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Visit the Cotswold Model Village with Experienced Guide

The Model Village –  Old New Inn Taking five years to build the model village in Bourton on the Water was opened in 1937 to celebrate the Coronation of King Georg V1 and Queen Elizabeth (the late Queen Mother). It is a one-ninth scale replica of the beautiful village containing

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Five Epic Outdoor Getaways from London

 Stour Valley, The Norfolk Broads, The New Forest, The Peak District are all epic getaways from London, however the most popular and the most accessible is the Cotswolds. The Cotswolds are an area of 800 square miles, of rolling hills and farmland with honey-coloured stone cottages and villages and many thatched

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7 of the loveliest autumn Walks in England

 Dorset, Norfolk Coast, Dartmoor, Cornwall, Kent Downs, South Downs, all have lovely autumn walks, but the most popular is the Cotswolds. Is there anywhere in England as pretty. Sleepy villages, rolling hills Which make it the perfect place to escape to for some serious peace and quiet and excellent walks.

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Let Nothing Perish

“Let nothing perish” was the motto of Charles Paget Wade who from the age of 7 collected over 22000 objects in Snowshill Manor which became his own personal museum. He bought The traditional 16th.C manor house with 14 acres of picturesque garden, in 1919 and promptly started to fill it

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Bourton Football Match in the River

The Annual five-a-side football match in the River Windrush at Bourton on the Water was held on Monday, August 31st. at 7.00 am this year. Bourton on the Water has had a large number of visitors since the easing of lockdown, so the match was organised to take place earlier

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The Best Hotels in the Cotswolds to visit this Autumn.

Arguably one of the prettiest places in the world to visit, the Cotswolds is an idyllic spot for a weekend away. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Cotswolds has a huge area of 800 square miles of unspoilt countryside to explore. The pretty villages, such as Lower Slaughter, Bourton

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Gloucestershire Steam Railway first day back a “sellout success”

The last train to leave Toddington station was on March 15th. and after five months of no service, the first train of “the new normal”  season departed promptly at 10 am and was sold out. The Old-style railway carriages of a sliding door and compartmentalised coaches allowed for family groups

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Large Blue Butterfly Flutters in Cotswolds for first time in 150 years.

After years of painstaking work, the Large Blue butterfly has successfully been re-introduced onto Rodborough Common, in the Cotswolds. About 750 butterflies have emerged this summer after 1100 larvae were released last autumn. This has followed five years off grassland management to create the optimum habitat. The grazing of the

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9 Fabulous Walks in the Cotswolds

Walk one of the many trails to explore the honey-coloured villages and towns, the rolling green hills and pastures full of wildflowers sheep and wildlife of the quintessential English Landscape. Footpaths criss-cross the Cotswolds making it possible to walk many miles to and from other areas in the country.  The

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