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Cheltenham Spa
Cheltenham Spa is home to an excellent festivals programme including the excellent Cheltenham Gold Cup, spectacular regency architecture and excellent shopping. Only a short bus or train journy away from Gloucester it is an excellent day out from the city.
The Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley
Whether you are planning to visit Gloucester for a day or longer, the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley are only a stone’s throw from the city of Gloucester. One of England's few remaining ancient forests and an area of outstanding natural beauty, with its rich and varied landscape, the area provides endless interest for walkers, historians, artists and nature-lovers.
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The Cotswolds
If you’ve visited before – or if you’re planning a visit for the first time – remember, the Cotswolds occupies an area larger than a few villages. The area in the north of the Cotswolds includes villages such as Bourton-on-the-Water, Winchcombe and Chipping Campden; whilst to the South, the area has a slightly wilder nature, especially in the beautiful five valleys around Stroud.
Highlights
Broadway
Picture perfect with the honey-coloured stone buildings of the Cotswold, Broadway is one of the…
Snowshill
Snowshill is known for its exceptional unspoilt beauty and for the views over the Severn Vale to…
Tewkesbury
Situated where the Rivers Severn and Avon meet, Tewkesbury has a character all of its own and is…
Lechlade
Lechlade is well known as the highest navigable point of the River Thames and provides a complete…
Guiting Power
A village in the heart of the north cotswold country in the upper reaches of the Windrush Valley.
Painswick
The historic wool town of Painswick, known as ‘The Queen of the Cotswolds’, is one of the finest…
Bourton on the Water
Probably the most popular village in the Cotswolds, and often referred to as the "Venice of the…
Northleach
Northleach has a splendid perpendicular church with some interesting monumental brasses. The town…
Broad Campden
Many of Broad Campden's cottage are thatched, which along with the honey Cotswold stone, makes…
Coln St Aldwyns
Between Bibury and Fairford, this is one of three neighbouring villages - Hatherop and Quenington…
Fairford
The town sits on a lovely stretch of the River Coln and owes its fortune to its location - an…
Tetbury
Tetbury is a Cotswold town of great architectural interest and is well placed as a base for touring…
Burford
With its medieval bridge, old stone houses and attractive Tudor and Georgian frontages, Burford is…
Stroud
In Stroud, ‘the Covent Garden of the Cotswolds’, you will find an eclectic mix of galleries, cafes…
The Rissingtons
Great and Little Rissington are good vernacular Cotswold villages on the hillside with some fine…
South Cerney
The nearby Cotswold Water Park is very popular with water sports enthusiasts and families.
