Cotswolds

Well Court at Snowshill Manor and Garden in spring

East Court spring bulbs and flowers — East Court at Hidcote in spring

View east at sunrise from Badbury Clump on the Buscot and Coleshill Estates — The beautiful woodland that hides these wartime secrets

Historic gardens, houses and ancient sites amongst a patchwork of commons, woods and valleys

Places to visit

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Lambs on the Sherborne Park Estate — What's your favourite sign of spring?

Cotswolds spring walks

If you're looking for top walking trails in the Cotswolds, look no further.

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Spring gardens in the Cotswolds

At this time of year gardens in the Cotswolds are being transformed by spring colour. There's blooms waiting to be discovered, here's some of the best places to find flowering gardens near you.

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A family enjoying the garden at Snowshill in spring — Snowshill Manor and Garden

Family fun this Easter holiday in the Cotswolds

There's lots going on in our places in the Cotswolds this Easter, with plenty for families including the Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts.

Find an Easter event near you

Volunteers take part in a beach clean at Studland Bay — Join the Great Dorset Beach Clean at Studland Bay

Beach cleans across the South West

We look after miles of coastline and beaches across the South West, and rely on volunteers to help us clear the tons of litter that appears on the coast. Take a look and see if there's a beach clean near you for this weekend and beyond.

Find a beach clean

Reading and drawing

A young girl picks up a second hand book to read

Five second-hand bookshops to visit in the South West

We’re shining a light on some of our favourite second-hand bookshops you’ll find tucked away at South West places.

A view of the coastline from the summit of Golden Cap, Dorset, at dawn

The power of books and the English landscape

Archaeologist Martin Papworth reflects on the beauty of the English countryside as portrayed in literature.

Visitor sketching one of our special places

Drawing inspiration

Wherever you live in the South West, find somewhere near to inspire your creativity

Charlecote Park

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt

Fri 19 Apr 2019

+ 3 other dates

09:00-16:00

Join us again this year for a Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt

Hidcote

Unearthing Hidcote: Arts and Crafts

Fri 19 Apr 2019

+ 149 other dates

10:00-17:00

During 2019 Hidcote will be exploring the Arts and Crafts Movement that grew in the North Cotswolds and how it may have influenced the garden.

Croome

Cadbury Easter Hunt - Spring into Action - Family Trail

Fri 19 Apr 2019

+ 3 other dates

10:00-16:00

Spring into action and discover nature’s wonder along our Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt and win a chocolate prize for your efforts.

Hidcote

Easter at Hidcote

Fri 19 Apr 2019

+ 5 other dates

10:00-17:00

This Easter we are going chocolate free at Hidcote. Spend Easter taking part in an extra special nature inspired trail around the garden with activities to get involved in.

Dyrham Park

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt

Fri 19 Apr 2019

+ 3 other dates

10:00-15:00

What does it mean if you spot six magpies? Were blackbirds really baked in a pie? Find out about some of the myths and legends from nature in the seventeenth century in a Easter trail with a chance to collect a chocolate egg.

Westbury Court Garden