Welcome to the Cotswolds.

The Cotswolds is a countryside area of England that is famous for it's butter, honey-coloured cottages and exquisite gardens that make you dizzy with their beauty, scent and bees.

The area is latticed by dry stonewalled fields with fluffy sheep within, and landscapes stenciled against eggshell blue skies.

The Cotswold villages have squabbling brooks, places to explore, lost lanes, golden church towers and country cricket greens. There are wooded valleys with rare birds and wildlife to find..... it just fills your heart with inspiration. If you are on holiday and artistically-minded, or, perhaps visiting for a day who chooses to tarry a while, in this unique landscape, you can honestly say that Gloucestershire dotted by its Cotswold villages and towns is a gem, and often chosen as a favorite place to visit in England.

If you are wanting to find painting holidays and inspirational landscapes to draw, or perhaps just relax, take walks, read books, play sport or visit the numerous festivals - such as art, music, literature, food and sports throughout the year, the Cotswold towns and villages have some of the finest country hotels and cottages to stay at and top restaurants and cuisine for you to enjoy on your visit. The arts and crafts are alive and well in the Cotswolds. You will find vibrant, creative people at work, in the Cotswolds with exciting exhibitions to see and great galleries to visit. There are exciting holiday courses to join. You can create beautiful art and gifts to take home with you.

You can have fun, be inspired or just be pampered visiting Cotswold villages in Gloucestershire in an area of prosperity and unique beauty in England. .............Perfect for you.

41st Cheltenham Open Air Art Festival 2010

Rent holiday cottages in the west country