Bibury Cotswolds 1

The Cotswolds, praised by William Morris as “the most beautiful city in England”. I planned to go on a day trip from London, but it took a long time to finalize the route and time schedule, as I found poor availability of public transportation while I wanted to go many places.

I gave up the alternative to rent a car since I have not driven for a long time. Then I investigated various local tours and found that there were several tours that allowed me to visit places I wanted to go efficiently. However, looking closely at the schedule, it is quite busy because the staying time at one place is less than one hour. I wanted to spend more time taking photos and walking around, so I had to gave up local tours.

After all, I decided to take a bus and a train, but I had to narrow down the places to visit as busses do not come very often. After deliberation, I selected Bibury as one of the places I would definitely want to go.

From Victoria coach station, take a bus to the Cirencester. When I got off the bus and walked for a few minutes, there was a relaxing air in the countryside, which was clearly different from that in London. When I read the book to introduces the Cotswolds, it often says “Honey-colored buildings,” This is it!.

The local bus arrived on time. “Can I have a one-day ticket?” “Which one?” Apparently there are several types of daily tickets, so when you say your destination, driver advise the appropriate ones.

It seemed that I was only one tourist in the bus. Bus went round country road, much faster than I expected.

Bibury was a beautiful village that never betray my expectations. Although I visited there in June, the roses were still in full bloom, which decorate limestone buildings.

Around 30 minutes have passed since I started walking, then the tour buses arrived one after another and the village was started to be crowded with tourists there. I heard Japanese tourists talking, “We have only 40 minutes, so let’s go there first.” 40 minutes is too short to enjoy the beauty of Bibury! At this time, I strongly thought that my decision not to choose a tour was correct, even if I sacrificed efficiency.

Tags: Bibury, Cotswolds, Travel, UK