We continued for as long as we could in the escalating coronavirus situation, but – I’m so very sorry to say – the time for Go Cotswolds to close has now come… … for now! What’s changed? In an official…
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Coronavirus: continued – and how to help small businesses like us
I’ll be honest with you… Tom and I have shed a lot of tears and lost a lot of sleep over the past few days. Not only are we receiving next to no bookings for the foreseeable future, much of…
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Updated Coronavirus advice: for now, we “keep calm and carry on”
With all the Coronavirus craziness going on in the world right now, we feel it’s important to have an open and honest conversation with our customers. So, here’s a blog post to update you on how we at Go Cotswolds…
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Treat your mum to a Go Cotswolds tour this Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day in the UK this year is on Sunday 22nd March – are you stuck for a gift idea or things to do on Mother’s Day with your lovely mum? Good Journey, a non-profit that encourages car-free travel, has…
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Travel in the time of Coronavirus
Sadly, we’ve had several cancelled bookings in the last few weeks, mostly from people who are worried about the current Coronavirus epidemic. Of course, as a small, family-run tourism business, we hope you don’t decide to cancel your trip to…
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Go Cotswolds wins Silver Award for International Tourism at the West Midlands Tourism Awards
In case you hadn’t seen our tweets and Instagram posts this week, on Wednesday Tom and I booked a babysitter, threw on our glad rags and attended the West Midlands Tourism Awards ceremony! Celebrating tourism in the West Midlands Held…
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Go Cotswolds joins Good Journey to promote car-free travel
Like many people, Tom and I have been thinking a lot about what we can do to reduce our impact on the environment. Our local council here in Stratford-up on-Avon has joined central government in declaring a climate emergency, yet…
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Caring for the Cotswolds: £670 raised in 2019
A HUGE thank you to all of our customers who donated to the Caring for the Cotswolds scheme in 2019! We’re delighted to announce that we raised £670! What is Caring for the Cotswolds? When you book a ticket for…
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Go Cotswolds Brewery & Pub Tours – exciting updates!
I can’t quite believe it’s early February and we haven’t even wished you all a Happy New Year yet! We hope you have made your New Year’s resolution to visit us here in the Cotswolds this year! We’re currently on…
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Merry (belated!) Christmas and a Happy New Year!
You know you’re a small family business when… …you get so caught up with last-minute Christmas shopping and spending time with your family at Christmas that you completely forget to update your website/blog/social media pages! So sorry! We are now…
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