Bourton-on-the-Water
A Cotswold village on a wide, flat vale, with much of its centre a conservation area. The River Windrush runs through it under a series of low stone bridges, which is why it is often called the Venice of the Cotswolds.
- Where
- England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.8860, -1.7590
Get the Bourton-on-the-Water stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bourton-on-the-Water. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bourton-on-the-Water
Bibury 15 km
A Cotswold village on the River Coln, about 10 km north-east of Cirencester. Its row of old weavers' cottages, Arlington Row, appears on the inside cover of some British passports, which makes it a fitting place for a passport stamp.
Cotswolds 21 km
A range of rolling limestone hills across Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties, rising to 330 metres at Cleeve Hill. The local golden stone builds its villages, market towns and stately homes, and gives the whole area its warm colour.
Blenheim Palace 28 km
One of England's largest houses, built between 1705 and 1722 as the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough, and a World Heritage Site since 1987. Winston Churchill was born here, and the Baroque palace looks out over a landscaped park and lake by Capability Brown.
Shakespeare's Birthplace 34 km
A restored 16th-century half-timbered house on Henley Street where William Shakespeare is believed to have been born in 1564 and spent his childhood. It is now a small museum run by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Ashmolean Museum 37 km
Britain's first public museum, opened in a building of 1678 to 1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities Elias Ashmole gave to the University of Oxford. It is the world's second university museum, and its collections of art and archaeology now fill a later building on Beaumont Street.
Bodleian Library 38 km
Oxford's main research library, founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley and one of the oldest in Europe. It holds more than 13 million printed items and is a legal deposit library, entitled to a copy of every work published in the UK. Scholars call it Bodley or the Bod, and nothing leaves its reading rooms.
Radcliffe Camera 38 km
A round, domed Baroque library designed by James Gibbs and built between 1737 and 1749, standing alone in its own square at the heart of Oxford. It now serves as a reading room of the Bodleian Library, so most people admire it from the cobbles outside.
Christ Church 38 km
An Oxford college founded by Henry VIII in 1546, and the only one whose chapel is also the cathedral of the diocese, with a dean who heads both. Its dining hall inspired the Great Hall of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films.
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Questions
Where is Bourton-on-the-Water?
Bourton-on-the-Water is in England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bibury (15 km), Cotswolds (21 km), Blenheim Palace (28 km).
How do I get the Bourton-on-the-Water stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bourton-on-the-Water and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bourton-on-the-Water before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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