Enjoy quality films in intimate boutique surroundings at The Living Room Cinema, or amuse younger kids in the indoor play area at Cotswold Clubhouse. There’s something for everyone at Adam Henson’s Farm Park, including horses to ride, an after-dark light trail, and all the piglets, foals, calves and goat kids they can handle.
It’s all going on at the Cotswold Wildlife Park: get down there to meet Humboldt penguins, rhinos, giraffes, meerkats, Asiatic lions and more. Or spot waldrapp ibis, flamingos, pelicans, cranes and waterfowl at Birdland among nine acres of gardens and woodland along the winding River Windrush.
Visit the country’s only grade II-listed model village, Toddington, with its own one-ninth-scale steam railway. Try just about anything, from stand-up paddleboarding to off-road cycling, or just laze about on the inland beach, at Cotswold Water Park. And see the scenery in comfort on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway.
Shakespeare’s not so dull when you see it for real: head to The Everyman in Stratford. Meet hawks, vultures and buzzards at Cotswold Falconry. See what mum and dad used to drive at the Cotswold Motoring Museum. Dive deep into the caves at Cheddar Gorge. Or make new furry walking friends at Cotswold Alpacas.
Swim, gym or book a class at Bourton-on-the-Water Leisure Centre or tackle a range of indoor and outdoor climbing facilities at Far Peak Climbing. Take a tour of Hawkstone, the brewery that made Jeremy Clarkson swear (in a good way). Or learn to bag game at The Oxfordshire Shooting School.
The only handicap at beautiful Wychwood Golf Club with its woodland views might be your game, and Burford Golf Club is just as pretty, with its lush fairways and mature trees. Hire bikes from Mountain Mania or TY Cycles. Or strap up your boots for walks that include Wychwood Wild Garden, Dover’s Hill and Foxholes Nature Reserve.
Catch carp in an uncrowded, peaceful place at Chad Lakes in Bledington. Hire anything from small electric open boats for a couple of hours to all-day cruisers at Cotswold Boat Hire. Hop into a canoe and explore The Thames from Lechlade with Cotswold Canoe Hire. Recover with holistic and ancient healing treatments at Bamford Wellness Spa.
Pick from aerial adventure, angling, archery, birdwatching, cycling, walking, watersports and more at Cotswold Water Park. Or book a blast into the past at beautiful landmarks such as Blenheim Palace, Warwick Castle, Chastleton House and Bibury. Shop in quirky Burford and Broadway and stock up at Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farmshop.
