Just beyond the tourist hotspots of Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold is a pretty market town, described as "one of the least explored" destinations in the Cotswolds. It's made headlines in the past few years as home to Jeremy Clarkson's farm, but there is so much more to see if you're searching for a family day out.
To get there from Bristol takes a good 90 minutes, so it's understandable that many visitors stop short in some of its aforementioned neighbours - particularly as you have to drive through them on the way. There are a few attractions that make Chipping Norton unique in comparison, however, making it worth the extra journey into Oxfordshire.
One of them is the Chippy Lido, which dates back to the 1970s but underwent a huge renovation a few years ago. The lido describes itself as an "oasis of calm in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds" with a 25m pool, cafe and large tree-lined lawn.
