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Places To Eat Near Bourton on the Water

You're spoilt for choice for great places to eat in Bourton on the Water, with lots of restaurants just a few minutes walk away from the guest house. If you're out adventuring or fancy trying something further afield, you'll find more places to eat in Stow on the Wold, and a cosy dining pub in virtually every Cotswolds village.

Here are our recommendations of places to eat in Bourton on the Water and further in the Cotswolds to help you plan your stay.

In peak times like summer weekends and Christmas time we strongly recommend booking if there is somewhere you would particularly like to go. If you would like help securing reservations, or arranging a surprise for a special occasion with a local restaurant, we are happy to use our local contacts to help you - please don't hesitate don't to ask.

Places To Eat in Bourton on the Water

Bourton on the Water punches above its weight when it comes to great places to eat - for a small village you will find pubs, fine dining and speciality restaurants, as well as cafes and the fish and chip shop for chips by the river! Here are our favourites:

The Dial House
A beautiful building with high end food -  an excellent choice for a special occasion.

 

The Old New Inn 
Elevated pub food with classics done well.

 

The Croft
Charming restaurant in the middle of Bourton serving crowd-pleasing food.

 

The Mousetrap Inn

A few doors down from The Lansdowne, enjoy fresh pub grub in friendly surroundings.

Venezia
Extremely good Italian food in the 'Venice of the Cotswolds'.

Smiths of Bourton
Cult-favourite burger restaurant - try one of the best burgers in the UK!

 

Oli Bonny
Speciality wood-fired pizzas, to eat in or takeaway.

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Places To Eat in Stow on the Wold

Stow on the Wold is an historic market town a short drive from Bourton on the Water. As well as enjoying all the independent shops and famous church door, Stow on the Wold also boasts some great places to eat if you want to get out of the village.

The Porch House
"England's oldest inn" with a menu of English pub classics.

The Bell
Elevated pub food in an iconic Stow building.

The Old Butchers
Ethos-driven fine dining with European inspiration.

The Stag
A cosy mix of fine dining and classics in country pub surroundings.

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Worth travelling for!

You can't visit the Cotswolds without popping into a cosy, honey-stone pub - it's one of the things we're famous for! Further afield from Bourton on the Water you'll find an abundance of great places to eat in the Cotswolds, from foodie pilgrimage spots like Daylesford Organic through to hidden gems like The Feathered Nest at Nether Westcote. Browse our recommendations, all within 30 minutes of the Bourton on the Water, and pick yourself a treat:

Daylesford Organic,  Kingham
https://www.daylesford.com 

Michael's Mediterranean, Chipping Campden
https://michaelsmediterranean.co.uk 

The Chequers, Churchill
https://lionhearth.co.uk 

The Coach and Horses, Longborough
https://www.coachandhorseslongborough.co.uk

The Feathered Nest, Nether Westcote

https://thefeatherednestinn.co.uk 

The Fox, Barrington

https://thefoxatbarrington.com 

The Fox, Oddington

https://thefoxatoddington.com

The Halfway at Kineton

https://www.thehalfwayatkineton.com

The Hare at Milton

https://themiltonhare.co.uk

The Hollow Bottom, Guiting Power

https://www.thehollowbottom.com

The Horse and Groom, Bourton-on-the-Hill

https://www.pubonthehill.com 

The Kingham Plough

https://thekinghamplough.co.uk

The Kings Head, Bledington

https://www.thekingsheadinn.net 

The Stump, Fossebridge

https://thestump.co.uk

The Wild Rabbit, Kingham

https://thewildrabbit.co.uk

The Lansdowne Guest House.

Lansdowne Road

Bourton on the Water

GL54 2AR

01451 820 673

enquiries@lansdownevilla.co.uk

Rothney Investments 

(11021143)

Registered address:

Jamesons House

6 Compton Way

Witney

OX28 3AB

VAT Number 303327739

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