Fairford
Fairford is in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds.
Fairford town originated as a river-crossing settlement on the River Coln, the ancient market town is dominated by the beautifully proportioned 'wool' church of St Mary.
Get in
Fairford is 8 miles from Cirencester and 5.5 miles from Bibury on the A417.
See
- 🌍 St Mary, St Mary's, High St, GL7 4AD, ☏ +44 1285 712611. Late Perpendicular 'wool' church with its pinnacled tower, magnificent stained medieval stained glass and a wealth of carvings in both wood and stone. The stained and painted glass in the windows ranks among the finest in England.
Do
- 🌍 Royal International Air Tattoo is a large military airshow held at RAF Fairford on the third weekend in July.
Sleep
- 🌍 The Bull Hotel, Market Place GL7 4AA, ☏ +44 1285 712535. Pleasant hotel in 15th-century coaching inn. Med-style restaurant serves food Tu-Sa 10AM-11PM, Su M 10AM-10PM. B&B double £150.
- 🌍 The New Inn, Coln St Aldwyns, ☏ +44 1285 750651.
Go next
- Cirencester – historic town known for its Roman heritage
- Lechlade-on-Thames – a small town near the source of the River Thames, known for its music festival
- 7 miles from the Cotswold Water Park
- 9 miles from the Cotswold Wildlife Park.
| Routes through Fairford |
| Cirencester ← Poulton ← | W E | → Lechlade-on-Thames → Faringdon |
| Swindon ← | W E | → Oxford |
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