Guesthouses in Gloucestershire, England |
Guesthouses in Gloucestershire, EnglandGloucestershire is a county in south-west England and the county town is Gloucester. It include the valley of th River Severn, The Forest of Dean and part of the Cotswold Hills
The Cotswold Way long distance path traverses the whole region and walking it is an ideal way of seeing the villages here.
Please see our page 'The Cotswolds' for more relevant information specifically about that area.
Cheltenham is a spa town with an excellent range of accommodation, restaurants, theatres and shops. The town has lots of Georgian and Regency architecture with peaceful parks and gardens. To sample the spa waters, see the Pittville Pump Room. There is an excellent range of first class fashion shops in the town plus antique and craft shops, cafes and restaurants.
Cheltenham has some very good museums and holds music and literature festivals each year. There is a theatre which has a wide range of plays and musicals. There is a wonderful Cathedral in the city and some excellent museums.
Cheltenham racecourse has race days from October to April. Cheltenham makes a good base from which to tour the surrounding area and the Cotswolds since road and rails links are excellent.
A visit to the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust to see where swans, ducks, geese and other wildfowl breed makes a super day out.
Berkeley Castle is the scene of the demise of King Edward ll, murdered in 1327. Nevertheless, the castle is most interesting and certainly worth visiting.
Places to visit:
Berkeley Castle
Cotswold villages - see our page 'The Cotswolds'
Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust
Towns and villages of Gloucestershire include the following:
Ablington
Ashleworth
Barton
Beachley
Berkeley
Blockley
Boddington
Bourton on the Water
Box
Brockworth
Buckland
Cam
Cambridge
Chaceley
Chalford
Cheltenham
Chipping Campden
Churchdown
Cinderford
Cirencester
Clearwell
Coleford
Corse Lawn
Draycott
Dursley
Eldersfield
Fairford
Ford
Forthampton
Fyfield
Gloucester
Gretton
Ham
Hartpury
Hasfield
Huntley
Kempley
Leigh
Longborough
Lydney
Minchinhampton
Mitcheldean
Moreton-in-Marsh
Nailsworth
Newent
Newland
North Nibley
Parton
Quedgeley
Sharpness
Slimbridge
Somerford Keynes
Southam
Stow-on-the-Wold
Stroud
Tewkesbury
Uley
Winchcombe
Wotton-under-Edge
Antiquities and Other Places of interest
Berkeley Castle, an example of a feudal stronghold.
Forest of Dean
Hailes Abbey
Sudeley Castle
Tewkesbury Abbey
Tyndale Monument
Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Slimbridge
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