| Broadway is situated at the heart of the
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| | American artists during the 'Arts and
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| Cotswolds. It got its name because of the
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| | Crafts' movement. They wanted a retreat
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| wide street and has been a traditional
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| | away from the grimy cities where they
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| coaching stop for centuries. The town is
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| | could capture the romantic surroundings
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| extremely pretty and so very English. The
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| | on canvas. Writings at the time tell us
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| buildings are made from local
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| | that they led a bohemian lifestyle that
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| honey-coloured stone so characteristic of
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| | was tolerated if not encouraged by the
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| the area.
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| | locals!
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| The main street consists of many
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| | Broadway Tower
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| curiosities and antique stores. It is
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| | Overlooking the town is Broadway Hill.
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| very popular amongst tourists and during
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| | This is the highest point in the
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| the summer months it can be bursting at
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| | Cotswolds. The view is magnificent and on
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| the seams! With a range of excellent
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| | a clear day you can see thirteen
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| accommodation and restaurants, Broadway
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| | counties.
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| provides an ideal base to tour the
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| | Sitting on top of the hill is Broadway
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| surrounding area.
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| | Tower, a magnificent English folly. Built
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| Lygon Arms
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| | by Lord Coventry in 1797, it was used by
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| One of the best known inns in Broadway
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| | the leader of the Arts and Crafts
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| you will not be disappointed if you stay
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| | movement, William Morris. You can see
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| here. The inn dates back to the sixteenth
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| | some of his famous designs which are
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| century and is set in three acres of
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| | still housed in the tower.
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| gardens. You can dine in the superb Great
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| | Dormy House
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| Hall with barrel-vaulted ceiling
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| | This seventeenth century building was
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| surrounded by oak panelling and heraldic
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| | originally named 'Willersy Hill Farm'.
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| artefacts all lit by the great open fire.
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| | Originally a farmhouse it was bought by
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| Take afternoon tea on the veranda and
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| | Broadway Golf Club in the 1940's. The
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| sleep in a four poster bed.
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| | name comes from the golfing term for
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| This is luxury accommodation with prices
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| | 'unbeatable'.
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| to match. Famous guests include Oliver
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| | Today this fantastic building is a hotel
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| Cromwell and Charles 1.
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| | and conference centre but it has retained
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| Abbots Grange
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| | all its charming features. It is worth
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| Towards the centre of Broadway is a
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| | visiting the iron-age burial ground
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| triangular green overlooked by Abbots
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| | nearby.
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| Grange. Built in the fourteenth century
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| | Broadway and the surrounding areas
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| it retains some of the features from that
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| | prospered as a result of sheep farming
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| period.
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| | and the rise of the woollen industry. The
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| In the late eighteen hundreds American
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| | demand for wool changed the character of
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| artist Francis Millet lived here and
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| | the English countryside from forest and
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| converted the building into a studio. It
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| | woodland to enclosed grassy fields with
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| was frequented by many English and
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| | dry stone walls.
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