If you are planning on coming to the Cotswolds to experience a bit of seasonal cheer, make sure you head south of Cheltenham to visit the Westonbirt Arboretum.
Now in case you didn’t know, an arboretum is a wonderful place to visit at this time of year if you want to take a cheap weekend break.  [...]

Manor Cottages release new tourism guides
Manor Cottages has added new content to their main website to help drive more visitors, to learn about the Cotswolds and surrounding areas.
With more and more people deciding to holiday in the UK, we feel that it is important to give information regarding the local areas so that the consumer [...]

Can it be nearly that time again already?  It certainly can – Christmas is getting closer by the day and it seems to have taken us by surprise this year for some reason.
But if you have a few spare days available to take a weekend break in the Cotswolds from Friday 4th December onwards, you [...]

If you are thinking of heading up to the Cotswolds for a weekend break in the near future, you might want to make sure you are in the area on Wednesday 18th November.  That is when the latest farmers market in Witney gets underway.
Witney in the Cotswolds is well known for its Witney blankets, although [...]

Why indeed?  But in answer to that question, what better place could there be to actually enjoy a round of golf, no matter how good or bad you might be?  Just imagine that beautiful scenery on offer as you make your way around your choice of course.  It almost wouldn’t matter if you lost your [...]

A weekend break in Bath has to be one of the most versatile UK weekend breaks you can take.  After all you’ve got the shops to browse round, the Roman Baths to see and the River Avon to go boating on.  And there is a lot more you can do as well.
But aside from all [...]

Stratford upon Avon is all about Shakespeare, of course.  You can visit his birthplace, you can see his grave, and you can also visit numerous other sites and venues that he is associated with.
But what better way to enjoy Shakespeare and Stratford upon Avon than by seeing one of his plays while you are staying [...]

We all have different ideas about what makes the ideal UK weekend break.  For some people shopping hits the top of the list.  For others it’s the scenery and getting away from it all.  And still more enjoy being able to explore an area they’ve never been to before.
You can get all of this and [...]

At the moment you might be considering where to go next summer for your annual holiday.  But it’s a long time until the weather starts getting warmer again, which is a good excuse to think about escaping to the Cotswolds during the colder months as well.
When it comes to taking a break from a stressful [...]

Stratford upon Avon is well known as the birthplace of Shakespeare.  And indeed you can go to visit his house and several other properties which were associated with him during his life as well.
But you can also visit properties that were associated with other important people in his life – and arguably the most important [...]