Cotswolds Guide: Overview, Hotels & Travel Writing

About Cotswolds

The Cotswolds is picture-postcard British countryside at its best. The Cotswold hills themselves cover the counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, but also extend into Wiltshire, Somerset, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Nestled among them are the pretty towns and villages Chipping Camden, Cheltenham and Cirencester where you'll find charming boutique hotels beloved of well-heeled Londoners and the country retreats of celebrities and public figures including Prince Charles, Liz Hurley, Dom Jolly, Jilly Cooper and Kate Moss.