Pillerton Hersey is well placed for tours of the Cotswolds area which is famous for its verdant pastures, rolling countryside and pretty market towns and villages of honey-coloured stone and medieval travellers’ inns. For more on the Cotswolds, see links.

Chipping Camden is a typical Cotswold market town: mellow stone walls, thatched cottages and medieval pubs, allying with the more recent trimmings of smart boutiques, antique shops, galleries and tea rooms. Much of the town has scarcely altered since the prosperity it enjoyed from the medieval wool trade in the 14th and 15th centuries. Amongst the many stone houses dating from these times, St. James’ Church, built in 1500, boasts a 120ft tower which can be seen across the surrounding villages.

Broadway lies at the bottom of a steep escarpment at the edge of the Cotswolds and the village’s two dozen inns have acted for hundreds of years as a stage coach stops for travellers between Worcester and London. The village’s name derives from a description of the “broad way” that is the main street which, lined with chestnut trees and classic Cotswold architecture, has attracted artists (most famously, William Morris) and tourists alike.

Bourton-on-the-Water has an idyllic main street with the little River Windrush meandering alongside the honey coloured buildings which house numerous small shops and tearooms. The town has a number of other attractions including a motor museum, trout and butterfly farm.

Stow-on-the-Wold has been an important crossroads in the Cotswolds for over 1000 years. The town has a picturesque square with narrow alleys and streets which lead to some great pubs, tea rooms and shops.