SCENIC DRIVES & VILLAGES

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Undulating gracefully across six counties, the Cotswolds region is a delightful tangle of golden villages, thatched cottages, evocative churches and honey-coloured mansions. In 1966 it was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, surpassed for size in England by the Lake District alone. Sit back in your comfortable seat and enjoy the scenery or perhaps you prefer to head southwards to the beautiful New Forest with typical, accidental, English irony the New Forest is anything but new – it was first proclaimed a royal hunting preserve in 1079.

Designated a national park in 2005, the forest's combined charms make it a joy to explore. Wild ponies mooch around pretty scrubland, deer flicker in the distance and rare birds flit among the foliage.

Genteel villages dot the landscape, connected by a web of walking and cycling trails. Just two of the many scenic drives you can enjoy with us.