Get out and explore. Climb Crickley Hill or Leckhampton, or head out to Pitville Park with a picnic. Enjoy hands-on animal experiences at Adam Henson’s Farm Park: interact with rare breeds, feed the animals, ride the tractors. Or travel like they did in the olden days on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway.
Explore a variety of wetland habitats and spot ducks, geese, swans, herons, and much more at Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Be sure to stop off at Welly Boot Land for water features, walking through streams and enjoying imaginative play. Go Ape in the Forest of Dean. Or game outdoors with BattleSports Laser Tag.
Soar up and down the Cotswolds’ hills and dales with ebikes from Cotswold Biking. Enjoy winter sports whatever the weather at Gloucester Ski and Snowboard Centre. Dodge the indoor butterflies at Berkeley Castle. And have a wild day out at Cattle Country Adventure Park, with its bison, soft play area, splash pool, and boats.
Try just about any activity you can think of, wet or dry, at The Cotswold Water Park, including wakeboarding, waterskiing, archery, rally driving, and tree-trekking. Feel very, very big at the model village at Bourton-on-the-Water. Visit the show caves at Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole, play adventure golf, and meet the dinosaurs.
Come in sunny springtime for the Cheltenham Festival. Hang around in town for the fine Regency buildings, including the Pittville Pump Room, a remnant of Cheltenham’s past as a spa town. Check out fine art at The Wilson museum and the ornate auditorium at the Victorian Everyman Theatre.
Explore the rolling green hills and honey houses of the Cotswolds. Climb Crickley Hill, walk the Leckhampton Loop, discover antique shops, coffee shops, and tearooms in beautiful Bibury, Broadway, and Bourton-on-the-Water. And head to Gloucester for the cathedral, shops on the quayside, and the rugby roar.
Discover Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the largest houses in England. It’s just a short drive from the spires of Oxford. Or go West to Bristol to see the suspension bridge, world-class restaurants, and cobbled-road shopping. Follow the Ross-on-Wye cider trails, walk the Forest of Dean, canoe the river.
Play three award-winning golf courses, jump into the famous lido, ramp up the adrenaline at the 417 Bike Park or 270 High Ropes. Recover with a spa day at Cowley Manor or book one in-house with Glo Pamper or Ruuby. Watch the mad cheese rolling at Cooper’s Hill. Then book a gin-tasting lab experience at Brennen and Brown.
