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Cotswolds

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  • May – October
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About Cotswolds

The Cotswolds is England's chocolate-box ideal — rolling limestone hills draped in meadows, dry-stone walls and villages of honey-gold stone that look unchanged since the wool trade made them prosperous in the 14th century. Bibury's Arlington Row is the most photographed street in England; Bourton-on-the-Water the prettiest village. Hire a car for a weekend and make it your base for Oxford, Blenheim Palace and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Highlights

  • Bourton-on-the-Water village and streams
  • Bibury Arlington Row (most photographed in England)
  • Chipping Campden market town
  • Blenheim Palace (Churchill's birthplace)
  • Cotswold Way long-distance walking trail
  • Broadway Tower hilltop views

Cotswolds in photos

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JUL
BBC Proms 2026 — London, July 2026
King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom · classical music festival
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JUL
Love's Labour's Lost at Shakespeare's Globe — London, July 2026
King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom · open-air theatre
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JUL
The Hundred 2026 — London, July 2026
King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom · cricket
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JUL
Cats at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre — London, July 2026
King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom · musical (open-air)
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AUG
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
6 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG, United Kingdom · cultural
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Edinburgh International Festival 2026 — Edinburgh, August 2026
6 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG, United Kingdom · performing arts festival
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May – October

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