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Bibury

A riverside village whose row of 17th-century weavers' cottages is one of the most photographed scenes in England.

Photo: Saffron Blaze · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Arlington Row, BiburyDirections
Getting There
About 15 minutes by car northeast of Cirencester.

Why Go

Arlington Row was built in the 14th century as a wool store and turned into weavers' cottages in the 17th; it's pictured inside every British passport. The River Coln runs past it, with a meadow of wildflowers on the far bank and a trout farm at the edge of the village.

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