Blenheim Palace
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (UK)[19.7 miles]
One of Britain’s greatest country houses, and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, Blenheim boasts 300 years of history in a spectacular setting.
Best for ages: 13+ | £32
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Located in a mid-18th century building in an idyllic Cotswold village, the Wild Rabbit is the sister property to Daylesford Organic – the Cotswolds’ world-famous eco-farm shop, spa and restaurant.
The rooms, bar and restaurant are filled with a similar organic elegance – four-poster beds fashioned from birch trunks, stripped-back stone walls and rustic furniture smothered in flowers and artfully-arranged bushels of leaves.
The food – predictably – is a high point, with most of the dishes sourced from whatever is in season at Daylesford – but the whole shebang is a lesson in pure class.
Located in tranquil Kingham (voted ‘England’s Favourite Village’ by Country Life magazine), the Wild Rabbit fits right in among the traditional stone houses and thatched cottages. Other establishments in Lady Bamford’s empire – Daylesford Organic Farm and Bamford Haybarn spa – are only 10 minutes away by bike.
There’s a beautiful 4-mile path to the market town of Chipping Norton, while Broadway Tower and charming Bourton-on-the-Water are in easy striking distance by car.
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Woodstock, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (UK)[19.7 miles]
One of Britain’s greatest country houses, and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, Blenheim boasts 300 years of history in a spectacular setting.
Best for ages: 13+ | £32
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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (UK)[6.8 miles]
Claiming to be England’s oldest inn, this stylish gastropub has been welcoming guests for over a thousand years, with a cosy, firelit dining room and boutique-chic bedrooms.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free
Burford, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (UK)[11.7 miles]
Heaven for cheese lovers, the CCC stocks over 120 types of cheese, with a strong focus on local producers. They also have shops in Moreton-in Marsh and Stow-on-the-World.
Best for ages: 13+ | Free
Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom (UK)[13.4 miles]
The first full scale distillery in the Cotswolds, crafting a range of spirits including the award-winning Cotswolds Dry Gin and Single Malt whisky.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free
The Cotswolds, United Kingdom (UK)[15.6 miles]
Traffic-light, peaceful 75-mile cycling trail through some of England’s prettiest countryside and charming Cotswolds villages.
Best for ages: Any | Free | Up to 2 days
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The Cotswolds, United Kingdom (UK)
One of England’s most beautiful regions – a patchwork landscape of idyllic countryside, postcard-perfect villages and cosy historic boutique hotels.