Stanton

About Stanton

Stanton survived the 20th century in one piece because architect Sir Philip Stott bought the entire village in 1906 and spent thirty years restoring it. The result is a single curving street that looks much as it did in 1650 — and is widely considered the prettiest village in the Cotswolds by people who like their villages quiet.

There are no shops, no tourist coaches and no kiosks. Just a pub, a church, a cricket pitch and the Cotswold Way running straight up the high street.

The Cotswold Guide Top Tips

There is no through traffic — park at the cricket pitch and walk in.
The Mount Inn at the top of the street is the obvious lunch stop, but book ahead at weekends as it's a Cotswold Way landmark.

Where to eat & drink

The Mount Inn
16th-century stone pub at the top of the village street, with views across the Vale of Evesham.
Stanton Court Tea Garden
Open afternoons in summer; cream teas in a private walled garden.

Getting there

By car
4 miles south of Broadway, signposted off the B4632. Park at the small car park by the cricket pitch — the village street is single-track. No bus service.

Best time to visit

Spring and early summer for blossom in the lanes; September for golden afternoons. The Mount Inn is busiest at weekend lunchtimes when the Cotswold Way walkers descend.