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On this day: Cirencester Archive

Cirencester Archive

• The poet with a passion for adventure

  With a career spanning so many mediums and a list of personal achievements that no number of column inches could satisfy it is difficult to know where to begin describing the work of Leo Aylen. read more

• Fit for a King and Queen

  Cotswold Essence visits the historic Tudor castle at Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. read more

• A Spring clean for your body!

  It's a familiar feeling, Spring is just around the corner yet we're still covered up in layers of clothing hoping that the effects of Christmas overindulgence will miraculously disappear. read more

• The Cotswold Heritage Centre Revisited

  In a time when, thanks mainly to the Internet, the study of family history had never been more popular and the development of tourism more necessary to help redress the decline in manufacturing, those who are interested in the history and heritage of the Cotswolds were dealt what seemed to be a mortal blow. read more

• A hidden gem, set in nine acres!

  Hidden between the urban centres of Cheltenham and Gloucester, with the M5 and two railway stations a stone's throw away, is Badgeworth Manor, situated in nine acres of private land and overlooking the village green. read more

• New world wine

  Whatever happened to all the wine snobs? Five years ago, you couldn't sing the praises of a fine claret or chardonnay without risking accusations of rank snobbery. Now it's all changed. read more

• The Cotswold Heritage Centre Revisited

  In a time when, thanks mainly to the Internet, the study of family history had never been more popular and the development of tourism more necessary to help redress the decline in manufacturing, those who are interested in the history and heritage of the Cotswolds were dealt what seemed to be a mortal blow. read more

• Silly Cotswold Sports

  (cheese rolling, woolsack racing, shin kicking...) read more

• Milestones: What they are, where they are, and the battle to preserve them

  The earliest milestones in Britain were erected by the Romans and throughout the centuries they have served the purpose of directing travellers towards their destinations. read more

• Hats off to the Clothes Agency

  Whether it's a Dolce & Gabbana suit or a pair of exquisite Gucci shoes, a Cirencester agency has a wealth of designer clothes for sale at a fraction of the original price. read more

• A swell Grade II listed family home

  Overlooking the pretty Dikler Valley just outside Stow-on-the-Wold stands Nether Swell Manor, a truly stunning Cotswold property. read more

• Welcome to issue 6 of Cotswold Essence online....

  We are delighted in this sixth issue of Cotswold Essence to introduce a new young local star, Francesca Van Oss who, after winning our competition to find the Face of Essence in December last year, took to her new role of cover girl like a duck to water. She behaved totally naturally and professionally during the photo shoot with New Visage agency boss Simon Bradford and he had dozens of pictures of her to choose from for the cover of this issue. read more

• A hidden gem, set in nine acres!

  Hidden between the urban centres of Cheltenham and Gloucester, with the M5 and two railway stations a stone's throw away, is Badgeworth Manor, situated in nine acres of private land and overlooking the village green. read more

• A pub crawl with a difference

  How can I explain the thrill? read more

• Where the food does all the talking

  No.5 North Street is a great place to be on a chilly night. read more

• Welcome to issue 6 of Cotswold Essence online....

  We are delighted in this sixth issue of Cotswold Essence to introduce a new young local star, Francesca Van Oss who, after winning our competition to find the Face of Essence in December last year, took to her new role of cover girl like a duck to water. read more

On this day: Cirencester Archive