A beautiful Cotswolds village has left one American amazed by its historic charm – but his attention was quickly snatched away by one small dose of reality
An American has shared his frustration over one specific thing about an old British village – and it’s left people stunned.
One thing about Britain is that we’re spoilt with quaint and beautiful countryside – which is why it makes it so appealing for tourists to visit. Rich in history, as well as picturesque views, it’s no wonder people want to come and visit the charming villages in real life. But one man has revealed his gripe with a beautiful 16th century village in the Cotswolds.
YouTuber Tyler Rumple was watching a video on some of the most beautiful places to visit in the Cotswolds. The village, which Tyler says looks like it’s from “back in time” is Castle Combe nestled in the South Cotswolds in Wiltshire, which left him in awe.
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Castle Combe has been named as one of the most beautiful villages in the UK and the American native said the village looks as if it’s come out of a “child’s fairy tale book” with the quintessentially British roads and houses.
Clearly blown away, Tyler said: “This doesn’t look real to me, it looks like a movie set. I would see this kind of thing in a movie and it doesn’t exist in real life. This is one of the incredible things about the UK in general is that you guys even have this old historical preserved buildings and architecture.”
However as impressed he was by the ancient “fairy tale” village, he couldn’t get over the lack of parking available for visitors. The video he was watching touched on the parking situation when visiting the village.
The footage stated visitors would need to park in the car park at the top of the village, or they could try their luck with a few roadside spaces closer towards the centre.
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Tyler said: “This really jars you out of the fairy tale a little bit. It’s this beautiful village from the 1600’s which is another cool thing about the UK as the history is old. You have been around a long time whereas the United States we haven’t existed all that long as a country so we tend to not have old cool stuff like this.
“But talking about the parking lot, that honestly jarred me out of this experience in the moment.” However he wasn’t unimpressed for too long as he later claimed: “I wasn’t aware places like this existed, like houses with grass on top and houses with vines up the walls and scenic villages with big wooden doors with metal handles, that’s awesome.”
One YouTube viewer commented on Tyler’s video defending the roads and said: “About our roads – we still use roads that were built before cars, transport was wagons or horses.”
While another added: “‘How do you navigate these thin, narrow roads’ – with skill and attention to driving. That’s how. Our narrow roads were built when horses and carts were the main form of transport not gas guzzling monsters.”
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