Book : The Cotswolds
(Explorer Maps) by Ordnance Survey.
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Chastleton House, Chastleton, nr Moreton-in-Marsh, Oxfordshire
GL56 0SU. Tel: 01608 674355. One of England's finest and most
complete Jacobean houses. Rare tapestries, portraits and personal
belongings. As Chastleton House is relatively fragile and the
access roads are quiet and narrow, the maximum number of visitors
is restricted to 175 a day. National Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 4 miles east of Moreton-in-Marsh.
Hidcote Manor Garden,
Hidcote Bartrim, nr Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LR.
Tel: 01386 438333. Beautiful 20th-century garden in the Cotswolds.
Old roses, unusual plants and trees from around the world. National
Trust. Charges apply. About 7 miles north of Moreton-in-Marsh.
Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power, Nr Stow on the Wold, Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire, GL54 5UG. (5 miles from Bourton on the Water)
Tel: 01451 850 307. The Home of Rare Breed Conservation with
over 50 flocks and herds of British rare-breed farm animals.
The Farm Park is regularly featured on television, including
holiday programmes, The Really Wild Show and Absolutely Animals.
www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk. Location: About 7 miles south west
of Moreton-in-Marsh.
Snowshill Manor, Snowshill,
nr Broadway, Gloucestershire WR12 7JU. Tel: 01386 852410. Cotswold
manor house. The home of thousands of fascinating treasures collected
entirely by architect and craftsman, Charles Paget Wade. Arts
& Crafts-style garden. National Trust. Charges apply. About
6 miles west of Moreton-in-Marsh.
Batsford Park, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 9QB. Tel:
01386 701441. A large private collection of 3,000 labelled plants,
trees, and shrubs, the arboretum shares space in Batsford Park
with the Cotswold Falconry Centre. www.batsarb.co.uk. About 1
mile west of Moreton-in-Marsh.
Rollright Stones, King's
Men stone circle, standing stone, and a burial chamber. Rollright
consists of 77 stones. There is free parking in the lay-bys on
the road. Full colour leaflet for sale at the site. www.rollrightstones.co.uk.
About 5 miles east of Moreton-in-Marsh.
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