cotswolds

Me and hubby planning a trip to the Cotswolds in between 22-27 April. We will be driving from Coventry. Initial thought is to stay in 2 places during the week and go for walks and drive from our hotel base. Will be heading straight to Heathrow on 27th. Where are the best two places to stay...

Several long distance footpaths run through the Cotswolds. Some of these are part of the National Trails system with trail signs marked with their acorn symbol. Many of the popular walking trails in the Cotswolds will include part of one of these long distance paths. The benefits of walking on...

The Cotswolds is one of the best areas in England for walking and hiking. The public footpaths are plentiful, well signed and well maintained. They range from short, easy walks to longer, vigorous hikes. Note that in most cases Brits don’t use the term hikes or hiking but instead use walks and...

In the heart of England is a rural idyll of peaceful rolling hills and historic villages so charming that they're called "chocolate boxes". This is the Cotswolds, an area of limestone hills in the English countryside west of London, between Bath and Stratford-on-Avon. The area has been known as...

You are spoiled for choice for trails to walk along in the Cotswolds.

The Arlington Row, built in the 14th century.

Country pub in a small village on the Cotswold Canal.

The Market Hall (1627) on the High Street.

Eighteenth century gothic folly. Writer and craftsman William Morris used the tower as a country retreat.

Walking through the spring garlic flowers.

Scones with jam and clotted cream, and tea.

Morris dancers appear at festivals in the summer.

Broad ride at Cirencester Park.

A picture perfect village near Stow-on-the-Wold.

99 Yew trees in the churchyard.

Grotesques on the church.

The Market Hall (1627) on the high street.

The Arlington Row, built in the 14th century.

Winter snowdrops in gardens near Painswick.

Center of town.