The Heart of England. Oxford, the Cotswolds and less known Shropshire – England straight out of a storybook.
Many England connoisseurs are convinced that the island is at its most British at the Heart of England. Green hills and villages that have retained much of their medieval or Georgian feel, and give off such a typically English feeling that you expect Miss Marple to come cycling ‘round the corner. Oxford, with the university founded by King Henry II in 1167, is undeniably the most famous town in the region, but the Cotswolds are also exceptionally charming. The towns Broadway or Bibury, built from honey-coloured sandstone in the 16th and 17th centuries are among the most picturesque on the whole island. County Shropshire, on the border to Wales, is a definite insider-tip. Beyond the standard tourist destinations there are many typically British things to discover. Ghosts, for example, at the Dun Cow Inn in Shrewsbury, which is regularly haunted by the ghosts of long-dead monks.
