Bath – The Guide
Manor Cottages has been working on providing local area guides for key areas within the Cotswolds.
Our third guide is on the historic city of Bath. Visit our main website for the full guide.
The Guide Includes:
Days out: Things to do while visiting Bath
Eating Out: The best places to dine in Bath
Shopping: Find out [...]

Wye Valley – The Guide
Manor Cottages has been working on providing local area guides for key areas within the Cotswolds.
Our second guide is on the tranquil Wye Valley. Visit our main website for the full guide.
The Guide Includes:
Days out: Things to do while visiting the Wye Valley
Eating Out: The best places to dine in the [...]

Stratford upon Avon – The Guide
Manor Cottages has been working on providing local area guides for key areas within the Cotswolds.
Our first guide is on the beautiful Stratford Upon Avon. Visit our main website for the full guide.
The Guide Includes:
Days out: Things to do while visiting Stratford
Eating Out: The best places to dine in Stratford [...]

The Cotswolds through the year
Having visited The Cotswolds during most months of the year and having never been disappointed, other than realising that I might have missed something really good a few weeks earlier or later, I thought there might be value in researching and outlining just a few of the calendar events which the [...]

A lucky dip into the Cotswolds
As promised in my earlier articles, I shall try to highlight just a few of the many treasures to be discovered in the delightful Cotswolds. I shall do so in no particular order, precedence or favour, as to compare one Cotswold village to another town or city, would be akin [...]

Off to the Cotswolds
So you have decided to visit the idyll that is The Cotswolds. Hopefully you have settled upon some suitable accommodation which will allow you the independence to get the greatest value from your stay. One might expect that your itinerary might involve car, bicycle and/or walking some of the many footpaths which [...]

The Cotswolds
Were you to chat with anybody who has visited The Cotswolds, whether for a short or long stay, and they would with total certainty bombard you with superlatives: – picturesque, beautiful, enchanting, unspoilt, etc.
Should you ask anyone who has not yet been to this gem of the English countryside, they would likely say that [...]

Westonbirt Arboretum is always worth visiting just to see the trees that are an essential part of the venue.  But there is another reason for paying a visit on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday the 20th and 21st of February.  This is when the Dog Days event takes place.
This will be the fifth year [...]

How arty are you?  If you love seeing other people’s efforts at creating artwork you’ll want to come along to Cirencester during January and right through until the end of February.  It gives you the chance to spend part of your Cotswolds holiday in a slightly different manner, showing you locals at work creating some [...]

No matter where you are living in the country, the chances are good that the mention of snowdrops makes you think of the white stuff.  This is the worst winter we have seen in this country for nearly thirty years, and there is no sign of any let up just yet either.
But if you are [...]