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Cirencester's
tourist office
(Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm; tel 01285/654180,
), in the Corn Hall on the Market Place, covers the whole of the Cotswolds. A string of
B&Bs
lines Victoria Road, a short walk east: facilities and prices barely differ, though the
Ivy House
at no. 2 (tel 01285/656626,
; A?40-50),
Abbeymead
, at no. 39a (tel 01285/653740; A?40-50), and the
Leauses
, at no. 101 (tel 01285/653643,
the.leauses@virgin.net
; A?40-50) - all non-smoking - are cheaper than most. For a little more luxury, stay at the
Crown of Crucis Hotel
in Ampney Crucis (tel 01285/851806,
; A?70-90), a sixteenth-century former coaching inn with riverside gardens, a good restaurant and a no-smoking rule; to reach it, head two-and-a-half miles east on the A417. There's a
youth hostel
in Duntisbourne Abbots (tel 01285/821682), a lovely rural spot five miles west, reachable on the infrequent bus #52 between Cirencester and Gloucester (weekdays only).
For snacks you can't do much better than Keith's Coffee Shop on Blackjack Street, which also serves superb coffee. The CafAŠ Bar A restaurant , next to the Brewery Centre off Cricklade Street, is inexpensive and has good vegetarian dishes (closed Sun). The best choice for a relaxing evening meal, however, is Harry Hare's at 3 Gosditch St (tel 01285/652375), just behind the church, which specializes in classy renditions of down-to-earth English dishes for under A?20. If you're splashing out and have transport, the Crown of Crucis in Ampney Crucis is also worth considering.
Cirencester has plenty of
pubs
, their clientele swollen by students from the nearby Royal Agricultural College. Try the
Kings Head
on the Market Place or, for
bar meals
, the
Waggon & Horses
on London Road, and the
Butcher's Arms
in Ampney Crucis. Other useful information
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