The highest of the Cotswold towns, Stow-on-the-Wold is a quintessential English town. Mellow Cotswold stone houses, shops and hotels are surrounded by pretty villages and rolling countryside. This historic wool town is known for its market square, its antique shops and its great selection of traditional pubs, inns and restaurants – making it a wonderful place to live.

There are a whole host of superb places to eat in Stow, with just two examples including Old Butchers and The Porch House.

Picturesque villages such as Lower Slaughter. Upper Slaughter, Broadwell, the Oddingtons and Kingham are just a handful of the wonderful villages in the immediate area.

Set amidst a working organic farm, the world famous Daylesford Organic is only 3.5 miles to the east of Stow. You can’t get much closer to the source than in their farmshop which is stocked with fruit and vegetables harvested daily from their market garden, pasture-raised meat from their own farms, artisan bread from their bakery and award-winning cheese from the creamery.

If this wasn’t enough, Soho Farmhouse is within striking distance as are some of the area’s most fantastic pubs and restaurants; three of which include the recently refurbished Fox in Oddington, The Wild Rabbit at Kingham and Kings Head at Bledington.

Cheltenham would be the nearest large town and provides broader shopping and recreational needs. This edge-of-Cotswolds spa town is hard to beat for refined elegance and Regency terraces, annual festivals, premier schools and racecourse. There is a fortnightly farmers market, shops and restaurants all surrounded by glorious countryside. Cheltenham has previously been selected by The Sunday Times newspaper as one of the best places to live in Britain. The Promenade is considered to be one of the most beautiful thoroughfares in the country, with its tree lined avenue flanked by smart shops and cafés. Cheltenham is home to a number of festivals, the most notable being the world renowned, Cheltenham Festival – a highlight in the National Hunt Season, it provides an unrivalled atmosphere.

There is a good selection of schools, both state and private in the area as well as a choice of train stations at both Moreton in Marsh (4.6 miles) and Kingham (5.1 miles).