Happy birthday to us! Today, 11th July 2019, marks 5 years to the day since our very first Cotswolds Day Tour – happy birthday to us! From little acorns… On 11th July 2014, Kristi, a solo traveller from Texas, USA,…
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A day in the Cotswolds with Rick Steves
Rick who? Anyone reading this post who is from outside of North America can be forgiven for not having a clue who the chap mentioned in our title is…. but we’re pretty sure that if you’re from the USA, or…
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Disruption to GWR rail services on Sunday 23rd June and Sunday 30th June
It has come to our attention that Great Western Railway (GWR) has scheduled rail maintenance works on Sunday 23rd June and Sunday 30th June 2019. This will affect passengers joining our tours by train from London or Oxford, and will…
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FAQs: Can we bring our luggage on a Go Cotswolds tour?
In this next post in our “FAQs” series, Lisa explains some important recent updates to the Go Cotswolds terms and conditions. As you may have seen, Go Cotswolds recently purchased a new minibus. While this is very exciting news in…
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Go Cotswolds has a new minibus!
As followers of our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram profiles may already know, we recently shared some very exciting news: we have a new minibus! Well, she’s not brand new, but she’s a much needed upgrade on our current vehicle. Roxy the…
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FAQs: Do you cancel your tours if there is bad weather?
In this, the first of a new series of blog posts that expand upon some of our Frequently Asked Questions, and with it being English Tourism Week, Lisa tackles a very British subject: the weather! A national obsession “Ooh, what…
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Yes you CAN still join a Go Cotswolds tour after Brexit!
The March 29th deadline for the UK and European parliaments to reach an agreement on Britain’s “deal or no deal” to leave the European Union is getting ever closer. There are many implications of Brexit, whether our politicians manage to…
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Cheltenham Festival 2019
…and they’re off! We’re in the middle of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival of horse racing, which means it’s a busy, busy time in the Cotswolds right now! The Cotswolds capital of Cheltenham Spa (or “Cheltnm” to its friends) plays host…
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Caring for the Cotswolds: £650 raised in 2018
A huge thank you to all of our customers who donated to Caring for the Cotswolds in 2018. We’re delighted to announce that we raised £650 to go towards the scheme! We’re proud supporters of Caring for the Cotswolds, a scheme…
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What we did on our winter break 2019
January and February is a quiet time of year for us here at Go Cotswolds, so we use this time to down-tools and take a winter break. We usually spend part of this time on a family holiday (we’re too…
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