The Cotswolds is on most American visitors' must-see list - but some go home less than impressed with one of the jewels in England's crown. MyLondon reports Linnbada, from Nevada, took one look at Castle Combe, commonly regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the Cotswolds, and decided to give it a miss.
"We were going to walk the town," she said. "But after we saw what little it had to offer besides a steep walk down the hill to get there and the return, we decided we would pass and wait for the Cotswolds."
Tripadvisor user hickss85 from Texas also got a bit confused, specifically with the name Castle Combe, saying: "There is NO CASTLE in Castle Combe! No castle but there are remains of a castle, but you won't see it, it's overgrown and on private property."
BobKonecny from Alabama wasn't a fan of how quiet Castle Combe was. He wrote on Tripadvisor: "After a long walk from the car park up on a hill on a Wednesday afternoon, the village appeared to be closed.
"The short section of main street that was shown in War Horse is very attractive, but is that all there is? The one pub that was open seemed to have the only town's activity."
Stow-on-the-Wold also didn't impress some. One particularly disappointed American couldn't even imagine why people would go there.
"The walking tour suggests you imagine what it was like 400 years ago. I guess we didn't have enough imagination to find Stow worth the time," wrote FredLikesToTravel from Massachusetts.
Even the gardens failed to move some. Alcove12 from New York was looking forward to seeing the landscaped garden of the private residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall when visiting Highgrove Gardens - but was disappointed.
"Prince Charles has 12 gardeners. It appeared as if he needed many more," they said.
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