Exploring the Gateway to the COTSWOLDS || Burford

So, today we are out and about walking in the Cotswold town and civil parish of Burford, which is located in the west of Oxfordshire, England. Burford is 18 miles (29 km) west of Oxford and 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Cheltenham.

Burford is often referred to as the 'gateway' to the Cotswolds. It has quite an eclectic mixture of architecture, everything from typical Cotswold Stone cottages through to a baroque-style town house which was recently the Methodist Church (the building that we peer through the front gates in the video). It looks like it has been recently sold! The population of the town in 2011 was 1,422.

One of the most popular buildings in the town is the parish church - St John the Baptist. It is a Grade I listed building. In 1649 the church was used a prison to hold mutineers from the New Model Army Banbury.

As the A361 road runs through the centre of Burford, it makes for an incredibly busy thoroughfare regardless of the time of day (also the town is not surprisingly & understandably very much a favourite tourist hot spot). The town has a large car park which is free to park in. I must say, I am quite taken with Burford, so much so that I returned a couple of days later for a night walk in the rain.

If you enjoy history and finding more out about places then Burford is well worth deep diving into to discover more.

There is just one hidden OAAW logo in this video, see if you can spot it!

54:54 Entering church
1:07:05 Exiting church

Thanks for walking with me.

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