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코츠월드 가장자리에 있는 짧은 휴가 중에 우연히 Hidcote Manor Garden을 발견했습니다. 그리고 저희는 말할 수 있습니다: 이곳은 저희가 본 정원 중 가장 아름다운 곳 중 하나였습니다. 모든 미터가 새로운 관점, 새로운 인상, 새로운 빛 조건을 열어줍니다. 저희는 정원 공간을 통해 경이롭게 걸었고 매우 감동했습니다. 위키피디아는 다음과 같이 씁니다: "Hidcote Manor Garden은 Arts&Crafts 스타일의 영국식 공원입니다. 글루스터셔 주의 치핑 캠든 북동쪽에 있는 히드코트 바트림에 위치해 있습니다. 이 정원은 1907년부터 미국인 부호인 Lawrence Waterbury Johnston이 조성했으며 1948년부터 National Trust가 소유하고 있습니다. 40,000제곱미터가 넘는 이 단지의 특징은 무엇보다도 다양한 정원 공간, 즉 영어로 Outdoor Rooms로의 구분, 시각 축, 즉 영어로 Vistas, 예술적으로 다듬어진 관목, 그리고 빨간색 숙근초 화단, 즉 영어로 Red Borders입니다. Hidcote Manor Garden은 코츠월드 북쪽 가장자리의 해발 183m 고원에 위치해 있습니다. 글루스터셔 주에 속하며 워릭셔 주의 경계에 위치한 히드코트는 믹클턴에서 동쪽으로 약 2km, 치핑 캠든에서 북동쪽으로 약 7km, 스트랫퍼드어폰에이번에서 남쪽으로 16km 떨어져 있습니다. 히드코트 정원은 National Heritage List for England에 최고 등급인 Grade I으로 등록되어 있습니다." 세 시간 동안의 방문은 카페에서 맛있는 케이크와 클로티드 크림으로 마무리되었습니다. 저희의 결론: 이 지역에 계신다면 꼭 들러보세요!

Was named the Times Village Pub of the Year. Four cask on and North Cotswold Shagweaver in excellent condition. You would hope so for £5.45 a pint.

The whole village is a 'highlight'. Another hidden gem in the Cotswolds. Highlights within the highlight have been posted separately so I won't repeat them here. Suffice to say that Ebrington is well worth a visit and provides a beautiful and peaceful base camp for exploring the wider areas.

"The Ebrington Arms is an idyllic Cotswold pub dating back to the 1600s. Set in stunning countryside overlooking the village green and thatched cottages, this independent pub has won many accolades over the years for being just a great pub!" Source: https://www.cotswolds.com/listing/the-ebrington-arms/36840301/ I can vouch for all of the above 😁

There are great views of 'Compton Pools' from many vantage points along this route. The pools are really lakes as they were turned into a single expanse of water by Lancelot Capability Brown circa 1769. The hills, the house and the bridges provide a beautiful backdrop to the lakes.

"The church of St Mary & St Margaret at Combrook is an entirely 19th century creation but one of considerable charm and eccentricity. Most of it dates from 1866 to the design of John Gibson, though the chancel remains from a simpler structure of 1831. The church is unusual in both it's shape and detailing, from the wide but low-pitched facade to the multi-gabled aisle walls. The west door and bell turret above are adorned with somewhat over-large demi-figures of angels. The stonework attractively blends white stone with rich golden-brown ironstone details. The interior is dark and largely brick-lined with some small stained glass windows by Willement, Powells and Burlison & Grylls." Source: https://warwickshirechurches.weebly.com/combrook---ss-mary--margaret.html

"The name "Brailes" is thought to originate either from the Old Welsh breg-lis - "hill court" - or the Old English byrgels - "burial place". Castle Hill Motte in the middle of the village is a natural knoll that was made higher in the Norman era to form the motte of a motte-and-bailey castle. Its construction may have been ordered by Roger de Beaumont, who was Earl of Warwick from 1123–53. Earthworks of both the motte and the bailey survive, and the site is a Scheduled Monument. Brailes was the home of William de Brailes, a 13th-century medieval painter of illuminated manuscripts. Of the many artists who painted such manuscripts, William is one of only two whose name has been recorded. It was also the birthplace of Thomas de Brayles (died c.1340), a senior judge and Crown official of the early fourteenth century, whose highest office was Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. On the other side of Stocks Hill is Brailes House, the former home to the Sheldon family. The Sheldons have held the manor of Brailes since 1547." Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brailes

There are two pubs: The Howard Arms (gastropub) and The Red Lion.