Things To Do in the Cotswolds
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Guiting Power - St Michael's and all Angels
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Church/Chapel
Guiting Power
St Michael's and All Angels is primarily a Norman building, with a beautifully carved south door. Indeed, the door is one of the few remaining pieces of Norman architecture, for the church was heavily remodelled in the 13th and 15th centuries.
Cutsdean Quarry
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Country Park/Nature Reserve
CHELTENHAM
Cutsdean Quarry is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. During the spring and summer months, the open rock faces make it a great location to spot reptiles such as adders, grass snakes and common lizards…
Alvescot - St Peter's Church
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Church/Chapel
Alvescot
St Peter’s church celebrated its 900 year centenary in 2010. Although some of the church building is 900 years old the site is likely to have been a place of worship for longer than this.
Chipping Norton - St Mary the Virgin Church
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Church/Chapel
Chipping Norton
A wool church and Grade I listed building, St Mary the Virgin is tucked away near the bottom of the hill on which the town sits. The setting seems incongruous, however it is here in the shadow of the church and what was once the castle, that the…
Holwell - St Mary's Church
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Church/Chapel
Holwell
Built in 1895 to replace an earlier church and medieval chapel of ease. Although some brick and some stone from the earlier churches was re-used, all the woodwork was sawn up and given to the poor as firewood or burnt on a bonfire. Thankfully some…
Pittville Park
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Municipal Park
Cheltenham
A fantastic blend of living history, open spaces, children's activities and of course a boating lake! The perfect place to spend a day...
Foxholes Nature Reserve
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Natural Wildlife Site
Chipping Norton
In spring, the woodland floor is vibrant with primroses, violets and early-purple orchids. In May, Foxholes is awash with bluebells, and by summer, the tall spikes of foxgloves are in their full glory. Later in the year, you can enjoy spectacular…
Carterton Leisure Centre
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Leisure/Swimming Pool
Carterton
Carterton Leisure Centre has a wide range of activities and facilities to suit everyone. Facilities include a state of the art gym, a 6 lane 25 metre swimming pool, separate learner pool, a spacious dance studio and spin studio with a varied fitness…
Nature in Art
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Museums & Galleries
Gloucester
Nature in Art is the world’s first museum and art gallery dedicated to fine, decorative and applied art inspired by nature.
Winchcombe Museum
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Museum
Winchcombe
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.
Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump)
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Historic Site
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.
North Leigh - St Mary's Church
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Church/Chapel
North Leigh
An architecturally fascinating church: the church is late Anglo-Saxon in origin with the bell tower probably built in the first half of the 11th century.
Minster Lovell - St Kenelm's Church
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Church/Chapel
Minster Lovell
St Kenelm's church in Minster Lovell is mainly 15th century, built on the foundations of an earlier priory minster.
Great Tew - St Michael & All Angels Church
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Church/Chapel
Great Tew
Great Tew's church is barely visible from the road. Despite some unsympathetic 19C restoration, the church still has many interesting features: finely carved bench ends, a series of slightly faded 14C wall paintings uncovered in 1988, a superb…
Fulbrook - St James the Great Church
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Church/Chapel
Fulbrook
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.
Giffords Circus
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Theatre
Stroud
Giffords Circus is a magical village green circus that tours the Cotswolds and beyond during the summer months. A unique blend of bohemian artisan entertainment.
The Garden Spa at Minster Mill
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Hotel Spa
Minster Lovell
The Garden Spa is a tranquil haven in the heart of Minster Mill’s beautiful grounds - 65 acres of glorious gardens, wildflower meadows and peaceful woodland in the picture-perfect Cotswold village of Minster Lovell.
Finstock - Holy Trinity Church
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Church/Chapel
Finstock
Holy Trinity was built in Gothic Revival style in 1841, though then it only consisted of the nave. The chancel was added in 1905 - then intention was to demolish and rebuild the nave as well but the money available didn't match the vicar's ambitions…
Stow on the Wold - St Edward's Church
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Churches and Cathedrals
Stow on the Wold
This beautiful church was built somewhere between the 11th and 15th century. The tower is 88ft high and was completed in 1447. It houses the heaviest peal of eight bells in Gloucestershire. The painting of the crucifixion in the south aisle was…
Clanfield - St Stephen's Church
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Church/Chapel
Clanfield
A late 12th century Church. It was originally a chapel of nearby Bampton church, and was dedicated to St John the Baptist, but sometime in the late 15th century the dedication was changed to St Stephen the Marytr.