A Chapter of the Guide · 11 Entries
Cotswolds History and Heritage
Explore the rich history and heritage of the Cotswolds from Roman Corinium and the medieval wool trade to Arts and Crafts pioneers and modern-day conservation.
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Historic Cotswolds Pubs and Their Stories
There is no better place to feel the history of the Cotswolds than from a settle by the fire in an ancient inn, pint in hand, low beams an inch above your head, the…
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Haunted Cotswolds: Ghost Stories, Legends and Spooky Walks
The Cotswolds you see on a sunny afternoon — all honey-stone cottages and tea rooms and contented sheep — has…
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The Cotswolds National Landscape: Conservation and What It Means
You may have noticed the signs changing. Where the road into the hills once welcomed you to the “Cotswolds Area…
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Cotswolds Manor Houses and Stately Homes Guide
For a region of small villages and modest market towns, the Cotswolds hide an astonishing density of great houses. Drive…
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The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds
In an old silk mill on Sheep Street in Chipping Campden, the same workshop has rung with the tap of…
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Famous Cotswolds Residents: From William Morris to Royalty
There is a long-running local joke in the Cotswolds that you cannot order a flat white in Daylesford or a…
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Roman Cotswolds: Cirencester, Villas and Ancient Roads
We tend to think of the Cotswolds as a medieval place — all wool merchants and honey-coloured churches. But the…