Destination introduction
“New for 2009, CV Travel introduces a hand-picked collection of British houses from romantic cottages & converted stables to elegant manor houses in the West Country, The Cotswolds and Norfolk, accommodating 2-22 guests and carefully chosen for their character, quality and facilities” – Good Housekeeping, March 2009.
The Cotswolds is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, often referred to as the ‘Heart of England’. Stretching from South Warwickshire and Worcestershire, through West Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, it also takes in parts of West Wiltshire and Bath and part of Somerset in the south. It covers 787 square miles of exceptionally beautiful countryside characterised by rolling hills and river valleys. Since the Middle Ages it has been sheep country, and in those times it was the centre of England’s wool trade. The great ‘wool’ churches of the region and the many handsome manor houses were built by the wealthy wool merchants.
Events
Every May near Gloucester in The Cotswolds is the Annual Cheese Rolling Championships - near to The Manor House, The Barn, Lakeside Lodge, Wychwood Cottages and Yellow Stone House.
The Bath International Music Festival is every May - a short drive from The West Wing, Barton Place, The Cockloft, The Bothy and Howards End in The Cotswolds.
Bath Literature Festival in late February / early March each year is a short drive from The West Wing, Barton Place, The Cockloft, The Bothy and Howards End.
The Tewkesbury Medieval Festival near Gloucester is every July and is nearby to The Manor House, The Barn, Lakeside Lodge, Wychwood Cottages and Yellow Stone House.
Chipping Campden Literature Festival is in early May each year, just 10 minutes walk from Yellow Stone House. It is also within easy driving distance of The Barn and The Manor House.
Cheltenham Racecourse is open in mid March each year – near to The Manor House, The Barn, Yellow Stone House and Wychwood Cottages.