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Bring a touch of brilliance to your winter nights by treating yourself to a visit to one of the many fantastic festive light trails.  The Cotswolds will be ablaze with colour and light – guaranteed  to brighten up the darkest night. 

With over 140 independent shops, hundreds of high street brands and well known retailers, a Christmas Market and Arts & Crafts Market, Cheltenham is the perfect destination for your festive shopping.

Ready, get set, shop!  Yes – it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and there’s nowhere more picturesque and festive than the beautiful Cotswold market towns – home to fabulous independent shops and boutiques – as well as larger designer shops – all full to bursting with wonderful gift ideas.  What are you waiting for?

As the country prepares to mark the end of one of the bloodiest conflicts in living memory, across the Cotswolds events and exhibitions are planned to mark the centenary of the end of WWI – there are all sorts of ways of making this a time to remember.

With the days shortening and the first hints of autumn hues on the horizon, it’s the perfect time to plan a visit to the colourful Cotswolds.  Full to bursting with arboreta, gardens and a whole host of other colourful ideas, a weekend soaking up our natural beauty must be top your bucket list.

Don’t let the ‘back to school’ blues get you down!  Autumn is a wonderful time of year in the stunning Cotswold countryside and, with so many new things to see and do, we guarantee you’ll be spoilt for choice.

As tempting as it is to spend your Cotswold break lounging around in the sunshine, don’t forget there are many activities – both gentle and more adrenalin-fuelled - guaranteed to make it a holiday to remember.  Whether it’s cycling (with electric help) to zip-wires and water sports, you’ll be amazed how many activities there are to fill up your sun-filled days.

Is there anything better than a fabulous afternoon tea or something sweet and tasty on a summer afternoon?  A visit to the Cotswolds is the perfect excuse to tickle your taste buds with one of our incredible treats – from the occasional cheeky cake to a full blown afternoon tea with all the trimmings…..

You’ll be bowled over by the incredible array of family-friendly things to do, festivals and places to stay in the Cotswolds this summer.  Make the most of your holiday by heading to our gorgeous countryside - full to bursting with fabulous activities and attractions to keep kids, young – and not-so-young – entertained!

The Cotswolds are home to a whole host of world class gardens renowned for their design, history or – in some cases their royal heritage!  They’re fabulous from the earliest spring days to late autumn and as well as the variety in style – there’s a whole range of ways getting there to soak up the sights and sounds.  And it’s in the height of summer that they really come into their own…..

The Cotswolds has some wonderfully quirky events: lugging wool sacks uphill; chasing cheeses downhill; wearing nightshirts and pushing each other around in prams; kicking shins; dropping sticks in rivers; throwing sticks at dolls; and dancing in bowler hats with someone with a fruitcake on a sword?!?!

Still searching for a way to make Father’s Day the best ever?  Then look no further than the beautiful Cotswolds where we’re full to bursting with manly ideas to make your dad’s special day one he’ll never forget.

If you thought the Cotswolds was all stunning hotels with sumptuously comfy bedrooms and fantastic local food in amazing locations then it might be time to think again.  Yes – we have all of that – but if you’re looking for somewhere a little quirky to call home for a night or two, you’ll be spoilt for choice.  So sit back, relax and enjoy a holiday with a difference in the Cotswolds…..

Royals have been falling in love with the Cotswolds for centuries and with stunning countryside and beautiful towns and villages to explore it’s not hard to see why.  So with rumours rife that Prince Harry and his soon-to-be wife Meghan Markle are looking to set up home here, why not follow in their footsteps and treat yourself to a right royal break in the Cotswolds?  If it’s good enough for royalty – it’s good enough for you!

With the first hint of warmer weather on the way, what better way to celebrate the long Easter weekend than by visiting one of our many wonderful Cotswold attractions?  From new born lambs to egg hunts – there’s something for everyone this Easter…..