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Visit Broadway
Visit Broadway, a small Cotswold village in Worcestershire, which is part of the Cotswold's so is included in our guide. Often referred to as the 'Jewel of the Cotswolds', Broadway village lies beneath Fish Hill on the western Cotswold escarpment. The 'broad way' is the wide grass-fringed main street, centred around The Green, which is lined with red chestnut trees and honey-coloured Cotswold limestone buildings, many dating from the 16th century.
Originally a busy stagecoach stop on the route from Worcester to London, Broadway became home to artists and writers including Elgar, John Singer Sargent, J.M. Barrie, Vaughan Williams, William Morris and Mary Anderson. Broadway is thought to have been the model for Riseholme, the home of Lucia in the novels of E F Benson, before she moved to Tilling (Rye) in Sussex.
Visit Broadway if you love Arts & Antiques as there is plenty to see. The village is a good base from which to explore the Cotswold's or see the horse-racing during the busy Cheltenham Gold Cup week. Tourism is important, the village is well served with hotels, including the Lygon Arms (pictured above) and Chancewell, a 17th Century building with great character, listed Grade 2 of special historical and architectural interest, plus bed and breakfast lodges, old pubs including the Swan Pub, shops, art galleries & antique shops, restaurants & tea rooms.
Local attractions include the 55 foot high Broadway Tower (pictured above) on its hilltop site in the Broadway Country Park, Chipping Campden, Snowshill village, Snowshill Manor (owned by the National Trust), horse riding and, for the many walkers, the Cotswold Way.
If you are wanting to do a course of some kind then a visit to the Farncombe Estate Centre is a must as on most weekends throughout the year, they host a range of short weekend courses, leisure breaks, day courses and other events.
Visit Broadway
Originally a busy stagecoach stop on the route from Worcester to London, Broadway became home to artists and writers including Elgar, John Singer Sargent, J.M. Barrie, Vaughan Williams, William Morris and Mary Anderson. Broadway is thought to have been the model for Riseholme, the home of Lucia in the novels of E F Benson, before she moved to Tilling (Rye) in Sussex.
Visit Broadway if you love Arts & Antiques as there is plenty to see. The village is a good base from which to explore the Cotswold's or see the horse-racing during the busy Cheltenham Gold Cup week. Tourism is important, the village is well served with hotels, including the Lygon Arms (pictured above) and Chancewell, a 17th Century building with great character, listed Grade 2 of special historical and architectural interest, plus bed and breakfast lodges, old pubs including the Swan Pub, shops, art galleries & antique shops, restaurants & tea rooms.
Local attractions include the 55 foot high Broadway Tower (pictured above) on its hilltop site in the Broadway Country Park, Chipping Campden, Snowshill village, Snowshill Manor (owned by the National Trust), horse riding and, for the many walkers, the Cotswold Way.
If you are wanting to do a course of some kind then a visit to the Farncombe Estate Centre is a must as on most weekends throughout the year, they host a range of short weekend courses, leisure breaks, day courses and other events.
Visit Broadway
