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The Cotswolds
Here you will find blogs about all things Cotswolds.
From the best country pubs to fun and free activities for all the family, here we dive into more detail about current goings on in our 800 square miles of outstanding natural beauty.
Category: Quirky Events
Gloucester Tall Ships Gloucester Tall Ships Festival - May 25th to 27th. Tickets from just £8. Under sixes go free. Come rock the dock at Gloucester Tall Ships Festival - the maritime extravaganza where sea shanties meet hip-hop, submarines house DJs, and movie-star ships fire their cannons. Have…
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May is the full moon of Cotswold quirkiness as grown men and women lug wool sacks uphill, roll cheeses downhill, push each other round in prams while wearing pyjamas, dance in bowler hats with bells on their legs (accompanied by someone with a fruitcake on a sword?!?) and kick each other’s shins…
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The Cotswolds has a well-deserved reputation for being home to some very quirky events: where else will you see grown men and women carrying wool sacks up a steep hill; chasing rolling cheeses down another; wearing nightshirts and pushing each other around in prams; kicking each other on the shins;…
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