Things to do in the Cotswolds

A Wildland region guide

Cotswolds, through Wildland eyes.

Honey-stone villages and soft rolling hills. Our pick of remarkable places to visit and stay in and around the Cotswolds.

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Things to do in the Cotswolds

13 places · best first
Blenheim Palace Lodge Retreat — Place photographPlace photograph8.5

Blenheim Palace Lodge Retreat

Bladon Road, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PT

Nature-led holiday park · Weekend

Crickley Hill Country Park — Source imageSource image8.0

Crickley Hill Country Park

Crickley Hill, Birdlip, Gloucester GL4 8JY

Mixed-habitat reserve · 1–2 hours

Chimney Meadows National Nature Reserve — Source imageSource image7.3

Chimney Meadows National Nature Reserve

Chimney, near Bampton, Oxfordshire

Mixed-habitat reserve · 1–2 hours

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens — Place photographPlace photograph7.2

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

Bradwell Grove, near Burford, Oxfordshire

Unusual place · Full day

Lower Moor Farm — Place photographPlace photograph7.2

Lower Moor Farm

Somerford Keynes Road, Oaksey, Wiltshire SN16 9TW

Mixed-habitat reserve · 1–2 hours

Belas Knap Long Barrow — Source imageSource image7.2

Belas Knap Long Barrow

Winchcombe, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 5AL

Prehistoric · 1–2 hours for the barrow visit and approach

The Rollright Stones — Source imageSource image7.2

The Rollright Stones

Rollright Road, Little Rollright, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 5QB

Prehistoric · Under 1 hour

Malmesbury Abbey — Place photographPlace photograph7.0

Malmesbury Abbey

Gloucester Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 0AA

Abbey · 1–2 hours

Jet Age Museum — Place photographPlace photograph6.3

Jet Age Museum

Meteor Business Park, Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester GL2 9QL

Museum & collection · 1–2 hours

Cirencester Park — Source imageSource image6.2

Cirencester Park

The Old Kennels, The Bathurst Estate, Cirencester GL7 1UR

Parkland · 1–2 hours

Bibury Trout Farm — Place photographPlace photograph5.8

Bibury Trout Farm

Bibury, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Unusual place · 1–2 hours

Lydiard Park Lake — Place photographPlace photograph5.8

Lydiard Park Lake

Lydiard Park, Swindon, Wiltshire

Lake · 1–2 hours

The Jubilee Lake — Place photographPlace photograph5.6

The Jubilee Lake

Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire

Lake · 1–2 hours

  1. 01Blenheim Palace Lodge RetreatBladon Road, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PT
  2. 02Crickley Hill Country ParkCrickley Hill, Birdlip, Gloucester GL4 8JY
  3. 03Chimney Meadows National Nature ReserveChimney, near Bampton, Oxfordshire
  4. 04Cotswold Wildlife Park & GardensBradwell Grove, near Burford, Oxfordshire
  5. 05Lower Moor FarmSomerford Keynes Road, Oaksey, Wiltshire SN16 9TW
  6. 06Belas Knap Long BarrowWinchcombe, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 5AL
  7. 07The Rollright StonesRollright Road, Little Rollright, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 5QB
  8. 08Malmesbury AbbeyGloucester Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 0AA
  9. 09Jet Age MuseumMeteor Business Park, Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester GL2 9QL
  10. 10Cirencester ParkThe Old Kennels, The Bathurst Estate, Cirencester GL7 1UR
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