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Welcome to the Burford
web site which contains details on Burford accommodation (Burford hotel
and bed and breakfast information), attractions in the Burford area and
other information on this Cotswold town.
In 2008 Burford was voted the 6th in Europe's Most Idylic Places To Live by Forbes Magazine. Though their description of a mountainous region inhabited by Kate Moss and Kate Winslett was a little wide of the mark. Yes, Kate Moss and Kate Winslett do have place in the Cotswolds, but not in Burford. And although the Cotswold Hills can be spectacular, mountainous is perhaps an exaggeration.
 Burford is
an extremely popular town in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds that has
hardly changed since Georgian times, when it was an important coach
stop between Oxford and the West Country. It's magnificent High
Street, one of the finest in the Cotswolds, slopes down to a bridge
crossing the River Windrush. The High Street is overlooked by mellow
golden Cotswold stone buildings including many 17th and 18th century
houses.
Tolsey Hall
is a Tudor house with an open ground floor. The house is located
on the corner of Sheep Street, itself a reminder of the importance
of the wool trade in the area.
Burford has a large free car park just off the main High Street, and roadside parking in High Street itself (though it can be difficult to park on the roadside during busy times).
You will find a selection of shops, mostly small independent retailers, but there is a scattering of better known outlets such a Budgens (mini supermarket). A number of art galleries, most notably Wren Fine Art, will please art lovers.
Barclays Bank can be found on the High Street as can The Oxford Shirt Company and the excellent Burford News newsagent whos range of magazines would put many larger newsagents to shame!
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The parish
church of St John is tucked away down one of the small side streets
that radiate off the High Street. Originally Norman, but remodelled
in the fifteenth century, the Church is well worth a visit.
Inside the church
you will find a Renaissance monument to Edmund Harman, barber and
surgeon to Henry VIII. It is decorated with Red Indians. The four
Amazonian Indians are said to be the first representation of the
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The Cotswolds in an
area of outstanding natural beauty of England and is much visited by torists
from home and abroad. Its Cotswold stone buildings, low density of population
and history make it a place that you will want to visit again and again.
This web site is in
the process of being built, so visit back for regular updates. For more
Cotswolds information try the Cotswolds
web site
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New toilets and visitor centre for Burford
Work is starting on Monday 13 June to modernise Burford’s High Street public conveniences and provide new accommodation for the town’s Visitor Information Centre (VIC).
The public conveniences wil...
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Posted
: 06/06/2011 10:33:07
Be a good egg and recycle this Easter!
West Oxfordshire District Council is urging everyone to recycle their chocolate egg boxes and packaging this Easter, as ‘roadshows’ get under way for residents to find out about waste and recycling.
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Posted
: 07/04/2011 13:54:45
In the running for top tourism award
Burford Visitor Information Centre is in the running to be crowned the South East’s Tourism Information Service of the Year.
The VIC, based at The Brewery in Sheep Street, is one of four finalists...
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Posted
: 10/09/2010 16:08:17
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