138 places · every place verified by us
138 places
Farm shops and delis · Biddestone
A family farm shop and café on Allington Bar Farm outside Chippenham, about 3 miles by road from Biddestone, with its own butchery from the farm, a deli, a bakery and a licensed café.
Family-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Museums and galleries · Malmesbury
Malmesbury's free museum in the Town Hall, with the stories of King Athelstan and Eilmer the flying monk, a wheelchair lift and dogs welcome.
Dog-friendly · Rainy days · Family-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Parks and gardens · Moreton-in-Marsh
A 60-acre arboretum on the Batsford estate near Moreton-in-Marsh, with a free visitor centre, café and garden centre, open every day and best in spring and autumn.
Dog-friendly · Walker-friendly · Car-free
Verified Oct 2026
Historic houses and heritage · Dursley
The castle in the Severn vale where Edward II is said to have been murdered in 1327, home of the Berkeley family since the late twelfth century, open Sunday to Wednesday in season with guided tours, gardens and a restaurant in the walled garden.
Family-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Family days out · Bibury
A working trout farm on the River Coln at Bibury, founded in 1902, with a café, a shop, catch-your-own fishing and its own pay car park.
Family-friendly · Dog-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Wildlife and nature · Bourton-on-the-Water
A bird park on the Windrush at Bourton-on-the-Water since 1957, with what it calls England's only breeding King Penguins, flamingos, pelicans and a nature reserve.
Family-friendly · Dog-friendly · Car-free
Verified Oct 2026
Historic houses and heritage · Woodstock
Vanbrugh's palace at Woodstock, Churchill's birthplace and a World Heritage Site, with Capability Brown's park, formal gardens and a ticket that lasts a year.
Family-friendly · Dog-friendly · Car-free
Verified Oct 2026
Historic houses and heritage · Broadway
James Wyatt's folly of 1798 on Beacon Hill above Broadway, with a museum in the tower, a red deer park, two cafés and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
Family-friendly · Dog-friendly · Walker-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Self-catering · Laverton and Buckland
A Victorian hunting lodge for groups of up to 14 in Laverton, near Broadway, with a two-bedroom cottage, a heated pool, a gym in the old stables and dogs welcome.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Walker-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Restaurants · Woodstock
An Italian restaurant at 1 High Street, Woodstock, a few minutes from the gates of Blenheim Palace, serving pizza, pasta and daily specials at lunch and dinner every day.
Family-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Hotel · Broadway
A country house hotel in a Grade II* manor house with 15 bedrooms in ten acres of gardens at Buckland, near Broadway, with a restaurant, tennis and croquet.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Cafes and tearooms · Burford
The glasshouse café at Burford Garden Co. on Shilton Road, Burford, serving breakfast, lunch and homemade cakes seven days a week, with no bookings and no dogs.
Family-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Glamping · Minchinhampton
A small family-run stables a mile east of Minchinhampton with shepherd huts in an orchard and a small campsite for five caravans or motorhomes.
Family-friendly · Walker-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
Hotel · Tetbury
A hotel and spa on a 220-acre estate near Tetbury, with family suites, a cottage and treehouses among its rooms.
Family-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
Family days out · Dursley
A family farm park at Berkeley Heath Farm in the Severn Vale below Dursley, with two indoor play barns, outdoor play, a summer boating lake and farm animals, opened by the Cullimore family in 1992.
Family-friendly · Rainy days
Verified Nov 2026
Historic houses and heritage · Northleach
A Roman villa found in woods near Northleach in 1864, with mosaics, two bath suites and a water shrine, owned by the National Trust.
Family-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
Family days out · Witney
A manor house of the thirteenth century with a farm, walled garden, orchard and adventure playground on the edge of Witney, with free parking.
Family-friendly · Dog-friendly · Car-free
Verified Nov 2026
Museums and galleries · Cirencester
Cirencester's museum of Roman Corinium, with the Hare, Four Seasons and Orpheus mosaics, Anglo-Saxon grave goods and medieval sculpture.
Family-friendly · Rainy days · Car-free
Verified Oct 2026
Parks and gardens · Lechlade-on-Thames
Self-drive boat hire on the upper Thames from Buscot Lock near Lechlade: small electric boats by the hour and cruisers by the half day or day, April to October.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
Tours and experiences · Stroud
Volunteer-crewed trips on the restored Thames and Severn Canal from Wallbridge in Stroud, run by the Cotswold Canals Trust, including a lunch cruise to Stroud Brewery.
Family-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
Wildlife and nature · Moreton-in-Marsh
About 150 birds of prey of more than 60 species beside Batsford Arboretum near Moreton-in-Marsh, with three flying displays a day from mid-February to mid-November.
Family-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Family days out · Guiting Power
Adam Henson's farm near Guiting Power, opened by his father Joe in 1971 to show rare and native breeds, with play barns, a restaurant and a Changing Places toilet.
Family-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
Glamping · Guiting Power
Lodges, cabins, safari tents, glamping pods and camping pitches at Adam Henson's Cotswold Farm Park above Guiting Power, with entry to the farm included.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Hot tubs
Verified Oct 2026
Parks and gardens · Snowshill
Forty-five acres of lavender fields at Snowshill, first planted in 1999, open for a few weeks from mid-June to early August when the lavender flowers.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
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