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Cotswolds is ringed by the M5, M40 and M4
motorways, giving easy vehicular access
to the area. The main non-motorway roads
through the area are the A46: Bath
— Stroud — Cheltenham;
the A419: Swindon — Cirencester
— Stroud; the A429: Cirencester
— Stow on the Wold
— Moreton-in-Marsh;
and the A40: Oxford
— Burford
— Cheltenham.
These all roughly follow the routes of ancient
roads, some laid down by the Romans, such
as Ermin Street and the Fosse Way.
The
area is bounded by two major rail
routes: in the south by the
main Bristol-Bath-London
High Speed line and in the west by the
Bristol-Birmingham main line. In addition,
the Golden Valley Line runs from Swindon
to Gloucester,
carrying high speed and local services.
Main
line, high speed rail services to the
big cities are reached via stations such
as Bath, Swindon,
Oxford, Cheltenham
and Worcester.
High speed services to London are also
available from Kemble station near Cirencester,
Kingham station near Stow
on the Wold and Moreton-in-Marsh
station. Click
here for train tickets.
Cheltenham
is a hub for National
Express coach services. Local
bus services across the area do exist,
but are infrequent. Click
here for local bus timetables.
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