Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Bourton-on-the-Water, from parking to pharmacies.
Accessibility
Village
The village visitor site says the centre is flat with reasonable access to many shops and cafes, with six disabled parking spaces on the High Street and more at Rissington Road car park.
Attractions
Birdland and the Motoring Museum have good access. The Model Village's paths are too narrow for wheelchairs, pushchairs, walking frames or mobility scooters, and disabled visitors are let in free through a side gate to view it from the front. The Dragonfly Maze is not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
999 or 112
Police Station
Gloucestershire Constabulary: 101 for non-emergencies, 999 in an emergency.
Bourton has no A&E. The nearest emergency department is at Cheltenham General Hospital, College Road Wing, Cheltenham GL53 7AN, about 24km by road; Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust says it is a consultant-led emergency department from 8am to 8pm and a nurse-led Minor Injuries and Illness Unit from 8pm to 8am, with no ambulances arriving after 8pm. The trust's 24-hour emergency department and specialist children's services are at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester GL1 3NN, about 38km by road. To the east, the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington, Oxford, has a 24-hour emergency department, about 48km by road. For anything urgent but not life-threatening call NHS 111, free and open 24 hours.
0300 422 2222Cotswold Medical Practice
Moore Health Centre, Moore Road, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham GL54 2AZ
01451 820242NHS GP surgery
The village GP practice, on its NHS listing. Visitors who are not registered should call NHS 111 first for anything urgent.
0300 422 2222 is the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust switchboard printed on its Cheltenham A&E page. Road distances are routing estimates from the village centre. The trust says Cheltenham's main doors close at 11pm; after that use the bell by the ambulance entrance.
Parking
Rissington Road car park
Rate: Check the tariff board or the PayByPhone app (car park 804760); charges apply every day including bank holidays
Cotswold District Council car park, GL54 2BN, a few minutes' walk from the centre and next to Birdland and the Dragonfly Maze. Card or PayByPhone. Free for motorcycles; Blue Badge holders park free; 14 electric vehicle bays; public toilets. Height restrictions apply. The village visitor site advises downloading the app before you arrive.
Station Road car park
Rate: Check the tariff board; coins, card or the PayByPhone app (car park 806323)
GL54 2EN, behind the petrol station on Station Road and the nearest car park to Greystones nature reserve. No Blue Badge concessions. Takes minibuses of up to 19 seats and motorhomes.
Pet-Friendly Info
Venues
The Kingsbridge welcomes dogs throughout the pub; the Old New Inn calls its restaurant dog friendly; the Mousetrap takes small to medium dogs in its bar and restaurant if you tell it in advance; Birdland welcomes dogs on leads; Bakery on the Water welcomes them on its riverside terrace; the Motoring Museum says dogs are welcome.
Attractions
The Model Village admits service dogs only. The Dragonfly Maze allows dogs on a lead.
Nature reserve
Greystones is access land, and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust says dogs must be on short leads (2 metres or less) from 1 March to 31 July and on leads to protect wildlife at all times.
Pharmacies
Rowlands Pharmacy
3 The Chestnuts, High Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham GL54 2AN
The village pharmacy, on the High Street. Address, phone and hours from its NHS website listing (nhs.uk, read 16 October 2026); the pharmacy regulator's register gives the address as 2-3 The Chestnuts.