Bourton-on-the-Water
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Map sources for Bourton-on-the-Water at grid reference SP167209
|
Bourton-on-the-Water is a town 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.
[edit] Gallery
 Part of the one-tenth scale model of the village |
 A view of Bourton-on-the-Water |
 |
 |
 |
 |
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
