BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER

'Bourton-on-the-Water' is a village in Gloucestershire, England in the picturesque Cotswolds area. It is known affectionately as the ''Venice of the Cotswolds''.
Bourton has a number of tourist attractions:

★ The River Windrush runs through the middle of the village, in landscaped setting and is spanned by several small but very attractive road and footbridges.

★ The model village is an exact 1:10 replica of the village and includes a model of the model village itself (a model within a model).

★ The Model Railway.

★ The Cotswold Motor Museum (home of Brum).

★ Birdland, an ornithological theme park, which is a collection of a wide variety of birds, from penguins through parrots to passerine (perching) birds. Children can feed the large fish. There are regular bird-of-prey displays.

★ The Dragonfly Maze

★ On the fourth Sunday of each month, there is a farmers' market.

Long distance walks start, finish or pass through Bourton-on-the-Water. One such route that begins its 100-mile route north is the Heart of England Way.
Bourton is also home to The Cotswold School, a co-educational comprehensive school.

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Attractions

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External links

★ Bourton-on-the-Water official website — guide to Bourton-on-the-Water, accommodation and attractions

★ Heart of England Way

★ Cotswolds visitor information

★ The Cotswold School

Attractions

★ Birdland Park & Gardens, Bourton-on-the-Water

★ Bourton Model Railway, Bourton-on-the-Water

★ Bourton Model Village, Bourton-on-the-Water

★ Cotswold Motoring Museum, Bourton-on-the-Water

★ Annual Football in the River Windrush event, Bourton-on-the-Water