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Meon Cotswolds Tours

Meon Chauffeur Driven Cotswold Tours is a small friendly Cotswolds company owned and operated by James Caine.

We run our Cotswold touring business from the quaint Cotswolds village of Broadway, one of the most beautiful villages in England.

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Northern Gateway
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40 miles West of
Oxford via A44
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Broadway Tourist Information Guide

Broadway Cotswolds England UK in the English county of Worcestershire is often referred to as the 'Jewel of the Cotswolds' and the 'Show Village of England' because of it's sheer beauty and magnificence. The 'broad way' leads from the foot of the western cotwolds escarpement with a wide grass-fringed street lined with ancient honey coloured limestone buildings dating back to the 16th century.

The village has one of the longest High Streets in England.

'furnished apartments are useful to the artist, but a furnished country is even more so... This is the great recommendation of Broadway: everything in it is convertible . . There is portraiture in the air and composition in the very accidents. Everthing is a subject or an effect....It is delicious to be at Broadway and not have to draw.' - Henry James, one of the Broadway Group of Artists

Village of Broadway - Jewel of the Cotswolds
The village is nestled at the foot of Fish Hill (where apparently monks used to store fish and the 18th century ‘Fish Inn’ once stood). Broadway Tower (sometimes also referred to as Beacon or Fish Inn Tower) is 65ft high and stands atop the hill overlooking the village. A much loved retreat for the Arts and Crafts Movement founder William Morris, this marvellous folly was built by the sixth Earl of Coventry’s family in the late 18th century, and on a clear day you can see no fewer than 14 counties from the top of it. As part of an extensive country estate (which also houses an animal park), it lies close to an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, where eight graves complete with knives, spears, beads and brooches were excavated in 1954.
The full extent of Broadway's majesty is it's wide street lined with a delightful mix of Tudor, Stuart and Georgian buildings.

Broadway village became a busy staging post on the route from Worcester to London as coaches had to harness extra horses for the long pull up Fish Hill. As many as 33 inns existed within the village to service the many travellers passing through - three exist today.

It was the inspiration to a number of writers and artists (see Broadway Group) including Henry James, J.M.Barrie,Vaughan Williams, Elgar, John Singer Sargent, and William Morris of the Arts and Crafts movement. By the 1880's a small band of American artists headed by Francis Davis Millet discovered Broadway as a 'quaint reflection of a long ago country village'.

Henry James (1843-1916, an expatriate American writer who settled in England and eventually became a British citizen) said: "Broadway and much of the land about it are in short the perfection of the old English rural tradition."

The village's "broad way" (actually called High Street) lined with red chestnut trees, reflects the varied architectural history from grand Georgian buildings to ones of humbler though quaint beginnings that even reaches back, in places, to the Romans.

There was Abbots Grange (pretty much abandoned and deteriorating when Millet arrived) dating to the 14th century, the oldest domestic building in the village and one of the oldest in the country. There are Tudor Houses dating from 1660's and along with parts of the Lygon Arms Hotel and St. Eadburgha's Church which has been a place of worship for almost 1000 years. The old church is one mile out on Snowshill Road.

St Eadburgha's church - a nice walk from Broadway village

Broadway has several of the country's best art galleries, which can be all too tempting at times! (We should add though that the prices are usually well out of our league!). Haynes Fine Art is at Picton House ( see picture). We understand that Haynes spent around £250,000 on renovating Picton House a few years ago.

Another gallery of interest is the John Noot Galleries which are actually located in three places in Broadway, the smallest of which is probably the one at the famous Lygon Arms hotel on the High Street.

Russell House would be the center of attention and animation of the Broadway Group of Artists. This was actually the second home of the colony. They moved here in 1886 after having lived for a year at Farnham House. Russell House was quite a bit larger than Farnham House and both Abbey and John Singer Sargent partnered with the Millets for a seven year lease.

Francis Millet died on the maiden voyage of the Titanic on 15th April 1912 and in tribute friends paid for a Lychgate at the entrance to the upper graveyard at St. Eadburgha's Church on Snowshill Road. The inscription is in latin and translated reads:-

'In tribute to Francis Davis Millet a man of excellence in the arts and literature. He met his death with fortitude as the ship Titanic sank whilst still giving hope to those who feared for their lives. His dear friends sought the dedication of this memorial in fond memory of his treasured fellowship'

Lychgate on Snowshill road Broadway in tribute to Frances Millet

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19th Century Broadway Upper High Street

These two paintings of Broadway about 150 years ago illustrate the timeless
quality of Cotswold villages - the village still looks the same now!

19th Century Broadway Lower High Street

2007 Winner for Best Village
 
From the top of Broadway Tower you can see 13  English Counties
Broadway Tower
 
Cotswold Romantic Road from Broadway
Romantic Road from Broadway
 
Over the Hills from Broadway: Images of Cotswolds Gardens
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Map of the Village of Broadway
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Famous painting by John Singer Sargent painted in Broadway
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John Singer Sargent's famous painting Carnation Lily Lily Rose
 

Haynes Fine Art Gallery
at Picton House
 

Farnham House where Francis Millet and Sargent lived in 1885
 
Millets sketch of John Sargent painting Carnation Lily Lily Rose
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Millet sketch of Sargent in Broadway painting Carnation Lily Lily Rose
 
Hounds of the North Cotswolds Hunt at Broadway
Broadway home of the
North Cotswolds Hunt
 
Fox Hounds of the North Cotswolds Hunt
The Hunt Kennels on Kennel Lane
in Broadway
 
See Video of the North Cotswolds Hunt Meet in Broadway
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The Lygon Arms Hotel early 1900's
The Lygon Arms Hotel in Broadway in the early 1900's - click image to enlarge
 
The Lygon Arms main Dining Hall
Lygon Arms Main Dining Hall early 1900's - click image to enlarge
 
The Lygon Arms Inglenook
Inglenook at Lygon Arms in the early 1900's - click on image to enlarge
 
Formal Garden in the early 1900's at the Lygon
Formal Garden at The Lygon in early 1900's - Click on image to enlarge
 
The main Garden in the early 1900's at the Lygon
The main garden at The Lygon in the early 1900's - Click on the image to enlarge
 

ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND BROADWAY

Broadway Tower (1.5 miles South East of Broadway).

At 1024 feet above sea level this is the second highest point in the Cotswolds. From the top of the tower is one of Englands finest viewpoints with 13 English counties to be seen on a clear day. The park affords picnics, restaurant, childrens play area and adventure playground.

Gordon Russell Museum

Sir Gordon Russell was a well known furniture designer of the Arts and Crafts movement and until about 2000 still had a working furniture production factory in Broadway near to The Lygon Arms hotel.

The Gordon Russell Museum in Broadway

There is now a Museum, located in the original grade II listed workshop, celebrating the work of the renowned 20th century designer and manufacturer.

Visit the Fleece Inn

15th Century Inn at the nearby village of Bretforton and the only pub to be owned by the National Trust. A unique experience of Old England. 6 miles from Broadway. The Fleece Inn.

Visiting Famous Gardens

There are several famous gardens within 15 minutes car journey of Broadway including Hidcote Manor, Snowshill Manor, Bourton House, Sezincote, Hidcote Manor, Kiftsgate Court and Batdford Arboretum. See - Cotswold Gardens and North Cotswold Gardens Map and Driving Directions.

Touring by Car - Broadway is centrally situated for visiting such places as Warwick Castle, Stratford-upon-Avon, Blenheim Palace, Gloucester, Worcester, and the villages from Chipping Campden to Bibury. The famous gardens of Hidcote Manor and Kiftsgate Court are 15 minutes away.

Romantic Road - See - Romantic Road Route from Broadway

Walking - the area is a country walkers paradise and only a few minutes away from the Cotswolds Way Walk.

Horse Riding - at Stanton (7 minutes away)

Cycling - Broadway is situated on the edge of the vale of Evesham which is ideal easy cycling country. Explore the country lanes and visit villages such as Buckland, Laverton, Stanton, Stanway, Willersey, and Weston Subedge.

Relaxing and enjoying the slower pace of life and indulging in the English passion for tea and cream cakes in the several tea shops whilst soaking up the ambience of the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Video of the North Cotswolds Hunt Meet on Boxing Day 2007 in Broadway
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