Must-see attractions in The Cotswolds

  • New Brewery Arts

    The Cotswolds

    At this very central converted Victorian brewery, you can pop in to over a dozen craft studios and observe jewellers, sculptors, glass-blowers and so on…

  • Bliss Tweed Mill

    The Cotswolds

    Chipping Norton's most striking landmark, the 1872 Bliss Tweed Mill dominates its western outskirts. Looking much more like a stately home than a factory,…

  • Tolsey Museum

    The Cotswolds

    This engaging local museum occupies the upper floor of an unusual 16th-century building with a columned open arcade at street level where traders once…

  • Nympsfield Long Barrow

    The Cotswolds

    This 5000-year-old oval-shaped long barrow (earth mound) occupies a spectacular hilltop location. Successive excavations have uncovered at least 13 human…

  • Amphitheatre

    The Cotswolds

    Very little now remains of Corinium (Roman Cirencester), but you can still admire the (very) grassed-over contours of one of the largest amphitheatres in…

  • Cotswolds Discovery Centre

    The Cotswolds

    Housed in Northleach’s Old Prison, at the northwest end of town, the official visitor centre for the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)…

  • Cirencester Park

    The Cotswolds

    Unusually for a stately home, the mansion of the Earl of Bathurst sits right on the western edge of town, hidden by what’s said to be Britain’s tallest…

  • Bibury Trout Farm

    The Cotswolds

    At this long-standing trout farm, where the B4425 crosses the River Coln, visitors can wander the grounds and, between 10am and 5pm from April to…

  • Chipping Norton Museum

    The Cotswolds

    Squeezed into the upper floor of a little house facing the imposing columns of the town hall, Chipping Norton’s volunteer-run museum is a small-scale and…

  • Arlington Mill

    The Cotswolds

    Cloth produced at nearby Arlington Row was sent for de-greasing at this 17th-century mill, beside the trout farm on the west bank of the river. Now a…

  • Church of St Mary the Virgin

    The Cotswolds

    Bibury’s Saxon-built church has been much altered since its original construction, but many 8th-century features are still visible among the 12th-, 13th-…

  • St Peter’s Church

    The Cotswolds

    Winchcombe’s much-restored, 15th-century Perpendicular St Peter’s church is worth a visit for its majestic tower, arcaded interior and the series of…

  • Market House

    The Cotswolds

    Tetbury's 17th-century Market House, perched on stone pillars that seem to bulge under its weight, stands on the central market square. Markets take place…

  • St Eadburgha’s Church

    The Cotswolds

    It’s well worth taking the time to wander down to lovely 12th-century St Eadburgha’s Church, a signposted 1-mile walk south of Broadway.

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