Sniper
5:12 Sun Jan 29
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There's tetbury as well - down the road from highgrove. Closer to bath there's also Bradford in Avon (don't be out off by the name) but bourbon ir stow are probably your best bets.
Lots of the places in the Cotswolds aren't necessarily full days out,l as they are quite small, but there's a fair few near bourbon as well. Plus there's the Cotswold animal park too, which is lovely.
Sudeley castle is impressive if you like that sort of thing as well
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only1billybonds
5:07 Sun Jan 29
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Yup,take your bird to Bourton. Stowe is nice as is Kingham (where my sister lives). And as said earlier,Woodstock,Blenheim palace in particular.
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Alfs
4:19 Sun Jan 29
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I live on the edge of the Cotswolds. Check out Woodstock, As a yank your girlfriend will love Blenheim Palace.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
4:07 Sun Jan 29
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That's because your sister enjoyed it.
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gank
4:01 Sun Jan 29
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I once committed a serious sexual assault in the Cotswolds, and I got away with it too.
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Sir Alf
3:37 Sun Jan 29
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neilalex 3:33 Sun Jan 29
Yeah frightening place. "Give me six" is often used as they greet each other down there :-)
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neilalex
3:33 Sun Jan 29
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Forest of Dean is Wicker Man territory. More inbred than any Scottish Isle. Painswick is like Greenwich Village compared to most places in the Forest.
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Sir Alf
3:26 Sun Jan 29
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Nurse Ratched 3:23 Sun Jan 29
Ag !
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Sir Alf
3:26 Sun Jan 29
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neilalex 3:22 Sun Jan 29
Yeah some "new builds" Stroud way but Slad and Painswick still untouched fortunately. Young, attractive Scottish lady runs the Wooly nowadays. Lots more geezers drinking in there most nights now... wonder why ? ;-)
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Nurse Ratched
3:23 Sun Jan 29
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The wicker man list?
Wise precaution. They're mainly virgins on here.
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neilalex
3:22 Sun Jan 29
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As a teenager I did the bottling up at the Woolpack one summer. At the time the landlord was an eccentric ex RAF bloke, and it was a bit like Fawlty Towers. Laurie Lees cottage was just behind it. Slad valley is indeed very nice.
Painswick is beautiful but every time I go back to Stroud they seem to have built further and further down the hill.
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Sir Alf
3:20 Sun Jan 29
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Btw, there are 3 West Ham fans in Painswick too. Cockney corner of the Cotswolds.
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Sir Alf
3:19 Sun Jan 29
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I am based in Painswick these days and the best pub IMO is the Woolpack in Slad near Stroud mate. Lovely views from the pub and a proper old country boozer , basic old style decor and it makes its money on beer and liquor ;-) None of that gastro nonsense like most others.
I would avoid all the other tourist areas like Bourton and Stow.
If you stay in or around Painswick let me know as I will need to get you off the "Wicker man List" ;-)
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SecondOpinion
3:07 Sun Jan 29
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Know the Cotswolds very well. I often drive there in my Morris MInor Estate, pull into a layby and make my way to a secluded picnic spot, open the hamper and enjoy the vews. Then a short drive to my cottage.
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OccupyGreenStreet
2:32 Sun Jan 29
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Nailsworth, Stroud, Painswick, Cirencester - all good bases for a break. That road out of Nailsworth - The Ladder - up on to Minchinhampton Common is a good little drive, with a pub or two on the Commin itself.
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neilalex
2:14 Sun Jan 29
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Stroud definitely is. I lived there. Dursley is more out towards the river so I wouldn't know.
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deanjcrawford
2:11 Sun Jan 29
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The peak district looked lovely. Was a toss up between there or the lake district but the lake district won out. Will hopefully visit the peak district next time she's over.
Ended up staying in the lamb inn down the road from Bourton. Thanks for advice, chaps! Much appreciated!
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mashed in maryland
2:11 Sun Jan 29
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Do Stroud and Dursley count as the cotswolds?
It's lovely round there.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
1:57 Sun Jan 29
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Mendips, mate, just about. Bloody miles from the Cotswolds. Very nice though.
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neilalex
1:50 Sun Jan 29
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Surface - I'd thought anecdotally that Bath was just about the Cotswolds. Not sure whether it technically is though. Either way its easily within reach of the places talked about.
Nurse - Peak District has some nice places but bleak cold and stark as a landscape compared to the Cotswolds. I reckon you'd love it.
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Mike Oxsaw
1:42 Sun Jan 29
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deanjcrawford 1:11 Sun Jan 29
Link to her alley?
Fuck me! This site has long peaked.
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