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Flamingo in the rain (photo Sarah Freeman)

Wildlife Photography for Beginners

If you want to learn how to get the perfect wildlife picture and begin to understand some of the…

Dursley Walking Festival

Dursley Walking Festival

Dursley Walking Festival - Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th October Join us for an exciting and…

Cheltenham Craft Market

Cheltenham Christmas Arts & Crafts Market

Browse stalls full of unique Christmas gifts, homeware and handmade goods by local producers,…

Santa Express

Santa Express

The most wonderful time of the year! Our ever-popular Santa specials will be running from late…

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  1. Add Woodland Walk to your Itinerary

    Woodland Walk

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    Animal/Wildlife

    Moreton-in-Marsh

    Full of English natural wildlife and teeming with thousands of different species from butterflies and moths to woodpeckers and deer. There's 150 acres of Ancient and Historic woodland to explore.

    Buy Day visit tickets 

    Wolford Wood is a…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023Open 10:00 - 20:00
  2. Add Bottle Feeding at Cotswold Farm Park to your Itinerary

    Bottle Feeding at Cotswold Farm Park

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    Animal/Wildlife

    Cheltenham


    Get hands on at Cotswold Farm Park's annual bottle feeding event and enjoy an unforgettable experience in the Animal Barn.

    Now that the much-loved visitor attraction has welcomed their spring lambs and goat kids into the world, it's time to get…

    Dates

    From:
    22 Apr 2023to1 Oct 2023Open 09:30 - 17:00
  3. Add Sudeley's Animal Ark to your Itinerary

    Sudeley's Animal Ark

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    Arts and Culture

    Near Cheltenham

    Visitors to Sudeley Castle this summer will encounter a plethora of wildlife as the Tudor estate takes its first steps to becoming the world's first digital reserve. Visitors are invited on an animal odyssey across the castle grounds that begins…

    Venue

    Sudeley Castle & Gardens, Cotswold

    Dates

    From:
    12 June 2023to31 Oct 2023Open 09:00 - 17:00
  4. Add Drawn to Water: Autumn to your Itinerary

    Drawn to Water: Autumn

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    Arts and Culture

    Slimbridge

    Pull on your boots and discover the magic of Slimbridge's wetlands this autumn with Quentin Blake's illustrations as your guide.

    Quentin says "Visitors will be walking with me, and I like to think of myself walking with them. I shan't mind if I get…

    Dates

    From:
    11 Sept 2023to1 Jan 2024Open 09:30 - 16:00
  5. Add Friday Froglets to your Itinerary

    Friday Froglets

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    Animal/Wildlife

    Slimbridge


    Join WWT Slimbridge on Fridays for their Friday Froglets sessions for little ones.

    Each week has a different theme.

    Time: 10:15am with a 10:30 start, running until 11:30am

    Dates

    From:
    29 Sept 2023Open 10:30 - 11:30
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    6 Oct 2023Open 10:30 - 11:30
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    13 Oct 2023Open 10:30 - 11:30
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    20 Oct 2023Open 10:30 - 11:30
  6. Add Sip and Paint Evening to your Itinerary

    Sip and Paint Evening

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    Arts and Culture

    Slimbridge

    A relaxed evening of painting at WWT Slimbridge. At previous Paint Clubs they have painted starlit lakes, tropical toucans and even a llama!

    Date: 29 September

    Time of event: 5.30pm - 9pm

    Meeting point: Kingfisher Kitchen

    With artists across the…

    Dates

    From:
    29 Sept 2023Open 17:30 - 21:00
  7. Add Autumn Fest to your Itinerary

    Autumn Fest

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    Fete/Fair

    Woodstock

    Autumn Fest at Blenheim Palace

    Autumn Fest is back at Blenheim Palace with a bounty of activities, workshops and speakers to engage all in nature, sustainability and community and this year we are delighted to work alongside Humanimal Trust, the…

    Venue

    Blenheim Palace, West Oxfordshire

    Dates

    From:
    30 Sept 2023to1 Oct 2023Various Opening Times
  8. Add Pumpkin Patch Adventure to your Itinerary

    Pumpkin Patch Adventure

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    Animal/Wildlife

    Cheltenham

    Nothing quite captures the essence of autumn like a picturesque field of vibrant orange pumpkins. So, prepare for a revitalising adventure and celebrate harvest season when Cotswold Farm Park's Pumpkin Patch opens to visitors this October. An…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Oct 2023to31 Oct 2023Open 09:30 - 17:00
  9. Add Cheltenham Literature Festival to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Literature Festival

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    Festival

    Cheltenham

    Every October the world’s foremost writers, thinkers and performers descend on The Festival Town for ten days of fascinating discussion and unforgettable memories.

    Dates

    From:
    6 Oct 2023to15 Oct 2023
  10. Add Cheltenham Vegan Market to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Vegan Market

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    Fete/Fair

    Cheltenham

    After the success of our April and July events join us in Cheltenham for our last event of the year on The Promenade.

    Taking place right in the shopping district, Cheltenham Vegan Market will showcase the best local vegan businesses and their…

    Dates

    From:
    8 Oct 2023Open 10:00 - 15:00
  11. Add Combe Mill Themed Events to your Itinerary

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    Combe Mill Themed Events

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    Exhibition

    Blenheim Palace Sawmill, Combe

    Fancy a different day out? Why not visit Combe Mill? Combe Mill, a grade II listed building on the Blenheim Palace estate, is a Victorian steam and water powered sawmill now operating as a working museum. It gives a good insight into what work was…

    Venue

    Combe Mill, West Oxfordshire

    Dates

    From:
    15 Oct 2023Open 10:30 - 17:00
  12. Add October Half Term Spider Trail to your Itinerary

    October Half Term Spider Trail

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    Family

    Nr Bath

    Crawl your way around Dyrham Park with a super spider trail around the 270-acre site. There will be clues and facts about our favourite eight-legged friends to tie in with the half-term holiday and halloween. The trail sheet will be £2 each which…

    Dates

    From:
    19 Oct 2023to28 Oct 2023Open 10:00 - 17:00
    From:
    29 Oct 2023to1 Nov 2023Open 10:00 - 16:00
  13. Add Halloween at Blenheim Palace to your Itinerary

    Halloween at Blenheim Palace

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    Show/Display

    Woodstock

    WHEN DARKNESS FALLS, YOU ARE IN FOR A SCARE THIS AUTUMN HALF TERM... with new thrills and chills for 2023!

    As Halloween creeps closer and the days shorten, there's a chill in the air at Blenheim Palace where ghosts, ghouls and witches get ready to…

    Venue

    Blenheim Palace, West Oxfordshire

    Dates

    From:
    20 Oct 2023to29 Oct 2023Open 17:20 - 21:00
  14. Add Wildlife Photography for Beginners to your Itinerary

    Wildlife Photography for Beginners

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    Workshop

    Slimbridge

    If you want to learn how to get the perfect wildlife picture and begin to understand some of the basics of photography composition and techniques then this is the course for you!

    Dates

    From:
    20 Oct 2023Open 10:00 - 03:00
  15. Add The Cotswold Male Voice Choir Autumn Concert to your Itinerary

    The Cotswold Male Voice Choir Autumn Concert

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    Arts and Culture

    Cheltenham

    This is the highlight performance of the year and will feature all of the new songs that the choir has been learning. Anyone that loves music, singing and men in uniform will enjoy this event.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Oct 2023Open 19:30 - 21:30
  16. Add Apple Day at Snowshill Manor to your Itinerary

    Apple Day at Snowshill Manor

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    Free

    Broadway

    Everyone is welcome to join in and hand press apple juice using Snowhill's variety of apple's. Use traditional equipment and harvested apples to see which one tastes the best.

    Learn about the different variety of apples at Snowshill through our…

    Dates

    From:
    21 Oct 2023Open 11:00 - 15:00
  17. Add Trick or Tweet Weeks at Birdland to your Itinerary

    Trick or Tweet Weeks at Birdland

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    Animal/Wildlife

    Bourton on the Water

    Keepers at Birdland are making use of treat-filled pumpkins to provide environmental enrichment as part of their 'Trick or Tweet Weeks' Halloween half term event (Saturday 21st October – Sunday 5th November).

    Venue

    Birdland Park and Gardens, Cotswold

    Dates

    From:
    21 Oct 2023to5 Nov 2023Open 10:00 - 17:00
  18. Add Grand Designs at Chedworth Roman Villa to your Itinerary

    Grand Designs at Chedworth Roman Villa

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    Arts and Culture

    Chedworth

    Come and learn how master craftspeople designed, built and decorated one of the grandest villas in Britain.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Oct 2023to29 Oct 2023Open 10:00 - 16:30
  19. Add Birds in Print to your Itinerary

    Birds in Print

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    Workshop

    Slimbridge

    A weekend printmaking course exploring nature printing and linocut.

    This is a great opportunity to get to know and draw the birds at Slimbridge, as well as experimenting with print techniques and producing a great set of prints to take home.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Oct 2023to22 Oct 2023Open 10:00 - 16:00
  20. Add eek! week to your Itinerary

    eek! week

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    Animal/Wildlife

    Slimbridge

    A fantastic, fun wildlife learning eek!sperience for all the family.

    Are you brave enough to explore WWT Slimbridge's interactive trail? Discover an eek!citing and mysterious world of wetland nature this October half term.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Oct 2023to5 Nov 2023Open 09:30 - 17:30
St Oswald's Church at Widford (photo Helena Sylvester)