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The cafe at Bibury Trout Farm is worth a proper visit if you're passing through this well-known village.
You'll find it's a comfortable spot to settle in with a coffee and cake or something more substantial for lunch, and fresh trout often appears on the menu, which tells you something about what happens around you.
The farm itself has been running since 1902, making it one of England's longest-established fish farms. You can walk around the hatchery, watch trout at different stages of development, and feed them yourself if you'd like. It's genuinely interesting to see how aquaculture operates at this scale and with this kind of history behind it.
Being right in Bibury puts you moments from Arlington Row, those distinctive honey-coloured cottages where weavers once lived, standing along the River Coln. A walk by the water, spotting the ducks, pairs really well with your cafe visit. If you're using Bibury as a base for exploring further, Cirencester is a short drive away and makes an easy next stop. Burford and other Cotswold destinations are equally accessible from here, so this works well as a convenient point on a touring route through the region.
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