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  • Affordable Family Christmas Activities in the Cotswolds 2025

    Affordable Family Christmas Activities in the Cotswolds 2025

    Looking for fun and budget friendly activies for all the family this Christmas? As much as we love all the Christmas days out the Cotswolds have to offer, they aren’t cheap, and filling the Christmas holidays and winter weekends with things to do adds up – fast! In this post, we share 5 free or Read more

  • Bibury to Coln St Aldwyns (Circular)

    Bibury to Coln St Aldwyns (Circular)

    Need to Know HIGHLIGHTS: A lovely walk through Bibury Village taking in the famous Arlington Row, then through lush meadows, woodlands and views of the rolling hills surrounding Bibury. Step by step 1. Park next to the River on ” The Street”. You will see the lovely Arlington Row on your left. Take a detour Read more

  • Chipping Campden Guide for Families

    Chipping Campden Guide for Families

    Chipping Campden is a well known market town in the north Cotswolds offering visitors a picturesque town with honey stone buildings and cottages, historic market hall and church offering beautiful pictures and a gorgeous place to explore. It’s a good place to base yourself as it is also very close to Broadway, Batsford Arboretum and Read more

  • Cam Peak Walk

    Cam Peak Walk

    3.5 mile circular / 5.6 km A spectacular short walk over Cam Peak, Cam Long Down and Uley Bury Highlights: Explore the beauty of the Cotswold escarpment on this Cam Peak and Cam down trail. Enjoy stunning views across the Severn plain on this family-friendly walk, wandering through wildflower-rich grasslands and peaceful woodlands. A must-see Read more

  • Best Cotswold Villages & Towns to Visit with Kids

    Best Cotswold Villages & Towns to Visit with Kids

    Find the best places to visit with kids to keep the whole family happy on a trip to explore the charming Cotswolds. The Cotswolds is choc-a-block full of quaint villages and quirky towns to get your fix of cute tearooms, cobbled streets, and rose covered cottages – but are any of these places worth a Read more

  • The Town of Painswick

    The Town of Painswick

    A guide for families Painswick is an interesting little town – it’s small, but has everything you want from a traditional cotswold market town; honey stoned charm, views, countryside and history. Its a little bit quirky, which we loved, and not really on the tourist trail – great for those looking for somewhere authentic. There Read more

Welcome to Cotswold Little Explorers

Want to explore the Cotswolds with your kids? Wondering where the best places to visit and what family attractions there are? You have come to the right place!

Our little corner of the internet where we share all our adventures in the Cotswolds with our children aged 7 and 5.

We are lucky enough to call this beautiful part of England our home, and the Cotswolds are the perfect place to experience the English countryside at its finest – it is our aim to help families visiting the area to get the most out of there trip, including Family hikes, accessible walks, bike rides attractions and more – everything you need to help you plan your trip easily.

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