Welcome to my mini guide to the Cotswolds. In this guide, you’ll find recommendations on the best things to do in the Cotswolds and the best places to visit. I’ve also included recommendations for amazing restaurants and hotels. At the end of this post, there is a saveable Google Map with all locations pinned, ready for your trip to the Cotswolds!
- Castle Combe
- The Manor House
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Things to do
🦌 Go deer spotting at Broadway Tower
👟 Walk the Cotswold Way
🍺 Visit the oldest Inn in England, The Porch House
🏰 Blenheim Palace (birthplace of Winston Churchill)
💜 Cotswold Lavender Farm
🏰 Warwick Castle
🏡 Anne Hathaway’s Cottage + Shakespeare’s Birthplace
🏘 The Model Village in Bourton-on-the-Water
🌹 Snowhill Manor & Gardens
🏰 Sudeley Castle
⛪️ Gloucester Cathedral
Places to Visit
Bibury
Castle Combe
Stow-on-the-Wold
Bourton-on-the-Water
Chipping Campden
Broadway
Upper Slaughter
Lower Slaughter
Burford
Snowshill
Cirencester
Fairford
Painswick
- The Swan Inn in Burford
- Lucy’s Tearoom in Stow-on-the-Wold
When to Visit the Cotswolds?
The Cotswolds is truly beautiful any time of year, yes even in winter! However, my favourite time to visit is during Autumn when an explosion of beautiful red & orange foliage is on display. If you want to visit during this time I recommend planning a trip for the last week of October or the first week of November.
Where to eat
£
Lucy’s Tearoom (Cream teas)
Lynwood & Co (Coffee + Quick bites)
The Stump (Pizza & Craft Beer)
££
Daylesford Organic Farm (Modern British)
Da Luigi Bistro (Italian)
The Fox at Oddington (Pub/Pizza)
The Butchers Arms (Modern British)
The Kingham Plough (British/Pub)
The Coconut Tree (Sri Lankan)
The Potting Shed (Gastropub)
The Bull (Pub/Traditional)
The Old Stocks Inn (Modern British)
The Bell (Modern British)
The Painswick (British/European)
£££
The Wild Rabbit (Modern British)
The Atrium at Lords of the Manor (Modern Cuisine)
YOKU (Japanese)
Hotels
££
The Manor House
No.38 The Park
No.131 The Promenade
Artist Residence Oxfordshire
Double Red Duke
The Fish
Calcot & Spa
The Swan Inn
The Lygon Arms 🌿💧
£££
Foxhill Manor
Cowley Manor Experimental 🌿💧
Lucknam Park Hotel 🌿💧
The Lakes by YOO 🌿💧
Thyme England 🌿
The Pig (formerly Barnsley House, reopening summer 2024)
Dormy House 🌿💧
🌿 = has a spa
💧 = has a pool
- St Edward’s Church in Stow-on-the-Wold
- Castle Combe
Map of Cotswolds
Here’s a map of all the places in the Cotswolds mentioned in this post.
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