Bourton-on-the-Water model village

Bourton-on-the-Water model village is a scale model village in the grounds of the Old New Inn in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. One of the first model villages in the country, it was started in 1936 and completed in 1940.

Photo: Mrfinch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: scale model village in Gloucestershire, UK
Also known as: “Model Village To Rear Of The Old New Inn” and “The Model Village”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cotswold Motoring Museum and The Old New Inn.

Cotswold Motoring Museum

Museum

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cotswold Motoring Museum is a museum in the Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. It features motoring history of the 20th century. Cotswold Motoring Museum is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Bourton-on-the-Water model village.

The Old New Inn

Pub

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old New Inn is a pub.

Birdland Park and Gardens

Zoo

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birdland Park and Gardens, often called Birdland, is a wildlife park in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. First opened in 1957, the park moved to its current site in 1989. Birdland Park and Gardens is situated 1,300 feet south of Bourton-on-the-Water model village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wyck Rissington and Icomb.

Wyck Rissington

Village

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

Wyck Rissington is a village and civil parish in the picturesque Cotswold hills of Gloucestershire, England. The village is located 1.5 miles north-east of Bourton-on-the-Water.

Icomb

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Icomb is a village in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, near to Stow on the Wold. The population taken at the 2011 census was 202. The village appears as Iacumbe in the Domesday Book. Icomb is situated 3 miles northeast of Bourton-on-the-Water model village.

Lower Swell

Village

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lower Swell is a village in the civil parish of Swell, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is located at the River Dikler, one mile from Stow-on-the-Wold. Lower Swell is situated 3 miles north of Bourton-on-the-Water model village.

Bourton-on-the-Water model village

Categories: miniature park, built structure, and tourism
Location: Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.88355° or 51° 53′ 1″ north

Longitude

-1.75518° or 1° 45′ 19″ west

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9C3WV6MV+CW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 166160636

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=model_village

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q26676305

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In Other Languages

“Bourton-on-the-Water model village” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ボートン＝オン＝ザ＝ウォーター・モデル村”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bourton-on-the-Water Post Office and Bourton-on-the-Water Baptist Church.

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