Paul Smith

Most of the time when I take photographs of pretty cottages I have given at least some forethought to what I might capture on my travels. Occasionally though I stumble by chance upon a home and think "that's a beauty". This is exactly what happened while driving through the hamlet of Little Wolford on a bright but bracing March morning recently. In the very far south of Warwickshire this place is neighboured by Great Wolford (they are collectively known as "The Wolfords") and is on the eastern fringe of the Cotwolds. The cottage in the first, second and third picture had me slowing the car down immediately I saw it from the main road through the hamlet. It is at the very top corner of the intriguingly named Rosary Lane. It has a slightly gothic feel but the curving garden path and beautiful front door and porch are where the real charm lies. The garden is showing the very first signs of the Spring joys to come. There then follows a picture of the daffodil laden main road through the village and a distant shot of the biggest building in Little Wolford, the Manor House. It is only a short drive from the Wolfords to the border with Gloucestershire and some of the more famous Cotswolds towns - but these two places are off the tourist, track, rural and sleepy. I am sure the local residents appreciate it that way. I certainly did -  Little Wolford and Rosary Lane were an unexpected little treat. #cotswolds #thecotswolds #littlewolford #warwickshire #visitengland #explorebritain #britishvillages #england #angleterre #inglaterra #anglia #countrylook #choclatebox #chocolateboxcottages #cottages #villages #nature #march #spring #daffodils #thisprettyengland #cottagecore #anglophile