"Very popular during the races at Cheltenham, this sleek boutique hotel boasts a popular restaurant, Cafe Paradiso (book ahead) and a trendy cocktail bar, a night-time hotspot within the town."
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The Cotswolds is picture-postcard British countryside at its best. The Cotswold hills themselves cover the counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, but also extend into Wiltshire, Somerset, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Nestled among them are the pretty towns and villages Chipping Camden, Cheltenham and Cirencester where you'll find charming boutique hotels beloved of well-heeled Londoners and the country retreats of celebrities and public figures including Prince Charles, Liz Hurley, Dom Jolly, Jilly Cooper and Kate Moss.
"Very popular during the races at Cheltenham, this sleek boutique hotel boasts a popular restaurant, Cafe Paradiso (book ahead) and a trendy cocktail bar, a night-time hotspot within the town."
From GBP 95.00 Read review Book
"A gorgeous and sophisticated luxury hotel in Cirencester, surrounded by Rosemary Verey's famed gardens. This sumptuous five star retreat has hosted Jennifer Aniston and Paul McCartney."
From GBP 259 Read review Book
"This polished boutique hotel overlooks the main market square in Chipping Camden - its picture-perfect Cotswolds. It's even attracted celebrities, with Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow checking in."
From GBP 130 Read review Book
"From the outside, a typical Cotswolds manor house - but inside this boutique hotel is funky and flamboyant. Its a firm favourite during the Cheltenham Literature Festival, so book well in advance."
From GBP 210 Read review Book
"Stratford-on-Avon's top luxury hotel, this gorgeous Gothic mansion house has a 12th-century Norman church standing tall in its manicured grounds. A firm favourite for weddings and honeymoons."
From GBP 105 Read review Book
"A convenient location, just a short drive away from Bath, is a major plus for this romantic luxury hotel in the Cotswolds, as is its Michelin-starred restaurant, and the divine afternoon tea."
From GBP 435 Read review Book
"Well-known for its Michelin-starred restaurant and excellent collection of vintage wines, this characterful luxury hotel dates back 500 years, and counts Kate Moss and Tom Cruise as past guests."
From GBP 99 Read review Book
"A Grade II listed townhouse, now housing a beautiful boutique hotel in the Cotswolds. Clean and contemporay, it's the ideal weekend retreat from the city, conveniently located in Cirencester."
From GBP 85 Read review Book
"Find utter tranquility at this luxury hotel in Wiltshire; it's very grown-up and polished, and perfect for a romantic weekend in the country. The Michelin-starred restaurant's not bad, either."
From GBP 232 Read review Book
Shakespeare County | Richard Binns | United Kingdom, Cotswolds, Stratford-Upon-Avon
‘Shakespeare Country’. Like millions of others, do you associate those two words solely with Stratford-Upon-Avon? If so, I’ll do my usual idiosyncratic bit to make you think again
The Bard and the Businessman | Bruce Holmes | United Kingdom, Cotswolds, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Visiting the town of Stratford-upon-Avon taught me about the life of a famous investor, money lender and landlord who was so shrewd that in his will he left only his second best bed to the widow, to prevent gold-diggers getting their hands on the money. His name? William Shakespeare, who was it seems as much businessman as bard.
Going with the Flow | Alf Alderson | United Kingdom, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire
And if a bunch of school kids could do it, I was bloody sure I could - a thought I was to reflect upon somewhat ruefully a few days later
Faclonry Experience Day | Jasper Winn | United Kingdom, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire
A Harris hawk - russet and black plumamge, dark brown eyes and strong yellow feet, its beak and talons the blue-steeled colour of surgical instruments - was launched into the air
The Stinking Bishop of Gloucestershire | Andrew Eames | United Kingdom, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire
I finally cornered the Bishop in Newent. He looked innocent enough, but by that time I'd become sufficiently wary of his reputation to ask for him to be thoroughly wrapped
Flight from Hell | Vitali Vitaliev | United Kingdom, Cotswolds, Wiltshire
The adventure started in Swindon, Wiltshire, where I was waiting for a bus to take me to RAF Brize Norton airport for a Tristar military flight to Mount Pleasant - the quickest - if not the cheapest - way to get to the Falklands
A Room with a View | Simon Heptinstall | United Kingdom, Cotswolds, Wiltshire
I’d been warned that visitors’ behaviour is so predictable that I’d only need to know one thing. The gigantic gilt piece with two eagle’s heads on the table is an unusually large seventeenth-century salt cellar...