Bourton-on-the-Water, Lower Slaughter

Bourton-on-the-Water

'The Venice of the Cotswolds'

Staying at a B&B in Cirencester, it wasn't very far to drive to Bourton-on-the-Water and the Slaughters (Upper and Lower). The hostess at our B&B pronounced Bourton-on-the-Water in the prettiest, lilting manner. I'll never forget it. I'm sure I once saw her in a Miss Marple movie!

Another postcard-perfect Cotswold village

Bourton-on-the-Water, like all the Cotswold villages, glows with the beauty of golden limestone buildings. The river Windrush flows through the village and can be crossed by beautiful limestone bridges. (Even newly-contructed buildings are made with the same type of limestone and will soon look like they've been there for years.) Even in March, the village was busy, but nothing compared to the crowds we would have encountered later in the spring or summer.

ducks on the river

Just beyond the bridge was a little bakery.
I think I'll always prefer a Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut bar to any pastry.

Mrs. Mallard

It was near Bourton-on-the-Water where we missed our second sign post (the one that would have kept us on the public footpath) and ended up in a pasture that was not part of the walk.

Just up the road at Lower Slaughter

 The mill at Lower Slaughter

(the name referring to a slough, or wet land, not violence)

My summer home in Lower Slaughter
Just beyond that gate are the German Shepherds.

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Have a great weekend, everyone!