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Oeno wine merchant in Cirencester

by avjba @ Tuesday, October 13th, 2009. Tags:
Filed under Cirencester, Eating & Drinking, wine merchants

A new arrival takes the form of Oeno – an online merchant with shops in Stoud and Cirencester, Gloucestershire. This is no traditional, stuffy winemerchant, but a stylish and informative way of presenting a smallish range of well-chosen and very interesting wines. Whilst there are some good classics available, there are many less well-known wines [...]

The Artist’s Studio(s)

by avjba @ Thursday, September 24th, 2009. Tags:
Filed under Arts/Crafts, Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, events

[ September 26, 2009 to December 13, 2009. ] From 26 September – 13 December 2009 Compton Verney has an exciting and interesting new exhibition -The Artist’s Studio.

The exhibition will take you behind the scenes, as you explore the studios of some of the most prominent British artists, inlcuding J. M. W. Turner, Paula Rego, Gwen John, David Hockney, Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst and [...]

Oldest Inn in England – Stow on the Wold

by avjba @ Saturday, June 27th, 2009. Filed under Accommodation, Hotels, B&B, Eating & Drinking, Stow-on-the-Wold

The Royalist Hotel in Stow-on-the-Wold claims to be the oldest Inn in England:
The Royalist Hoteldates back to 947AD and was built by a Cornish Saxon Duke named Aethelmar, as a refuge on the Fosse Way. A Grade II listed building, which ranks it amongst the top 4% of protected buildings in the country, and with [...]

Serendipity Cottages in Stow-on-the Wold

by avjba @ Saturday, June 27th, 2009. Filed under Accommodation, Hotels, B&B, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, Stow-on-the-Wold

Standing across the road from the oldest inn in England,  each of these delightful and very comfortable holiday cottages has its own small garden. Two of a little row, they lie in the heart of the handsome market town of Stow-on-the-Wold, set on a high Cotswold plateau and famous as a centre for English antiques. [...]

Fosse Way – map

by avjba @ Thursday, June 25th, 2009. Filed under Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Locations, Warwickshire, Worcestershire

This website covers mainly the section of the roman Fosse Way through Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire – i.e where modern roads follow the original route.
Beyond Leicester the Fosse Way extended to Newark and Lincoln, whilst south of Cirencester the route went on to Bath and Exeter. However, it is only evident in small stretches in [...]

Diana and Actaeon at Compton Verney

by avjba @ Wednesday, January 14th, 2009. Tags:
Filed under Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour, Stratford-Upon-Avon, events

[ March 21, 2009 to May 31, 2009. ] The magnificent Compton Verney house and art gallery reopens after its winter closure on 21 March 2009 (until 13 December 2009).2009 will see the official opening of the ‘Capability’ Brown footpaths –giving you long lost views of the gallery and grounds, which are delightful to wander in on warm sunny days, offering extensive views of [...]

Farncombe Estate courses on Whisky, Music, Arts……

by avjba @ Monday, January 5th, 2009. Tags:
Filed under Arts/Crafts, Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway, Eating & Drinking, events

[ January 17, 2009; ] Farncombe Estate Centre, near Broadway is running a Whisky Appreciation Day on Saturday 17 January 2009. This is but one of many events held at Farncombe Estate:
Set within 300-acres of privately owned parkland, we offer weekend leisure breaks, day courses and other events all year round.

Topics covered include Fine Arts, Bridge Holidays, Crafts & Textiles, Music, [...]

The Lamb Inn, Shipton-under-Wychwood

by avjba @ Friday, November 2nd, 2007. Tags:
Filed under Accommodation, Hotels, B&B, Cotswolds, Eating & Drinking, Oxfordshire, Stow-on-the-Wold

Set in the picturesque village of Shipton-under-Wychwood,
The Lamb Inn
The Lamb Inn is a beautiful Cotswold stone inn, unlike any other! With five unique and luxurious en-suite guest rooms, great food, a delightful restaurant, a varied wine list and a sophisticated bar this inn offers stylish dining and bar food alongside exciting drinks.
The bedrooms are themed [...]

Chipping Campden Christmas Wine Dinner

by avjba @ Thursday, October 25th, 2007. Filed under Accommodation, Hotels, B&B, Chipping Campden, Cotswolds, Eating & Drinking, Gloucestershire, wine merchants

Cotswold House Hotel
Tamasin Day-Lewis, TV cook and food writer, will be in Chipping Campden (Glos) on 29th November for an evening of fine wine and food at the Cotswold House Hotel. Tamasin will also be signing copies of her latest book Where Shall We Go For Dinner?: A Food Romance
The wines are coming from the [...]

Bennetts Fine Wines – Chipping Campden

by avjba @ Sunday, October 14th, 2007. Filed under Chipping Campden, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, wine merchants

Chipping Campden is the archetypal Cotswold Village – mellow yellow stone houses, thatched roofs, an ancient market hall, a beautiful parish church (St James) and nowadays a good sprinkling of antique shops, craft galeries and plenty of places to eat and drink well.
Bennetts Fine Wines looks every inch the old-fashioned traditional wine merchant – small, [...]

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