Moreton-in-Marsh

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Moreton-in-Marsh is in the Cotswolds.

Redesdale Hall The town lies at the crossroads of the Fosse Way (the ancient Roman road) and the A44 and next to the River Evenlode (a tributary of the River Thames). The town and nearby countryside are low lying and flat given how the town is considered to be in "Cotswold Hills Country". The "Moreton" from the town name means "Farmstead on the Moor". The town's architecture is typical of the area, buildings being constructed of local cotswold stone.

Four Shire Stone The Old Police Station

  • Batsford Arboretum. Daily 10AM-5PM. 55-acre arboretum and botanical garden containing around 2,900 trees, with a large collection of Japanese maples, magnolias and pines. £7.
  • Wellington Aviation Museum, British School House, Broadway Road, GL56 0BG, +44 1608 650323. Tu-Su 10AM-5PM. Small museum about Second World War RAF Moreton-in-Marsh. £2.
  • Chastleton House, Chastleton, near Moreton-in-Marsh, +44 1494 755560. Maintained by the National Trust since 1991, when it was acquired from the last representative of the family who had owned the house since it was first built. It is one of England’s finest and most complete Jacobean houses, filled not only with a mixture of rare and everyday objects, furniture and textiles collected since its completion in 1612, but also with the atmosphere of 400 years of continuous occupation by one family. The gardens have a typical Elizabethan and Jacobean layout with a ring of fascinating topiary at their heart and it was here in 1865 that the rules of modern croquet were codified. Since acquiring the property, the Trust has concentrated on conserving it rather than restoring it to a pristine state.
  • Sezincote House, near Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9AW (3½ mils W of Moreton-in-Marsh. House: May-Sep Th F 2:30-5:30PM; garden: Jan-Nov Th F 2-6PM. House (including garden) £10; garden only adults £5, children £1.50.
  • Bourton House Gardens, Bourton on the Hill GL56 9AE (2 miles W of Moreton-in-Marsh, +44 1386 700754. Apr-end Oct Tu-F 10AM-5PM. April: £5; May-Oct £7; (under 16’s free).
  • The Four Shire Stone. Stone marking the point where the boundaries of Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire met. In 1931 the county boundaries were "re-organised" and now the store only marks the meeting of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire (though the name was retained!).

Batsford Arboretum. Daily 10AM-5PM. 55-acre arboretum and botanical garden containing around 2,900 trees, with a large collection of Japanese maples, magnolias and pines. £7.

Wellington Aviation Museum, British School House, Broadway Road, GL56 0BG, +44 1608 650323. Tu-Su 10AM-5PM. Small museum about Second World War RAF Moreton-in-Marsh. £2.

Chastleton House, Chastleton, near Moreton-in-Marsh, +44 1494 755560. Maintained by the National Trust since 1991, when it was acquired from the last representative of the family who had owned the house since it was first built. It is one of England’s finest and most complete Jacobean houses, filled not only with a mixture of rare and everyday objects, furniture and textiles collected since its completion in 1612, but also with the atmosphere of 400 years of continuous occupation by one family. The gardens have a typical Elizabethan and Jacobean layout with a ring of fascinating topiary at their heart and it was here in 1865 that the rules of modern croquet were codified. Since acquiring the property, the Trust has concentrated on conserving it rather than restoring it to a pristine state.

Sezincote House, near Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9AW (3½ mils W of Moreton-in-Marsh. House: May-Sep Th F 2:30-5:30PM; garden: Jan-Nov Th F 2-6PM. House (including garden) £10; garden only adults £5, children £1.50.

Bourton House Gardens, Bourton on the Hill GL56 9AE (2 miles W of Moreton-in-Marsh, +44 1386 700754. Apr-end Oct Tu-F 10AM-5PM. April: £5; May-Oct £7; (under 16’s free).

The Four Shire Stone. Stone marking the point where the boundaries of [[Worcestershire]], [[Warwickshire]], [[Oxfordshire]] and [[Gloucestershire]] met. In 1931 the county boundaries were "re-organised" and now the store only marks the meeting of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire (though the name was retained!).

High Street

  • Cotswold Falconry Centre, Batsford, Moreton in Marsh GL56 9AB (1½ miles W of Moreton-in-Marsh, +44 1386 701043. Daily 11 Feb-12 Nov from 10:30AM. Flying displays & aviaries. Adult £10; child £5; concessions £7.50.
  • Diamond Way. Rates: easy.
  • The Moreton Show, Moreton-in-Marsh Showground, Batsford Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AB, +44 1608 651908. Annually in early Sept.

Cotswold Falconry Centre, Batsford, Moreton in Marsh GL56 9AB (1½ miles W of Moreton-in-Marsh, +44 1386 701043. Daily 11 Feb-12 Nov from 10:30AM. Flying displays & aviaries. Adult £10; child £5; concessions £7.50.

Diamond Way. Rates: easy.

The Moreton Show, Moreton-in-Marsh Showground, Batsford Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AB, +44 1608 651908. Annually in early Sept.

  • Tuesday morning market, High Street, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AZ, +44 1386 840138. Nov-Mar: 9AM-3PM; Apr-Oct: 9AM-3:30PM. On Tuesday morning, there is a local market on the High Street. A great place to pick up some fresh produce or cheap power tools, some doilies or wool sweaters. Wonderful people watching, as all the old ladies and handsome old chaps are out and about.
  • Tesco Express, 13 Manchester Court, High St, Moreton-In-Marsh GL56 0BY, +44 345 026 9414. M-F 6AM-11PM, Sa Su 7AM-11PM. ATMs.
  • Co-op, High St, Moreton-In-Marsh, GL56 0AH, +44 1608 650508. Daily 7AM-8PM.
  • Warners Budgen, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AH (Near the rail station, +44 1608 651854. M-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. ATMs, small supermarket. Fair selection of locally brewed bottled beer.

Tuesday morning market, High Street, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AZ, +44 1386 840138. Nov-Mar: 9AM-3PM; Apr-Oct: 9AM-3:30PM. On Tuesday morning, there is a local market on the High Street. A great place to pick up some fresh produce or cheap power tools, some doilies or wool sweaters. Wonderful people watching, as all the old ladies and handsome old chaps are out and about.

Tesco Express, 13 Manchester Court, High St, Moreton-In-Marsh GL56 0BY, +44 345 026 9414. M-F 6AM-11PM, Sa Su 7AM-11PM. ATMs.

Co-op, High St, Moreton-In-Marsh, GL56 0AH, +44 1608 650508. Daily 7AM-8PM.

Warners Budgen, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AH (Near the rail station, +44 1608 651854. M-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. ATMs, small supermarket. Fair selection of locally brewed bottled beer.

  • The Black Bear Inn, High St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AX, +44 1608 652992. Daily 10:30-11PM. A typical (perhaps less atmospheric than usual) English pub with surprisingly good food. Reasonably priced meals and pints.
  • Sitara Restaurant, The Lion House, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0LH, +44 1608 651015. Daily 5:30-11PM.
  • ASK Italian, Former Marsh Goose, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AX, +44 1608 651119. Su-Th 11AM-10PM, F Sa 11AM-11PM. Free Wi-Fi.
  • The Spice Room, 3 Oxford St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0LA, +44 1608 654204.
  • Locojo's, 2 Oxford St, Moreton in Marsh, +44 1608 650378. M W Th 5:30-9PM, F Sa 5:30-9:30PM, Su 5:30-9PM.

The Black Bear Inn, High St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AX, +44 1608 652992. Daily 10:30-11PM. A typical (perhaps less atmospheric than usual) English pub with surprisingly good food. Reasonably priced meals and pints.

Sitara Restaurant, The Lion House, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0LH, +44 1608 651015. Daily 5:30-11PM.

ASK Italian, Former Marsh Goose, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AX, +44 1608 651119. Su-Th 11AM-10PM, F Sa 11AM-11PM. Free Wi-Fi.

The Spice Room, 3 Oxford St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0LA, +44 1608 654204.

Locojo's, 2 Oxford St, Moreton in Marsh, +44 1608 650378. M W Th 5:30-9PM, F Sa 5:30-9:30PM, Su 5:30-9PM.

  • Inn on the Marsh, Stow Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0DW, +44 1608 650709. Su M 7PM-11:30PM, Tu W noon-3PM & 7-11:30PM, Th-Sa noon-3PM & 6PM-midnight.
  • The Cotswold Tea Room, 4 High St, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0AH, +44 1608 238123. M 9AM-5PM, Tu 9AM-4PM, W Th 9AM-5PM, F 9AM-6PM, Sa 9AM-5PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Specialising in gluten-free foods.
  • The Marshmallow, High St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AT, +44 1608 651536.

Inn on the Marsh, Stow Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0DW, +44 1608 650709. Su M 7PM-11:30PM, Tu W noon-3PM & 7-11:30PM, Th-Sa noon-3PM & 6PM-midnight.

The Cotswold Tea Room, 4 High St, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0AH, +44 1608 238123. M 9AM-5PM, Tu 9AM-4PM, W Th 9AM-5PM, F 9AM-6PM, Sa 9AM-5PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Specialising in gluten-free foods.

The Marshmallow, High St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AT, +44 1608 651536.

  • Post Office, High St, Moreton In Marsh GL56 0AH (In Budgen store. M-F 8AM-6PM, Sa 9AM-6PM.

Post Office, High St, Moreton In Marsh GL56 0AH (In Budgen store. M-F 8AM-6PM, Sa 9AM-6PM.

  • Adlestrop is one of the more attractive of Cotswolds villages, the more so on account that it is far less frequented by mass tourism than many other neighbouring towns and villages. The novelist Jane Austen was a visitor (her uncle was the church rector) and is thought to have drawn inspiration from the village and its surroundings for Mansfield Park. Also associated with the evocative Edward Thomas poem.
  • Stow-on-the-Wold 4½ miles to S
  • Chipping Norton 8½ miles to SE
  • Bourton-on-the-Water 8 miles to S
  • Evesham 15 miles to NW
  • Stratford-upon-Avon 16½ miles to N
  • Burford 14½ miles to S

Adlestrop is one of the more attractive of Cotswolds villages, the more so on account that it is far less frequented by mass tourism than many other neighbouring towns and villages. The novelist Jane Austen was a visitor (her uncle was the church rector) and is thought to have drawn inspiration from the village and its surroundings for Mansfield Park. Also associated with the evocative Edward Thomas poem.