Advantages: A great fun day out for the family Disadvantages: Older kids might get bored
...had previously been to the Cotswold Wildlife Park but not since a school trip when I was at primary school. So I knew that I'd not remember any of it so it would be a good day out.
The Cotswold Wildlife Park is 2 miles from Burford on the A361. It is easy to find and there are plenty of brown signposts pointing you in the right direction. Those coming further afield than me would need to know it is off the A40 half way between Oxford and Cheltenham. ... ...kiosk. When we arrived there was a bit of a queue but at least you're sat down! Once you have paid you can then park. We were lucky, as we got there not long after it had opened and we managed to park in the tarmac car park. They have an overflow car park, which is grass, but there weren't many cars there throughout the day. I'd imagine that during the summer and at half term this wouldn't be the case. We went at the beginning of June and had just ...
Advantages: Great disabled facilites Disadvantages: Can see everything in 45 minutes
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The Cotswold Motoring Museum is managed and owned by the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA). The CSMA is a non-profit leisure and motoring organisation and was founded in 1923. They aquired the museum in 1999 when the original owned retired. Since taking over the musuem in 1999, the CSMA has heavily invested in the museum bringing it in line with health & safety regulations, and meeting the requirement contained within ... ...investment the musuem won the Heart of England Tourist Board's Visitor Attraction of the year in 2003, and then the following year was awarded the Museums and Heritage Award.
The museum was founded by Mike Cavangh, who opened it in 1978. Mike Cavangh had been collecting cars since 1959, from all around the world. His first car was a 1929 Brooklands Riley, and as "they" say the collection grew from there.
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The car collection ...
Advantages: Enjoyable trip, great for children. Disadvantages: Can only get one pushchair at a time down the pathways
Having grown up in the Cotswolds my parents would take my brother and I out to see many of the surrounding attractions. The model village in Bourton-on-the-Water is just one of many in the surrounding picturesque area of the Cotswolds. Recently I had the chance to visit the model village again in the company of my parents and my children.
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The model village is situated in the grounds of the Old New Inn in Bourton-on-the-Water. ... ...owner of the Inn and a team of local craftsmen during the early 1930's. It is a 1/9th scale replica of Bourton-on-the-Water and all the houses, walls etc have been built from local Cotswold stone. The village was opened on the day of the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937.
Through the middle of the village runs a miniature version of the River Windrush which is a metre in width. The river runs from a working water mill under ...
Advantages: Great fun, Large number of aircraft on display, air displays from 09.30-18.30 Disadvantages: Cost of tickets
The Royal International Air Tatto is by-far Europe's biggest Military Airshow. It is held once a year at Royal Air Force Fairford, it is subsequently leased to the United States Air Force.
I visit the airshow on a yearly basis, it is one I could never miss. I simply gaze in amazement at the sheer volume of multi-million dollar aircraft on show.
The airfield is extremely large, with the runway spanning around 2 miles long. There are flying displays ... ...and 18.30.
There is a mixture that is sure to impress every kind of person, from the die-hard aviation enthusiast, to the stroppy teenager.
RIAT offers so much more than just aircraft. There are stores in abundance, fair ground rides, displays from stunt drivers such as Russ Swift.
There is nothing better in my opinion than visiting the air tattoo on a hot summers day, with the slight-scent of kerasine floating around the airfield.
Last year's ...
Advantages: Plenty to do for everyone. Disadvantages: Watch out for the gravel extraction trucks!
...6. At that stage the Cotswold Water Park consisted have a dozen lakes offering a range of fishing and other water sports. Over the last 25 years or so the Water Park has grown rapidly and now has over 140 lakes to it's name, as well as several Country Parks and Nature reserves. This has all been the consequence of Wiltshire & Gloucestershire Country Council's sand and gravel extraction schemes.
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About 50 years ago ... ...with the noise.
The Cotswold Water Park now contains over 140 lakes, covering a 40 square mile area. This area includes 14 villages with approximately 20,000 residents and over 800 businesses which employ around 13,000 people. There are currently 40 different owners of the lakes who supply a wide range of water sports and accommodation. The park also offers 150km of footpaths, cycle paths and bridleways, which allow many people to experience the ...
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