THE Cotswolds has always had star quality and now the area is being honoured by being the subject of a world famous board game.

The new version of the often voted world’s most popular game will see the typical addresses from the original replaced by places in the Cotswolds, including potentially Bourton-on-the-Water and Moreton-In-Marsh.

The board will honour 30 of the city’s landmarks with them featuring on all of the multi-coloured squares on the new board, while the chance and community chest cards will be customised to The Cotswolds - one reading: "Go back three spaces for being unfriendly and unwelcoming to invading Glampers."

Landmarks likely to feature include The Model Village in Bourton, Highgrove House and Cirencester Amphitheatre but Winning Moves UK, who are producing the board under licensing from Hasbro, want to hear residents suggestions of what they want to see on the spaces.

Wlla Gibbs, from Winning Moves UK, said: "A huge congratulations to the Cotswolds for landing its very own official Monopoly game.

"We expect to be wonderfully spoilt for choice putting this unique board together.”

Councillor Joe Harris, leader of Cotswold District Council, said: “We’re thrilled the Cotswolds will be the next area of the UK to be immortalised in the form of its very own Monopoly.

"It's a beautiful place steeped in history and we hope that this will mean many more people ‘pass Go’ through the area.

"I’d encourage everyone in the Cotswolds to make suggestions on what they would like to see in the game so that we can create a board that represents the entire district."

The area, known for being a hit with Hollywood and other famous celebrities, managed to beat off competition from 19 other areas of 'Outstanding Beauty’ across the UK to be chosen - including Snowdonia, the Norfolk Broads and the Peak District.

The new Monopoly: Cotswolds Edition will hit the shops next spring, in time for Easter 2022.

To make suggestions for landmarks and customised cards simply email them to thecotswolds@winningmoves.co.uk, message the official 'MONOPOLY: Cotswolds Edition' Facebook page or send a nomination by post to MONOPOLY: Cotswolds Edition game, Winning Moves UK, 7 Praed Street, London W2 1NJ.

The deadline for nominations is 11.59pm on August 31.