Cotswolds Travel Guide

11 guides

Your complete Cotswolds travel guide for 2026. Insider tips on the best villages, transport, accommodation, walks, food and things to do.

Cotswolds vs Lake District: Which Should You Visit?

England has no shortage of beautiful countryside, but two regions tend to top everyone’s list: the Cotswolds and the Lake District. Both…

April 30, 2026

Planning a first trip to the Cotswolds throws up a surprising number of practical questions. It is not a single town you…

April 29, 2026

The reason the Cotswolds looks the way it does is not an accident. Behind the unbroken honey-stone villages, the long views from…

April 28, 2026

Here is the first thing to understand about Cotswolds weather: it is rarely dramatic, but it is almost never still. This is…

April 27, 2026

Planning a first trip to the Cotswolds? Most of what goes wrong here is avoidable, and almost all of it comes down…

April 26, 2026

Is the Cotswolds worth visiting, or is it a load of honey-coloured hype? People ask it more than you might think, usually…

April 25, 2026

The Cotswolds has a reputation for relieving visitors of their money. Country-house hotels with spa menus, gastropubs charging £24 for a plate…

April 24, 2026

How many days do you need in the Cotswolds? The honest answer is that it depends entirely on how you like to…

April 23, 2026

Ask ten people when to visit the Cotswolds and you will get ten answers, all of them right. The hills look lovely…

April 22, 2026

The first thing to understand about the Cotswolds is that you will never find it on a road sign as a single…

April 21, 2026