The Swan Inn at Swinbrook is situated in the heart of the Cotswolds, 19 miles from Oxford and 24 miles from Cheltenham making an ideal base for sightseeing throughout the Cotswolds. Please see below a small selection of events in The Cotswolds for 2012 such as Cheltenham National Hunt Racing week, Badminton Horse Trials, Blenheim Palace, Cheltenham Festivals, The Three Choirs Festival and Gifford’s Circus.
For the less adventurous we are a short drive or a 40-minute walk – away from Burford, often described as the ‘gateway’ to the Cotswolds. The town was known in medieval times for its wool and local merchants would meet in the ‘Tolsey’, a building which now houses a fascinating museum.
Why not wander down the High Street towards the Windrush River, savouring the spectacular view? You can stop off at the shops and inns, some of which date back to the 15th century.
Tour the ancient Cotswold villages including Lower and Upper Slaughter, Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water.
Cotswold Wildlife Park – 1 mile from Burford – not the same type of wildlife you’ll see on the valley walk!
Visit renowned Daylesford Organic Farmshop and Spa.
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock home of the Duke of Marlborough and birth place of Winston Churchill.
Bicester Village – retail therapy.
3 local golf courses – Burford, Chipping Norton, Wychwood.
Cotswolds Events For 2013
May 2013
1st – 6th May
Cheltenham Jazz Festival
4th – 6th May
Jousting Tournament featuring ‘The Knights of Royal England’ – Blenheim Palace
11th – 12th May
Classic Car Event – Cheltenham Rotary Club
18th – 19th May
Steam & Real Ale Weekend – The Railway Station, Toddington
25th – 27th May
The Sealed Knot Society – Blenheim Palace
June 2013
1st – 2nd June
Bugatti Owners Club – Prescott Hill Climb
4th – 6th June
Bledington Music Festival
7th – 16th June
The Burford Festival
8th & 9th June
Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Triathlon – Blenheim Palace
12th – 22nd June
Summer Outdoor Theatre – Blenheim Palace
16th June
Ferrari Owners Club Rally – Blenheim Palace
21st – 23rd June
The Blenheim Palace Flower Show
22nd June
Swinbrook & Asthall Riverday – Swinbrook
27th – 30th June
Chadlington Music Festival
July 2013
13th July
Battle Proms Concert – Blenheim Palace
20th – 21st July
Royal International Air Tattoo – Fairford, Gloucestershire
28th July
Pre’50 American Auto Club – “Rally of the Giants” – Blenheim Palace
August 2013
2nd – 4th August
The Festival of British Eventing – Gatcombe Park
3th – 4th August
Vintage Sports Car Club – Prescott Hill Climb, Gotherington, Cheltenham
6th August
Bourton Football in the River – Bourton-on-the-Water
24th August
Village Fete - Eastleach
25th August
Winchcombe Annual Show
25th – 26th August
The Blenheim Palace Festival of Transport
September 2013
7th September
Agricultural and Horse Show – Moreton-in-Marsh
12th – 15th September
The Blenheim International Horse Trials
18th – 22nd September
The Blenheim Palace Literary Festival – Woodstock
October 2013
5th – 6th October
American Classic Autumn Weekend – Prescott Hill Climb, Gotherington, Cheltenham
6th October
BHF Blenheim Palace Half Marathon
4th – 13th October
The Cheltenham Literature Festival
13th – 20th October
Stratford-upon-Avon Music Festival
24th October
Gypsy Horse Fair – Stow-on-the-Wold
November 2013
15th – 17th November
The Open at Cheltenham Racecourse – Cheltenham
25th November
Burford Singers’ Concert – St John’s Church, Burford
28th November – 15th December
Bath Christmas Market
30th November
Broadway Late Night Christmas Shopping
December 2013
1st December
Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair – Minchinhampton
5th – 21st December
Cheltenham Christmas Market – The Promenade, Cheltenham
7th – 9th December
The Cotswold Craftsmen’s Christmas Show – Tetbury
6th – 9th December
Christmas Tree Festival at St. Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold