places to visit
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Batsford Arboretum Situated one and a quarter miles west of Moreton-in-Marsh, Batsford Arboretum is tucked away on a south facing escarpment and is one of the jewels of the Cotswolds and one of the largest private collections of trees and shrubs in the country. |
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Berkley Castle Berkeley Castle is one of the March Castles, and has all the trappings to match: trip steps, arrow slits, murder holes, enormous barred doors, slots where the portcullis once fell, and worn stones where sentries stood guard. |
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Blenheim Palace Situated just 8 miles from Oxford on A44, the Palace is set in beautiful parkland of 2100 acres, which was landscaped by 'Capability' Brown in 1760's and is the home of 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. |
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Castle Coombe Circuit Castle Combe Circuit has been contributing to the world of motorsport in the UK for over 55 years and activities here include Race Car Meetings, Motorcycle Race Meetings, both Motorbike and Car Track Days, and Driving Experiences. |
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Chedworth Villa The remains of one of the largest Roman Villas in the country and set in a wooded Cotswold Combe. Over 1 mile of walls survive and there are several fine mosaics, two bathhouses, hypocausts, a water-shrine and latrine. |
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Colesbourne Park The snowdrop collection at Colesbourne Park originated in the plantings made by Henry John Elwes (1846-1922). |
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Cotswold Way The Cotswold Way was designated a local distance footpath in 1970 and a National Trail in 1998. It runs along the western escarpment, starting close to Shakespeare's Stratford and finishing in Bath. |
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Cotswold Wildlife Park Open since 1970, Cotswold Wildlife Park is set in 160 acres of parkland and gardens around a listed Victorian Manor House, and is home to a fascinating and varied collection of mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates from all over the world. |
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Gloucester Cathedral Described as Northern Europe's sixth most beautiful building by John Betjamin. Located in the heart of Gloucester city, the architecture varies from the Norman nave with its massive columns to examples of Romanesque and early perpendicular |
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Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The GWR is an all-volunteer steam and diesel heritage railway in the English Cotswolds The railway offers a 20-mile round trip between Toddington and Cheltenham Racecourse through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Cotswolds. |
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Hidcote Manor Hidcote is one of England's great gardens. Designed and created by the horticulturist Major Lawrence Johnston in the Arts & Crafts style, it is made up of exquisite garden rooms, each possessing its own special character |
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International Centre for Birds of Prey The International Centre for Birds of Prey is the new name for the National Birds of Prey Centre. It is and has been for many years, a specialist zoo of birds of prey dedicated to their conservation. |
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Malmesbury Abbey Gardens 5 acres of magnificent garden located adjacent to Malmebury Abbey and home to the famous naked gardeners! There is a huge variety of planting through double herbaceous borders, foloiage garden, wooded and laburnum walks |
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Owlpen Manor OWLPEN has long been recognised as one of England's most romantic early manor houses. The Tudor manor (1450-1616) stands with its early formal garden of magnificent yews at the centre of a clutch of medieval landmark buildings. |
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Painswick Rococo Garden Situated outside the beautiful Cotswold town of Painswick, the garden is a fascinating step back to the flamboyant English Rococo period. This gem of a garden was originally laid out in the 18th century and, is set in a hidden Cotswold valley. |
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Slimbridge Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust The headquarters of WWT. Sir Peter Scott's vision became a reality at Slimbridge in 1946, when he realised how many thousands of geese depended on the shores of the Severn Estuary. |
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Sudeley Castle The history of Sudeley Castle and its award-winning gardens spans over a thousand years and contains many varied tales of royal associations, wars and periods of neglect and subsequent restoration. |
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Westonbirt Arboretum Westonbirt Arboretum is a wonderful world of over 18,00 trees from all over the world, planted from 1829 to the present day, producing 600 acres of beautiful landscaped Cotswold countryside. |
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Worcester Cathedral Worcester Cathedral is a magnificent sight as it rises majestically above the River Severn. Worcester has been the seat of a bishopric since the Seventh Century, and the Cathedral was served by monks until the Reformation. |