History and Heritage in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds
Westcountry Walking Holidays offer self-guided, pack-free walking holidays and short breaks in the Westcountry. We specialise in the South West Coast Path, Two Moors Way and the Tarka Trail.
Dyrham Park, built by William Blathwayt, Secretary of State and War to William III. The house is set in formal parkland, with fallow deer herd and fine views to Wales.
The valley contains a ‘lost garden’ – the remains of an 18th and 19th century landscape park with a chain of five lakes, fringed by woodland pasture.
Children love it here
Hidcote Manor Garden, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
An 'Arts & Crafts' masterpiece created by the horticulturalist Major Lawrence Johnston.
Famous for its rare shrubs and trees, outstanding herbaceious borders and unusual plant species from all over the world.
Chedworth Roman Villa, Nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Journey back in time to the remains of one of the largest Romano-British villas in the country.
Visit the ruins of this 1700 year old 'stately home'. Over the course of nearly three centuries, the villa evolved into the grand 4th Century mansion whose ruins can be seen today.
