Selfie-hunting tourists jump garden fences and climb walls to get the perfect photo of the Cotswold village

Selfie-chasing tourists have been pictured climbing walls and jumping garden fences in a bid to get the perfect photo in a Cotswolds village.

Bibury is known as one of the most beautiful villages in one of the most beautiful regions of England, but its fame has led to groans among villagers about the huge crowds of tourists that flock there.

And it seems the behavior of a minority of visitors leaves a lot to be desired, with some coming uncomfortably close to people’s homes in an attempt to capture their dream photo.

Another photo taken Friday shows a man jumping across a narrow stream as one of his companions captured the moment on camera.

Located on the River Coln in Gloucestershire, Bibury is best known for a 14th-century row of cottages called Arlington Row, which appears on British passports and is said to be one of the most photographed sights in the Cotswolds.

A man jumps over a fence in the Cotswolds village of Bibury, apparently looking for a photo

The visitor was seen clambering over a stone wall back to his friend

Bibury is renowned as one of the prettiest villages in one of England’s most beautiful regions, but its fame has led to groans among the villagers

Villagers in Bibury have long complained about their roads becoming clogged with cars and coaches dropping off large groups of holidaymakers.

The picturesque landscape and quaint cottages attract visitors from far and wide, but lately local residents have been tormented and abused as a result.

Earlier this year, teacher Sarah, 27, and her sister, 25-year-old recruitment worker Martha, said they were stunned to see dozens of foreign tourists getting off a bus to Bibury so they could take photos of locals’ homes and front gardens.

Sarah said: ‘The bus stopped in the middle of the road because there was no parking, opened the door and everyone poured out, cameras in hand, and they were literally standing there taking pictures of each other in front of people’s houses. It was extraordinary.

‘I understand they may come from places where people don’t have these beautiful traditional stone houses and front gardens, but it is causing chaos in this beautiful village. I’m sure they can find a place to park the coaches and cars so they don’t have to stop on the street.”

Tempers also became frayed in nearby Bourton-on-the-Water, nicknamed the Venice of the Cotswolds, during the summer tourist season.

Another photo shows a man jumping across a narrow stream as one of his companions appears to capture the moment on camera

These photos show visitors in the village of Bibury in Gloucester on Friday

A local, 80-year-old Anthony White, lived in San Francisco for many years but said the noise and congestion caused by visitors to Bourton were worse than anything he experienced in the US west coast city where he worked as a developer.

He said: ‘Since I moved here a few years ago I have been shocked and increasingly concerned about the terrible consequences of overtourism here.

‘It can be so noisy, not only because of the traffic, but also because of the people walking past our house in large groups and making so much noise. They just don’t care.

“There are people streaming past here day and night in groups of up to a dozen, and I really think something should be done to limit the numbers.”

Bibury is located on the River Coln in Gloucestershire and is one of the most visited places in the Cotswolds

The village is best known for a 14th-century row of cottages called Arlington Row, which appears on British passports and is said to be one of the most photographed sights in the Cotswolds.

However, Sarah, 59, said people should ‘stop moaning’.

She said she moved to the village last year from Brentwood, Essex, so she could be near her son, who works in Bourton.

She said: ‘Yes, there are a lot of tourists here, but actually I think people should stop whining about them and enjoy the economic benefits they bring.

‘That said, I think we need to find a better way to deal with all the traffic problems we have as a result of this tourism, and I think it’s time a bigger and better car park was built on the outskirts. I think everyone here would be happy.”