Manchester Airport 1 hr 26
Batsford Arboretum And Garden Centre (16 min.) dog-friendly 56-acre gardens with trees and shrubs from around the world a plant centre and cafe. Hailes Abbey (19 min.) cloister ruins of a cistercian abbey dating from 1246 with audio tours and a museum of site finds. Cotswold Falconry Centre (16 min.) educational center & aviary with falcons eagles owls & other birds of prey on display. Shakespeare S Birthplace (21 min.) half-timbered shrine to the bard with memorabilia period furnishings and changing exhibitions. All Things Wild (4 min.) scenic retreat with farm animals lemurs camels & more plus a train ride past dinosaur statues. National Trust Snowshill Manor And Garden (14 min) large diverse collection of objects displayed in a 16th-century manor house with a lush garden. Stratford Butterfly Farm (19 min.) thousands of butterflies in a rainforest-like greenhouse and rare invertebrates in the insect city. Anne Hathaway S Cottage (21 min.) a wattle-and-daub cottage family home of shakespeare s wife with original items of furniture. Seagrave Arms (1 min) Holy Trinity Church (21 min.) medieval cofe church with the william shakespeare s grace as well as his baptism and burial records. Broadway Tower (9 min.) historic folly by capability brown with exhibitions and links to the arts and craft movement. Poden Lane (13 min) Kiftsgate Court Gardens (9 min.) female-created gardens awash with bluebells fragrant roses and lime trees plus malvern hill views. Sudeley Castle (23 min.) 15th-century stately home with formal gardens flamboyant peacocks and art by turner and rubens. Cotswold Farm Park (20 min.) educational venue holding 50 collections of british rare breed animals with games and activities. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (16 min.) historic steam railway offering scenic 28-mile round-trip rides through the cotswolds. |