The Cotswolds: Are these the Most Charming English Villages?!

Come along with us as we explore the breathtaking beauty of the Cotswolds and some of the most charming English villages we've ever seen! The Cotswolds is a region known for its picturesque English villages and rolling hills. On our three-day adventure, we explore the rich history, indulge in local cuisine, and find unique and interesting places to see in the Cotswolds. From the charming village of Painswick, known as the "queen of the Cotswolds," to the idyllic Arlington Row in Bibury, often considered the prettiest village in the Cotswolds, to the quaint streets of Chipping Camden and Castle Combe. We had a wonderful time exploring so many of the unique English villages the Cotswolds is known for and can't wait to visit again.
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[@BackToNature123]

It's easy to forget how lucky I am growing up around here, I'm grateful for the reminder. Have a fab time guys ❤

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It's so lovely!

[@kevintwine2315]

I’m the same, I definitely need to remember to be grateful of my beautiful surroundings ❤

[@Bessie66]

We live close to Sherwood Forest and walk it 2 - 3 times a week and I agree - a reminder is grateful ❤

[@robertlangley1664]

We are very lucky to live in these Islands

[@mescko]

Be grateful you don't have to spend a couple grand and sit in a plane for 6000 mi. to get there. They even lucked out with the weather, it was raining when I was in Chipping Campden.

[@MarlynMeehan]

We live in Scotland. My daughter and her husband and two little boys are down in Cornwall right now on holiday. They stopped off in the Cotswolds for a couple of days on their way down. We may be a small country but there really are so many beautiful places to visit in the UK. Your enthusiasm and pleasure for them is infectious and so genuine.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Much as an English patriot that i am,Scotland has the most dramatic scenery I’ve ever seen,and I’ve lived and worked all over the planet. Londoner,now in beautiful,magical mystical Cornwall. Of all the countries Ive been to,and they ALL have beauty within them,I wouldn’t live anywhere else than England.

[@curlyprincess1]

Ah painswick is where my grandparents lived in their last years 😊

[@tinkertoke]

I've just driven back from the Cotswolds - Nailsworth. Lovely place. I'm truly blessed to live so near & intend to move there in the next few years. One of my best friends has just moved to Castle Combe. In fact you walked right past her house!! It's an amazing house & the locals are so friendly. So glad that you enjoyed your trip x

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you! It is a beautiful place.

[@KandyQueen-]

I live in the Cotswolds and it’s so beautiful I loved growing up here!!

[@paulhanson5164]

I always drive through the Cotswolds when I travel up from Dorset to see family in Birmingham, so many beautiful towns and villages, I always stop at one of them for a spot of lunch, takes me an hour longer than driving up the motorways but it beats the services at Chieveley.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Some things are worth the extra time.

[@vicandvin]

Yeah but Chieveley is one of the best services! Doesn't beat a Cotswold village tho

[@kat95623]

Thank you for this great informative video of The beautiful Cotswolds, i enjoyed it!. Some people say the villages are a tourist attraction and can get busy, well most of the lovely towns, villages and cities in England are tourist attractions now a days, inc the Lake District, the coast of Cornwall, Clovelly in Devon and a lot of coastal areas in Devon, Cheddar Gorge, some Dorset villages and the Jurassic coast, The Norfolk Broads, Bath, Liverpool, London etc and the Cotswold villages are no exception. I would move to the Cotswolds in a heartbeat! and be proud to live there, they are such beautifully maintained villages. Glad you both enjoyed your stay there.

[@jackblue4078]

Beautiful part of the country. You must visit Norfolk, especially Norwich, broads, and North Norfolk coast.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We do still need to make it there.

[@rbnhd1144]

I totally agree, I loveee the Broads.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

OK, once again I'm super jealous! Even though I have been in the Cotswolds the last three years and have visited here dozens of times over the last couple decades, I still haven't been to the Weighbridge Inn! I'm hell-bent on going this summer, even though my husband does not love pies! 😂 It looks fantastic. Everyone who goes there raves about how good it is!

[@seanduncan8927]

The Cotswolds - This is the Way. I think you would like Lacock Abbey and village in Wiltshire - it’s been used in several scenes from the Harry Potter movies and often used in BBC period costume dramas.

[@Past-melody]

Aww the amazing cotswolds, so glad you went and experienced the villages and towns there breathtaking is correct, the food looked really good too. As well as the Lake District that you still need to see, come to Norfolk & Suffolk and rent a house right on the Norfolk Broads and hire a boat on the water ways. See Lavenham the Medieval village in Suffolk I really enjoyed this video, my favourite so far.

[@stacyd26]

I recognised where you were immediately. We live Painswick and my children go to the village school. Glad you like it 😊

[@maxwellportlock2119]

Surprised you didn't mention that "Doctor Doolittle " was filmed in Castle Coomb

[@Andreaod73]

I’ve never been to the Cotswolds but would love to, it looks gorgeous. I love your videos 👍🏻 banoffee ice cream sounds yummy, I’ve always loved the idea of retiring in a cottage with a thatched roof 😊x

[@TheCornishCockney]

Yes,until the spiders come in in the winter!

[@jennylewis3244]

I love your enthusiasm for Everything particularly your food!

[@kjdempsey]

Greetings from Painswick

[@amandamcneill6111]

Your joy is very infectious! X

[@joesadd8606]

Lacock is definately worth a visit!

[@madanlalvishwakarma6614]

Beautiful block

[@SoulShine712]

Oh!!! You must watch the lord of the rings trilogy movies!! Thanks for sharing! Love your personalities!!! Love ❤️ pup!!🐶

[@tedbriskett2962]

England's green and pleasant land 🙌

[@spoonunit03]

Yeah, remember that when everyone's moaning about the rain. :)

[@benlotus2703]

Paradise.

[@Roamingthecotswolds]

Great video . Thanks for showcasing Rodborough Common very close to where i live.

[@phantom_not_chopper]

I now have pie envy

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

They were so good!

[@FulshearSpurs]

Hahah this is Jason who stopped to talk to you with Kelly. We definitely didn’t leave that sticker behind us! We ended up in Bourton on the Water and Stow in the Wold that day! Looks like you guys had an awesome visit to the Cotswolds!

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That is awesome! We figured that it wasn't you guys, but our friends in the video and some of the ones back home enjoyed seeing Buc-ee. 😂 Glad you guys had a great time too.

[@LiaTravolta]

My house is in your video 😂

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Oh, wow! Really?!

[@Salutaris13074]

If you ever return to the Cotswolds, visit the village of Broadway , Burford too is lovely. Also if you should ever return to Bourton on the water visit the old perfumery in the village where they sell lovely perfumes made from Cotswold flowers, some named after Shakespeare Characters, in fact they also have an online shop where you can buy these perfumes.

[@gmdhargreaves]

Loved this! It’s going to be your most viewed vidya by far

[@smash469]

At this point you guys deserve Duel citizenship.. we consider you British Americans.. even though I do enjoy when you show us other places outside the UK

[@MsLeewood]

Im so glad we are on your journey with you. Its amazing to see fellow Americans enjoying our Little Island and its beauty and i hope it fills your hearts with happiness and enjoyment. You both made my day when Carlie got to have an ice cream as I mentioned it in a previous video thank you. Carlie is so sweet and a happy little dog. I can't wait for the next video 😃👍❤

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you so much!💙

[@paulineamakres7286]

I never have read books or watched movies and when Harry Potter first came out I owned a video store/book store and i sold tons of both!!! So don't feel bad lmao

[@michelehumphrey852]

I’m curious how you will spend July 4th in England 🇺🇸💥

[@WoodlandAsh]

I live in a neighbouring village to Painswick (in one of the 5 Stroud valleys). I drive through Painswick every day, multiple times, to leave or return home. It’s really nothing to write home about.

[@valeriedavidson2785]

Nonsense.

[@raymondadams7570]

a friend of mine moved to new zealand, he is back because he missed all the history

[@Pure_B]

Everywhere looks even better with bright clear blue skies.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It always helps!

[@petercooper7711]

Seems strange that having followed you for ages, you now turn up a few miles from my home in Painswick. We love this area as our home and glad you like it too!

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you, Peter! It was locvely!

[@DrDaveW]

Yew trees were grown because their wood was the best for bows. Their berries are very poisonous, so they were grown in churchyards as that was a gated area where livestock was not allowed to roam.

[@peterhopkins7505]

You should come further west to the Welsh Marches, the most castles in the world, the least known.

[@AcornElectron]

Very picturesque x but so is a Yorkshire or Lancashire village on a sunny day. ❤

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

They all are really lovely places.

[@duncanwyer2460]

Such a lovely place I had my honeymoon there 😊

[@johnadey3696]

That's not old, the Old Ferry Boat at St Ives has been serving drinks since 560!.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Oh, wow!

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Yeah yeah

[@wildwine6400]

A place I think you would like is Knaresborough, its a beautiful place but it has Mother Shiptons Cave, with a waterfall that turns things to stone 😱. Legend says of a witch that lived there.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thanks for the tip! It looks really lovely there!

[@wildwine6400]

@@TheMagicGeekdom its a couple miles away from another popular place , Harrogate, which has lots of nice architecture and lovely gardens

[@rogerwitte]

Oh my god! the black shirt (dress?) with pink and white flowers is amazing! Unfortunately, in spite of a good effort, mere apparel cannot truly compete with that part of the countryside for beauty.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That's fair.

[@racheltaylor6578]

There is a place called Kinver Edge in England where people carved homes out of the rock.Tolkien got his inspiration for the Hobbitt from there.

[@alanreid250]

Wait until you hit the Lake District....view from the terrace of "The Brotherswater Inn" unbelievable

[@johnson_fpv]

Hi guys you really need to spend some time in Derbyshire you are really missing some of the most spectacular sights you will ever see in the UK simular to Yorkshire but equally as beautiful and has its own special offer

[@muchasgracias6976]

The Cotswolds: "I got 99 yew trees, but the birch ain't one"

[@tonym480]

Yew trees are a quite common thing in English country church yards. The reason being that back in the middle ages Yew wood was used to make Longbows, the key to many English victories in Europe in those times. There is also a link back to the Druids in pre Christian times when the Yew was a sacred tree.

[@charlesgarvey1325]

I sadly enjoy your videos. Two people eating pies.

[@stephenholmes1036]

And unaffordable housing for local people

[@8atheist476]

it would benefit from a few kebab shops and places to get your phone unlocked

[@janebaker966]

That pie thing is such a GIMMICK but they do look tasty. Daylesford is a total rip off. I bought a bread bun in their London shop in Orange Square Pimlico and it was just going stale and it was stodgy. To charge around £3.50 or more for a sub par loaf of bread by labelling it SOURDOUGH is a brilliant marketing scam. I

[@johnhorton1012]

There are HUNDREDS of “oldest inns” sadly….

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Personally I wouldn’t want to live in those villages. They aren’t really villages but simply tourist attractions. That means people. Lots of people. 😂

[@darrengrimmer8541]

It’s so nice to see these lovely places are still unspoiled

[@AliBees]

I’m so glad you found the Cotswolds. It’s definitely one of the prettiest places we have in the UK.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It really is!

[@barryhumphries4514]

A loverly part of England!

[@Dakotagirl823]

That's one thing I love about England. So many quaint and beautiful places to visit.

[@spoonunit03]

The main reason is that the UK has not been invaded for a 1000 years so all our old stuff is still intact and not been destroyed by invading forces. Any major destruction has been done by ourselves... i.e HenryVIII and destruction of Abbeys n' stuff. :)

[@bradleyfowell9723]

@@spoonunit03 Not to mention WW1, WW2

[@Muhammadtolerant]

​@@spoonunit03Allah keep you all and bless you ameen 🤲🤲🤲❤🙏

[@andrewtempest6792]

@@spoonunit03 and the Luftwaffe

[@eleanorrigby5759]

thanks for loving our country! It’s ace x ❤❤ x

[@rbnhd1144]

I'm so happy you made it to The Costwolds, it never disappoints, just relaxing and Olde World beauty, I love it to, the Roast at The Fox is right up our street. lol Yummm

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

The Fox was a nice surprise for sure!

[@jonm4989]

Everything looked wonderful ❤️

[@clairejoyner1250]

Love this! You need to visit Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole whilst in this part of the UK. You also need to come to Bristol x

[@janebaker966]

But visit Alternative Bristol.

[@spoonunit03]

@@janebaker966 ..and where is alternative Bristol?

[@kingsgate57]

I'm seeing how lovely the Cotswolds are, haven't been there since I was about 10ish, must get back one day, the villages look especially lovely given it's a gorgeous early summer day! Also, I am in love with you dog, adorable, can I have her please???

[@leec6707]

I think you will find Carly is heading to rural Oxfordshire to join me. She is so lovely (as all dogs are).

[@claregale9011]

Stuck in time , just stunning .😊

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It's so pretty!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Looks like an amazing visit to the Cotswolds! I love that you started in Painswick. We take everyone there 😉. Which was your favourite place in the Cotswolds ?

[@lynneleverton8825]

That was a fabulous video! Glad you love the Cotswolds!!!

[@grapesodatravels]

Aren't the Cotswolds fab! Did you check out the reverse periscope at the model village? It makes you feel tiny and the right size for the village.

[@michaelveras9859]

Was in the Cotswolds on June 15th on a day tour from Bath. Loved it and toured several of the towns featured in your video. In addition to the striking beauty, it was so nice to see how dog friendly the UK us. We had a lovely conversation with a couple in a pub in Stow on Wold who had their two dogs with them as to how we don't have the same situation here in the US. Anyway love following your UK adventures and glad you brought your fur baby along for the trip.

[@Anna23686]

The cotwolds have such an old romantic feel to them, something out of a romance novel ❤

[@spoonunit03]

Hence the Bronte sisters. :)

[@solistheonegod]

My new favourite channel

[@TodmordenTourism]

Gorgeous down that way.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It really is!

[@richardsoper777]

Love to see the Cotswolds Highlighted. Thank you

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We received so many recommendations for the Cotswolds and you were right! We loved visiting all of the beautiful Cotswolds villages. ❤ Help us decide where to visit next. Leave a comment and let us know where else we should go. 👀 Check out our video staying in a tiny English cottage in the Cotswolds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpSkpmmNaKuFeas Check out the video of one of our other favorite places, the Yorkshire Dales: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqSqh6mvl5VmiM0&t Check out Jason and Josh's video about Cirencester: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYGzmKhorbSnsNU

[@Debbie76]

The Northumberland Coast, especially Druridge Bay, Amble, Craster, Bamburgh Castle and Alnwick Castle 🙂

[@alisonrodger3360]

East Neuk of Fife. Lots of beautiful little fishing villages, with beautiful beaches & there's a dog friendly beach front cottage in Cellardyke on Airbnb 😁 Further north there's St Andrews, Dundee up to Stonehaven & Dunnottar Castle.

[@rapture9458]

The isle of wight is great this time for year

[@charlotteray9203]

Cambridge!!

[@charlotteray9203]

To add - it really does feel like Hogwarts especially when everyone is in their gowns graduating xx

[@jasmine_e_weight]

So glad you came to the Cotswolds! Please go and explore Norfolk / Norwich. It’s where I’m from and it has an interesting Roman history.

[@scottsworld]

PLEASE post me one of those pies 🥧!! Mmmm 😋

[@aaronnurding4730]

I’m so glad you enjoyed the Stroud district. Painswick is lovely. I grew up very close to The Weighbridge in the town of Nailsworth. The Cotswolds is home

[@ynys_mon6928]

Wow, I completely see how that church door inspired Tolkien’s ‘Doors of Moria’ (Durin). We live on the north eastern edge of the Cotswolds, and I’ve never been to that village. Need to start exploring more! I’m retiring later this year, so hopefully we will have more time for exploring.

[@dianegilchrist677]

Loved this video thank you so much for sharing such lovely places you visited.❤

[@ednammansfield8553]

I really enjoy visiting the Cotswolds and am glad you enjoyed it too. Bourton on the water is where I have been the most as I usually went by coach from where I live now in the West Midlands in Telford Shropshire. A lot of history here also in the surrounding areas including the nearby Roman City of Wroxeter between Telford and Shrewsbury just off the A5. Definitely worth a visit if in this area. Also near Telford is Ironbridge which also is very historic because of the industrial revolution. Ironbridge is a world heritage site popular with many Americans during the summer months because of the museums nearby. Much Wenlock is also a great town to visit not far from Telford and the pubs there provide excellent food and all are dog friendly.

[@Glyn-gq8ts]

The Cotswolds are an absolutely beautiful area of Britain

[@cketts8128]

Aww, I grew up near Bourton-on-the-Water/Stow-on-the-Wold and now live near Castle Combe. I’m a lucky gal 😂. Have fun! 🧡💚 Edit…..got to the end of the video and yes, Chipping Norton is where I grew up! Yet another village/town made rich in medieval times by the wool trade. Hopefully you saw the beautiful old Bliss Tweed Mill which is now flats. My ancestors lived around that whole area for at least the last 300 years….

[@RachaelAnna81]

Stratford upon Avon, Warwick and Royal Leamington Spa are all with a visit.

[@Mike-t2b1m]

Just saw the article about your Cornwall video on Daily Mail website 👏

[@ruadhagainagaidheal9398]

I’m fortunate enough to live in the Malvern Hills, another designated Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty just 20 minutes or so from the Cotswolds, which I can see from my bedroom window.

[@infidelcastro5129]

I live in the Cotswolds (Moreton-in-Marsh) and it’s easy to forget, as a local, how lucky I am to live here 😊 Also, your knifeandforkery whilst eating the 2-in-1 pie was… fascinating 😂

[@andywrong3247]

Hi guys,im from England I've lived here most of my life this part of england is so quaint you've sold it to me.the British tourist board should be paying you a debt of gratitude.

[@russthebiker]

There are also the hidden cotswolds places with views and scenery that the tourist guides do not show,added to a great deal of history ,but you need a local to guide you around them,we ,eep lots of them secret to avoid them becoming tourist traps

[@AlexanderTheEvenGreater]

Places like Frampton- aahhhehmm. Shhhhhhh..... ;-)

[@EmilyS-28]

Beautiful area 🤩

[@ratowey]

The couple you met from Texas is probably Dara and Ian of Magenta 0tter KZbin chanel, they live in the Cotswolds and travel around the UK making videos like yourselves.

[@warden1969]

Had I known you were at ‘The Weighbridge’ I’d have wandered along and said hello, purely for the fact that, as other KZbinrs have said about when people come up to them and speak as if they know them, how awkward it would have been 😄 You’d also have driven past my front door in Nailsworth on your way to Castle Combe, so could’ve given me a lift back 😉 I’m certainly fortunate to have been born, and live, in such a beautiful part of the country.

[@keithhealing1115]

I'd have joined you, although the drive would be a little longer as I am not as posh as you - I live in Stonehouse.

[@dominique8233]

You're both looking very well. The UK suits you.

[@kevinbrookes2032]

What a wonderful couple you are 🙂

[@spoonunit03]

I live in an Alms house and my front door is THAT green. :)

[@mrphil1092]

Absolutely Loving your Video blogs, you are charming company showing us around all these beautiful places, Cheers Phil UK.

[@hacgarimman9660]

How wonderful to see folks enjoying our culture. It gets so much bad talk. Not sure why so thanks for enlightening

[@ulyssesthirteen7031]

Perfectly picturesque!

[@Theoriginalsparkythemagicpiano]

Disappointing that you had a Cornish cream tea with Cornish clotted cream, but ate it the wrong way like they do in Devon

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Were the cows in Minchinhampton?

[@michaelwhite8778]

I liked the scone joke even tho nobody else laughed

[@taunteratwill1787]

If you're really observant you'll can still find some hobbits. 😎