Is there a weekend break destination more quintessentially English than the Cotswolds? The prettiest villages in the Cotswolds hold all the essential ingredients we crave from a countryside escape, from rickety bookstores to historic churches and cosy pubs where flat cap-wearing punters (and their dogs) sample local ale beside the fire.
For a car-free weekend from the capital, Broadway is home to one of the best hotels in the Cotswolds and surrounding villages, reachable on a bracing walk….

