Places to Visit in Cirencester and surrounding Cotswolds

The Park offers beautiful surroundings to enjoy relaxing walks. The park is open to the public free of charge by kind permission of the Earl Of Bathhurst.  Visitors to the area in July might like to visit the Cotswold show held at the park.

New Brewery Arts is a centre of modern art and crafts inspiring learning and culture for everyone. Visitors can participate in different classes, enjoy a performance or have lunch in the cafe.

The Corinium Museum is one of the most popular museums in the South West. Visitors can experience life as a Roman by entering Corinium, the second largest city in Roman Britain. The museum also offers an extensive gift shop.

From country parks, angling lakes, sailing clubs, picturesque villages to country inns and much. There is plenty for everyone to explore.

Is one of the most spectacular tree gardens in the world. Three thousand different trees and shrubs species cover six hundred acres to create a relaxing step back to nature.

One of the village's main tourist spots and overlooking a water meadow and the river is Arlington Row, a group of ancient cottages with steeply pitched roofs dating back to the 16th Century. The village was once described by William Morris as 'the most beautiful village in the Cotswolds'.

Regularly voted one of the prettiest villages in England, Bourton-on-the-Water has more than its share of Cotswold houses and cottages, many of them three hundred years old, some dating back to Elizabethan times four hundred years ago. There is plenty to see and do here.

There are a number of golf courses in the area that cater for all abilities. With Cirencester golf club a stones throw from the guesthouse.

The local area provides a number of fishing spots for avid anglers.

The Cotswold area has many spectacular walks from scenic routes to nature trails.

The Cheltenham Festival is held in March over four days. The Cheltenham Gold Cup race is always the biggest in the betting markets in the National Hunt season outside of the Grand National.

The Gatcombe Horse Trials regularly hosts international riders from all over the world for the spring and autumn competitions. Cross country, show jumping, dressage, shopping, hospitality and much more.

'Badminton' takes place in May, and is one of the toughest equestrian events. The pinnacle of the world's four day events.

The Air Tattoo is held at RAF Fairford every July and is the world's largest military airshow, gaining a reputation as one of the UK's top outdoor family events.

Kemble Airport offers a number of annual events including Kemble Air Day held in June.