52 stories from the Cotswolds: The best pubs in the Cotswolds, The best pubs with rooms in the Cotswolds, The best towns in the Cotswolds.
52 stories
Story · Guides · 11 minute read
The best pubs in the Cotswolds: village pubs on the green at Biddestone and Guiting Power, medieval inns at Castle Combe and Lacock, riverside pubs at Lechlade and Swinbrook, pubs with rooms round Kingham, and the pubs at the end of our walks.
Story · Guides · 13 minute read
The best pubs with rooms in the Cotswolds, region by region: the Kingham Plough and the King’s Head at Bledington, the Lion at Winchcombe, the Falcon at Painswick and the Red Lion at Lacock, with the rooms, the food, the dog rules and the walk from the door.
Story · Guides · 12 minute read
The best market towns in the Cotswolds, from Chipping Campden, Stow and Burford to Cirencester, Tetbury, Winchcombe and Stroud: what each town is like, who it suits, and how to get there.
Story · Guides · 11 minute read
The best viewpoints in the Cotswolds, from Broadway Tower, Dover's Hill and Cleeve Hill to Haresfield Beacon, Crickley Hill and the Tyndale Monument: what you see from each, where to park and the walk that gets you there.
Story · Guides · 13 minute read
The best villages in the Cotswolds, from Bibury, Castle Combe and the Slaughters to quieter Naunton, Eastleach and Biddestone: what to see in each, a walk from the green and a pub or tearoom.
Story · Guides · 8 minute read
The Cotswolds in April: Easter and its crowds, the bluebell woods from the middle of the month, blossom and the gardens reopening, the jazz festival at the month's end, what opens when, four walks through the bluebells, and a day on the Stroud edge.
Story · Guides · 8 minute read
The Cotswolds in August: the busiest month in the famous villages, the football in the river at Bourton, Big Feastival, sunflowers and pick-your-own, the last weeks of the summer-only houses, quiet valley walks, and how to plan round the school holidays and the bank holiday.
Story · Guides · 8 minute read
The Cotswolds in December: the shortest days, light trails and late shopping, the attractions that close over Christmas and the ones that stay open, the quiet week between Christmas and New Year, short walks on firm ground and where to stay for it.
Story · Guides · 8 minute read
The Cotswolds in February: snowdrop month, with Colesbourne's weekends, Painswick's booked valley and Batsford, the Stroud Wassail, the first lambs, half term's one busy week, what is open, and three walks for the mud.
Story · Guides · 8 minute read
The Cotswolds in January: the quietest month, with frost on the wolds, the first snowdrops at Colesbourne and Painswick, wassails, New Year's Day racing, what is open and shut, four winter walks and the pubs with fires.
Story · Guides · 8 minute read
The Cotswolds in July: the warmest and sunniest month, the lavender at its peak, the air tattoo, the Cotswold Show and four music festivals, the gardens and houses that open only in summer, cool walks for hot days, and the day the schools break up.
Story · Guides · 8 minute read
Things to do in the Cotswolds in June: the lavender opening at Snowshill, roses at Kiftsgate and Hidcote, the Science Festival and opera at Longborough, light until after 9pm, the quiet weekdays before the summer holidays, and four walks.
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