One morning, we decided to visit another little village in The Cotwolds, so we hired a taxi and had the most charming – and attractive – taxi driver (who will forever be known as The Hot Taxi Driver now) drive us 40 miles to Bibury. When he dropped us off, The Hot Taxi Driver agreed to pick us up in 2 hours.

Will that be enough time for us to explore Bibury? I asked.
Assuredly, he replied.

And The Hot Taxi Driver was right. Two hours in Birbury was perfect!

Bibury is a much smaller village than Stow-on-the-Wold, and there wasn’t as much exploring to be had there – 2 hours gave us plenty of time for nice walk-around and a lovely lunch at The Trout Farm. And . . . what a perfectly charming little village it was! I felt like I had stumbled onto the set of one of the British TV shows you can find on BritBox.

Bibury has the River Coln – full of brown trout, I hear – flowing through its center. (The Coln is a tributary to the Thames.) It is also home to Arlington Row, one of the more picturesque rows of Cotswold cottages in England. Originally built in the 14th century, the Arlington Row cottages were built as a wool store (to store the wool, not a shop). Later, in the 17th century, they were converted into weaver’s cottages. Wool was washed there, and hung out to dry on racks. (There are wool stories everywhere in The Cotswolds.) Now, people live in the cottages . . . and contend with tourists traipsing by all day with their cameras pointed at their windows and doors and roofs. (I imagine they know what they’re in for when they move in. . . )

There is also a lovely church in the village – the Church of England Church of Saint Mary – and this one was open and welcoming to visitors. I love popping into churches and cathedrals, so this was a treat.

I’ve put together a little gallery of Bibury-In-Two-Hours for you. You can click on any of the photos below, and the gallery will (should) pop up and you can scroll through my photos of Bibury and visit “vicariously.” (No photos of The Hot Taxi Driver, though. Sorry.)

Enjoy!