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Straddling eight roads, including the Roman Fosse Way (now the A429), STOW ON THE WOLD sucks in a disproportionate number of visitors for its size and attractions, which essentially comprise an old marketplace surrounded by brassy pubs, antiques shops and souvenir boutiques. The narrow walled alleyways, or "tunes", running into the square were designed for funnelling sheep into the market, which is dominated by an imposing Victorian hall and, just to the south, a medieval cross allegedly raised to instil honesty among the traders. Stow is the logical springboard for trips deeper into the region with its good bus connections from Moreton-in-Marsh and Cheltenham, and its abundant accommodation options. The tourist office is on the Market Square (April-Oct Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm; Nov-March Mon-Sat 9.30am-4.30pm; tel 01451/831082, ). For food , you've a choice of several old coaching inns on the square, including the Queen's Head , where main courses are around the £7 mark. The nearby Royalist , on the corner of Park and Digbeth streets, is yet another inn billing itself the oldest in Britain, a claim in part substantiated by wooden beams carbon-dated at around one thousand years old; you can eat pub food here or sit down to dinner (£30) in the 947AD restaurant. |
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