Residents' Parking Scheme Set to Be Introduced in Bourton on the Water

Residents' parking scheme set to be introduced in Bourton on the Water

Bourton-on-the-Water has a population of just 4,000 but attracts 300,000 holidaymakers and day trippers a year.

Cotswolds village plagued by tourism set for major change

Tourist hotspot to introduce residents-only parking amid overtourism crisis

Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire, known as the 'Venice of the Cotswolds', is set to introduce a residents' parking permit scheme in spring 2027

Plans to improve resident parking in popular Cotswold village

Bourton-on-the-Water could have a residents' parking scheme in place by next Spring as part of plans to help deal with parking issues

Much-loved pretty Cotswolds village ‘besieged’ by tourists fights back

Bourton-on-the-Water has a population of 4,000, but attracts 300,000 visitors per year (Image: Getty) A residents’ parking permit scheme looks set to be introduced in a a village dubbed the Venice of the Cotswolds as locals fight back against overtourism. Bourton-on-the-Water has a population of just 4,000, but attracts 300,000 holidaymakers and day trippers a […]