Imagine the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains (a place like my family’s home) with sheep and stone houses with slate roofs instead of cattle and wood farm houses. Welcome to the Cotswolds. We stayed on a farm for the weekend just outside a town called Willersey and ventured out in our rental car by day to take in the sights. Here are a few highlights from our travels:
- Of all the Cotswolds towns, Lower Slaughter, Broadway, Snowshill, and Chipping Campden were our favorites. These had the most authentic character (and the fewest cars). A couple of these even had streams running through with footbridges for wandering.
- Sheep. Growing up on a cattle farm, I’ve always had a thing for what we didn’t have… sheep. I think my dad needs a few sheep, but he’s resisting. For now, I just take photos of other people’s sheep. Unfortunately for our purposes, most of the sheep in the Cotswolds are painted to identify their owners. Hence, the red and green rumps.
- Most accomodations were full a few weeks ago when we were trying to book, we ended up at a bed and breakfast named “Bowers Hill Farm B&B“. While not the most stylish, the mammoth bed was quite comfy compared to our very small bed here, in London. And the home sports a beautiful garden with aerial views.