As well as the horse-focused activities, we can offer a wider experience of Cotswold life. We like gardens: there are innumerable, magical, fascinating ones to visit - and this often involves tea and cake. Walking in the subtle Cotswold landscape is delightful at any time of the year and may involve lunch in an historic pub. The World Heritage Site of Avebury is close enough to combine perhaps with a visit to the yard of an Olympic rider. There are craftspeople in town who can offer tuition in many skills as well as opportunities to buy their creations. There is an award-winning theatre in Cirencester or the many festivals in Cheltenham for evening entertainment. We have links with other tourism firms that offer tours and activities such as cycling or rally driving which might help entertain other family members.
As some possible examples:
- You might hack for a hour and go on to a country pub for lunch before going home.
- You might spend three days at a Horse Trials and the fourth visiting the university city of Oxford.
- You might have a morning hack then visit the site of a Roman Villa before popping into a tack shop on the way back to town for dinner.
- You might visit a trainer's yard and watch horses on the gallops and then see one running at the races later.
- You might have a lesson with an international dressage coach and then go on to hear choral Evensong in the medieval splendour of Gloucester Cathedral.
Cotswold Horse Tours are here to help you fulfil some ambitions. Contact us to discuss your ideas.