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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Tourist litter has ‘put pressure’ on idyllic Cotswolds village

Bourton-on-the-Water is popular with tourists looking to snap pictures of the countryside village - (Getty/iStock)

A picturesque Cotswolds village says tourists have put “significant pressure” on the area as litter piles high and traffic causes chaos.

Bourton-on-the-Water, nicknamed the ‘Venice of the Cotswolds’ for its five historic bridges over the flowing River Windrush, is popular with tourists thanks to its charming countryside vistas and quaint village life, which showcases a quintessential rural English scene.

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