Outdoor things to do in the Cotswolds
Parks, rivers, viewpoints and walks: 11 Roves in the Cotswolds for when you want fresh air.
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Bourton-on-the-Water
The Venice of the Cotswolds
Cross four low stone bridges without getting your feet wet.
Cleeve Hill
The Highest Point in the Cotswolds
Get above the light pollution and look up.
Bibury
England's Most Photographed Street
Frame the shot everyone takes, then go find a better one.
Batsford, Moreton-in-Marsh
Fly a Bird of Prey
Get a hawk to land on your own glove at a real falconry centre near Moreton-in-Marsh.
Upper Slaughter
The Quietest Village in the Cotswolds
Find the village with no shop, no pub sign, and barely any noise.
Bourton-on-the-Water
Tiny Bourton
Find the tiny model of the model, hidden inside the model village.
Lower Slaughter
Riverside Picnic, Lower Slaughter
Spread a blanket by the River Eye and do absolutely nothing for twenty minutes.
Lower Slaughter
Mill by the Eye
Follow the River Eye to a watermill that's still turning.
Cowley, Cheltenham
Walk an Alpaca Through the Fields
Lead your own alpaca on a walk around a working Cotswold farm.
Stourton
Whisky Made From Cotswold Barley
Tour the distillery that started making single malt whisky from scratch in 2014.
Winchcombe
The Queen Buried in a Garden
Find the only English queen buried on private ground.
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