The Journal

Local stories, walks, seasonal notes, and what is on around Bibury and the wider Cotswolds, written from the cottages.

5 Dec 2025Things To Do

Christmas in Bibury, quietly

Bibury does not do Christmas loudly. There is no high street to dress up, no big switch-on, no market filling the green.…

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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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22 Sep 2025Cottage Spotlight

Rosemary Cottage for a quiet autumn break

The thing that makes Rosemary Cottage work for an autumn break is the fire. Not a wood-burner behind glass, but an open…

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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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