Recommendations

Eating Out

Swan At Southrop
Our gorgeous village pub is just a five minute walk from our door. Some walk in tables available, but best to book ahead. Lovely to arrive on a Friday night and go for supper. tel. 01367 850174

Victoria Inn, Eastleach
Wonderful pub in the next village with great food, a friendly welcome and atmosphere. A 1 mile approx. walk, either by footpath along the pretty River Leach, or via a quiet country road - you can loop round to the cottage there and back (a map is at the cottage).  Closed on Mon & Tues. 
tel. 01367 850277

Thyme England, Southrop
In the heart of Southrop itself is the restaurant at the Thyme England hotel.  Don’t follow the signs - head through the village to the Church and the back entrance is next to the church on the right.  Well worth it if you fancy cocktails and high end fun a short walk away. There is also a spa - details are on the website. tel. 01367 850174

The Bell Inn, Langford GL7 3LF
A 10 min drive, great food and a pizza oven.
tel. 01367 860249

New Wave Brasserie, Lechlade GL7 3AP
A 3 mile drive from the cottage, we highly recommend this remarkably good, award winning seafood restaurant. tel. 01367 252677

The Bull, Sheep Street, Charlbury, OX7 3RR
Around a 20 min drive through beautiful Burford and on, this amazing pub is a sister to Notting Hill’s Pelican. Truly you won’t regret it.
tel. 01608 656957

The New Inn, Coln St Aldwyns, GL7 5AN
A seventeenth century coaching inn serving great burgers in an incredibly beautiful village approx. 4 miles from Southrop. For those who enjoy a hike, this is a good start or end point for a mainly flat riverside walk to Bibury. tel. 01285 750651

The PIG-in-the-Cotswolds, Barnsley, GL7 5EE
Great food, cocktails and a spa, in the setting of a Cotswolds manor with listed gardens. The food at the hotel restaurant is better than the pub. We supplied a lot of the hotel’s vintage art via our art company ARTI. Book online or 0345 225 9494

The Wild Rabbit, Kingham, OX7 6YA
Daylesford’s legendary first pub, and the best of them all, book the restaurant weeks ahead for brilliant food and service. The bar is nice too for a drink and a simpler meal. tel. 01608 692866

Local Shopping

At Southrop Village Hall on Wednesday mornings there is a community shop and post office that has been run by villagers since the 1970s. Tea & homemade cakes available.

We are three miles from the market towns of Lechlade and Fairford. Here there are bakeries, shops, post office, Spars, chemists, surgery and pubs. Fairford comes alive on Wednesday mornings with a market in the square.

Burford, 5 miles away, is great for delis, cafes, art and antiques. Park on one of the roads off the main thoroughfare.

Lynwoods for lovely bread, pastries, unhomogenised milk & excellent fresh readymade meals - branches in Fairford, Lechlade and Burford. Open til 3pm.

Upton Smokery Shop - near Burford, has fresh veg and a lovely range of smoked produce and delicacies.

Daylesford Farm Shop further away but worth a trip, it’s like a supermarket made in heaven, and also has a cafe and spa.

For boutiques and antiques, visit Stow In The Wold.

Cirencester is a bustling historic market town.

Tetbury is a great hunting ground for antiques at a range of prices.

The village of Southrop is in the Domesday book, and lies in a conservation area near the Gloucestershire / Oxfordshire border, midway between Cirencester and Burford. There are good walks from the cottage, and maps are provided.

A short drive away, there is a wonderful walk from Swinbrook, passing the small church of St Oswald’s that stands isolated in a field, and another church where the Mitford sisters are buried.

Walks

Local Attractions

William Morris' Kelmscott Manor is just a short drive away. Described as a ‘Heaven on Earth’ by Morris, he loved the Manor house and adjoining farm buildings as a work of true craftmanship, totally unspoilt and unaltered, and in harmony with the surrounding countryside. Open Thursdays to Saturdays from 1st April to the end of October.

Buscot Park is nearby with it’s wonderful house, art collection and gardens.

Cotswolds Wildlife Park, a 3 mile drive, offers exotic animals in the grounds of a stately home.

Cirencester’s Corinium Museum has a wonderful collection of highly significant finds from the Roman town.

Chedworth Villa is one of the largest and most elaborate Roman villas so far discovered in Britain.

Cotswolds Canoe Hire
Kayak hire on the Thames in Lechlade.

Buscot Weir
Outdoor swimming spot on the Thames.

Curated Cotswolds
If you would like help to make the most of your time in this quintessential English region, Roanna Stromberg-Smith lives not far from our cottage, and offers tailored days out for visitors. With the assistance of her little black book, you will find the best shopping, culture and heritage the area has to offer, as she shares her insider knowledge to offer you “a backstage pass to the Cotswolds.” Get in touch with Roanna to find out more via the link above.