Cotswolds Lifestyle Nov - Dec 2021
At last the Christmas editions are here! With festive fun, gifts and interiors, plus inspiration for decorating the guest bedroom and an interview with the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. Plus, our competition pages return, with staycations, laundry upgrades and festive hampers!
At last the Christmas editions are here! With festive fun, gifts and interiors, plus inspiration for decorating the guest bedroom and an interview with the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. Plus, our competition pages return, with staycations, laundry upgrades and festive hampers!
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Experience C hristmas<br />
IN THE COTSWOLDS<br />
Ready, get set, shop! Yes - it’s beginning<br />
to look a lot like Christmas and there’s<br />
nowhere more picturesque and festive<br />
than the beautiful Cotswold market towns<br />
- home to fabulous independent shops and<br />
boutiques - as well as larger designer shops<br />
- all full to bursting with wonderful gift<br />
ideas. What are you waiting for?<br />
Cirencester regularly holds markets in the market square but the<br />
Christmas market is special! Set against a festive backdrop of<br />
twinkling Christmas lights, magical Christmas tree, and live music<br />
and carols it’s a truly wonderful festive shopping experience.<br />
The market will host a wide selection of quality traders and local<br />
crafts including local craft cider, artists and handcrafted wooden<br />
toys. Whilst you’re in the town, spend time wandering the many<br />
alleyways and side streets where you will find quirky gift shops<br />
like Con More, GH Knight, a traditional stationery shop, and<br />
boutique designer shops including Sue Parkinson, Sassy Boo<br />
and Jungle Boutique. For lovers of vintage check out Now-<br />
Vintage for classic pieces for the home and garden. With a whole<br />
host of fabulous cafes and restaurants, you can stay all day to<br />
soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the sights and sounds of this<br />
classic Cotswold town.<br />
Nestled on the eastern edge of the <strong>Cotswolds</strong> lies beautiful<br />
Woodstock, a small market town bursting with independent<br />
shops and designer boutiques, perfect for those unique presents<br />
you’re searching for. Enjoy the classical festive lights, which<br />
create a magical Christmas glow to the town, whilst you discover<br />
wonderful independents like jeweller Libby Rak, No 5 Park Street,<br />
Martha’s Attic, and the Iona House Gallery. Stop for a warming<br />
hot chocolate or meal in one of the many independent cafes and<br />
restaurants to refuel before heading out for more retail therapy.<br />
Time your visit for the Woodstock Festive Fayre or Blenheim<br />
Palace Christmas Market with its wooden chalets for even more<br />
irresistible gifts and tempting treats.<br />
The <strong>Cotswolds</strong> is dotted with stunning market towns which<br />
become all the more magical at Christmas. Find out more at<br />
www.cotswolds.com/realcotswolds<br />
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without<br />
Cotswold Frames ̴ Market St ̴Charlbury ̴OX7 3PL ̴ www.cotswoldframes.co.uk<br />
̴ info@cotswoldframes.co.uk<br />
Please call 01608 811805 for opening times, all picture framing by appointment only.<br />
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