ou will find we have much to offer, whether you plan a relaxing weekend, a day trip or simply want to use the area as a base to visit attractions further afield. The Cotswolds cover an area of 790 square miles in the upper part of the southwest region of England and is the country's largest officially designated 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' Popular with both the English themselves and international visitors from all over the world, the Cotswolds are well-known for gentle hillsides (‘wolds’), outstanding countryside with river valleys, water meadows and beech woods, sleepy ancient limestone villages, historic market towns and for being so ‘typically English’ where time has stood still for over 300 years.