
Kings Head Hotel
Cotswolds, United Kingdom
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As Corinium, the Roman’s remarkably powerful settlement (which, at the time, was the second largest town behind London), Cirencester thrived and maintained a privileged position throughout the centuries thanks to the wool trade. London may have overtaken it, but this Gloucestershire market town excels in quaint British charm. It has an eye-catching architectural muddle of Palladian mansions, comely historic homesteads and revivified coaching inns along its winding centuries-old streets. Plus, indie shops and some very special monuments: a Roman Villa and the remains of an amphitheatre harking back to its hey-day. Learn more at the Corinium Museum, catch a polo match or cool off at the Cotswold Water Park, which has a wide range of watersports.
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Cotswolds, United Kingdom
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Summer is the ideal time for village-hopping and picnic stops in the Cotswolds; but to avoid the crowds, arrive in spring as the countryside gets greener, or early autumn for crisp hikes and fiery foliage.