Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and the Cotswolds   Leading artists, architects and designers were drawn to the Cotswolds by its rich craft traditions, by its accessibility to London, Birmingham and Oxford, and by the cultivated charm of the landscape. The existing architecture served as an inspiration for the numerous large and small building projects undertaken by Arts & Crafts architects. From 1871–96 William Morris spent his summers at Kelmscott Manor; in the 1890s three young architect-designers, Ernest Gimson and the brothers Ernest and Sidney Barnsley settled near Cirencester. The migration of craftsmen continued in 1902 when C.R. Ashbee and some 60 craftsmen settled in Chipping Campden, bringing with them the ethos of the Guild of Handicraft originally set up by Ashbee in London’s East End in 1888. Throughout the Cotswolds there are many villages and churches where the work of Arts & Crafts Movement designers can be seen, although many houses are still in private ownership and not open to the public. Details of architectural work can be found in the `Gazetteer to Arts & Crafts Movement Architecture in the Cotswold Region` by Catherine Gordon available from Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum price £1.95.     Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum This trail starts in Cheltenham where Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum has the definitive Arts & Crafts Movement collection in the UK.     Chipping Campden Chipping Campden has been at the heart of the Arts & Crafts Movement since 1902 when C R Ashbee and some 60 craftsmen decided to settle in the town.     Broadway The picturesque Cotswold town of Broadway is a favourite with tourists and locals alike and contains several buildings relating to the Arts & Crafts Movement.     Painswick South of Cheltenham is the village of Painswick where a number of Arts & Crafts buildings can be seen including the Congregational Church which has a window by Morris & Company.     Sapperton At Sapperton, there are several buildings designed by Arts & Crafts architects, Ernest Gimson, Ernest and Sidney Barnsley and Norman Jewson.     Rodmarton Manor Near Cirencester, Rodmarton Manor, one of the last English country houses, designed by Ernest Barnsley in 1909 and built and furnished using local stone and timber by talented Cotswold craftsmen.     Owlpen Manor To the west of Stroud is Owlpen Manor, repaired by the outstanding Cotswold Arts & Crafts architect Norman Jewson in 1926, after it had become something of a Sleeping Beauty, dwarfed behind enormous yews and uninhabited for over 100 years.     Kelmscott Manor A tour of the Cotswolds would not be complete without a visit to Kelmscott Manor, summer home of William Morris.