Nov 14, 2010 Posted by Ian McKendrick

Try to See the Beauty or Goodness in Everything – Bibury Mill

Tweet Tip 12 – Try to see the beauty or goodness in everything Take a short walk along the banks of the River Coln at Bibury Court Hotel and you will soon come to a gorgeous old stone bridge beside a weir where willow trees cast their shade over the shallow but crystal clear trout stream. Across the bridge is a jumble of honey coloured stone houses including an old water mill (not to be confused... read more

Sep 5, 2010 Posted by Ian McKendrick

Always show appreciation – The Fox Inn at Little Barrington

Tweet Tip 31 – Always show appreciation The Fox Inn is a traditional 17th Century Cotswold Country Inn, with a real sense of atmosphere which makes it somewhere rather special – a hidden gem within a beautiful part of the Cotswolds. The Fox Inn is set in the beautiful village of Great Barrington just a few minutes away from Burford on the Oxfordshire – Gloucestershire border. The Fox Inn... read more

Aug 22, 2010 Posted by Ian McKendrick

Life can be great fun – If you see the funny side – Shilton Ford

Tweet Tip 13 – Life can be great fun – if you see the funny side! The small village of Shilton lies on the Oxfordshire side of the Cotswolds with some fine Cotswold stone houses and cottages. Historically the first reference to Shilton occurs as “Sculfton” in a charter dated 25 January 1205 though at that time it was within Berkshire before the county boundaries changed. In the 1205... read more