Resources - Things to Do and See in the Cotswolds
Resources for things to see and do in the Cotswolds.
General Resources
English Heritage: Historic sites throughout England.
Historic Church Trails in Glouchestershire
National Trust: Historic homes and gardens throughout England.
Gardens in the Cotswolds
Note that some gardens are not open every day. Always check the website for opening days and times.
Great British Gardens: Gardens in the United Kingdom.
Northern Cotswolds
Batsford Arboretum: Near Moreton-in-Marsh.
Bourton House: Near Moreton-in-Marsh.
Hidcote Manor Garden: Beautiful gardens open to the public, north of Chipping Campden. Photos
Kiftsgate Gardens: Beautiful gardens open to the public, north of Chipping Campden. See the Bluebell Walk in May. Photos
Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate: Estate and garden run by the National Trust, near Burford.
Mill Dene Garden: Blockley, near Chipping Campden.
Stanway Watergarden: Jacobean house, fountain and watergarden in Stanway, between Broadway and Winchcombe.
Southern Cotswolds
Cerney House Gardens: Near Cirencester.
Misarden Park Gardens: Miserden, north of Stroud and Cirencester. Notice the spelling difference between the estate name - Miserden - and the gardens - Misarden.
Painswick Rococo Garden: Historic gardens, famous for their winter snowdrop display.
Rodmarton Manor Garden: Near Cirencester.
Westonbirt: The National Arboretum near Tetbury.
Historic Houses
Northern Cotswolds
Broadway Tower: Eighteenth century gothic folly built on a hilltop just outside of Broadway.
Chastleton: National Trust. One of England's finest Jacobean houses, east of Stow-on-the-Wold.
Hailes Abbey: National Trust. Remains of a 13th-century Cistercian abbey just outside of Winchcombe.
Snowshill Manor: National Trust. A Tudor manor house with an eclectic collection of antique toys and musical instruments and an Arts & Crafts-style garden.
Stanway House and Fountain: Jacobean house, fountain and watergarden in Stanway, between Broadway and Winchcombe.
Sudeley Castle: Near Winchcombe. Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's last wife (who survived him) is buried here. Castle and gardens.
Southern Cotswolds
Owlpen Manor: Near Uley, southern Cotswolds.
Woodchester Park: National Trust, Nympsfield, near Stroud, southern Cotswolds. See also Woodchester Mansion - separate website with more information.
Outside the Cotswolds
Bredon Tithe Barn: Near Tewkesbury, northern Cotswolds. 14th-century barn.
Coughton Court: National Trust, near Stratford-upon-Avon.
Roman Sites
Wikipedia, Roman Roads in Britain
Archaeological Handbook of Gloucestershire: Bill Thayer reproduces the British and Roman Roads chapter of an 1882 book with descriptions of the Roman Roads through England. Several pass through the Cotswolds.
Bath - Roman Baths: The Romans were in England nearly 2000 years ago and left many traces. They used the natural hot springs water of Bath to create a bath house. The remains are in the center of Bath, beside the Abbey, in the same building as the Pump Room. This is the main tourist attraction in Bath and can be crowded, but it is well worth seeing.
Chedworth Roman Villa: National Trust, near Cirencester, southern Cotswolds.
Corinium Museum: Cirencester, southern Cotswolds. Roman artifacts found in Cirencester from when it was the second largest Roman settlement (Corinium) after London.
Other Activities
Birdland Parks and Garden: Near Bourton-on-the-Water.
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens: South of Burford.
Outside the Cotswolds
Stratford Brass Rubbing Centre
Walking in the Cotswolds
Cotswolds Way: National Trail. The Cotswolds Way is a long distance trail that goes along the western edge of the Cotswolds from Chipping Campden to Bath. There are several detailed guides to this long distance trail which show how it comes into Bath.
See more on our Walking in the Cotswolds page.
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