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Rich in royal history

estled in a fold of the Cotswold Hills lies Sudeley Castle. Its basic layout has changed little since it was built by Ralph Boteler, 1st Baron Sudeley, in the 15th century: occasional towers and two-storey crenellated buildings with mullioned windows surround inner and outer courtyards, with a tithe barn and chapel nearby. Among these structures, bedecked with climbing roses, clematis

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