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St John The Baptist Church Burford

Burford - St John the Baptist Church

Items of interest include: a memorial tablet to Henry VIII’s barber-surgeon, Edmund Harman, showing…

Abbey Grounds Cirencester

Abbey Grounds Cirencester

The Abbey Grounds is hidden behind the Market Place and the Parish Church.  The grounds contain the…

Cirencester Civic Society Guided Walks

Cirencester Guided Town Walk

Discover Cirencester with our excellent guided walking tours run by Cirencester Civic Society…

Buscot Park - the Water Gardens

Buscot Park (National Trust)

Late 18th-century house, set in enchanting landscaped grounds, which houses an extensive art…

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  1. 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.

  2. Add Woodstock - St Mary Magdalene Church to your Itinerary

    Woodstock - St Mary Magdalene Church

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    Type:

    Church/Chapel

    Rectory Lane, Woodstock

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    A musical clock that plays a different tune each day of the week and over 200 hand-embroidered kneelers - St Mary Magdalene Church was built in the reign of Henry I for the convenience of the court during royal visits to their royal hunting lodge

  3. Add Woodchester Park (National Trust) to your Itinerary

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    Woodchester Park (National Trust)

    Type

    Type:

    Country/Royal Park

    Stroud

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Woodchester Park surrounds Woodchester Mansion (not NT) in a hidden, quiet valley. Secret and closed to the public for many years it is now owned by the National Trust and can offer several miles of walking.

  4. Add Woodchester Mansion to your Itinerary

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    Woodchester Mansion

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    Type:

    Historic House/Palace

    Nympsfield, Stonehouse

    Dates

    From:
    3 Apr 2024to1 Nov 2024Various Opening Times

    Discover the story of this never-to-be completed Victorian Gothic Mansion, see our colonies of Horseshoe bats, learn about Victorian building techniques and about the Leigh Family for whom it was built.

  5. Add Witney Museum to your Itinerary

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    Witney Museum

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    Type:

    Museum

    High Street, Witney

    Dates

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    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.

  6. Add Witney - St Mary's Church to your Itinerary

    Witney - St Mary's Church

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    Type:

    Church/Chapel

    Witney

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Though with Norman origins, the present building is mostly 13th century and was dedicated in 1243. The 156ft spire is a notable landmark, visible for miles around.

  7. Add Windmill Tump Long Barrow to your Itinerary

    Windmill Tump Long Barrow

    Type

    Type:

    English Heritage Property

    Cirencester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Various Opening Times

    The barrow was excavated in the late 19th century, and also in 1939 when 13 skeletons were found as well as leaf-shaped arrowheads.
    When two trees fell down in the great storms of 1987 they revealed a previously unknown chamber situated to the…

  8. Add Winchcombe Museum to your Itinerary

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    Winchcombe Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    Winchcombe

    Dates

    From:
    1 Apr 2024to31 Oct 2024Various Opening Times

    A wonderful accredited Community Museum in the heart of Historic Winchcombe reflecting 2,000 years of local history and a fascinating collection of police memorabilia.

  9. Add Widford - St Oswald's Church to your Itinerary

    Widford - St Oswald's Church

    Type

    Type:

    Church/Chapel

    Burford

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    A tiny church on its own in the Windrush Valley. In 1904 it was found to have been built on the base of a Roman house or temple. Mainly 13th century it has remnants of an 11th century Saxon or Norman building, e.g. the dividing wall, a chevroned…

  10. Add Westwell - St Mary's Church to your Itinerary

    Westwell - St Mary's Church

    Type

    Type:

    Church/Chapel

    Westwell

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Westwell's church offers pleasures out of all proportion to its size - a picturesques setting overlooking the spring which gave the village its name, some delightful touchs and a refreshing simplicity overall.

    The church is small and simple,…

  11. Add Westonbirt, The National Arboretum to your Itinerary

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    Westonbirt, The National Arboretum

    Type

    Type:

    Parkland/Woodland Garden

    Tetbury

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Planning on visiting the amazing Westonbirt Arboretum?...If so, click here to get the latest information direct from the official Cotswolds tourism site!

  12. Add West Tump Long Barrow to your Itinerary

    West Tump Long Barrow

    Type

    Type:

    Free Days Out

    Nr Cranham

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    This barrow is located in the middle of Buckholt Wood, in the parish of Brimpsfield, about one and a half miles south-west of Birdlip.

  13. Add Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump) to your Itinerary

    Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump)

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Named after the wife of its 17th century owner, but dating from around 3000BC, this 180ft long Neolithic chambered burial mound is unusual in that its mound is still intact.

  14. Add Tyndale Monument to your Itinerary

    Tyndale Monument

    Type

    Type:

    Tower

    DURSLEY

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    The Tyndale Monument was built in 1866 in memory of William Tyndale, who it is thought was born in nearby North Nibley. Tyndale, a prominent Protestant in the time of Henry VIII, produced the first complete translation of the New Testament in…

  15. Add The Wilson - Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum to your Itinerary

    The Wilson - Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Various Opening Times

    Cheltenham has an outstanding museum and art gallery with a programme of exciting temporary exhibitions and permanent galleries. Also home to The Wilson Kitchen arts café with its stylish mix of colourful interiors, artwork, music and great food. 

  16. Add The Roman Baths to your Itinerary

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    The Roman Baths

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    Bath

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    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.

  17. Add The Oxfordshire Museum to your Itinerary

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    The Oxfordshire Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    Woodstock

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Various Opening Times

    A large 18th century house, home to the County’s collections. Explore Oxfordshire’s story from the Jurassic period through to Anglo-Saxons and Victorians to modern day. Garden Café, Museum Gift Shop & Gardens.

  18. Add The Model Village to your Itinerary

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    The Model Village

    Type

    Type:

    Model/Miniature Village

    Bourton on the Water

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    A model of the actual village, built in Cotswold stone to 1/9th scale.

  19. Add The Historic Snowdrop Garden to your Itinerary

    The Historic Snowdrop Garden

    Type

    Type:

    Garden

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    27 Jan 2025to25 Feb 2025

    Prepare to be amazed by the incredible range and quantity of snowdrops at Colesbourne Gardens and Arboretum.
    A treat for anyone longing for spring to arrive, the beautiful gardens were home to Henry John Elwes who introduced the first big snowdrop…

Tree on a hill in front of rolling countryside