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Lower Slaughter
I’ve lost count of the times I have driven past the turning to Lower Slaughter. Yet I have never taken the time to have a look at the village. It was only after someone told me that it was an ideal place to take pictures that I decided to take a look for myself. They were right, Lower Slaughter is indeed an ideal place to take pictures. But in truth it is so much more.
The River Eye runs through the village and I would imagine that it must be possible at times, to stand on one of the stone bridges and see trout swimming freely in the shallow clear water. On either side of the river there are Cotswold stone cottages. On one side of the river some of the cottages have small stonewalls and others have iron railings. And on the other side of the river the houses are set further back behind high stonewalls.
I think that it would be fair to say that one of the main attractions of Lower Slaughter is the Old Mill. It’s at one end of the village and not difficult to find. A lot of love and attention has already been lavished on the building with still more renovation work to be done. The Mill is now a museum; craft and gift shop and you can also have a cup of tea and something to eat while sitting by the mill pond. However my favourite feature of the Old Mill is the water wheel.
There is one main road running through the village and no car park. No car park is
a little frustrating but it has its advantages. Mainly the village is not overrun
with cars or people giving it a relaxing atmosphere. Don’t let the fact that there
isn’t a car park put you off going. It is possible to park in Bourton-
