Holiday Season Trip 7 - Bourton-on-the-Water

Our trip was getting close to the end. We didn't directly go back home from Bath. Instead we drove through the Cotswolds, hopping a small village to one another, and stayed at the north end of the Cotswolds one more night. Small but adorable villages in the Cotswolds have been my original images of a pretty English countryside for a long time before we moved to England. We have already been to many picturesque places in UK, but I was looking for a chance to see the Cotswolds. Finally the time came to me! We had only a day, so we selected three villages to visit. The first was Bourton-on-the-Water.

Bourton-on-the-Water has another name - the Venice of the Cotswolds. River Windrush gently runs through the centre of the village. We had a lovely morning walk along with the water and stepping on some little stone bridges over the shallow and clear water. In addition to the flowing river, the buildings, built with local honey color limestone called Cotswold Stone, similar to (maybe the same as) Bath Stone, made the village romantic! Perfect for us?!

What really made the village perfect was Bakery on the Water, an excellent local bakery/cafe that was as early as 8am! There were various kinds of sweet and savory baked goods and loafs. Breakfast hot menu was also available, such as scrambled eggs on sourdough toast that J ordered. He added bacons on top! I tried a raspberry and custard turnover. The puff crust was delicate. The filling was light and not too sweet. Very nice!

When we left the bakery, there were a line of waiting customers. I wasn't surprised because it was the only decent bakery I saw in the village and it was pretty good. Actually we bought a loaf and three kinds of pastries to take home with us.

Another attraction there was the Model Village, a one-ninth scale model of the actual village of Bourton-on-the-Water. It was build of Cotswold Stone and the only grade II listed model village in the country! The model was about knee-height. We, giants explored the tiny village through narrow paths. 

The Model Village had with its model village, which has also its model village... depending on how small it could be built, it could be endless.    

To be continued...