The Cotswolds are a very famous, picturesque area of England made up of 13 little villages. The Cotswold area was famous for its wool, the whitest wool in England and that made up its industry and made it a very prosperous area for a long time. It was so significant, that even today, the Speaker of the House of Lords sits on a 'woolsack' to indicate where the medieval wealth of the country came from.
The thing that strikes you now is the architecture. The buildings are all made of 'cotswold stone' a limestone unique to that area that is very heavy in fossils resulting in a very attractive pale tan color.
We visited three of the closest towns to us and this one, Bourton-on-the-Water was my favorite. It is not 'on the water' like you would think, but does have a river running through town in canals and so is called 'the Venice of the Cotswolds.'
We visited three of the closest towns to us and this one, Bourton-on-the-Water was my favorite. It is not 'on the water' like you would think, but does have a river running through town in canals and so is called 'the Venice of the Cotswolds.'
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