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Brailes Institute A sign above the door announces this building as the home of the Brailes Mechanical and Craft Society.
St George's parish church, Lower Brailes, Warwickshire, sometimes called the "Cathedral of the Feldon". The Feldon is a name for the southern part of Warwickshire where the countryside was historically more open than the Forest of Arden in the north.
Lower Brailes, cottages
Photo by Stephen McKay
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Lower Brailes

England, United Kingdom · Europe

About Lower Brailes

Lower Brailes works well as a base: 10 minutes from Shipston on Stour, 16km from British Motor Museum.

Lower Brailes is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Shipston on Stour, about 6 km away.

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What is there to see near Lower Brailes?

Within an hour or so of Lower Brailes: Caffeine & Machine (13 km), British Motor Museum (16 km), Chipping Campden (16 km), Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum, Gaydon (16 km).

Are there any good drives near Lower Brailes?

The nearest famous roads are A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth), Gospel Pass and Cheddar Gorge Road (B3135).

Where is Lower Brailes?

Lower Brailes is in England, United Kingdom, about 6 km from Shipston on Stour.

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Quick Information

Population
1,027
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
52.0503, -1.5418

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Lower Brailes

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

cafe

Caffeine & Machine

The original car culture cafe and social space set in a stunning Warwickshire farmhouse, drawing enthusiasts from across the UK.

13 km · about 25 min drive

museum

British Motor Museum

Home to the world's largest collection of historic British cars with over 400 vehicles at the Gaydon Heritage Centre.

16 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Chipping Campden

A wool-trade gem with a curving High Street of golden terraces and the arched 17th-century Market Hall.

16 km · about 20 min drive

film location

Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum, Gaydon

Home of the marque that made Bond's DB5; the museum and nearby Warwickshire lanes are a pilgrimage for Aston and 007 enthusiasts.

16 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Aston Martin Visitor Experience (Gaydon)

Guided tours of Aston Martin's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility where DB11 and Vantage models are hand-built.

17 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Stow-on-the-Wold

The highest Cotswold town, famed for its ancient market square and the yew-flanked north door of St Edward's Church.

18 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Broadway Tower

A folly castle crowning the Cotswold escarpment at 1,024 feet, with views across 16 counties from the second-highest point.

20 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Snowshill

A timeless hilltop hamlet famed for its lavender fields and the eccentric manor of collector Charles Wade.

22 km · about 25 min drive

Driving roads near Lower Brailes

13 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.

  • 35 kmCleeve HillThe highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Lower Brailes.

Shipston on Stour

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

6 km awayPop. 5,038

Kineton

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

12 km awayPop. 2,014

Chipping Norton

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

12 km awayPop. 5,719

Banbury

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

14 km awayPop. 48,651

Blockley

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

16 km awayPop. 1,104

Chipping Campden

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

16 km awayPop. 2,288

Adderbury

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

16 km awayPop. 2,819

Wellesbourne Mountford

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

16 km awayPop. 6,007

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