Cotswolds Calling

Gentle Guidance in the Cotswold

The Lamb's Inn, in the village of Greater Rissington, provides excellent accommodations and superb customer service, including this courteous sign posted in the car park. Greater Rissington is just one of many, many picturesque villages dotting the Cotswolds. Designated "An Area of Outstanding Beauty," the Cotswolds region is the largest in the UK stretching from Chipping Campden, in the north, to Bath in the South (78 miles), covering an area of 790 sq. miles (2038 sq. kms) and comprising farmland over 80% of its area.

The Cotswolds sit on deposits of Oolitic Limestone that has been quarried and used to build cottages and churches since the middle ages. Generally, stone in the northern part of the Cotswolds is a beautiful 'honey golden brown' and becomes 'creamier' in color further south towards the city of Bath. In addition to stone, the Cotswolds region is famous for its sheep. Wool once made up 50% of England's economy and sheep remain a familiar site on the undulating fields of the Cotswolds.