Culture
Cotswold Life
Gloucestershire After The War
Discovering the county’s Arts and Crafts memorials of the First World War
6 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
THE WILD SIDE OF Moreton-in-Marsh
The days are getting shorter but there’s plenty of reasons to be cheerful, says Sue Bradley, who discovers how a Cotswolds town is becoming more wildlife-friendly and pots up some bulbs for an insect-friendly spring display
2 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
Mr Ashbee would approve
In the true spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement, creativity has kept the Chipping Campden community ticking over during lockdown
8 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
The Cotswolds at war
These might be peaceful hills and vales, but our contribution to the war effort was considerable
7 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
Trust in good, local food
‘I’ve been following The Country Food Trust’s activities with admiration since it was founded’
3 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
Why Cath is an open book
Cath Kidston has opened up almost every nook and cranny of her Cotswold idyll in a new book, A Place Called Home. Katie Jarvis spoke to Cath ahead of her appearance at this year’s Stroud Book Festival STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL – THIS YEAR FREE AND ONLINE: NOVEMBER 4-8
10 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
From the Cotswolds to the world
Most people know that the Cotswolds have featured in a fair few Hollywood movies and TV series.
3 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
The Wild Hunt
In search of the legendary King Herla in the Malvern Hills
6 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
Fighting spirit amid the flowers
Tracy Spiers visits Warwick, a beautiful town that is open for business and ready to welcome visitors
9 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
Final journey
Cheltenham author and volunteer on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), Nicolas Wheatley, recounts the fascinating story of funeral trains
3 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
Brutality behind the wire
A box of notes left by her mother led Merilyn Brason to the story of the appalling experiences her mum had endured in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War
9 min |
November 2020
Cotswold Life
How Malvern Became Narnia
The spa town and its environs inspired author CS Lewis when he came to write his childhood classic
5 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
The Sound Of Silence
Raynor Winn and husband Moth were at rock bottom – homeless, penniless, and with a terminal diagnosis – when they embarked on a 630-mile walk around the South West Coast. Raynor’s book about the experience, The Salt Path, became a runaway bestseller. But what happened next? Katie Jarvis spoke to Raynor about her new book, The Wild Silence
10 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Lovely warts
Award-winning sculptor Martin Jennings chats about the art and – with a nod to the toppling of statues – the pitfalls of immortalising the great and the good
5 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
The village that time forgot
Ben Lerwill delves into the strange story of the ‘lost’ Oxfordshire hamlet of Widford
4 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
We are what we eat
Farmer Clifford Freeman is a passionate advocate of local produce. He tells Katie Jarvis why we should find out everything we possibly can about our food
10 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Not so BIRD-BRAINED
Think you know Oxford? I mean, really know Oxford? Until you’ve spent time with its dedicated tour guides, you’ll find you’ve several dodo-sized holes in your knowledge
9 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
LATIN LESSONS
Apart from sanitation, aqueducts, roads, concrete, wooden pulleys and town planning, Tracy Spiers visits Cirencester to ask what have the Romans ever done for us
8 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Living with loss
If you’re experiencing bereavement, don’t forget to be kind to yourself
3 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Getting stuck in
Do you fancy hedge-laying, leading guided walks, inspiring kids to love the countryside, or even rescuing a sheep from a river? It’s all included in a day in the life of a Cotswold Voluntary Warden
4 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Curses, cures & cunning charms
From cases of ailing pigs and cows refusing to milk, to self-operating scythes and shape-shifting women, tales of witchcraft abound in the Cotswolds
4 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
The ELEPHANT in the room
As Tracy Spiers visits Royal Leamington Spa, she finds a town full of positivity, pedals, parks, prestige and pachyderms, with no time to dwell on that other ‘p’ word
7 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Boost Your Wellbeing This Autumn
Jo Fellows’ top tips to help you rebalance and rejuvenate with the change of season
3 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
We have all the time in the world
As the Cotswold town of Nailsworth eases back into life post-lockdown, Tracy Spiers reflects on all we’ve come to appreciate in the last four months
9 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
TOTAL transformation
Entrusting the keys to his new Bath house to builder brother James and designer wife Beth, Paul Kettlety disappeared abroad for nine months...
4 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
History's WONDER WOMAN
With superhuman powers possibly gifted by the Greek gods, Dr Janina Ramirez is returning to Gloucester this month to bring a series of events celebrating our diverse and fascinating history
8 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Fly me to the MOON
Bristol artist Luke Jerram is returning to the city of Gloucester this month with an exciting new community exhibition
6 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Cotswolds Champions
A newly launched £400,000 programme is set to promote projects that lead the way in looking after the Cotswolds
4 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Age is just a number
You’re never too old to learn – and doing so might just improve your health
3 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Adam and his loyal land army
BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson is Britain’s best-known farmer. But when lockdown shut his Cotswold Farm Park, glamour was off the table: he went straight back to mucking out sheds and feeding bulls. With the farm park now reopen, he talks to Katie Jarvis
9 min |