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Kotswold or Kotswold Hills (eng. Cotswold Hills, Cotswolds) - Mountain ridge in the Western Central Part of England, which is mainly on the County Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. Kotswold extended non-smoke, 25 km, a strip along the left bank of the norn river approximately a hundred kilometers. On his eastern slopes, the most famous River of England is originated - Thames. Cotswold is an officially recognized "area of \u200b\u200boutstanding natural beauty" (Area of \u200b\u200bOutstanding Natural Beauty).
Rural Kotswold surrounds big cities like: Stratford, Oxford, Bat, Clauthenes, old City Gloucester. Small cities - Kirenster and Tüxbury and very small, but because there are no less interesting, villages: Burton-on-Ze-Veter, Borford, Campden Chipping, Stow-Os-Ze-Vold, Arlington and Buries.
Kotswolds (COTSWOLDS) is one of the most picturesque corners and a bright symbol of rural England: small villages with houses, drowning in greenery, beautiful gardens and meadows - makes it possible to look into the old Good England. In the Kotsward villages, many antique shops and hotels located right in the old mansions with historical architectureSo the collectors of vintage little things will be wondering.
Why go to Kotswold?
1. Visit an amazing place called biburi village (Bibury) - which is located a few miles from the city of Cirensester. Somehow William Morris, the English poet and the artist who lived in the Victorian era, called Biburi " beautiful countryside In Kotsworth. " Each house in Buries is truly unique. Here, all houses from the old days are built from the local seven, oolita, with a buggy porous surface. In the local stone career still cut off the stone manually - the outter is very soft and does not withstand mechanical cutting. By the way, several films were filmed in Burgey: "Bridget Jones Diary" and a series of films about Miss Marple on the stories of Agatha Christie.
2. Walk and enjoy the rural landscapes and valleys of rivers, meadows and beech forests, antique villages on limestone rocks and historical small settlements. It is here that you can see the typical English stopped in time, what it was about 300 years ago.
3. come to town Tetbery County GlousthershireWhere the heir to the British Crown Prince Charles opened the bench of organic products and products for home and garden. The store was named Highgrove 2 (10 Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8AQ) - just like the agricultural land owned by the royal family, where almost thirty years are grown by environmentally friendly vegetables and fruits, herbs, cereals and spices.
4. Ploy in the village Borton He Water (Bourton On The Water)and visit the car museum and bird park. Interesting local attraction: Model Village - an exact copy of the Bourton-onthe-Water itself, only reduced to nine times.
5. B. shopping town Stow-On-The-Wold Through antique benchmarks and art galleries: in those that are scattered in the alleys around the market square, you can find real treasures.
Kotswold ( Cotswolds.) is considered one of amone picturesque corners of rural england. "Old Good England," as Kuznetsov said. That is how I remembered it. It is relatively close to London so that you can get by train, but here to see all the small authentic trees from a specific yellow stone (sequent) - you will need a car. Kotswold is also the name of the type of local sheep, which peacefully enjoy life on endless to the horizon of pastures. All the masses of the sheep are degraded into blue or pink stains - you marked how much kids will bring a woolen milk.
In Kotsward, we spent two days and, probably, it was here that London is not just "The Capital of Great Britain", London is a separate world. And England, the one we read in the books about Robin Hood, is not at all London.
My brightest impression of Kotsward was three gastronomic moments - in the morning " egg and Soldiers.», « afternoon Tea."After lunch and el. "E. gG and Soldiers."This is a type of breakfast when the egg is cooked to a special" soft»Status (" bag "), and the morning toast is cut by straw - soldier. The soldier bathes in the egg and eats. It is said that in English parents, this is like a "airplane asks landing" - a way to feed the child. In general, breakfasts in England came to taste - dense and with me adored with me. The second discovery is traditional " afternoon Te.a ". "You have not tried afternoon tea?", Asked us in Kotswold. "Then be sure to try." Afternoon Tea is tea that serves traditional English scoopes (bun-cookie), fuel cream and jam.
Tea porcelain couple, dessert plate, cutlery, milkman with warm milk, tea-site and sugar bowl are required of the dishes. Frankly, I was not even tormented by me, as it was delicious and traditionally - well, for sure if you suddenly became a second of the subjects of Her Majesty. El in the pub - this is another tradition of England - became another my whim, because the explanation that "El is a beer" did not suit me.
In the pub there was an ale, and beer (as well as on store shelves). In general, El is also beer. My was less span and very dense. Kuznetsov managed to immediately attack beer and El from the top of the best in England - Wychwood Hobgoblin. My curiosity was satisfied, and I began to perceive the surrounding landscapes.
Our first stop was the small and very famous village among tourists Burton-on the Water (Bourton on the Water). In addition to this region of landscapes - yellow houses and a special text of the fences - there is a car museum and miniature in the city.
Walk along the rchushus Wyndrash with beautiful bridges will take quite a bit of time, but the shops with souvenirs are tightened for a long time. Especially popular and high quality, and therefore expensive, are products from wool of local sheep. The village is really very small and there in the go interesting to me the principle " neighborhoodp ", this is when the local marks all the strangers, so that it is impossible to remain unnoticed. Our hospitable host nuts us in one minute - he immediately pointed out where "people who speak Russian" went.
Other villages, not less picturesque, but typical of this region are Louer Sloter ( Lower Slaughter.) and a heloter aper ( Upper Slaughter). Loweer Sloter is a definitely pearl of Kotswold, for me for sure. Picturesque so much that every corner is a separate postcard for memory.
Ratchmaking, bridge, little mill. Life slows here, and the work - the task becomes some kind of secondary in life. In Louer Sloter is easy Hellb Out of time. In one of the soloters, we saw two typical roof coverings - straw and shale roofs. Straw roofs ( thatch Roof.) Very authentic and give houses a very fabulous look. In old days, the straw roofs were most common in England. Now ecological straw roofs are very expensive pleasure, but in the older times, when the stone roofs were overwhelmed, it was a sign of poverty. Another roof type is shale. Interestingly, new shale roofs are already "replicas", but real shale roofs have been preserved in the sloters.
Another of our stop in Kotswold is Broadway Tower (Broadway Tower) in Worcestershire. The tower has become a whim of one English lady who wanted to have his own lighthouse. The tower really stands on a high hill and even having huge sizes (the height of it is only 20 meters) provides a height of 312 meters above sea level. In the human language it means that the horizon to consider from the hill is almost impossible - so far he runs away. And in clear weather from the tower you can contemplate 13 counties.
Another village of Stow-He-Ze-Vold ( Stow-On-The-Wold) It is famous for its fairs for the sale of sheep and sheep wool. On the day of the fairs twice a year (May and October), all the entrances to Stone are blocked for several hours due to the stream of cars.
This city is one of oldest cities England, which was founded as Norman shopping centerIn the heart of which was a trading area and a narrow street, through which sheep chasted - which was very convenient to keep the sale of these nothesive heads under the control.
It was here that we finally enjoyed real "Afternoon Tea" in one of the cozy cafes on the small central street of the city.
In conclusion to Kotsward, I will note myself in my memory that our night was in Vic Ricington, another picturesque village, for which special thanks to our guide and the hospitable owner, without whom these traditional English landscapes would have stayed behind the scene ...
May 17th, 2014, 08:13 PM
We continue our journey through the pearls of Kotswalds. From Castle Comb - the most beautiful village in England - we go to Malmsbury - a place, rightly impregnated with history, and then we reach the capital of this fabulous region - Cyarenster town.
Nowadays, Malmsbury has only 5 thousand inhabitants. But this tiny town or, if you want, the village is very rich in history. Let's start, perhaps, with the most important attraction - Malmsbury Abbey or Cathedral.
The monastery in Malmsbury was founded in the 676 of the Writers of Aldhelm. Later around the abbey began to grow and develop the city. It is here, in the cathedral, the legendary king of Etitskan is buried.
I did not understand whether it was Etitskan, which is one of the main characters of the TV series "Vikings". It seems to the time more or less coincide, but the Atelstan in the series for some reason monk. However, we will not be distracted. Historical sources about this era have been preserved very little, but if briefly: in 937, Etitskstan won the famous battle in Brunaburg, after which they united those lands that are called the Britain in the United Kingdom.
About Ethelstan Later, the main historian of England of the XII century William Malmsbury, who, by the way, spent his whole life in the Malswamiria monastery. Inside the cathedral there is a stained glass window with the image of a famous historian, but I did not photograph him, so it's not destiny. In any case, the stained glass has been established only in 1928, so he does not represent historical value. And so the abbey looks in our days.
It is about one third of the monumental structure, which has flipped in the 14th century. The spire and the Western Tower collapsed over time, part of the building also did not survive the century. So the abbey looked in the XIV century (white was allocated to what was preserved).
In the abbey, except for Etitran's grave, there are two more important monument. First, a very cheap and very good bookstore, and secondly, a very cheap and delicious cafe-confectionery, where local production pies are selling cheaper than any other place. Local residents Right inside the cathedral and hang out - take coffee with a cake, sit and rest))
Well, now, backing up, go to a small walk Malmsbury - let's see what else gives.
Market cross, slightly similar to the one in Castle Combe. In the Middle Ages, this firm was put in the cities in which the market was, and he meant the sales area. Market Cross in Malmsbury was built in 1490, and used the abbey stones that wrapped shortly before. It is considered the best preserved structures of its kind, in 1949 he was recognized as a monument of first-level architecture.
Town Hall Malmsbury
Inside there is a small museum.
The houses in Malmsbury are just awesome.
I especially liked this green
In general, on the streets of this, it would seem like a tiny village, there is plenty of everything. I found and hotel
And Kharcheving
And just shops
More from the famous residents of Malmsbury - a historian and philosopher Thomas Hobbs, the author of "Leviafan" - books that changed all the political thinking of modernity, as well as Hannah Twin - Bartamenta, famous for becoming the first British who died from the hands, and more precisely the paw tiger)
Well, we leave Malmsbury, and go to the village of Sairensteter nearby.
Beautiful building directly in the village
Sirererster consider the capital of Kotsward, as this is the largest "city" in the region - 19 thousand inhabitants live in it.
In Roman times, there was a second largest city in Brittania called Corenie. The first was Londinium (London), and so remained). Or almost)
Main Square Cirerentestet. It would be very beautiful if it were not sparkled parked just everywhere cars. Dominates the square of the Cathedral of St. John Baptist
Inside the church is the exhibition of strange hares.
I generally drove into this trip on the sculptures of all sorts of strange animals. Superlambany in Liverpool, Pigs in Bath, and now hares in Sairenster)
At home on the main square of Sairenstender very colorful, in the literal sense of the word.
Hotel Flece.
Located in a typical such English house. Adore.
Another frame of houses on the square
And we will go for a walk on the streets of Sairenstet
Tavern "Black Horse". I have already told about the entire name of pubs, in which for some reason animal and color is always present. Related by the fact that the building is built from the Kotsuld stone.
Some more buildings from local stone
Also, the type of "Market Cross", though less impressive than his fellow in Malmisbury and Castle Comb.
Well, since we are about the streets
A little cathedral to secure the topic
Lovers calm holiday Among the rich nature and measured rural life, it is worthwhile to visit not big cityoK . In its location, it is located in Gloucestershire, and the terrain resembles a hilly elevation, so often this area also refers to the Kotswold hills, or by the Kotswold zone. To get to this place, you will need to do the way only one and a half hours drive by car. Cotsward Square - 970 square miles in Central West England.
What you will love here immediately - these are countless gardens and parks that can be rightfully called the works of landscape art. The locality is the largest of the 36 British zones of the natural beauty of England - the so-called AONB, so tourists actively go here exactly to nature. By the way, many too often stop here, because in Kotswold, it is really all elegant: rich nature, aged building style, cozy hotels And many excellent seats for visiting.
The pace of life here is good for leisurely walks to be able to enjoy all the beauty of greenery and colors. After waging in the corners of the Kotsward, you can also find a lot of small hotels and mini-stores with original antiques and small souvenirs. Although the usual houses of local residents are worthy of seeing them: everything as one, the buildings here symbolize the typical, which existed about 300 years ago. Modernity as if it did not affect this corner - the single style of limestone buildings in combination with a thick greens as if remained last time. By the way, initially all the buildings were honey tint, and now they gradually acquire a grayish color, oxidizing under the action fresh air and sunlight.
For tourists, it is worth noting the "Wildlife Park" of Kotsward, which is necessary to make an excursion. By the number of plants and animals, which you can see here, the park is considered one of the most leading worldwide. Only animals here are collected more than 250 species, and this is an impressive number. By the way, to bypass the whole territory is hard of hard, so at the entrance to all visitors usually give the card and you can immediately note the most interesting sites. The address "Wildlife Park" - BRADWELL Grove, Burford Oxfordshire Ox18 4JP.
In the area there is a popular Cotswold Farm for the breeding of rare breeds of cattle - for example, red-haired sheep or black pig with long ears almost to the ground. From the 17th century Kotswold He became a full-fledged wool trading center, since it was famous for its excellent quality. The breeding of animals is still a prestigious lesson. The farm is open to the visit not every day, so if you wish to visit it, it is better to learn about the hours of work in advance. It is usually open on weekdays.
Cotswold is a real "heart of England". Many ancient traditions have been preserved here, it is possible to feel the entire appearance of antiques and conservatism. In this feature for modern tourism There are many: from pedestrian walkways with cycling and horse trails, to various churches and palaces with castles, which will be curious to see with their own eyes during excursions or walks. Therefore, it is necessary to look here - only after visiting a cozy Kotsward we can safely say that you really saw "Typical England" with all its many beauties.
Kotswolds - Mountain Ridge - Northwest Framing of the London Basin. Located in the western part of Central England, mainly on the territory of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. One of the officially recognized territories of the "outstanding natural beauty" (Area of \u200b\u200bOutstanding Natural Beauty) in the UK .. These places are not called the heart of England: the old traditions and traditional architecture are preserved here. This area, 25 miles width and 90 miles long, is the Kotsward protected area. Here the picturesque hills, fields and rivers are interspersed with antique villages, where the spirit of England is still alive in 17-18 centuries.
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Kotswold is famous for its beautiful plains and hills, outstanding rural landscapes and river valleys, meadows and beech forests, antique villages on limestone rocks and historical small settlements. The picturesque Kotswold is a country of gentle hills, charming cottages from a local soft stone and secluded ussers. Honey Color Houses are used by roses and honeysuckle, antiquity shops and old village pubs will remind you of lifestyle, a little changed in the last century in beautifully preserved villages of Kotswold hills. Here you can see the typical English stopped in time, what it was about 300 years ago .
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Especially picturesque Stow-on-de Wald, Broadway, Birford, Chipping Kdenia, as well as villages with strange names Upper and Louer Sloter (Upper and Lower slaughter), but wander around the paths among lush greenery and be sure to meet other unexpected beauty.
Visitors come from all over the world to see the Kotswold and his unusual villages
Now it is mainly tourist areaBut once life flourished here, trade of wool has developed, then weaving industry. It was she who made Kotswold famous. Stone houses were built hundreds of years ago, they provide a unique opportunity to look at what England was in the 17-18 century
Most stone buildings were built from limestone mined at nearby hills. This limestone is still mined here. Kotswold is a nation of one of the types of English sheep, the "cat" - the Wald - the name of local pastures, which gave the name of the terrain.
A resident of Kotsward - "Kotswather" -I, in our days, does not recognize such a novelty in construction as an buried brick. The unnecessariness of this building material in Kotswold has been proven by centuries-old practice: everything is from churches to farms, from fences to pubs - everyone has been built here and still built from the local sequent - "Oolith" - "egg stone" with a bug, similar to caviar, surface
The dilapidated roofing tiles from the same oolitis replace exactly the same. Local Masonicov has its own specification of construction: only for the roof they take about thirty items - "Long Bachelor", "Long-Women" and the like.
A manual stone is still cut out in a stone career - outter is very soft and does not withstand mechanical cutting and explosive work. At all, the dilapidated kotswold structures disassemble literally "in the pebble" and little suitable plates are allowed into a new turn.
They say that the Kotswather can create everything from stone - except for pudding. Now many artificial materials appeared, and the stone is now mined in a single career, it is clear that prices have grown.
"The most beautiful village in Kotsworth" William Morris (1834-1896) called Buries (Arlington (Arlington), it is called on one side of the river of the Knene, and Biburi - to another ....).
In Buries, several films were filmed, for example "Bridget Jones Diary" and Miss Marple Movies on the Stories of Agatha Christie.
CHIPPING CAMPDEN is charming historical city Wool traders are also located in the Cotswold area in Gloucestershire County. Campden Chipping was once called the most beautiful village in England. It is easy to understand why. One of the main attractions is High Street. The stone buildings filled with beautiful honey colors (14-17th century), it is often called the most perfect High Street in England.
