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 north east of Stow on the Wold.
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 5 miles west of Stow on the Wold.
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 8 miles north west of Stow
on the Wold.
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 5 miles north of Stow on the Wold.
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 7 miles north east
of Stow on the Wold.
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