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Visit Winchcombe
Visit Winchcombe, a small, unspoilt Cotswold town where you will still find Butchers, Bakers and Greengrocers.
It is an ideal base for walking in the Cotswold's, being at the intersection of the Cotswold Way, the Gloucestershire Way and the Windrush Way.
In Winchcombe and the immediate vicinity can be found Sudeley Castle and the remains of Hailes Abbey, which was one of the main centres of pilgimages in Britain due to a phial possessed by the monks said to contain the blood of Christ. There is nothing left of the now vanished Winchcombe Abbey. St Peter's church in the centre of the town is famous for its grotesques.
The Belas Knap long barrow to be found near Winchcombe, was constructed in about 3000 BC. Later, during the Anglo-Saxon period, Winchcombe was a chief city of Mercia, the others being Lichfield and Tamworth. Subsequently, during the 11th century, the town was briefly the county town of Winchcombeshire. The Anglo Saxon Saint St. Kenelm is supposed to be buried in the town.
Visit Winchcombe if you like traditional pubs as it is home to five! They are:-The Old White Lion; The Sun Inn; The White Hart; The Plasterer's Arms; and The Corner Cupboard.
Visit Winchcombe
It is an ideal base for walking in the Cotswold's, being at the intersection of the Cotswold Way, the Gloucestershire Way and the Windrush Way.
In Winchcombe and the immediate vicinity can be found Sudeley Castle and the remains of Hailes Abbey, which was one of the main centres of pilgimages in Britain due to a phial possessed by the monks said to contain the blood of Christ. There is nothing left of the now vanished Winchcombe Abbey. St Peter's church in the centre of the town is famous for its grotesques.
The Belas Knap long barrow to be found near Winchcombe, was constructed in about 3000 BC. Later, during the Anglo-Saxon period, Winchcombe was a chief city of Mercia, the others being Lichfield and Tamworth. Subsequently, during the 11th century, the town was briefly the county town of Winchcombeshire. The Anglo Saxon Saint St. Kenelm is supposed to be buried in the town.
Visit Winchcombe if you like traditional pubs as it is home to five! They are:-The Old White Lion; The Sun Inn; The White Hart; The Plasterer's Arms; and The Corner Cupboard.
Visit Winchcombe
