Broadway Village
Anne Hathaways Cottage Bath (feature) Bibury Bourton-on-the-Water Broadway Burford Town Charlecote Park Cheltenham Chipping Campden Cotswolds Farm Park Cotswold Wildlife Park Coughton Court Hidcote Manor Gardens Jephson Gardens Leamington Painswick Garden Ragley Hall Stow-on-the-Wold Stratford Butterfly Farm Stratford-upon-Avon Sudeley Castle The Slaughters Upton House Warwick	The thumbnails below are linked to larger pictures Broadway is one of the most beautiful villages in England and is situated at the gateway to the Cotswolds. It's wide High street is lined with horse chestnut trees and contains a diversity of period houses, hotels, inns and stone cottages most constructed from the honey coloured Cotswold stone. The main part of the village is set about a broad village green, where most of the tourists congregate, but the beautiful cottages and houses in the Upper High Street where the Stow road climbs up Fish Hill should not be missed. There are many restaurants and exclusive shops and this gives Broadway an affinity with Burford on the other side of the Cotswolds which is also a mecca for quality shopping. Due to its popularity there are also the usual proliferation of souvenir shops. The village began as a possession of the Benedictine Abbey of Pershore and remained so until the reformation in 1539, when it was sold into private hands by the Crown. Until the time of the railways the village was an important coaching stop on the route from London to Worcester, but then slipped into obscurity. The village came to life again when discovered by William Morris and his wide circle of artistic followers who brought the sleepy village to prominence once again and it became the haunt of many famous artists. Broadway is situated between Oxford and Worcester on the A44. Broadway Tower Country Park The Broadway Tower was built by Lady Coventry in 1797 a short distance from Broadway village. From the top observation room it is claimed that you can see 12 counties on a clear day. It is situated at the highest point in the cotswolds at 1024 feet, on what is claimed was a beacon hill, one of the points used to communicate special events . The tower is a folly, designed as a mock castle by architect James Wyatt. The Country Park also boasts a farm park, adventure playground, restaurant and country walks