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Sudeley Castle

Sudeley Castle & Gardens

Award-winning gardens surrounding Castle and medieval ruins. Exhibitions, rare-breeds pheasantry,…

Gordon Russell Museum

Gordon Russell Design Museum

The museum celebrates the life and work of renowned furniture designer Sir Gordon Russell and his…

Experience 1000 years of history at Gloucester Cathedral

Experience 1000 years of history at Gloucester Cathedral

Descend to the hidden depths of historic Gloucester Cathedral in this experience which includes a…

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

The GWSR is a volunteer run steam and diesel heritage railway in the English Cotswolds.

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  1. Add Blenheim Palace to your Itinerary

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    Blenheim Palace

    Type

    Type:

    Historic House/Palace

    Woodstock

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to13 Nov 2024Open 09:30 - 18:00

    A visit to Blenheim Palace offers an unforgettable experience. It’s a chance to share the splendours of Baroque architecture, to wonder at the collections of art, tapestry and antiques, and to explore the Park and Gardens and discover landscapes…

  2. Add Broadway Tower to your Itinerary

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    Broadway Tower

    Type

    Type:

    Tower

    Broadway

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023Open 10:00 - 17:00

    William Morris used this extraordinary folly on the Cotswold Ridge. You too can enjoy its spectacular views, architecture and setting.

  3. Add Cirencester Park to your Itinerary

    Cirencester Park

    Type

    Type:

    Country/Royal Park

    Cirencester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023Open 08:00 - 17:00

    Historic Grade 1 Listed 3,000-acre park open daily to visitors. Dog friendly with accessible avenues for walkers. Refreshments available at Beano and The Old Kennels.

  4. Add Sudeley Castle & Gardens to your Itinerary

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    Sudeley Castle & Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Castle/Fort

    Winchcombe, Near Cheltenham

    Awards

    • AA Awards AA COVID Confident Scheme 2020AA COVID Confident Scheme

    Dates

    From:
    12 Apr 2024to31 Oct 2024Open 10:00 - 16:00

    Award-winning gardens surrounding Castle and medieval ruins. Exhibitions, rare-breeds pheasantry, restaurant & cafe, adventure play area.

  5. Add Abbey Grounds Cirencester to your Itinerary

    Abbey Grounds Cirencester

    Type

    Type:

    Parks & Gardens

    Cirencester

    The Abbey Grounds is hidden behind the Market Place and the Parish Church.  The grounds contain the site of St Mary's Abbey which was consecrated in 1176 in the presence of Henry II, remaining until the Dissolution in 1539 when the Abbey was…

  6. Add Combe Mill to your Itinerary

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    Combe Mill

    Type

    Type:

    Heritage/Visitor Centre

    Witney

    Dates

    From:
    18 Mar 2024to31 Oct 2024Various Opening Times

    A 19th century sawmill with rare working steam beam engine and waterwheel. Other small steam engines and model engines. Rural artefacts, visiting craftsmen and working forge

  7. Add Gordon Russell Design Museum to your Itinerary

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    Gordon Russell Design Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Arts Centre

    Broadway

    Dates

    From:
    17 May 2023to19 Dec 2023Various Opening Times

    The museum celebrates the life and work of renowned furniture designer Sir Gordon Russell and his company, covering a rich period of 20th century design from Arts and Crafts to Modernism and beyond.

  8. Add North Leigh Roman Villa to your Itinerary

    North Leigh Roman Villa

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Witney

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    The remains of a large and well-built Roman courtyard villa facing south east over the Evenlode valley. The most important feature is a near complete mosaic floor, which can be seen through a viewing window.

    This is an English Heritage site with…

  9. Add Wotton under Edge Heritage Centre to your Itinerary

    Wotton under Edge Heritage Centre

    Type

    Type:

    Heritage/Visitor Centre

    Wotton under Edge

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Mar 2024Various Opening Times
    From:
    1 Apr 2024to31 Oct 2024Various Opening Times

    Located in a converted fire station in the Chipping, the Museum provides visitors with an excellent introduction to the historic wool town and its surrounding area of outstanding natural beauty.

  10. Add Corinium Museum to your Itinerary

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    Corinium Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    Cirencester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2023to31 Mar 2024Various Opening Times
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    1 Nov 2023to31 Mar 2024Various Opening Times
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    1 Apr 2024to31 Oct 2024Various Opening Times

    Discover the treasures of the Cotswolds as you explore its history at this Award Winning Museum. Home to one of the largest collections of Romano-British antiquities extensively from Corinium, Roman Britain's second largest city.

  11. Add Hidcote (National Trust) to your Itinerary

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    Hidcote (National Trust)

    Type

    Type:

    Garden

    Chipping Campden

    One of England's greatest gardens, famous for its rare trees and shrubs, outstanding herbaceous borders and unusual plants from all over the world.

  12. Add Owlpen Manor to your Itinerary

    Owlpen Manor

    Type

    Type:

    Garden

    Nr Uley

    Dates

    From:
    1 May 2024to30 Sept 2024Various Opening Times

    The garden at Owlpen is an unusually complete survival of an early formal garden on a manorial scale. It has been described by the landscape architect Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe as possibly the earliest domestic garden in England to survive in something…

  13. Add Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (SOFO) to your Itinerary

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    Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (SOFO)

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    Park Street, Woodstock

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023Various Opening Times

    SOFO is dedicated to military heritage. Appealing to all visitors, families, historians, and groups, the museum is thematically led and tells fascinating stories using personal archive and accounts from across Oxfordshire.

  14. Add Cogges Manor Farm to your Itinerary

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    Cogges Manor Farm

    Type

    Type:

    Heritage/Visitor Centre

    Witney

    Dates

    From:
    13 Mar 2024to1 Nov 2024Open 09:30 - 16:30

    Cogges Manor Farm is a historic farmstead and home to Downton Abbey’s Yew Tree Farm. It is a beautifully preserved collection of farm buildings, manor house, and walled garden, set in its own grounds, with farm animals, outdoor adventure play and…

  15. Add Bampton - St Mary's Church to your Itinerary

    Bampton - St Mary's Church

    Type

    Type:

    Church/Chapel

    Bampton

    It seems there was a church here long before the Norman Conquest, although the only surviving element before that time is the Anglo-Saxon tower with its fine herringbone stonework.

  16. Add British Motor Museum to your Itinerary

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    British Motor Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    Gaydon

    Dates

    From:
    2 Jan 2023to23 Dec 2023Open 10:00 - 17:00

    Explore the British Motor Museum - home to the world’s largest collection of historic British cars, from the very first Land Rover to Lady Penelope’s FAB1 - over 400 cars to discover.

  17. Add Purton Ships Graveyard to your Itinerary

    Purton Ships Graveyard

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Ship

    BERKELEY

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    Known as the Purton Ships Graveyard or Purton Hulks the area has a large number of purposely abandoned boats and ships that were beached on this area of the River Severn with the aim of reinforcing the river bank. This unusual site with the vessels…

  18. Add Witney Museum to your Itinerary

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    Witney Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    High Street, Witney

    Dates

    From:
    1 Apr 2024to31 Oct 2024Various Opening Times

    A local history museum highlighting the changes that have taken place in Witney over the last 1,000 years.

  19. Add The Roman Baths to your Itinerary

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    The Roman Baths

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    Bath

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    Walk around the steaming Great Bath where people bathed nearly 2,000 years ago, see the ruins of the temple of Minerva where Roman worshippers gathered, and explore the fascinating museum.

  20. Add Chedworth Roman Villa (National Trust) to your Itinerary

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    Chedworth Roman Villa (National Trust)

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Chedworth

    Dates

    From:
    6 Feb 2024to26 Nov 2024

    Cradled in a beautiful Cotswold valley rest the remains of one of the grandest Roman villas in Britain.

St Oswald's Church at Widford (photo Helena Sylvester)