Moreton-in-Marsh

The town lies at the crossroads of the Fosse Way (the ancient Roman road) and the A44 and next to the River Evenlode (a tributary of the River Thames). The town and nearby countryside are low lying and flat given how the town is considered to be in "Cotswold Hills Country". The "Moreton" from the town name means "Farmstead on the Moor". The town's architecture is typical of the area, buildings being constructed of local cotswold stone.

By road

• The town lies on the A44 east-west main road running between Oxford and Aberystwyth, passing through Chipping Norton to the E and through Evesham to the W.
• The town lie son the A429 main road running between the M4 motorway (near Chippenham) to Coventry to the north.

By train

• Moreton-in-Marsh station

  address: Station Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AA
  Great Western trains from London Paddington via Oxford, Hereford via Great Malvern and Worcester.

By bus

• Pulham Coaches Service 801 runs Moreton-in-Marsh – Stow-on-the-Wold – Bourton-on-the-Water – Northleach – Andoversford – Cheltenham Royal Well
• Pulham Coaches Service 801 runs Bourton-on-the-Water – Upper Oddington – Longborough – Moreton-in-Marsh

By bicycle

• National Cycle Route 48Lincoln to Exeter will run through the town; the route is under construction, Cirencester-Northleach and Moreton-in-Marsh-Southam completed (10-mile section through Bourton-on-the-Water under construction as of 2017).

• National Cycle Route 442Passes through the town.

The town is small enough to see on foot.

• Batsford Arboretum55-acre arboretum and botanical garden containing around 2,900 trees, with a large collection of Japanese maples, magnolias and pines.

• Wellington Aviation Museum

  phone: +44 1608 650323
  address: British School House, Broadway Road, GL56 0BG
  Small museum about Second World War RAF Moreton-in-Marsh.

• Chastleton House

  phone: +44 1494 755560
  address: Chastleton, near Moreton-in-Marsh
  Maintained by the National Trust since 1991, when it was acquired from the last representative of the family who had owned the house since it was first built. It is one of England’s finest and most complete Jacobean houses, filled not only with a mixture of rare and everyday objects, furniture and textiles collected since its completion in 1612, but also with the atmosphere of 400 years of continuous occupation by one family. The gardens have a typical Elizabethan and Jacobean layout with a ring of fascinating topiary at their heart and it was here in 1865 that the rules of modern croquet were codified. Since acquiring the property, the Trust has concentrated on conserving it rather than restoring it to a pristine state.

• Sezincote House

  address: near Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9AW

• Bourton House Gardens

  phone: +44 1386 700754
  address: Bourton on the Hill GL56 9AE

• The Four Shire StoneStone marking the point where the boundaries of Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire met. In 1931 the county boundaries were "re-organised" and now the store only marks the meeting of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire (though the name was retained!).

• Cotswold Falconry Centre

  phone: +44 1386 701043
  address: Batsford, Moreton in Marsh GL56 9AB
  Flying displays & aviaries.

• Diamond WayRates: easy.

• The Moreton Show

  phone: +44 1608 651908
  address: Moreton-in-Marsh Showground, Batsford Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AB

• Tuesday morning market

  phone: +44 1386 840138
  address: High Street, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AZ
  On Tuesday morning, there is a local market on the High Street. A great place to pick up some fresh produce or cheap power tools, some doilies or wool sweaters. Wonderful people watching, as all the old ladies and handsome old chaps are out and about.

• Tesco Express

  phone: +44 345 026 9414
  address: 13 Manchester Court, High St, Moreton-In-Marsh GL56 0BY
  ATMs.

• Co-op

  phone: +44 1608 650508
  address: High St, Moreton-In-Marsh, GL56 0AH

• Warners Budgen

  phone: +44 1608 651854
  address: High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AH
  ATMs, small supermarket. Fair selection of locally brewed bottled beer.

• The Black Bear Inn

  phone: +44 1608 652992
  address: High St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AX
  A typical (perhaps less atmospheric than usual) English pub with surprisingly good food. Reasonably priced meals and pints.

• Sitara Restaurant

  phone: +44 1608 651015
  address: The Lion House, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0LH

• ASK Italian

  phone: +44 1608 651119
  address: Former Marsh Goose, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AX
  Free Wi-Fi.

• The Spice Room

  phone: +44 1608 654204
  address: 3 Oxford St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0LA

• Locojo's

  phone: +44 1608 650378
  address: 2 Oxford St, Moreton in Marsh

• Inn on the Marsh

  phone: +44 1608 650709
  address: Stow Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0DW

• The Cotswold Tea Room

  phone: +44 1608 238123
  address: 4 High St, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0AH
  Specialising in gluten-free foods.

• The Marshmallow

  phone: +44 1608 651536
  address: High St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AT

• The Manor House Hotel

  phone: +44 1608 650501
  address: High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0LJ
  AA 4

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• The White Hart Royal Hotel

  phone: +44 1608 650731
  address: High St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0BA
  AA 3

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• The Bell Inn

  phone: +44 1608 651887
  address: High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 OAF

• The Swan Inn

  phone: +44 1608 650711
  address: High St, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0LL
  Free Wi-Fi.

• Redesdale Arms

  phone: +44 1608 650308
  address: High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AW

• Post Office

  address: High St, Moreton In Marsh GL56 0AH

• Adlestrop is one of the more attractive of Cotswolds villages, the more so on account that it is far less frequented by mass tourism than many other neighbouring towns and villages. The novelist Jane Austen was a visitor (her uncle was the church rector) and is thought to have drawn inspiration from the village and its surroundings for Mansfield Park. Also associated with the evocative Edward Thomas poem.
• Stow-on-the-Wold 4½ miles to S
• Chipping Norton 8½ miles to SE
• Bourton-on-the-Water 8 miles to S
• Evesham 15 miles to NW
• Stratford-upon-Avon 16½ miles to N
• Burford 14½ miles to S