The Feathers, Woodstock UK Jake Eastham The Feathers, a boutique hotel in Woodstock, a sweet village with honey-colored stone buildings on the edge of the Cotswolds, has had a tasteful £4 million ...

The Cotswolds spans nearly 800 square miles, extending from Bath in the south to Banbury in the north, so it’s best to pick a few towns to explore in one trip.

A mellow country house hotel in a dreamy Cotswolds village with a 4 AA Rosette awarded restaurant. The situation is wonderful: undulating woods, formal gardens and parkland overlooking a lake.

The Lamb lies at the edge of Burford, one of England’s most famously picturesque towns: there’s wooded countryside immediately west, and a gracious honey-stone street immediately east.

1. The Pig in the Cotswolds Best for: local produce The smell of log fires greets you as you enter The Pig in the Cotswolds, the 10th addition to the hotel group’s litter, which opened near ...