Minster Lovell is a beautiful thatched village located in the Windrush Valley. This stop is usually one of the last on our tours and for the right reason. Few scenes in the Cotswolds are as beautiful as the sun setting on the local inn situated in this town. Here you can take a seat next to a human-sized chess board, take a walk through the gardens, or simply enjoy a stroll along the river that powers the local inn. If you are in the mood for a bit more history, venture through the town looking at the rustic thatched cottages, while making your way up to an old manor hidden in the town. Along the way, listen to the legends that accompany the old manor by one of our amazing tour guides.
Several legends are attached to the picturesque medieval ruins of the manor house at Minster Lovell. Lord Francis Lovell was a close friend of Richard III and after Richard's death at the battle of Bosworth hefled to Minster Lovell, where a faithful servant hid him, perhaps for several years, in a secret chamber, but the servant died suddenly, and as no-one else knew he was there, Lovell was left to starve.
Minster Lovell ruins are said to be haunted by a knight in shining armour on a white charger, perhaps the hapless LordFrancis Lovell, whose ghost perhaps makes the groans and sounds of rustling papers said to come from underground.
Another story relates that a certain Lovell came to Minster Lovell where he fell for his brother's wife and, in his jealousy, shot him. The widow refused to have anything to do with her brother-in-law, and drowned herself in what is now known as the Lady's Pool. The enraged brother burnt down the house. When workmen tried to demolish the ruins it is said that their axes broke.


This is just one amazing village that is available on the tours with Undiscovered Cotswolds! For a comprehensive list of all of the tours and villages to be visited, please look online at the link below. We look forward to seeing you soon! http://undiscoveredcotswolds.com/