5 tips for visiting the Cotswolds during Cheltenham Festival
Visiting the Cotswolds during Cheltenham Festival? The Cotswold gateway town of Cheltenham Spa is renowned for its vibrant festival scene, hosting world-class events like the Jazz, Science, Music, and Literature festivals. However, the biggest and most iconic of them all is the Cheltenham Festival of Racing—an annual spectacle that draws thousands of visitors. If you’re […]
Broadway Tower walks – with or without a guide
Then, to top it all off, the views from the roof are quite sensational.
Today is Travel Day of Action
What is the ‘Travel Day of Action’? In response to the continuing global COVID-19 pandemic, today (23rd June 2021) has been declared a ‘travel day of action‘. Businesses large and small across the UK travel and tourism industry are calling on the UK Government to: Allow international travel to return safely and in a risk […]
Coronavirus update: Go Cotswolds closed during December 2020
The latest update Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced the next phase of ‘lockdown’ restrictions for England, which are due to commence tomorrow (2nd December 2020). Following the month-long national lockdown during November, tomorrow England will enter a three-tier system, with different levels of restrictions in different regions of the country, according to various criteria […]
Coronavirus update: Go Cotswolds closed during November 2020
Here we go again… In his latest Coronavirus announcement on 31st October 2020, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that a second ‘Coronavirus lockdown’ will be enforced in England starting at 00:01 on Thursday 5th November 2020. As a condition of this lockdown, all non-essential businesses are required to close from Thursday 5th November, […]
Bourton on the Water model village
I can’t deny going “fee fye foe fum” under my breath and acting like a big giant throughout the duration of my visit.
West Midlands Tourism Awards winners
Go Cotswolds wins at the West Midlands Tourism Awards! Did you see our tweets and Instagram posts this week? On Wednesday, we booked a babysitter, and threw on our glad rags. Then, we were off to Birmingham for the West Midlands Tourism Awards ceremony! Celebrating tourism in the West Midlands The aim of the West […]
Go Cotswolds is a finalist in the West Midlands Tourism Awards!
Still on a high after our recent success as being crowned “Best Tour Company” in the 2019 Cotswolds Awards, this week we were thrilled to learn that we have been shortlisted for a 2020 West Midlands Tourism Award! What are the West Midlands Tourism Awards? Facilitated by the West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC), the West […]
Go Cotswolds’ off-peak tour schedule
I can’t believe it’s October already! Summer 2019 has absolutely flown by, and what a fabulous one it has been for Go Cotswolds! As well as touring in our lovely new minibus, and taking the one and only Rick Steves on a private tour of the Cotswolds back in July, we’re thrilled to report that […]
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 strike a deal or not, and to be honest it’s giving me a headache! But, […]