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Uncover the top attractions in the Cotswolds with our guide, featuring historic sites, stunning gardens, and unique cultural experiences. Whether you're interested in exploring grand stately homes, wandering through picturesque landscapes, or discovering local heritage, find the perfect attractions to make your visit to the Cotswolds truly memorable.


Sudeley Castle

Sudeley Castle

Home to Elizabeth, Lady Ashcombe and the Dent-Brocklehurst family, Sudeley Castle and Gardens is a Tudor jewel with 1,000 years of history, formal gardens, events, tours, and exhibitions.

Batsford Arboretum

Batsford Arboretum

Batsford is home to one of the finest botanical collections in the country. At 60 acres in size, Batsford is an intimate and romantic place to visit, with interest all year round.

Cotswold Lavender

Cotswold Lavender

A third generation family farm set in the Heart of the beautiful Cotswold Hills overlooking Broadway and the Vale of Evesham. You can walk the fields to see the stunning sights from mid June to the beginning of August. It is closed to visitors for the rest of the year.

Cotswold Water Park

Cotswold Water Park

The Cotswold Water Park is an area of 42 square miles and 180 lakes, with many different leisure providers offering land and water activities, and a variety of places to stay. This stunning wetlands landscape hosts tens of thousands of breeding and watering birds and is an ideal destination for watching wildlife all year round.

Cotswold Wildlife Park

Cotswold Wildlife Park

Cotswold Wildlife Park is one of the largest zoological collections in the UK, with over 1,500 animals from 250 different species, set in 160 acres of beautiful parkland with plenty of space to enjoy nature.

The Theatre Chipping Norton

The Theatre Chipping Norton

In the heart of the Cotswolds, at the junction point of three counties and four regions, The Theatre Chipping Norton is a mixed arts venue, hosting, co-producing and supporting some of the most exciting, accessible and entertaining culture in the region.

The Rollright Stones

The Rollright Stones

The Rollright Stones is complex of three megalithic monuments on a ridge forming the edge of the Cotswold Hills and the watershed between the Severn and Thames catchment areas (also straddling the boundary between Oxfordshire and Warwickshire).

Barn Theatre

Barn Theatre

The Barn is a multi-award winning professional producing house theatre based in the heart of the Cotswolds. Widely regarded as one of the top 10 theatres in the country, our productions are broad and ambitious, consisting of new work, family entertainment, musical theatre and reinterpretations of beloved classics.

Cotswold Motoring Museum

Cotswold Motoring Museum

The Motoring Museum is overflowing with vintage car collections, classic cars and motorcycles, caravans, original enamel signs and an intriguing collection of motoring curiosities.

Painswick Rococo Garden

Painswick Rococo Garden

Situated outside the Cotswold town of Painswick, and famous for its snowdrop display, the Rococo Garden is a fascinating step back to a flamboyant & sensual period of English Garden Design. Painswick is the last surviving complete Rococo Garden in England and is also dog friendly.

Cotswold Quadding

Cotswold Quadding

Experience an electric quad trek with breathtaking views overlooking the ‘Gem’ of the Cotswolds, Broadway. Book your exclusive group booking to enjoy some sustainable fun with friends and family.

BLACKLION Farm Tours

BLACKLION Farm Tours

This small family-owned sheep dairy farm, is also home to award-winning BLACKLION rare sheep’s milk vodka. Choose from behind-the-scenes farm tours and tastings or go hands-on and experience milking the sheep or creating cocktails.

The Model Village

The Model Village

The Model Village is a one-ninth scale replica of the heart of the beautiful Cotswold village of Bourton-on-the-Water. A must see tourist attraction for anyone visiting The Cotswolds.

Westonbirt

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum

Located in the Cotswolds, this is a stunning and remarkable place for people to see, explore and enjoy a heritage landscape world-renowned for its trees. With 15,000 tree species, including five national tree collections and seasonal activities for everyone to enjoy, Westonbirt offers a new experience with every visit.