Spent some time here with my family on a rainy English Wednesday. The staff were lovely and very…read moreknowledgeable about the history of the castle as well as giving us pointers on how to navigate the area with a stroller. Lunch in the cafe was great and apparently the soup was 5 stars. My sister and I both had a scone with jam and clotted cream. The scone was about a 3/10 but it did hit the spot. Parking was adequate and overall it was a lovely experience. I'd imagine it's beautiful sitting outside in the cafe on a sunny day!

Interestingly, Berkeley Castle is England's oldest inhibited castle, the word on the street is the…read more24 generations of the Berkeleys have passed through the thick brick walls. Edward II was imprisoned in a cell here, and infact murdered! The Great Hall, is indeed Great and has been host to many a King and Queen over the centuries. As an extra bonus, as well as exploring the house there is a tropical butterfly house with tens and tens of beautiful and exotically coloured butterfly's flying around. £7.50 for adults / £4.50 kiddiewinks

NO IDEA if the map is right here so directions given Wantage (12km ENE)…read more A place of legend and a good day out if you combine it with the other places in the area..see my Wayland's Smithy. Picnic here..spend the day..the views are beautiful. We have to speculate here. It is called a horse but is it really a dragon? Only you can decide. The area would be quite difficult for the disabled. The Uffington white horse can be seen from up to twenty miles away in good conditions. It can be seen close up from the top of nearby Dragon Hill, but is perhaps best viewed from three or four miles away The steep combe below the horse is known as the 'manger'. The ice-cut terraces to west are the 'Giant's Stair'. 'Dragon Hill' a natural outcrop with an artificially flattened top is just to the North. While the great expanse of 'Uffington Castle,' a hillfort dating from 700 bc, guards the southern approaches. Further a-field are the 'Blowing Stone' and 'Wayland's Smithy'. It is the largest of the horses being some 374 feet in length and 110 feet in height, constructed of trenches which are 5 to 10 feet in width and 2 to 3 feet deep and filled with chalk, this is a few feet above the natural chalk of the hill. The horse is in excellent condition being maintained by the National Trust. The edges are well defined partially consolidated with concrete (although well hidden) and the top edge reinforced with polypropylene netting. The Uffington white horse, one of only four that face to the right, is high on an escarpment of the Berkshire Downs below Whitehorse Hill ten feet or less wide, and its length of around 365 feet makes it over twice as long as the longest of the Wiltshire horses The horse can be found 1.5 miles due south of Uffington village on the Berkshire downs ( now in Oxfordshire). It is situated facing NW near the top (at approx. 800 ft) of a very impressive steep escarpment below the Ridgeway long distance footpath, Whitehorse hill and the Saxon hillfort of Uffington castle and above Dragon hill. There is convenient parking nearby at Woolstone hill and at Whitehorse hill. This high locale makes the horse difficult to view from close quarters it is seen rather better from most areas of the Vale of the White Horse. The White Horse is a highly stylised prehistoric hill figure, 374 feet (110 m) long, cut into the turf of the upper slopes of White Horse Hill The figure has been shown to date back some 3,000 years, to the Bronze Age. The horse is thought to represent a tribal symbol perhaps connected with the builders of Uffington Castle. The Uffington Horse is the symbol of Wessex Hall at the University of Reading, adopted in 1920 and still in use. Dragons Hill A bare patch of chalk upon which no grass will grow is purported to be where the dragon's blood spilled. Dragon Hill and is said to be the site where St. George, England's patron saint, slew the dragon. The blood from the dying dragon so poisoned the ground beneath that grass never grows there leaving the chalk scar we see today. Pillow Mound.Between the castle and the Horse lie a number of burial mounds, the most obvious being the Pillow Mound. These date from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages and are unusual in that they were reused for Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon burials. The Giants Stairs are a reminder of how the valley was created by scouring melt-water during the retreat of the last Ice Age. A terrace along the lower edge of the western slopes is thought to be the remains of medieval farming practice.

Went to Uffington's National trust white horse hill, 6 miles fro faringdon yesterday! and the views…read morefrom this English land mark are fantastic on a clear day! you can see Swindon city, Faringdon and all the oxfordshire village's, and oxford. and on the way up you see the chalk horse embedded into the hill side, and you also see dragon mound were it is thought that st George slayed the dragon! and on top of the hill are the remains of Uffington Castle, and a short walk from there an ancient burial ground. Car park £1 for two hours £2 for 4 hour's A great place to take a picnic.

An enchanting place for parties etc. I went to a wedding here on one of the nastiest days…read moreweather-wise I've ever experienced. No matter - the charm of the venue more than made up for it. It's so picturesque inside - beautiful beamed ceiling and brick walls with various small rooms off to the side. A large marquee was attached to the side on this occasion to make room for a larger number in the party but that's just an option available. A bar is possible if you need it and it's a brilliant place for more than just weddings - dinner parties, wilder parties too would be great here. We absolutely loved it and made a mental note to use it in future if we need something in the area.

What a really cool place.! My husband's business is in the area and I'm so glad they put us in this…read morehotel well I don't know if you call it an estate or Castle somewhere in between. I did the high tea for the first time and it was a little disappointing they didn't come around and refresh our tea and it wasn't it wasn't all I've hoped it would be but oh well. The breakfasts were great by UK standards. The room was fine it was big. As with a lot of places in Europe that didn't have air conditioning and didn't have screens on the windows. We had called ahead and asked for sheets on the beds which we appreciated them doing I enjoyed exploring the grounds and the English Gardens. There were sheep nearby which I enjoyed walking to see. As a part of our room we were told we got an hour in the spa so in the US that means massage facial pedicure that's not what that means there. It meant that you got an hour in there pool jacuzzi area which I thought was very strange. And I figured if they were giving you a time like that that we'd have it all to ourselves not not at all nope nope nope nope. I've never been at a place that had a pool and a jacuzzi and they gave you only an hour that was really weird. But they did have a sauna and steam room also that counted in the meager hour that you were given. Personally I didn't like that policy. There's not a whole lot around that area so anything you go do you're spending quite a bit in transportation. But this is the nicest place in the area. A great place to have an event like a wedding. There's things around the facility that tell the history of the building which is interesting to read about it was a hospital and I think even a prison. But either way it is very well restored my husband's company thought about buying it for their headquarters and I'm glad they didn't because they wouldn't have did it justice. It needed a lot of money to make it gorgeous again.

Lovely building and bedroom very well appointed and comfortable. Food in the restaurant was very…read moregood except that there was very limited avay of vegetables, basically broccoli was the only veg on offer. Another annoyance was that the very expensive menu is printed in small print with poor contrast and the restaurant is dimly lit. It is best not to read the price of wine lest you faint due to the shock. This meant a torch was needed to read it. The swimming pool is excellent. Staff were good, breakfast was excellent.

Fantastic tour, very much worth it. The layout of the tour is well done -- you learn so much about…read morethe Georgian era - the dress, food, lifestyle, expectations, etc. You'll feel transported. its a walk on tour so you set the pace. Definitely a must do while in Bath.

A wonderful step back in time to the rich, snobby, yuppy, elitist, wealthy lifestyle of the English…read moreElites during the Victoria Era. The Georgia architecture is gorgeous and imposing. The interior rooms are recreated in the 19th century Victorian styles with the art, furniture, and decor. The voice actors breath new life and add an amusing storyline that continues in each room you visit...fascinating! Friendly staff all around, whom all seemed very happy at their jobs and supporting this historical site. £16/$22 for entry, and worth it!

Stayed here on a tour with GateOne. You could stay at a hotel like this in any place in the…read moreUS...with no relation to the Cotswolds and no charm. Choosing this hotel was a bad move on GateOne's part. But the hotel underperformed as well. Checked in: Coffee pot still had old tea or something from the last guest. Tried to call front desk but no answer, At dinner food was not good and waiter shouted out dishes to sort out who ordered what. Vegetable Linguine was bad: chopped asparagus on pasta, no cheese, no flavor. Worst meal we had in 10 days in England. Second day room was not cleaned when we returned.Tried to call front desk but no answer. Went up to the front desk. "They don't answer the phone when they are busy. Phone are programmed not to ring." Tried to order a pizza in the evening. Couldn't get anyone to talk to us because everyone was busy with a large convention. Ate peanuts in the room. This place is not close to any towns with services. Third day. Tried to charge our computers etc when we were out of the room. Came back and found our card had been removed and therefore computers not charged. "So sorry come to the desk and we will give you another card, too bad about your computer" All in all a bad experience.

The location is great, but the rooms could use a refresh and our bathroom had mildew all over. The…read moreBrassiere has very limited gluten free options. If you're gluten free and can't do spicy food, I'd recommend the Greek salad with chicken. The bar kept giving my husband the wrong beer. We won't be staying here again.

The Angel is the expensive option for staying in Chippenham. It is in the centre of town, opposite…read morethe Bear, which is undergoing refurbishment at the time of writing. the Angel was extensively modernized in 2007, with a modern block of rooms and a gym with pool added. Rooms in the main block are spacious and attractively decorated (we had one of the four poster rooms looking down on the Market Square). Heating was a little erratic in this cold snap. Staff were friendly and helpful, and seemed remarkably young. Food in the restaurant in the evening was of a reasonable standard, priced a little over average for the area, although the breakfast was poor. The "English Breakfast" was sausage, one egg, bacon, beans, mushrooms and hash browns, with toast and coffee. The mushrooms were cold, and the egg was, well, odd. The main lounge is popular for tea and coffee, with various locals as well as guests visiting while we were there.

Stayed here for a week on business. Glad that this was located close to businesses but wish they…read morewere open a little later so I could check them out at the end of a long day of business. The hotel room was comfortable and clean. TV channels were minimal and sometimes would be glitchy.

This hotel is nothing special, in that it is your typical travelodge box shaped building…read more However, its usually pretty cheap, and is often included in the £15 deals. Like I said - don't expect anything more than a standard travelodge, although its always been cleaned and comfortable when I've stayed here. Its in a very good location for visiting Bristol or Gloucester, or even Weston Super Mare if you don't mind a bit of a drive. It's not quite walkable into Stroud, and there isn't a lot to do in the immediate vicinity. It is great as a base for further adventure though.