Escape to the Cotswolds

We’ve compiled our favourite villages to visit in the Cotswolds, as well as the best cosy spots to enjoy a roast, or curl up by the fire with a drink in hand. All you need is a car, and our guide, for a weekend filled with picturesque villages and gorgeous pit stops.

Burford

Stay or stop at the Bull - ‘Cosmopolitan luxury in the Cotswolds’- an 18-bedroom hotel with three restaurants, two bars, and a captivating collection of artwork. They’re offering 50% off stays in February with BULLFEB50

If you’ve got time, pay a visit to Burford Garden Centre, a treasure-chest of plants, homeware, outdoor furniture, and other delights.

Bibury

Foss Cross

Try The Stump for wood fired pizza and Italian small plates. They also have rooms on site starting from £109

Oddington

Visit The Fox village pub with swoon-worthy rooms, dreamy free-standing tubs, and excellent food

Clanfield

Call in at The Double Red Duke a 16th-century hotel with log fires, locally produced food, and colourful rooms from £200. Their terrace is worth returning to in summer.

Bourton on the water

Churchill

The Chequers is a more laid back pub making it a great option for your Sunday roast.

Langford

Try The Bell Inn if you’re looking for a gastropub with an open fire or a cosy bar area with lots of seating to have a quiet drink. Rooms start from £99.

Daylesford

For a slice of luxury stay at Daylesford cottages, self-catered, beautifully renovated luxury cottages, perfect for groups, or call in at Daylesford Organic to sample the beautiful food, drink, produce and homewares. Better still, enjoy a meal at one of the restaurants or book a treatment at the Bamford spa.

Kingham

Choose The Wild Rabbit a modern British inn and a beautiful place to eat, drink and sleep in the heart of Kingham

Daylesford Cottages also run honey-hued self catered cottages in Kingham

Charlbury

The Bull - visit this old-age boozer modernised by Phil Winser and James Gummer, the duo behind Notting Hill’s The Pelican. It’s just 10 minutes walk from Charlbury train station with rooms from £175.

Upper & Lower Slaughter

en route from London

Artist Residence Oxfordshire An idyllic retreat also sitting at the gateway to the Cotswolds, Rooms from £155

Estelle Manor is a new and very hyped opulent country house hotel and private members’ club set in a Grade-II listed landmark house, en route to the Cotswolds

Mollies A more affordable option with rooms from £70, this Soho House designed motel is a little out of the Cotswolds but a handy base for driving to some of the locations listed above