Holiday Cottages Gloucestershire

Here's what you can see and do when staying at one of our holiday cottages in Gloucestershire.

This is a fascinating part of England to visit and by selecting one of our cottages Gloucestershire and its many attractions can be discovered. To the east, the winding River Severn meanders past orchards and meadows with the Cotswolds beyond, to the west lies the Forest of Dean one of England's few remaining expanses of ancient woodland. The county's relative isolation created by the valleys of two great tidal rivers, the Severn and the Wye, together with its hilly terrain, have helped preserve a pattern of land use, culture and tradition unlike anywhere else in the country. A number of small, private coalmines still operate and Hopewell Colliery is open to the public.

The Cotswolds area is one of England's favourite holiday destinations, famous for hundreds of pretty Cotswolds cottages of honey-coloured limestone in beautiful rural settings. Throughout the Cotswolds the stone features in buildings and walls that act as a common thread, seamlessly blending the historic towns and villages with their surrounding landscape of rolling grasslands and beech woods. This is one of the most beautiful areas of England, known and loved by many who enjoy holiday cottages in the Cotswolds. It is the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales, lying mainly within the counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, but extends into parts of Wiltshire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.

Gloucester, on the banks of the Severn, combines a rich historic past with a modern city. The magnificent cathedral is surrounded by impressive medieval buildings. As the most inland port in Britain some of the Victorian warehouses in the Dock area are now a vibrant centre of shops, restaurants and museums including the National Waterways Museum.

If you are staying at any of our Gloucestershire cottages a visit to Cheltenham is recommended. A large spa town on the edge of the Cotswolds it is famous for its architecture and said to be the most complete Regency town in England. To the north across the vale with its abundance of rich red-bricked buildings, some half-timbered and brimming with memories is, Tewkesbury, a historic town which stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon. It has one of the best medieval townscapes in England with its fine half-timbered buildings, over-hanging upper-storeys and narrow alleyways, as well as a Norman abbey. From our Gloucestershire cottages all this lies within easy reach. So, why not browse our selection of holiday cottages in Gloucestershire to find something that catches your eye?

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