Things To Do

Seasonal ideas for your stay: walks, long lunches, and the village at its best, by the month.

6 Nov 2025Things To Do

Misty mornings and an empty village

November is the month I keep to myself a little. The day-trippers thin out once the leaves go over, the coach park…

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20 Oct 2025Things To Do

A wet October afternoon, done well

Some October afternoons the rain sets in and there is no arguing with it. The river goes the colour of stewed tea,…

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7 Oct 2025Things To Do

Autumn colour along Arlington Row

The first full week of October is usually when it comes good. The trees along the Coln start to turn, the cottage…

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8 Sep 2025Things To Do

Early autumn walks before the crowds

By the second week of September the light has changed. It comes in lower and warmer, and on a clear morning it…

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5 Aug 2025Things To Do

Where to find shade and water in August

August in Bibury can be properly hot, the kind of day where the stone holds the warmth long after the sun has…

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7 Jul 2025Things To Do

A slow July lunch in the Coln valley

There is a particular kind of July day that calls for a long lunch and nothing else. Warm but not punishing, the…

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