Fairford

Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Fairford is in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds.

Fairford town originated as a river-crossing settlement on the River Coln, the ancient market town is dominated by the beautifully proportioned 'wool' church of St Mary.

Get in

Fairford is 8 miles from Cirencester and 5.5 miles from Bibury on the A417.

See

• 1 St Mary, St Mary's, High St, GL7 4AD, ☏ +44 1285 712611. Late Perpendicular 'wool' church with its pinnacled tower, magnificent stained medieval stained glass and a wealth of carvings in both wood and stone. The stained and painted glass in the windows ranks among the finest in England.  

Do

• 1 Royal International Air Tattoo is a large military airshow held at RAF Fairford on the third weekend in July.

Sleep

• 1 The Bull Hotel, Market Place GL7 4AA, ☏ +44 1285 712535. Pleasant hotel in 15th-century coaching inn. Med-style restaurant serves food Tu-Sa 10AM-11PM, Su M 10AM-10PM. B&B double £150. (updated Aug 2020)
• 2 The New Inn, Coln St Aldwyns, ☏ +44 1285 750651. 

Go next

• Cirencester – historic town known for its Roman heritage
• Lechlade-on-Thames – a small town near the source of the River Thames, known for its music festival
• 7 miles from the Cotswold Water Park
• 9 miles from the Cotswold Wildlife Park.

Routes through Fairford

Cirencester ← Poulton ←	W  E	→ Lechlade-on-Thames → Faringdon
Swindon ←	W  E	→ Oxford