More villages and a popular pub

Thursday 6th November 2025

It must have been a quiet night in Cirencester, I didn't wake up until gone 9, unusual for me.

So it was a late start after breakfast and another walk around the park.

Cirencester town

Todays destination was Burford, another pretty market town with, to be honest, much the same sort of shops as the other pretty villages we've visited.

Still it was a nice place to walk around and sit to watch the world go by.

There's free parking by the river which is a welcome novelty.

The village has a main street which is set on a hill, the top of which features some lovely cottages.

Not far away, along the A40 towards Oxford is Jeremy Clarksons Farmers Dog pub. So how could I resist a pint of Hawkstone IPA ?

It's an extremely popular venue, but very well organised with parking across the road and lots of friendly staff directing people.

So I enjoyed my pint of Hawkstone and a bag of Diddly Squat crisps sitting on the outdoor decking area with fantastic views from an elevated position overlooking the Oxfordshire countryside.

Quite an experience, but I don't think I'd like to come at the weekend when it'll likely be even busier.

Parking is on a field opposite the Farmers Dog - this could
get very muddy on a wet day

Farmers Dog parking at the pub is reserved for disabled drivers
and probably for Jezza when he's here ?

Tonight's park up is another free carpark in Chipping Norton, a few miles to the north.

After a wander around the town I decided it's a nice enough town, but much more of a working town and less of a tourist destination.