Location: Bourton-on-the-Water
Top Things to do in Bourton-on-the-Water
Things to do in Bourton-on-the-Water, England: The Best Museums
Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village had a population of 3,296 inhabitants at the 2011 census making it a rather large village as its population actually exceeds those of nearby Stow-on-the-Wold and Burford, both of which are considered small market towns.
Restaurants in Bourton-on-the-Water
1. Bourton Artisans
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
An artist-led, independent shop/gallery selling a variety of quality, locally created art and crafts. Everything in our shop was handcrafted in Gloucestershire by our artisans, who also greet you in-store. Paintings & prints, pottery, glass mosaics, silver & other jewellery, a variety of textile creations, pyrography, turned wood, candles, many of our own greeting cards and more.
2. Cotswold Motoring Museum
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4.5 based on 1,898 reviews
Located in the picturesque village of Bourton on the Water, the Cotswold Motoring Museum is a fascinating journey through the 20th century that the whole family can enjoy. The Museum is bulging with great cars, quaint caravans, precarious looking motorcycles, enamel signs and an intriguing collection of motoring curiosities! Brum, the BBC TV's little super hero car whose adventures start and end at the museum can be found here every day.
Reviewed By daisyhall - The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
This is a very quaint very English type of museum like walking back in time to your grandparents garage. Great displays jam packed with memorabilia from the past so much to look at . Brilliant price admission £6.50 per adult. Great range and great for a motor enthusiast into collecting toy cars as there are so cars many in the cabinets dinky and Corgis from the past all the old cars are polished to perfection. A real novelty museum to bring children and grandparents . A collectors haven.
3. Cotswold Perfumery
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4.0 based on 240 reviews
Reviewed By larryb380 - Capernwray, United Kingdom
Perfumes made locally for many years. Nice selection of fragrances at reasonable prices. Recommended visit.
4. Bourton Model Railway Exhibition
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4.0 based on 322 reviews
Reviewed By chief10w - Cotswolds, United Kingdom
Took 2 yr old Grandson. £3 only as children under 3 are free. Spent over an hour. Grandson soon got the hang of how to operate the trains. A very enjoyable visit the layouts are well designed, lots to explore with the eye. They even had a Thomas Tank Engine Button number 6 operates him.
5. The Cotswold Pottery
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4.0 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By MikeyG53 - Emersons Green, United Kingdom
A quick review to acknowledge how pleased we were to discover this excellent small enterprise. The location is only a short distance away from the main centre but not on the main tourist thoroughfare to the car parks and the main, well known Bourton-on-the-Water attractions. We stumbled on it and decided to pop in, we hadn’t noticed the sign in the commercial centre, advertising the studio, until after we had visited. What we saw in the studio appealed and one particular design suited out kitchen colours. A garlic pot was the initial choice and then we saw a matching spoon rest and a matching pot for cooking implements. There were many other pots and tea pots too. I have earmarked the salt pot for another purchase when I’m next in the Stow area. We rang the bell (as instructed) to attract the proprietor to make the purchases. The potter himself, John Jelfs, appeared and told us about the clay, which was from the local river, and the attractive glaze design with ochre from the Forest of Dean, and wood-ash from the fire that fires the clay, plus local limestone. John had an unexpected link with us as he lived and was schooled in Bristol; I am a Bristolian, and my partner and I live in Bristol. John and I also shared a link to Filton in Bristol. It was pleasant and interesting to talk to John, and we were very pleased with our purchases. It’s good to buy from an artisan, we rarely buy from tourist-trap shops that line the high streets of most Cotswold towns.
