Winchcombe Pottery is one of the oldest craft potteries in the UK. Potters and ceramicists have worked here on and off since the early 19th...

The restored steam and diesel locomotives of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway pass through some of the best scenery in the Cotswolds. From this station...

Founded in 1246 and once a celebrated pilgrimage site, this Cistercian abbey now lies in ruins due to its demolition in the sixteenth Century under...

North Street was once called Horsefair Street and horse-tethering rings can still be seen in the walls here. They were used for the horse markets...

This fascinating museum houses separate folk and police collections. The folk collection traces Winchcombe’s history from Neolithic times, with exhibits from Belas Knap, Roman Winchcombe,...

Beginning in the busy market town of Winchcombe, the Windrush Way winds along the banks of the River Windrush to Bourton-on-the-Water, the Cotswold's most visited...

Jacobean House is perhaps Winchcombe's most impressive building. Two-gabled and three-floored, it stands tall at the end of Queen Square. Built in 1618, it was...

Sudeley Castle is nestled in the glorious Cotswold Hills and was once the home of Queen Katerine Parr. With 14 acres of award-winning gardens, a...

With its distinctive Mansard roof, this is a typical Winchcombe house. From its façade it appears to be Georgian but hidden behind is a much...

Winchcombe’s most picturesque terrace was built for Lady Emma Dent of Sudeley Castle. Dent’s Terrace is a row of almshouses with gabled porches and pretty...

St Peter’s is best known for its gargoyles. Around forty grotesque faces stare down from the outside of the church. It’s said that the faces...

This is a truly interactive railway museum where visitors can actually operate the exhibits, which include simulated signal boxes that can be seen locking as...

At 330 metres above sea level, Cleeve Common is the highest point in the Cotswolds. Countless footpaths crisscross its 1000 acres and breathtaking views extend...

Snowshill Manor is a Cotswold manor house, containing Charles Paget Wade’s extraordinary collection of craftsmanship and design, including musical instruments, clocks, toys, bicycles, weavers’ and...

St Barnabas was built in the 19th Century, but, as a place of worship, the site dates back to the 5th Century. The churchyard, which...

Golf has been played on Cleeve HIll since 1891 and Cleeve Hill Golf Course is the latest to exploit its natural beauty, magnificent views and...

Cotswold stone, 14th Century and Grade I listed, Temple Guiting Manor is regarded as one of the finest small Tudor houses in the Cotswolds. Set...

This pretty church with 12th century origins is the site of an astonishing discovery. A Decalogue of reredos found here had lain hidden and decaying...

Lavender thrives on the free-draining limestone of the Cotswold Hills, and here at Snowshill Lavender there are 53 acres of it - a wonderful site...

Established in 1971, the Cotswold Farm Park was the first-ever Rare Breeds Farm to open to the public. With over 50 flocks and herds of...

Dating back 1000 years and romantically set among trees beneath the Cotswold escarpment, this church is dedicated to the child, Saint Eadburgha, daughter of King...

Hawling parish church is mostly 18th Century, but the pretty tower is around 500 years old. Early perpendicular in style, it has embattlements and gargoyles....

Hawling Methodist Chapel sites on a hill and has wonderful views of the surrounding Cotswold countryside. Built in 1837, it is a simple square building...

Guiting Power Baptist chapel was built in 1835 and it's a typical Victorian chapel. Outside, round-headed windows and a Venetian window above the entrance can...

Broadway Modern Gallery specializes in contemporary British sculpture, art, ceramics, furniture and glass. Featured artists range from outstanding recent graduates to established British artists with...

The Gordon Russell Museum is dedicated to the famous company owner who left a great deal of his fortune to be used for philanthropistic projects...

There have been people living at Guiting Power since at least Saxon times. Today, Guiting Power is a popular conservation village. At its centre is...

The Richard Hagen Gallery specializes in contemporary British art. Permanent displays include bronzes by James Butler RA, Britain's leading figurative sculptor, and by Vanessa Pooley...

St Michael’s is a fine cruciform church with Norman origins. Exceptional features include a surviving Norman doorway with an ornate carved tympanum and a tiny...

Burial mound or sacrifice site - no one's quite sure what Guiting Power Round Barrow was for, although it's the largest of its kind in...

The Domesday entry for Guiting Power mentions a priest living in this small village, perhaps indicating that this church dates from at least 1086, when...

This grade II listed building’s eleven rooms contain a unique collection covering every aspect of life in Evesham and the Vale, from prehistory to World...

The remains of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester and founder of the first Parliament, are buried here. De Montfort was killed at the Battle...

Thirteen counties can be seen from the top of Broadway Tower. This 18th Century Gothic folly stands on ground 312 metres above sea level, the...

The Lower River Avon runs from Evesham to Tewkesbury. At Evesham, it's set among waterside gardens, flood meadows and parkland. Visitors can stroll along the...

Evesham Library is one of the main cultural centre points at the heart of this town. It offers a great facility for the use...

This is a lovely medieval church in a beautiful rural setting. It is famous for its eight bells and enthusiastic bell-ringing tradition. The church has...

The ruins of this Benedictine Abbey are situated in a pleasant spot on the banks of the river Avon. The abbey was built because Eoves,...

This thirteenth Century tithe barn is one of the largest and finest in the country and can be found in the lovely village of Middle...

Pittville Studios Gallery is the main art exhibition space used by the faculty of media and art at the University of Gloucester. Throughout the...