Location: Cotswolds
Top Things to do in Cotswolds
Top 10 Monuments & Statues in Cotswolds, England
The Cotswolds (/ˈkɒtswoʊldz/ KOTS-wohldz, /-wəldz/ -wəldz) is an area in south central England containing the Cotswold Hills, a range of rolling hills which rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment, known as the Cotswold Edge, above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale. The area is defined by the bedrock of Jurassic limestone that creates a type of grassland habitat rare in the UK and that is quarried for the golden coloured Cotswold stone. It contains unique features derived from the use of this mineral; the predominantly rural landscape contains stone-built villages, historical towns and stately homes and gardens. The population of the District is about 84,000.
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1. St Peter,s Church
2. Tewkesbury Battlefield Commemorative Sculptures
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 99 reviews
Reviewed By P5380RWmartin
I have seen these wonderful Horses many time and on Thursday last They are situated on a Traffic Island So you see them as for more than one way They are equally impressive As they ar situated on the Gloucester road to and from Tewkesbury I did not know what they commemorated a Battle field They are very impressive.And I intend to find out more about them and who drew up the design
3. War Memorial Northleach
4. William IV Statue
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By JPCHickey - Cheltenham, United Kingdom
This statue is tucked away in a shady part of the gardens and few people in the town could tell you who it is and why it is here. However, King WIlliam IV is part of the story why Cheltenham has an MP. There was a constitutional crisis in the 1820s and 30s because the system of electing MPs was so corrupt. There were small places called Rotten Boroughs with a handful of voters who elected an MP but many large towns and cities such as Manchester and Liverpool had none. There was a Great Reform Bill in 1832 designed to change this and create a fairsystem for electing MPs. In a dramatic and highly charged intervention the King went to parliament and forced the House of Lords to pass the bill. Later that year Cheltenham elected its first ever MP, Craven Berkeley. The people of the town then raised a subscription to erect this statue in recognition of the King's role in the fight for parliamentary representation.
5. Boer War Memorial
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By vanessashihtzu - Gloucester, United Kingdom
Glorious memorial an evocative reminder of history when things were not so easy for people as they are today.
6. Edward Wilson Statue
7. Hailes Abbey
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 267 reviews
Grade 1 Scheduled National Monument. Site is owned by the National Trust but wholly financed, managed and maintained by English Heritage. Both Memberships gain you FREE entry. All visits must be booked in advance on the English Heritage website. Walk up visits are not permissible under Government Covid constraints, sorry.
Reviewed By F8453IAgaryc - Swindon, United Kingdom
Staff very friendly and helpful. On hand for any information or assistance . Recommend you scan the QR code for audio tour of the abbey . Really adds value to the history and sets the view as you walk around Benches around so you can picture how day to day life in the abbey would have been , supported by information boards on tour.
8. St Oswald's Priory
9. The Minotaur and the Hare
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 69 reviews
Reviewed By adrianhl51 - Cheltenham, United Kingdom
A credit to Cheltenham as a place to visit. Different,interesting,a joy to behold in the middle of town!
10. Gustav Holst Statue
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By sheepygold
This statue is easily missed as it is in one corner of the Imperial Gardens and it is surrounded by a small pool and very tall grasses. There is seating around and the statue itself is very beautiful.
