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    Painswick Rococo Garden

    Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucester Road, Painswick, United Kingdom
    Situated just outside beautiful Painswick, and famous for its snowdrop display, the Rococo Garden is a fascinating step back to a flamboyant and sensual period of English Garden Design, when gardens were almost theatrical sets used as a backdrop to decadent parties. This gem of...

    Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm

    Come rain or shine enjoy the unique pleasure of discovering hundreds of the world’s most spectacular and beautiful butterflies flying in an exotic environment of tropical blossom with splashing waterfalls and fish-filled pools. Enjoy the unique pleasure of watching hundreds of the world’s most spectacular...

    Burford Garden Company

    Burford Garden Company, Shilton Road, Burford, United Kingdom
    No trip to the Cotswolds is complete without a visit to the iconic Burford Garden Company. This stylish, beautifully presented store is independently owned, and has been retail heaven to those in the know since 1975. It is the place to go if you’re seeking...
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    Ian Coley Shooting School

    Try Clay Pigeon or Air Rifle Shooting at the home of 6 times Olympic coach, Ian Coley MBE. The friendly and experienced instructors will soon have you smashing targets like a professional. Ian Coley Shooting School in the Cotswolds The Ian Coley Shooting School will...
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    Redwings Horse Sanctuary Oxhill

    Redwings Oxhill, Kineton, United Kingdom
    Redwings Horse Sanctuary Oxhill Visitor Centre is currently home to over 80 rescued horses, ponies and donkeys. The centre’s staff offer regular ‘Walk and Talk’ tours and horse care demonstrations, while the Information Centre provides an opportunity to find out a little more about all...
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    Giffords Circus

    Toti and Nell Gifford started Giffords Circus in 2000. Their vision was of a miniature village green circus, packed, rowdy, glamorous – birds and horses and motorbikes bursting from a fluttering white tent – a show for rural families, farmers and filmstars. The Giffords Circus...

    The Royal Gardens at Highgrove

    The Royal Gardens at Highgrove, Tetbury.
    “One of my great joys is to see the pleasure that the garden can bring to many of the visitors and that everybody seems to find some part of it that is special to them.” HRH The Prince of Wales. As part of TRH The Prince...

    Blenheim Palace

    Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, United Kingdom
    Home to the 12th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and a World Heritage Site. Blenheim Palace was a gift from Queen Anne and a grateful nation to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough following his famous...
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    Chipping Campden Playground

    Chipping Campden GL55 6DA, United Kingdom
    The recreation ground in Chipping Campden is a mere 3-minute walk from the centre of the High Street in the popular Cotswold. It is a wonderful playground that you simply must go visit if you are in the area with children. The beautifully kept lawn...
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    Broadway Playground

    Broadway, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
    We can almost guarantee you, that you have never seen a playground quite like the one in Broadway… it is spectacular and a must of you’re anywhere near there with kids. A mind blowing £300,000 was spent on this Broadway playground… and, in our humble opinion,...

    Bonds Lifestyle

    Dodwell CV37 9ST, United Kingdom
    Unlike any other shopping experience in or around the Cotswolds, Bonds Lifestyle is a destination for refreshingly different and unique Antiques- & Interiors Shopping. Located on the border of the Cotswolds, just outside the centre of Shakespeare’s own Stratford-upon-Avon, Bonds Lifestyle celebrate the unusual, the...
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    Cotswold Motoring Museum

    Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection, United Kingdom
    The Cotswold Motoring Museum is a truly fascinating journey through the 20th Century. The museum is absolutely overflowing with vintage car collections, classic cars and motorcycles, caravans, original enamel signs and an intriguing collection of motoring curiosities. As home to TV’s Brum, in 2012 the...
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    Sudeley Castle and Gardens

    Sudeley Castle and Gardens is one of the Cotswolds’ most popular tourist attractions and being located just eight miles from Broadway and Cheltenham, it is accessible for so many visitors and locals alike. The castle has royal and historic connections that stretch back over a...

    Slimbridge Wetland Centre

    WWT Slimbridge, Newgrounds Lane, Slimbridge, United Kingdom
    There’s something for everyone at WWT Slimbridge from birdwatchers to families. With amazing close-up wildlife encounters, fun events and activities it’s no wonder we’re an award winning day out! Grab your bag of seed and have our ducks, geese and swans eating out of the...
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    Compton Verney

    Compton Verney, Warwickshire.
    Compton Verney is a beautiful Georgian mansion which had become derelict and in 1993 was rescued by the Sir Peter Moore’s Foundation, restored inside and out and turned into an independent national art gallery as well as a registered charity, all created to inspire and...
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    Birdland

    Birdland, Bourton-on-the-Water, United Kingdom
    Birdland gets our best recommendations – we spent a rainy but warm day there with our two 4-year-olds and it was fantastic, for us as well as for the children. The beautiful setting is inhabited by over 500 birds. Parrots, Flamingos, pelicans, penguins, cranes, storks,...

    Cycle Cotswolds

    For about £10 you can hire a bicycle from Cycle Cotswolds and then the open road is pretty much your for the taking. The Cotswolds, offer some breathtaking scenery in the heart of the English countryside. Beautiful water meadows, beech woods, sleepy ancient limestone villages...
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    Mary Ardens Farm

    Mary Arden's Farm, Wilmcote, United Kingdom
    Step back in time for all the sights, smells and sounds of a real Tudor farm. Explore the house where Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden, grew up and experience for yourself the daily routine, skills and crafts the young William would have known from visits to...

    Broadway Golf Club

    Broadway Golf Club, Broadway.
    Established in 1895 on an escarpment with wonderful views across the Vale of Evesham to the Malvern Hills & Black Mountains, Broadway Golf Club is one of the finest golf clubs in the Cotswolds and far beyond, an excellent golf course that provides a challenge...
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    High House Gallery

    James Court, Clanfield OX18 2SH, United Kingdom
    High House Gallery is situated within a grade II listed Victorian mansion and recently-restored formal gardens in the village of Clanfield. The gallery promotes only the best in critically engaged contemporary art. The innovative programme features both solo and curated group exhibitions from an international...
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    Stanway House

    Stanway House, Stanway, United Kingdom
    Stanway House is noted for its mellow, peaceful atmosphere. The charming interior gives every appearance of being lived in, and in no sense resembles a museum. The Stanway Watergarden is one of the finest in England and The Tithe Barn Pond adds to the watery feel...

    Batsford Arboretum‏

    Batsford Arboretum, Moreton-in-Marsh, UK
    With 56 acres to explore, it’s easy to lose yourself among the leafy glades, find a quiet spot to soak up the sunshine or marvel at the stunning views across the Evenlode Valley at Batsford Arboretum. Enjoy early colour from the snowdrops, spring-flowering bulbs and...

    Barn Theatre

    Barn Theatre, Beeches Road, Cirencester, UK
    Enriching lives with professional theatre in historic Cirencester, The Barn Theatre is the place to go for top-class regional theatre and performing arts education. A wonderful fusion of high-profile and new talent, state-of-the-art facilities,the buzzing bars and Téatro Restaurant and Bar – all in the heart...

    The Cotswolds Distillery

    Phillip's Field, Whichford Road, Stourton, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 5HG
    The Cotswolds Distillery is the first ever full-scale distillery created in the beautiful Cotswolds. Founded in 2014 by Daniel Szor, the distillery produces a range of truly ‘outstanding natural spirits’. These are headlined by the multiple-award-winning Cotswolds Dry Gin and the recently launched Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky,...

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    • Soul Circus Festival in the Cotswolds

      With lifestyle and spiritual wellbeing playing such an important part in our lives these days, the festival scene is finally catching up. Forget rain drenched tents, herds of rowdy teens and mile-long portaloo queues; Soul Circus Festival offers a tr...

    • A New Place for Kids

      I love nothing better than a great day out with the kids in the Cotswolds, not least when we have a super fun experience and we didn’t quite expect it. Yesterday was one of those times. We were meeting a group of friends at Shakespeare’s....

    • A great gourmet experience at Wild Thyme

      Just back from a most wonderful dinner at Wild Thyme in Chipping Norton, we’re excited to share our experience and recommend this fantastic gem of a gourmet restaurant in the Cotswolds. A whole new level of cooking Wild Thyme serves delicious a...

    • Pure Luxury and Relaxation at Mallory Court’s Elan Spa

      When Elan Spa at Mallory Court first opened in 2017, I had been looking forward to visiting for a spa day for some time, as I was sure this brand new spa in Warwickshire would be something quite special. And when ‘some time’ finally came......

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