I do not venture in the South Cotswolds enough. The north is characterised by rolling hills and secret, stunning valleys that make you feel like you are on an adventure all by yourself. In the south the High Wold of the Cotswolds flattens more and undulates less but is no less beautiful for it with its green, ancient pastoral fields and skies that go on forever. The stone here is different too, a paler more creamy hue that has a quieter elegance than the honey and burnt orange of the north.

Luckington is charming and was made famous in its recent history as the location for the classic Pride and Prejudice TV series starring Colin Firth as the arrogant but ultimately noble Mr Darcy. It was filmed principally at Luckington Court and the marriage in the St Marys With St Ethelberts Church immediately adjacent (whose doors feature below). The source of the Bristol Avon (not to be confused with the eight other Avons in the UK, Avon being the old Celtic word for river, so literally River Avon translates as ‘river river’) is in a valley to the south and makes for a pleasant walk.

Which if you follow will lead you to Luckington’s close neighbour Alderton. Home estate of the Montagu family, it was bought in 1966 by the Duke of Beaufort. Both have charming architecture and more importantly a host of unused doors.