Location: Tetbury
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Tetbury is a small town and civil parish within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census, increasing to 5,472 at the 2011 census.
Restaurants in Tetbury
1. Chavenage House
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 453 reviews
CHAVENAGE HOUSE is a privately owned Elizabethan Manor House open to the public. It has been used as a TV location for many productions and is at present playing Trenwith in the popular Poldark. There is so much more to see and enjoy. Guided tours by members of the family.
Reviewed By PeterJ1952 - Calne, United Kingdom
We had a group visit from Bowood House, the only downside of that being that we had to do this in our closed season. And it was a cold day. Chavenage has very little heating so every room was perishing cold. Every time we moved to a different room it seemed even colder, probably because as human radiators we managed eventually to take the chill of each room. However...I’ll still give Chavenage top marks. It’s a beautiful house with a fascinating history, superbly accomplished and witty guides from the owning family, Caroline and Richard, and one of the best homemade lunches you can get. Next time though we’ll go in warmer weather!
2. Hookshouse Pottery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
Studio Pottery producing high fired stoneware domestic and garden pots, all hand thrown and mostly wood fired. There is a showroom at the pottery where the finished work can be seen and purchased. It is usually possible to view the workshop and see any work in progress, and visitors are welcome to ask about the production methods. There is a one and a half acre garden attached to the Pottery which is open to visitors from April to July. The garden offers a combination of open perspectives and intimate corners, and includes borders, shrubs, woodland glade, water garden with flowform cascades, kitchen garden and orchard. It is run on organic principles.
Reviewed By MandiLou62 - Sherston, United Kingdom
We visited Hookshouse Pottery for the first time, having seen some examples of the pottery at a local Art Exhibition. We were warmly greeted and shown to the Showroom by Christopher White, the potter, and left to look at his work, with a cowbell to ring if we had any questions! The pottery is hand crafted on site and is of a fantastic quality and originality. We bought a lovely planter for the garden and a smaller pot for the house. The pieces are well priced and there is a good range of designs. We would strongly recommend a visit.
3. Wild Carrot Wheels
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 54 reviews
Wild Carrot creates cycling experiences that are fun, promote healthy living and encourage time out to rediscover the joy of nature within the beautiful Cotswolds. Cycling is our passion and with that comes coffee. The Wild Carrot Coffee Stop is a perfect place for a relaxing break from one of our cycle tours or to enjoy on your own ride.
4. Bailey Cars
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Bailey Cars are a local and national car transport company offering a first class professional service.
5. Highgrove Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,012 reviews
Highgrove is the private residence of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Its organic gardens are open to the public for guided tours between April and October each year. Tickets must be booked in advance.
Reviewed By davep363 - Tetbury, United Kingdom
As above, well worth a walk round the royal gardens, an abundance of flowers, trees, shrubs, hedges, and ponds, and the fantastic vegetable garden, a lovely insight to the royals and to see what prince charles has achieved since owning Highgrove.
6. Calcot Spa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 87 reviews
Revive, refresh and feel good. That's what wellbeing means at Calcot Spa. From our indulgent treatments and fabulous spa days, to our unique outdoor hot tub and first rate gym, everything is designed to make sure that you leave feeling and looking your best. We guarantee blissful, soothing relaxation in a sublime setting.
Reviewed By rachelj229 - Stroud, United Kingdom
My husband got me a half day spa as a Christmas present - and what a wonderful treat it was too! Calcot Spa is absolutely first rate; superb facilities with lots of thoughtful touches, spotlessly clean and luxurious and most welcoming. I used the gym, had a swim and sauna and finished off with the most amazingly relaxing Classic back and face treatment. The back massage was absolutely perfect and released a lot of tension and the facial was dreamy. My husband then joined me for lunch in The Conservatory where the food was simply delicioius and some of the best we've eaten (and we've been lucky enough to eat in a lot of Michelin starred restaurants over the years). One of the very best things that made this the best spa experience that I have had was that all the staff were simply delightful - welcoming, friendly and helpful without being over fussy. My locker jammed and the young woman who sorted it out did so with good cheer and the minimum of bother and inconvenience to me. We were also given complimentary deserts in The Conservatory when my husband's initial starter order was no longer available - even though he was more than happy with his second choice of starter. Very thoughtful. All in all the perfect kind of customer service - there with a smile and offers of help when needed but very discrete too. Please do thank them again from us. Very highly recommended
7. Westonbirt House and Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Historic House, now a school. Grade II listed gardens and Grade I listed house. Gardens open to the public Tues, Weds Thurs 2-5pm. Entry £5 no booking required. House available to view on selected open days or by appointment. Please see our website.
Reviewed By lws2310 - Wiltshire, United Kingdom
We recently visited Westonbirt with our Son. I had been on a few occasions previously, including a visit to the Enchanted Christmas which I have to say was an amazing and atmospheric experience, which I would definitely recommend. I had only ever been able to attend Westonbirt on my own until the last visit and I was so excited to be able to take the rest of the family with me this time. The place itself is absolutely stunning, with views that you can only imagine. We deliberately chose this time of year to attend as we really wanted to see the place in full Autumn splendour and it certainly did not disappoint. The tree top walking was a little crowded as it seemed to be an exceptionally busy day but I suspect that this was due to it being half term and Autumn. However, it was still a pleasant experience. I particularly liked the spinning question maker at the end of it and found the answers very interesting (I spent quite a lot of time there). The facilities were all good and clean and the staff that we did come across were pleasant and helpful. My only negative regarding our visit was the problems that arose regarding dogs, and unfortunately this seemed to be consistent throughout the day and really has made a difference to our experience. The first incident was, after spending some time looking for a picturesque location to eat our picnic lunch, we got settled on a bench and unpacked all of our plates and food and poured our drinks, within seconds a massive grey dog to come bounding over to us and proceeded to put it's very slobbery nose inside our picnic bag and left two main lots of our food totally inedible. We all quickly packed everything up as there seemed to be nobody claiming ownership of the dog and it wasn't going to leave. We then found a second bench and no sooner as we had unpacked our food again, another dog was straight at it and trying to take food from our Sons plate. Eventually this time, owners did appear and apologise but by then, more food had been ruined. Our Son has learning difficulties and is already weary of dogs but I am afraid that since our visit to Westonbirt, he is even more unsure. During our day there, it was also consistent that many dogs were running up to us and jumping up and although the owners were often apologising and saying 'S/he will not hurt you', having a terrified 16 year old boy who had been so excited for weeks about our trip here, seemed to dampen all of our spirits. I totally understand why people love walking their dogs here, indeed I would too if we had one, but it does become a problem when they disrupt other visitors. I am aware that there is one of the walk routes that does not allow dogs, and we enjoyed this walk too, but didn't want to stick just to this area as wanted the full experience, including the tree top walk.
8. Westonbirt Arboretum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2,494 reviews
Reviewed By bethrdwx - Stevenage, United Kingdom
Went to the Enchanted Christmas walk last weekend with my girlfriend(at the time, do read on????) and the lights were absolutely beautiful, very cute and cosy setting, lovely atmosphere and plenty photo opportunity’s! Staff were very speedy with responding to personal messages on their Facebook page as I wanted key places of the trail to propose so they were very helpful! However, on the night it turns out she had the same idea as me and underneath the northern light effects she asked me to be her wife to which I then immediately said yes and asked her the question too!???? Was a perfect setting to do so, me and my now fiancée was very happy with the experience! Even managing to head into the food hall afterwards and get an engraved heart with the date on!
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