶
I spent my summers all along this coast with my grandad, folkestone always brings back memories.
Thanks magic geekdom!
Please tell me the only reason Carly is not in this video is because she's started her own channel!!
I just love this couples enthusiasm
Aww, I grew up near Bourton-on-the-Water/Stow-on-the-Wold and now live near Castle Combe. I’m a lucky gal 😂. Have fun! 🧡💚 Edit…..got to the end of the video and yes, Chipping Norton is where I grew up! Yet another village/town made rich in medieval times by the wool trade. Hopefully you saw the beautiful old Bliss Tweed Mill which is now flats. My ancestors lived around that whole area for at least the last 300 years….
You're both looking very well. The UK suits you.
My goodness, I really love your enthusiasm. You are a great couple.
Aren't the Cotswolds fab! Did you check out the reverse periscope at the model village? It makes you feel tiny and the right size for the village.
My house is in your video 😂
Oh, wow! Really?!
Lacock is definately worth a visit!
Loved this video thank you so much for sharing such lovely places you visited.❤
So lucky, 3 days in a row of sunshine! only happens about once a year in England 😊
Beautiful area 🤩
I love your enthusiasm for Everything particularly your food!
Perfectly picturesque!
We received so many recommendations for the Cotswolds and you were right! We loved visiting all of the beautiful Cotswolds villages. ❤
Help us decide where to visit next. Leave a comment and let us know where else we should go. 👀
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The Northumberland Coast, especially Druridge Bay, Amble, Craster, Bamburgh Castle and Alnwick Castle 🙂
East Neuk of Fife. Lots of beautiful little fishing villages, with beautiful beaches & there's a dog friendly beach front cottage in Cellardyke on Airbnb 😁 Further north there's St Andrews, Dundee up to Stonehaven & Dunnottar Castle.
The isle of wight is great this time for year
Cambridge!!
To add - it really does feel like Hogwarts especially when everyone is in their gowns graduating xx
PLEASE post me one of those pies 🥧!! Mmmm 😋
What a wonderful couple you are 🙂
Beautiful locations. I think Chipping Norton is close to where Jeremy Clarkson lives and has his farm.
What makes you think anyone wants to know where Jeremy Clarkson lives?
His Netflix show about his life as a “farmer” is fun and actually educational
The Weighbridge 2in1 pies are magnificent! The pastry is incredible - more like shortbread. They do cook at home ones too...
I would recommend the cotswold villages of Upper and Lower Slaughter. Also in Oxfordshire, Adderbury ( Pub - The Bell), plus Great Tew ( Pub - the Falkland Arms).
Your joy is very infectious! X
Absolutely Loving your Video blogs, you are charming company showing us around all these beautiful places, Cheers Phil UK.
The couple you met from Texas is probably Dara and Ian of Magenta 0tter CZcams chanel, they live in the Cotswolds and travel around the UK making videos like yourselves.
Paradise.
Hello from Canada. I just found your videos and I enjoyed them.
I now have pie envy
They were so good!
Shame you missed out on Broadway Tower whilst you were at Chipping Camden, a wonderful 18th Century Folly overlooking Broadway and about 10mins from Chipping Camden high street. Has a small museum as well as a basement cold war nuclear bunker.
Painswick is about 15 mins from my house! Awww I’m so glad you visited there. My friend got married in painswick church 🥰
Beautiful block
The farm shops in the UK are wonderful
A truly stunning area!!
That gravy did look good.
It was!
I liked the scone joke even tho nobody else laughed
There are also the hidden cotswolds places with views and scenery that the tourist guides do not show,added to a great deal of history ,but you need a local to guide you around them,we ,eep lots of them secret to avoid them becoming tourist traps
Places like Frampton- aahhhehmm. Shhhhhhh..... ;-)
Fantastic vlog 😍
Great video . Thanks for showcasing Rodborough Common very close to where i live.
If you ever return to the Cotswolds, visit the village of Broadway , Burford too is lovely. Also if you should ever return to Bourton on the water visit the old perfumery in the village where they sell lovely perfumes made from Cotswold flowers, some named after Shakespeare Characters, in fact they also have an online shop where you can buy these perfumes.
Thanks for the video. I guess I'll be able to verify as I'm going to be walking the Cotswold Way from Chipping Campden to Bath, 101 miles in total, starting on October 2nd. I decided on this (hopefully!) less strenuous route after a coastal walk in Northern Ireland last May which nearly did me in.
Oh neat! I am always so curious about walking long distances on the footpaths we've come across, but I don't think either of us are adventurous enough to try something like 100 miles.
@@TheMagicGeekdom It is probably far easier than you think. I often hire the services of Mickledore to arrange my walks in England and Scotland. They arrange the lodging and luggage transport between stops and can provide other accommodations as requested. I'll be 76 years old (and certainly no athlete) when I start this walk and don't anticipate any serious problems -- the longest day's walk is fifteen miles and the Cotswold Way is pretty gentle as long-distance walks go. The day I can't manage fifteen miles over relatively easy paths I guess I'll need to find a different holiday option or quit entirely (but not before I do another long stretch in Scotland again and get off to Cornwall and back to Wales to finish the other half of the Anglesey Coast path.) Happy travels.
as soon as i saw your first few seconds of your video i knew it was painswick i go through there all the time its on my scenic drive to gloucester or cheltenham hope you liked it here this is my norm then minchimpton and rodborough common for winstones its not the most exciting place to be but safe freindly and it is pretty round here good for walkers and lots of top qulity local fresh produce.
You two are fast fast becoming a media sensation! Today I've read about your Cornwall video both on Cornwall Live and the Daily Mail (on line).
At this point you guys deserve Duel citizenship.. we consider you British Americans.. even though I do enjoy when you show us other places outside the UK
Hahah this is Jason who stopped to talk to you with Kelly. We definitely didn’t leave that sticker behind us! We ended up in Bourton on the Water and Stow in the Wold that day! Looks like you guys had an awesome visit to the Cotswolds!
That is awesome! We figured that it wasn't you guys, but our friends in the video and some of the ones back home enjoyed seeing Buc-ee. 😂
Glad you guys had a great time too.
Wow you were about 2 miles from where we live as you went down the main road after the cows in the road scene, you then went under the old bridge in badminton :)
Love your channel guys. Great videos ❤
England.
Gods country.
He also has a summer castle in Cornwall overlooking the awesome Atlantic.
Can't believe you even made it to Daylesford! Yes, it is a farm shop on steroids!!😊
Lovely, really enjoyed this. You should visit the falconry center in Morton in the marsh sometime, very very good day out.
Great video, hope you have a blast wherever you go next