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Cirencester is the must-visit 'Capital of the Cotswolds' where you'll receive a very warm welcome!

Come and experience life in a real country market town that is full of Roman and medieval history and which boasts an amazing selection of independent shops and restaurants. 

Cirencester is located in the centre of the Cotswolds and makes the perfect base from which to discover this iconic English landscape and its historic buildings, gently rolling hills and broad valleys.

Over the years, many writers have praised Cirencester. One of these was Alec Clifton-Taylor, who made a television programme here in 1984 for his national series on the best historic market towns in England.

He said:

"In Roman times it was the second largest town after London and now it has just over 17,000 inhabitants. There are all kinds of architectural styles, but because they are all built of the same Cotswold stone, they marry. It is a place where scenery plays second fiddle to buildings. If I had a foreign friend visiting from abroad, I think the first place I would take him would be the Cotswolds. It is English architecture at its most English and Cirencester is the self-proclaimed capital".