the cotswolds through the seasons

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The Cotswolds Through the Seasons The Cotswolds is an area in the westcentral region of England. This area is a mix of traditional villages and modern amenities. This area is offers interesting and exciting things to do all year long. It is a great vacation spot, both for British citizens and international travellers. In the spring, festivals and community events start gearing up with the Bath Shakespeare festival. Then Nearby StratfordUponAvon gets into the season by holding the Shakespeare birthday celebration, which culminates in a charity ball. There are also many music festivals, including the Cheltenham International Jazz Festival. One of the most famous springtime activities is Cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill in Gloucester. Historically, townsmen rolled cheese wheels down the hill to claim it for sheep grazing. Now townspeople do it for fun and community pride. Another sheep related springtime activity is the Woolsack races and traditional street fair in Tetbury. This is a relay race involving a 60 pound woolsack run up and down the streets by two people. The relay is part of whole day of charity fund raising events. Summertime brings Opera to the Longborough Festival Opera. This opera house seats 480 and can hold 65 musicians in the orchestra pit. It also brings Shakespeare in the park, performed by the Oxford school of drama, in the Pleasure Gardens in Bienheim, Woodstock. It also brings the Cheltenham International Festival of Music and Fringe, fringe events and the best of classical music. The largest military air show in the entire world is held in Fairford. Military planes Uly in dramatic formation, as well as perform terrifying acrobatics. This event brings spectators not only from England, but from throughout Europe as well. Later on, the water games are held at Bourtononthewater, which is a Uive a side soccer match, held in the stream of the river Windrush. In the fall, festivals focus on culture. The Jane Austen festival in Bath celebrates their most famous resident. Bath is an elegant World Heritage City, and is proud to hold a whole day of events in celebration of Jane Austen's contributions to literature. Cheltenham also hosts a 10 day festival of literature, with readings, performances, and other live events.

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The  Cotswolds  is  an  area  in  the  west-­‐central  region  of  England.    This  area  is  a  mix  of   traditional  villages  and  modern  amenities.      This  area  is  offers  interesting  and  exciting   things  to  do  all  year  long.    It  is  a  great  vacation  spot,  both  for  British  citizens  and   international  travellers. Anna  Phillips  represents  Jigsaw  Holidays,  specialists  in  supplying  Cotswold  Cottages  and   character  properties  for  the  ideal  Cotswold  break.

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The Cotswolds Through the SeasonsThe  Cotswolds  is  an  area  in  the  west-­‐central  region  of  England.    This  area  is  a  mix  of  traditional  villages  and  modern  amenities.      This  area  is  offers  interesting  and  exciting  things  to  do  all  year  long.    It  is  a  great  vacation  spot,  both  for  British  citizens  and  international  travellers.

In  the  spring,  festivals  and  community  events  start  gearing  up  with  the  Bath  Shakespeare  festival.    Then  Nearby  Stratford-­‐Upon-­‐Avon  gets  into  the  season  by  holding  the  Shakespeare  birthday  celebration,  which  culminates  in  a  charity  ball.    There  are  also  many  music  festivals,  including  the  Cheltenham  International  Jazz  Festival.

One  of  the  most  famous  springtime  activities  is  Cheese  rolling  at  Cooper's  Hill  in  Gloucester.    Historically,  townsmen  rolled  cheese  wheels  down  the  hill  to  claim  it  for  sheep  grazing.    Now  townspeople  do  it  for  fun  and  community  pride.    Another  sheep  related  springtime  activity  is  the  Woolsack  races  and  traditional  street  fair  in  Tetbury.    This  is  a  relay  race  involving  a  60  pound  woolsack  run  up  and  down  the  streets  by  two  people.    The  relay  is  part  of  whole  day  of  charity  fund  raising  events.

Summertime  brings  Opera  to  the  Longborough  Festival  Opera.    This  opera  house  seats  480  and  can  hold  65  musicians  in  the  orchestra  pit.    It  also  brings  Shakespeare  in  the  park,  performed  by  the  Oxford  school  of  drama,  in  the  Pleasure  Gardens  in  Bienheim,  Woodstock.    It  also  brings  the  Cheltenham  International  Festival  of  Music  and  Fringe,  fringe  events  and  the  best  of  classical  music.

The  largest  military  air  show  in  the  entire  world  is  held  in  Fairford.    Military  planes  Uly  in  dramatic  formation,  as  well  as  perform  terrifying    acrobatics.    This  event  brings  spectators  not  only  from  England,  but  from  throughout  Europe  as  well.    Later  on,  the  water  games  are  held  at  Bourton-­‐on-­‐the-­‐water,  which  is  a  Uive  a  side  soccer  match,  held  in  the  stream  of  the  river  Windrush.

In  the  fall,  festivals  focus  on  culture.    The  Jane  Austen  festival  in  Bath  celebrates  their  most  famous  resident.    Bath  is  an  elegant  World  Heritage  City,  and  is  proud  to  hold  a  whole  day  of  events  in  celebration  of  Jane  Austen's  contributions  to  literature.    Cheltenham  also  hosts  a  10  day  festival  of  literature,  with  readings,  performances,  and  other  live  events.

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In  November,  Bath  Abbey  hosts  a  traditional  Christmas  market,  with  vendor  stalls,  carollers,  and  mulled  wine.      Warwick  Castle  is  decorated  for  Christmas,  and  opened  to  the  public.    The  Westonbirt  Arboretum  near  Tetbury  is  illuminated,  and  visitors  can  wind  their  way  down  the  path  of  the  national  arboretum.    In  December,  Bourton  on  the  Water  holds  a  Victorian  Christmas  evening,  complete  with  traditional  costumes,  carol  singing,  plenty  of  shopping  opportunities,  and  lighting  of  the  town  Christmas  tree.

The  Cotswolds  is  an  area  full  of  things  to  do  all  year  long.    This  is  just  a  small  sample  of  the  events  that  happen  during  the  year.    Every  single  day  there  are  opportunities  for  shopping,  historical  tours,  and  cultural  explorations.    The  Cotswold  is  a  great  vacation  destination  no  matter  the  season.

About  The  AuthorAnna  Phillips  represents  Jigsaw  Holidays,  specialists  in  supplying  Cotswold  Cottages  and  character  properties  for  the  ideal  Cotswold  break.