Stroud Fringe Festival 2018 No Fringe festival this year! Stroud Fringe is a free music and arts festival that takes over Stroud in Gloucestershire every August bank holiday. Following a break in 2018, the 2019 festival will feature five official …
The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling is an annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper’s Hill, near Gloucester in England. It is traditionally done by and for the people who live in the local village of Brockworth, but now …
The Cotswold Way is a designated 102 mile National Walking Trail. Starting in the North Cotswolds in Chipping Campden and finishing in Bath at the Abbey, this undulating route follows the natural beauty of the Cotswold escarpment landscape. It passes …
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The beautiful island of Sicily is located off of the Southern tip of Italy. If you enjoy like us visiting picturesque and elegant old towns steeped in ancient history and love Italian food, you will not be disappointed with a …
The Fleece Inn, Bretforton Christmas is over and January sees the return of the Fleece Inn annual Wassail. From dusk the apple orchard becomes alive with cider, singing and Morris men. Join this pagan tradition of waking the trees to …
For us the highlight of 2017 has to be the most amazing adventure to watch Le Tour de France cycle race in the beautiful picturesque setting of the French Alps. It was something we had talked about and planned to …
Another traditional May event to visit is the Bisley Well Dressing ceremony. Bisley is a delightful village, high above Stroud, it has all the great features of a classic Cotswold village with a historic old pub, The Bear with it’s …
The Randwick Wap is a series of events during spring which culminates in a traditional procession and festival dating back to the Middle Ages. Various theories exist on how it began, although most villagers believe it was a celebration that …
North Cotswold CAMRA & GWR – 9th Spring Steam & Ale Weekend 20th & 21st May 2017 – 10:30 to 19:00 (Sat) to 17:00 * (Sun) at Winchcombe & Toddington stations 32 beer total, 10 at Toddington. Hot and cold …
Walk from Zennor, Cornwall to St Ives across fields – 4.84 miles Description: Inland walk from Zennor to St Ives across the fields. St Senara’s church is worth a visit. Lookout for the carved mermaid bench-end. Enjoy the stone stiles …