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 wins Silver Award for International Tourism at the West Midlands Tourism Awards
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The Remembering Tree 2019
It’s Chriiiiiiiiiistmas! Stratford-upon-Avon looks and feels so Christmassy at the moment! The beautiful Christmas lights were switched on in mid-November, and then last weekend saw thousands of visitors flock to the third annual Victorian Christmas Market for some 19th Century-style…
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FAQs: Where will you pick me up in Stratford-upon-Avon?
Did you know that Go Cotswolds is the ONLY tour company that provides small-group day tours of the Cotswolds from Stratford-upon-Avon? We can also pick you up from Leamington Spa, Moreton-in-Marsh and Chipping Campden, but in this post, I’ll explain…
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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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Pride of Stratford Awards 2019
Before Christmas we were thrilled to receive the news that Go Cotswolds had been selected as a finalist in the “Small Business of the Year” category in the Pride of Stratford Awards! This annual awards ceremony, hosted by local radio…
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GAGA-UK’s Remembering Tree 2017!
Located in Bancroft Gardens by the theatre and alongside the path to Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon you’ll currently find some trees brilliantly decorated in colourful wool. But why are they decorated like that? Well, they’ve been yarn-bombed! They’ve been…
Tickets now online up to the end of 2016!
Our tour schedule and tickets are now online for our November and December tours! You can find tickets for our Cotswolds Tours and our Purity Brewery and Cotswolds pub tours by visiting www.gocotswolds.co.uk/tours or clicking on the schedule tab above.…
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To be or not to be… tourists in our own town!
Our quest to act more like tourists in our hometown* of Stratford-upon-Avon continued last week as Lisa and I went to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre to watch Hamlet after a pre-theatre meal at The Opposition restaurant. We had a great…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Cotswolds, Cotswolds tours, Day trips, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's England, Stratford, Stratford upon Avon, The Cotswolds
Stress-free local shopping
On our day tours of the Cotswolds we encourage our customers to use local independent businesses (where possible) during their time in both Stratford-upon-Avon and the Cotswolds. We have a fantastic array of tourist attractions, pubs, restaurants, shops, cafes, tea rooms…
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Cheltenham Festival 2016
…and they’re off! The 2016 Cheltenham Festival of horse racing started yesterday, which means it’s a busy, busy time in the Cotswolds right now! The Cotswolds capital of Cheltenham Spa (or “Cheltn’m” to its friends) plays host to a number…
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