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Cotswolds stone villages
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Cotswolds stone villages

Eight slow days of honey stone: Chipping Campden, Broadway, Bourton, Bibury, Cirencester, Bath as a last look. Tesla in Oxford and Bristol; the lanes are walking lanes with a motor.

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Season: Year-round. July-August and bank holidays are packed. Bourton is kinder on weekdays. Bath is a walking city.

Eight slow days of honey stone: Chipping Campden, Broadway, Bourton, Bibury, Cirencester, Bath as a last look. Tesla in Oxford and Bristol; the lanes are walking lanes with a motor.

Day by day

Day 1

Chipping Campden

A high street of wool money. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Chipping Campden. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Chipping Campden
Chipping CampdenPhoto: Anthony O'Neil / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Day 3

Bourton-on-the-Water

Venice of the Cotswolds, they say. Charge after 24 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Bourton-on-the-Water. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Bourton
BourtonPhoto: Saffron Blaze / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 5

Bibury

Arlington Row in the morning. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Bibury. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Broadway
BroadwayPhoto: The author is Newton2 (cropped by Yummifruitbat) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5)
Day 6

Bath

A crescent of stone. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Bath. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Bath
BathPhoto: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 8

Oxford

Last Tesla. The honey stone is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Oxford) — typical arrival 22%, about 22 min to 80%. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Cirencester
CirencesterPhoto: Colin Smith / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Oxford — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.

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