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Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

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

Blenheim Palace aerial photo

Blenheim Palace

A visit to Blenheim Palace offers an unforgettable experience. It’s a chance to share the…

Newark Park

Newark Park (National Trust)

Newark Park stands proud on top of the Cotswold Escarpment, looking down into the Ozleworth Valley…

Dyrham Park (photo by Sarah Fox)

Dyrham Park (National Trust)

17th century house and garden

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  1. Add Bampton Community Archive to your Itinerary

    Bampton Community Archive

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    Museum

    Bampton

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023Open 10:00 - 16:00

    The Old Grammar School in Bampton was built by Robert Vesey (d.1635), a wealthy local merchant living in Chimney, now a nearby village. At that time, Bampton was the largest town in the area and it badly needed a school for the children of the…

  2. Add Charlbury Museum to your Itinerary

    Charlbury Museum

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    Museum

    Charlbury, Chipping Norton

    Dates

    From:
    26 Mar 2023to30 Sept 2023

    Charlbury Museum is an independent museum, run entirely by volunteers. Its five rooms are crammed with exhibits revealing the history of this ancient market town. There is plenty here to interest both adults and children.

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

    Bampton - St Mary's Church

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    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.

  4. Add Swinbrook - St Mary's Church to your Itinerary

    Swinbrook - St Mary's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Burford

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    Near the porch are headstones to three of the Mitford sisters, Nancy, Unity and Diana Mitford. Their parents, and a fourth sister Pamela, are buried elsewhere in the churchyard. There is a plaque to their brother, Tom, inside the church.

  5. Add The Model Village to your Itinerary

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    The Model Village

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    Model/Miniature Village

    Bourton on the Water

    Dates

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    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

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

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

    Widford - St Oswald's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Burford

    Dates

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    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    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…

  7. Add Tewkesbury Heritage Centre to your Itinerary

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    Tewkesbury Heritage Centre

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    Heritage/Visitor Centre

    Tewkesbury

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    This superbly restored 17th century building, once a shop selling hats, is home to our innovative heritage centre. Using our state of the art portable guides and interactive games, so you can get a taste of our fascinating local history.

  8. Add Corinium Museum to your Itinerary

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    Corinium Museum

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    Museum

    Cirencester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2022to31 Mar 2023Various Opening Times
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    1 Nov 2022to31 Mar 2023Various Opening Times
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    1 Apr 2023to31 Oct 2023Various Opening Times
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    1 Apr 2023to31 Oct 2023Various 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.

  9. Add Bladon - St Martin's Church to your Itinerary

    Bladon - St Martin's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Bladon, Woodstock

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    Sir Winston Churchill, alongside his beloved wife Clementine, is buried here in the churchyard of St Martin's Church in Bladon.

  10. Add Gloucester Cathedral to your Itinerary

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    Gloucester Cathedral

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    Cathedral/Minster

    Gloucester

    Gloucester Cathedral of honey coloured lime stone is a place of worship and architectural gem with crypt, cloisters, Chapter House set in its precincts. Shop selling souvenirs, cards, CDs and gifts.

  11. Add Asthall- St Nicholas Church to your Itinerary

    Asthall- St Nicholas Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Asthall

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    A 12th century church in the Windrush Valley, with a 14th century transept converted into a chantry chapel. This has a very rare small 14th century altar with a built-in piscina, two reliquaries and a huge tomb recess housing a delicately carved…

  12. Add Hook Norton Brewery to your Itinerary

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    Hook Norton Brewery

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    Brewery

    Hook Norton

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    Established in 1849, Hook Norton Brewery is a proudly independent family owned, fifth generation brewery that brews a range of cask, keg and bottled ales. Visitor centre, brewery tours, shire horses, steam engine, museum, café and coffee shop.

  13. Add Fulbrook - St James the Great Church to your Itinerary

    Fulbrook - St James the Great Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Fulbrook

    Dates

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    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    A small, picturesque church dating back to the 12th century but with a little 19th century bellcote. There are a few pieces of medieval glass.

  14. Add Standlake - St Giles Church to your Itinerary

    Standlake - St Giles Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Standlake

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    Like so many churches, St Giles Church is medieval in origin but much altered and restored over the years. Notable features include the unusual 14th century octagonal tower dates to the 14th century and the Victorian woodwork in the roof…

  15. Add Shipton under Wychwood - St Mary's Church to your Itinerary

    Shipton under Wychwood - St Mary's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Shipton under Wychwood

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    St Mary the Virgin is a large and ancient building with a rich history. The parish church of Shipton almost certainly started life as an Anglo-Saxon minster. The church is first mentioned in 1115 in a charter ‘Pro Cancellaris Sarum’ when Henry I…

  16. Add West Tump Long Barrow to your Itinerary

    West Tump Long Barrow

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    Type:

    Free Days Out

    Nr Cranham

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    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.

  17. Add Leafield - St Michael and All Angels Church to your Itinerary

    Leafield - St Michael and All Angels Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Leafield

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    The present church was built in 1859-60 to a design by Sir George Gilbert Scott, one of a trio of eminent Victorian architects. The original spire was rebuilt in 1865 and further shortened in 1934. Even so, the church is visible for many miles…

  18. Add Crickley Hill Country Park to your Itinerary

    Crickley Hill Country Park

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    Type:

    Country/Royal Park

    Gloucester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023Open 09:00 - 17:00

    One hundred and forty three acres of grassland and beechwoods situated on the Cotswold escarpment.

  19. Add Stanton Harcourt - St Michael's Church to your Itinerary

    Stanton Harcourt - St Michael's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Stanton Harcourt

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    The chancel of St Michael's church contains two of Oxfordshire's greatest church treasures: an ancient 13th century rood-screen and the shrine of St Edburg.

  20. Add Broadwell - St Peter & St Paul's Church to your Itinerary

    Broadwell - St Peter & St Paul's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Broadwell

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023


    This large medieval cruciform church, with a north and south transept, dates back to the 12th to 14th centuries and reflects the importance of Broadwell (or Bradwell) at that time. Nowadays it stands in a small village of a few houses, with another…

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