This was one of my favorite parts of our trip...the tour of the quaint Cotswold villages with Blenheim Palace thrown in. The Cotswold area is famous for its wool and the little villages sprang up as a result of the trade. The sweet little cottages are all made from the yellow Cotswold stone - even the roofs as well.
First stop - Burford. With a light rain coming down we took refuge in one of the little pastry shops!
Next was the village of Bourton on the Water. We ate lunch in a darling little upstairs dinging room and had some classic British fare: Shepherds Pie!
We picked up nice print of the old village from a local gallery here .
One of my favorite things - the old houses. I wanted to take them home with me!
This was the view from the road as we made our way to the last village.
Bibury - said to be one of the loveliest of all the Cotswold villages.
An finally...Blenheim Palace, home to the 11 Duke of Marlboro. During America's "gilded age" the 9th Duke was married to Consuelo Vanderbilt who brought quite a bit of cash to the arranged marriage. Winston Churchill was born here (his uncle was then the Duke) and he is also buried here.
From the back, beautiful. Think Pemberly...and then some!
As you leave the formal manicured gardens you head off to the lake area complete with boat house.
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