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Oldest Inn in England – Stow on the Wold

by @ 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 @ 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. [...]

The Lamb Inn, Shipton-under-Wychwood

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 [...]

Organic Brie in the Cotswolds

In the heart of the Cotswolds a small organic dairy is producing wonderful Cotswold Brie.
All our cows are Friesian and feed on grass and forage grown exclusively and organically for them at Kirkham Farm… every morning the milk travels the five metres to the creamery where our other girls work hard at turning it into [...]

Stow’s Medieval Festival

by @ Wednesday, August 8th, 2007. Filed under Arts/Crafts, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, Shopping, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tourist Attractions, Visit, events

On Saturday 18 August 2007 there will be a Medieval Fayre in the Square as part of the celebrations to mark 900 years since the town’s first Royal Charter
Throughout the day there will be a range of entertainments including; a medieval market, craft stalls, medieval “foot tournaments”, a medieval knight on a horse, demonstrations of some medieval [...]

A touch of Provence in Stow-on-the-Wold

 

In the middle of the very English Cotswold Market town of Stow-on-the-Wold, you’ll find a shop which is very French – La Provence (in The Square)
Here they have a wide variety of gifts and fabrics inspired by France and Provence.
They also have a snazzy website at La Provence Collections where you can order from [...]

Farmers Markets in Stow

From May to October there is a Farmers Market held in the Square at Stow-on-the-Wold on the 2nd Thursday of each month between 9.00am and 1.00pm – where everything is on sale direct from local people, including artisan and organic producers, award-winning local businesses etc
For more info see www.fresh-n-local.co.uk

July Floods 2007

Despite the recent severe flooding in parts of Gloucestershire this July many areas have been unaffected and are still open for business.
Towns such as Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury to the west of the area along the valleys of the Rivers Severn and Avon have been under water, but many popular Cotswolds towns, such as Stow-on-the-Wold [...]

The Unicorn Hotel, Stow-on-the-Wold

The Unicorn Hotel is a 17th century cotswold stone hotel with a stylishly decorated interior which mixes traditional with modern whilst still retaining a welcoming and friendly atmosphere.  Afternoon tea can be taken in the pretty sitting room by the inglenook fireplace. Alternatively step over the flagstone hearth into the bar with its roaring log fire [...]

The Fox Inn, Stow on the Wold

The Fox Inn at Stow-on-the-Wold (Gloucestershire) a family-run café, bar and brasserie in the middle of the town – great for a drink, coffee/tea, snack or lunch and evening meal – even breakfasts!
Stow is a popular stop for both browsing the shops (Antiques in particular), lunch or supper or a cup of tea or a [...]

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