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| Batsford
Arboretum. |
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Batsford
Arboretum
Batsford Park
Near Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 9QB
Tel: 01386 701441
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Website: www.batsford-arboretum.co.uk
Over 50 acres of parkland with 1,500 different species of trees.
Open February to mid-November 10am-5pm.
Beckford
Silk, Beckford, near Tewkesbury
Tel: 01386 881507
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Silk printing centre includes hand printing workshop, shop and coffee
shop. Admission free. All public areas accessible by wheelchair.
Open Mon-Sat, 9am-5.30pm.
Birdland
Park, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tel: 01451 820480
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Exotic breeds of birds and penguins, picnic and play areas. Open
all year. April-October, 10am-6pm daily, November-March, 10am-4pm
(last admission one houre before closing).
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| Bourton
House Gardens. |
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Bourton
House Gardens
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Near Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 9AE
Tel: 01386 700754
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Flamboyant and imaginative three-acre garden surrounding lovely
18th century Cotswold manor house. Open May-October, Wed-Fri 10am-5pm.
Bourton-on-the-Water
Model Railway
Tel: 01451 820686
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A must for train set fans - male members of the family shouldn't
need much persuading to go here!
Bourton-on-the-Water
Model Village
Tel: 01451 820467
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Model
of the village itself, complete with pubs and homes, river and bridges,
all created in Cotswold stone. Summer: 9am-6pm daily.
Winter: 10am-4pm daily.
Broadway
Tower Country Park
Tel: 01386 852390
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Walks and wildlife, adventure playground, giant chessboard. Picnic
and barbecue areas. Open all year.
Cotswold
Falconry Centre, Batsford Park
near Moreton-in-Marsh
Tel: 01386 701043
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See eagles, hawks, owls and falcons in flight as well as breeding
pairs of many kinds of birds. Open mid-February to mid-November,
10.30am-5.30pm daily.
Cotswold
Farm Park
Guiting Power near Stow-on-the-Wold
Tel: 01451 850307
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Rare farm animals, nature trails, baby farm animals, lambing, sheep
shearing, etc. 'Meet the animals' touch barn. Facilities for disabled.
Children's education centre, adventure playground, pets corner,
farm trail. Picnic area, cafe and kiosk. Open late March to mid-September,
10.30am-5pm daily.
Cotswold
Motor Museum And Toy Collection, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tel: 01451 821255
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See BRUM the BBC TV car, vehicles, toys, and vintage advertising
signs in 18th century watermill. Open February-November, 10am-6pm
daily.
Cotswold
Motor Museum And Toy Collection
Bourton-on-the-Water
Tel: 01451 821255
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The home of BRUM the BBC TV car, along with cars, motorcycles, toys,
vintage advertising signs housed in 18th century watermill. Open
Feb-Nov, 10am-6pm daily.
Cotswold
Perfumery, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tel: 01451 820698
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See the fascinating process of fragrance being made at a perfumery
that has supplied the Queen. Open Mon-Sat, 9.30am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-5pm.
Cotswold
Wildlife Park, Burford
Tel: 01993 823006
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Actually this is just over the border in Oxfordshire but well worth
a visit to see all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures including
rare Asiatic lions, leopards, reptiles, meerkats and red pandas
- very different from the giant variety we are all familiar
with. Open daily from 10am. Last admission 4.30pm March-September,
4pm October, 3.30pm November-February.
Dragonfly
Maze, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tel: 01451 822251
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Created by author and inventor Kit Williams, a fascinating puzzle
of picture and word clues takes the visitor through twisting pathways
to the pavilion home of the Minotoad with its room of a thousand
mirrors.
Fundays
Playbarn, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tel: 01451 822999
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Activity play centre with tubes, mazes, ballponds, ropes, slides,
climbing walls and nets for 11-year-olds and under. Soft play area
for babies and toddlers, lounge area for adults and cafe.
Gloucestershire
Warwickshire Railway, Toddington
Tel:
01242 621405
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Chuff past some fine views including the famous Hailes Abbey ruins.
Open weekends and Bank Holiday Mons, some summer weekdays, 10.15am-5.30pm.
Hailes
Abbey, near Winchcombe
Tel: 01242 602398
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Ruins of 13th century abbey which onced housed a precious phial
of blood reputed to be that of Jesus Christ. Open: April-October,
daily, 10am-6pm. November 1- March 31, Wed-Sun, 10am-4pm.
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| Hidcote
Manor Garden. |
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Hidcote
Manor Gardens
Hidcote Bartrim
Chipping Campden
GL55 6LR
Tel: 01386 438333
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here for map
Website: www.nationaltrust
.org.uk/hidcote International renowned garden made up of
a series of outdoor rooms, each with its own special atmosphere.
Open March-November, Mon-Wed, Sat and Sun 10.30am-6.30pm (also Thurs
in June and July).
John
Moore Countryside Museum, Tewkesbury
Tel: 01684 297174
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Natural history collection displayed in a 15th century timber-framed
house and commemorating the life and work work of local writer and
naturalist John Moore. Open April-end October, Tues-Sat and Bank
Holiday Mons, 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. Open most Saturdays in winter.
Keith
Hardings' World of Mechanical Music, Northleach
Tel: 01451 860181
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Collection of antique clocks, musical boxes, self-playing pianos
and organs. Open daily, 10am-6pm.
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| Barnsley
House Garden. |
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Kiftsgate
Court Garden
Hidcote Bartrim
Chipping Campden
GL55 6LN
Tel: 01386 438777
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Perched on the edge of the Cotswolds with wonderful views, including
colour-themed gardens separated by yew hedges, Mediterranean-style
lower garden with pool and contemporary water garden. Open April-September,
Wed, Thur, Sun 2pm-6pm. June and July, Wed, Thur, Sat, Sun, noon-6pm.
Merchant's
House, Tewkesbury
Tel: 01684 297174
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A 15th century timber-framed house, restored to reconstruct a merchant’s
shop and house in medieval times.
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| Mill
Dene Garden. |
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Mill
Dene Garden
School Lane
Blockley
Near Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 9HU
Tel: 01386 700457
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Set in two and a half acres around a Cotswold water mill, planted
in traditional English country garden style. Terraces rise from
the millpond, also rose walk, cricket lawn, potager and fantasy
fruit garden, plus stunning views over the hills from the top of
the garden. Open April-October, Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm.
Miniature
World, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tel: 01451 810121
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here for map
Collection of miniature scenes and models made by 100 of the country's
best model-makers.
Old
Mill Museum, Lower Slaughter
Tel: 01451 820052
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19th century flour mill with huge water wheel on the banks of the
River Eye.
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| Sezincote. |
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Sezincote
Near Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 9AW
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Exotic
garden surrounding an Indian-style house. Features include temple,
fountain, orangery, stream and unusual trees and shrubs. Open January-November,
Thur, Fri and bank holiday Mondays, 2pm-6pm or dusk if earlier.
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| Snowshill
Manor Garden. |
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Snowshill
Manor Garden
Snowshill
Near Broadway
WR12 7JU
Tel: 01386 852410
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Website: www.nationaltrust
.org.uk/snowshill
Charming organic cottage-style garden surrounding Cotswold manor
house, with water features, roses and old-fashioned flowers. Open
March-November, Wed-Sun and bank holiday Mons, every Mon in July
and August.
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| Stanway
House Gardens. |
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Stanway
House Baroque Water Garden
Stanway
Near Winchcombe
GL54 5PQ
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here for map
Tel: 01386 584469
Stunning Cotswold stone manor house surrounded by 20 acres of beautifully
landscaped parkland and one of the finest Baroque water gardens
in Britain. Open July-August, Tue and Thur, 2pm-5pm.
Sherborne
Park Estate, Sherborne, near Northleach
Just off A40 Cheltenham-Oxford road
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Fine family walks round National Trust property along the River
Windrush and through idyllic estate village of Sherborne. Open daily.
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| Sudeley
Castle Gardens. |
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Sudeley
Castle Gardens
Winchcombe
GL54 5JD
Tel: 01242 602308
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here for map
Website: www.sudeleycastle
.co.uk
Eight individual gardens surrounding fairy-tale 15th century castle
that was once the home of Katherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII.
Winner of the 1996 Historic Houses Garden of the Year award, they
include a Tudor knot garden, stone garden, kitchen garden, wildflower
walk and the renowned Queen’s Garden with its collection of old-fashioned
roses. Open March-October, daily 10.30am-5.30pm.
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| Tewkesbury
Abbey has the tallest Norman tower in the British Isles. |
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Tewkesbury
Abbey
Tel: 01684 850959
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here for map
Site of 900 years of Christian worship and scene of the Yorkist
massacre of defeated Lancastrians during the Wars of the Roses in
1471.
The 148ft tall Norman tower is the tallest in the British Isles.
>>Take
the BBC Gloucestershire photo tour of Tewkesbury Abbey and town
Tewkesbury
Museum
Tel 01684 292901
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here for map
Displays of historic Tewkesbury displayed in a fine 15th century
timber-framed house, including Roman and medieval archaeological
finds and a recreation of the Battle of Tewkesbury, one of the bloodiest
battles of the Wars of the Roses. Open April-end October, Tues-Sat
and Bank Holiday Mons, 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm.
Toy
and Collectors Museum, Stow-on-the-Wold
Tel: 01451 830159
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here for map
Open
Wed-Mon 11am-1pm. Closed Tues, May and Christmas.
Vale
Wildlife Visitor Centre, Beckford near Tewkesbury
Tel: 01386 882288
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Charity caring for sick and injured wild animals and birds. Admission
free, but donations welcome. 10.30am-4pm daily except December 25
and 26.
Wellington
Aviation Museum and Art Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh
Tel: 01608 650323
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Aviation and Second World War history and collection of wartime
aircraft paintings. Open January-February, Sat and Sun, March-December,
Tues-Sat, 10am-noon, 2pm-5pm.
Winchcombe
Folk and Police Museum
Tel: 01242 602925
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here for map
Collection of artefacts showing history of Winchcombe from Neolithic
times of Belas Knapp to the Second World War. Open April-end October,
Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm.
Winchcombe
Railway Museum and Garden
Tel: 01242 602257
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A hands-on museum of railway life. Pets corner and play area. Picnic
area. Open Easter-end October, Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays, 1.30pm-5.30pm,
Wed-Fri, 1.30pm-5pm, August daily 1.30pm-5.30pm.
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