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Warwick Castle - www.warwick-castle.co.uk
Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire. It sits on a bend on the River Avon. The castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068 within or adjacent to the Anglo-Saxon burh of Warwick.
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Belas Knap - www.english-heritage.org.uk
Belas Knap is certainly one of the favourite burial mounds. It's a bit of a hike to get there but well worth the effort. If you're lucky and you get the site to yourself, maybe towards dusk, then it can be magical.
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Berkeley Castle - www.berkeley-castle.com
Berkeley Castle has been lived in by the same family for over 900 years. It is where history has been made. Where Edward II was murdered, where the Barons of the West gathered before Magna Carta and where Queen Elizabeth I hunted and played bowls.
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Broadway Tower - www.broadwaytower.co.uk
Broadway Tower is one of England’s outstanding viewpoints and is the second highest point on the Cotswold Ridge. The eighteenth century Gothic folly from which it is possible to survey an area which includes as many as thirteen counties.
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Corinium Museum - www.cotswold.gov.uk
Home to one of the largest collections of Romano-British antiquities in the country. Corinium, Roman Cirencester, was the second largest town in Roman Britain. Experience life as a Roman. Marvel at the stunning mosaics. Visit a Roman Garden.
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Gloucester Cathedral - www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk
One of the finest cathedrals in England and rated as one of the most beautiful in the world - Gloucester Cathedral is one of the architectural jewels of the city of Gloucester. The magnificent 900 year old Norman Cathedral lies at the heart of the city.
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Hailes Abbey - www.winchcombe.co.uk
Hailes Abbey enjoys a beautiful setting on the western fringe of the Cotswolds surrounded by wooded pasture. The museum displays include some fine examples of medieval sculpture and decorated floor tiles.
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Roman Villa - www.nationaltrust.org.uk
The remains of one of the largest Roman villas in the country provide a fascinating insight into 4th-century Roman Britain. The site was discovered in 1864 on the Earl of Eldon's estate by a local gamekeeper, and subsequently excavated by his estate workers.
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Avon Valley Steam Railway - www.avonvalleyrailway.org
The Avon Valley Railway is more than just a train ride, offering a whole new experience for some or a nostalgic memory for others.
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