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Your guide to what’s on in the Cotswolds, March 2024
Your guide to what’s on in the Cotswolds, March 2024 FAMILY The Cheltenham Observation Wheel Hosted by Cheltenham BID and operated by The Giant Wheel Company, this is your chance to enjoy a bird’s-eye view over Regency Cheltenham. Tickets
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Fancy a short break? Head to Shropshire
Our neighbouring county of Shropshire has so much to offer it should be next on your list of places to visit. I confess, when planning a couple of nights away – the relax and recharge sort – I look north. The Lakes or the Ribble Valley has been
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A stunning Cotswold stone barn conversion with eight acres
A stunning Cotswold stone barn conversion, with far-reaching views WHAT: Tom Jollys is an exceptional barn conversion in a stunning, secluded location just to the north of the well-known and highly desirable Coln Valley. WHERE: Eastleach Downs
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Trees and shrubs ‘laden’ with blossom thanks to weather over past year, says RHS
Trees and shrubs are “laden” with blossom this spring because of weather conditions over the past year, the Royal Horticultural Society has said. Already gardens are seeing a flurry of colour from blossoming plants including magnolias, early cherries
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Meet the Cotswolds shortlisted Tourism Awards Superstar
The excitement is building as Fairytale Farm is shortlisted in VisitEngland’s annual Tourism Superstar Awards An employee from Fairytale Farm in the Cotswolds has reached the finals of VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar award for 2024 and the final
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The wonder of spring through plants
As we head into the warmer months, our forests, gardens, parks and hedgerows are bursting into life with brightly coloured and sweet-smelling blooms. This is nature’s way of attracting pollinating insects and bees to fresh pollen and nectars. The official
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Use all your senses to explore our woodlands in early spring
Stand still in a woodland. Close your eyes. Breathe in deeply and let the air fill your lungs. It’s as if you can taste the mosses that cling to every tree and the dampness which hangs in the still air. Touch the bark of a tree, feel its texture, think
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Mood boosting garden visits across Dorset in spring
New research recently published by leading garden charity the National Garden Scheme (NGS), confirms the important health benefits that visiting a garden in the darkest days of winter can provide. Almost half the respondents mentioned liking snowdrops
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Yorkshire best woodland walks where you can spot spring flowers
One of the first signs of spring is the peep of woodland wildflowers through the leaf litter of the forest floor, spreading out like a colourful carpet between the tree trunks. Nodding white heads of snowdrops, swathes of bluebells filling woodlands
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The best spring gardens to visit across the UK
From glorious gardens set in the grounds of castles and priories, to historic parks, woodland walks and private gardens that open on specific days for charity, there is a wealth of opportunity for days out on Mother’s Day. Here are just a few of
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'Hidden gem' named among UK's best gardens to visit in early spring
A "hidden gem" of a Sussex garden has been named among the 12 best to visit in the UK for early spring. Borde Hill Garden in Haywards Heath was included on the list from The Guardian. Discussing the creation of the list the newspaper said:
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National Trust site in Cheshire among UK's best gardens to visit
A garden in Greater Manchester has been named among the UK’s best to visit this Spring in a list by The Guardian. Introducing the list, The Guardian says: “In the midst of winter with its low grey skies, the scents and colours of embryonic spring
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7 places to see daffodils in Norfolk
March is the month of daffodils dancing across the county, turning gardens, riverbanks and grassy verges golden. It is also the month of Mothering Sunday when a walk through a landscape glowing gold with daffodils puts a spring in the steps of countless
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12 spring spots to discover in Kent
As the cold winter days begin to thaw away, spring blooms are cropping up to make their long-awaited appearances. Gardens, fields, and forests alike are beginning to flicker with hints of the new season, and we couldn’t be more excited. As yellows,
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20 National Garden Scheme gardens to visit in Essex this year
The National Garden Scheme set a new record in 2023 with over £3,400,000 being donated to the charity’s beneficiaries which include Marie Curie, Macmillan Cancer Support, Hospice UK, Carers Trust, The Queen’s Nursing Institute and Parkinson’s UK. In
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Repton School combines high-performance sport with academic excellence
The key to a truly rounded education is balancing personal interests with academic pursuits. Repton School specialises in supporting pupils competing in elite level sports without compromising their school lives. Alongside state-of-the-art video
