Charlbury is a great place from which to see the rest of Cotswolds. This little historic market town - which people refer to as a village - is quintessential Cotswolds, with Cotswolds stone houses, St Mary's church which dates back to the 12th century (you will hear church bells ring on the hour), the cosy deli (cafe), the 3 pubs within a 3-minute walk of the house, Chloe's cafe, the Brazian restaurant, the cricket club, the library, the playpark…
Charlbury is one of the few Cotswold towns to have a railway station. This connectedness to Oxford/London in one direction and Malvern/Bicester in the other makes it really unique.
Charlbury also has regular buses to Oxford, Witney, Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Bourton... If you are based in Charlbury, you don't need to have a car to explore the Cotswolds
Charlbury is very convenient for several music festivals - Wilderness Festival, Cornbury Festival, the Big Feastival (Kingham), Blenheim Palace events, Riverside Festival, Park Fair (Great Tew), Charlbury Beer Festival, Charlbury Street Fair, Moreton-in Marsh County Fair, Countryfile... And all the Art Weeks and open gardens in the area.