Things To Do - Cotswolds Concierge

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,...

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...

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...

Bonds Lifestyle

Dodwell, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9ST.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

chipping campden recreational ground playground cotswolds

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...

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. Redwings Horse Sanctuary believes every equine has the right to a happy and healthy life, free of fear and neglect. Since forming in 1984, Redwings now cares for...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...