Not What You Meant? There are 10 definitions for Birdland.

Bourton-on-the-Water

About 1 pages (314 words)

Know this topic well? Help others and get FREE products!

Bourton-on-the-Water


Bourton-on-the-Water shown within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	SP167209
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER
Postcode district	GL54
Dialling code	01451
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	Great Western
European Parliament	South West England
Website: http://www.bourtoninfo.com/
List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire

Coordinates: 51°53′11″N 1°45′32″W / 51.88641, -1.75877

Bourton-on-the-Water is a village in Gloucestershire, England in the picturesque Cotswolds area. It is known affectionately as the Venice of the Cotswolds. Bourton has a number of tourist attractions:

The River Windrush runs through the middle of the village, in landscaped setting and is spanned by several small but very attractive road and footbridges.
The model village is an exact 1:10 replica of the village and includes a model of the model village itself (a model within a model).
The Model Railway.
The Cotswold Motor Museum (home of Brum).
Birdland, an ornithological theme park, which is a collection of a wide variety of birds, from penguins through parrots to passerine (perching) birds. Children can feed the large fish. There are regular bird-of-prey displays.
The Dragonfly Maze
On the fourth Sunday of each month, there is a farmers' market.

A pedestrian bridge across the River Windrush at Bourton-on-the-Water.

Long distance walks start, finish or pass through Bourton-on-the-Water. One such route that begins its 100-mile route north is the Heart of England Way. Bourton is also home to The Cotswold School, a co-educational comprehensive school.