Childhood memories are embedded in places such as this. They’ll grow up with memories pinned to Foxcote. Racing out to the pool before they’ve even brushed their teeth, invading the tennis court, not necessarily for tennis, zip-wiring their way between the trees, or just mucking about around the basketball net.
Off site, head to the Cotswold Farm Park to feed and pet lambs, goats and pigs, ride sunny woodland trails and let off steam in the adventure barn. At the Cotswold Water Park, you can bike the paths, fish the lakes, water-ski, have an aerial adventure, boat, bathe or even surf-bike.
Unleash your creativity and curiosity on the interactive exhibitions at the Corinium Museum and discover everything from prehistoric tools to medieval sculpture. Take a self-guided treasure trail around Cirencester, or pack a picnic and go back in time to Chedworth and see what the Romans did for us.
Ride the Swindon and Cricklade Steam Railway through rolling English countryside, with bunnies at Easter and spooks at Hallowe’en. Make feathered friends for life at Birdland, including flamingos, pelicans and village weavers. Or play the craziest golf of your life at Mr Mulligan’s in Cheltenham.
With the heated pool on site, you don’t even have to leave the premises. But if you do, your first port of call might be the direct access to the public footpath that takes you across the heart of the Cotswold escarpment. Bring your bikes, bring your dog, bring your spirit of adventure and see where it takes you.
Golfers should get down to Shipton for some nine-hole pay and play, or discover the hills and dales of the Cotswolds during the ups and downs of a round at Lilley Brook. Shoot some clay from the sky at Ian Coley. Or join the kids at Cotswold Water Park for water-skiing, wakeboarding or windsurfing.
At Cowley Manor, C-Side Spa brings you therapeutic massages, advanced facials and speciality pregnancy treatments inspired by the natural beauty of the Cotswolds. Or combine a trip to the Cotswold Wildlife Park with a nosey at Burford: not just a garden centre but also a café, activity centre, art gallery and gift shop.
See historic Blenheim Palace, stroll a wild garden for all seasons at Batsford, hike your way up to Broadway Tower for the red deer, the nuclear bunker and the Morris and Brown café, or back a winner at Cheltenham, the pinnacle of jump racing. Head out at dusk to the Montpellier nightclub scene or the theatre at Chipping Norton.
