The Model Village
One of the places to visit in Bourton-on-the-Water is The Model Village, an attraction. Our list has 4 more places within 5 km. For a second stop, Birdland Park and Gardens is 400 m away.
Attraction in Bourton-on-the-Water
Inside Bourton-on-the-Water
The Model Village is inside Bourton-on-the-Water’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
The warmest afternoons in Bourton-on-the-Water run June to September, at 18–22°C.
The Model Village
Attraction.
In Bourton-on-the-Water, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Bourton-on-the-Water
Its place on the map
Numbered points are the places near The Model Village, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bourton-on-the-Water’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Of these 3 towns, the largest is Bourton-on-the-Water (4,177 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Bourton-on-the-Water
Upper Rissington
Great Rissington
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where The Model Village is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourton-on-the-Water | It’s in town | 4,177 | 5 |
| Upper Rissington | 3.4 km east of it | 1,999 | 5 |
| Great Rissington | 4 km southeast of it | 354 | 4 |
Worth adding to a visit
Within 15 km you can add 3 historic houses, 2 zoos and 2 museums.
ZooBirdland Park and Gardens400 m away2
MuseumCotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection300 m away3
Historic house · National TrustLodge Park and Sherborne Estate NT7.1 km away4
Historic house · National TrustChastleton House12 km away5
Historic houseSezincote House10 km away6
Museum · National TrustChedworth Roman Villa14 km away7
ZooCotswold Wildlife Park14 km away8
GardenBatsford Arboretum13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting The Model Village
Where is The Model Village?
The Model Village is in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Model Village?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Model Village?
June to September are the warmest months in Bourton-on-the-Water, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Model Village?
Within 15 km: Birdland Park and Gardens (400 m), Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection (300 m), Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate NT (7.1 km) and Chastleton House (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Birdland Park and Gardens: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate NT: Edratzer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chastleton House: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sezincote House: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chedworth Roman Villa: Pasicles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotswold Wildlife Park: ciukes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Batsford Arboretum: Mervyn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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