Burford

Burford, UK

A honey-stone high street flanked by low, mullioned houses gives Burford the feel of an English village caught in amber: medieval bones softened by climbing roses, brass signs and steam from tea-room kettles.

A honey-stone high street flanked by low, mullioned houses gives Burford the feel of an English village caught in amber: medieval bones softened by climbing roses, brass signs and steam from tea-room kettles.The town curves down to a tranquil stone bridge over the River Windrush, whose slow, reflective water and willow-fringed banks invite lingering.