The Rough Guide to the Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon & Oxford: Travel Guide with eBook (Rough Guides Main Series)

The Cotswolds, located in an area of southwest England between London and Wales, seem not to have changed since Medieval times. The locals still raise crops and sheep in their well-maintained stone villages and towns. The area features Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-Upon-Avon, the wonderful university town of Oxford, and magnificent Blenheim Palace, ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough, among other attractions.This new Rough Guide has the details, including where and when to go, and how to get there. There are plenty of details on what to see, where to stay, and what to consider in the way of local cuisine. The text includes a nice selection of maps, diagrams, and pictures. The guide itself is very portable. Highly recommended to the enterprising traveler.