Hobnails Piece

Whether it’s a day at the races or catching the latest shows to grace the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (20 minutes’ drive) is an excellent place to get your cultural fix. Bristol (an hour and five minutes), too, since the city has street art, an arts-centric maritime area and plenty of museums and art galleries. In the Cotswolds AONB, you might want to have a look around castle rooms or an old tomb at Sudeley Castle (10 minutes). Batsford Arboretum and Garden Centre (half an hour) has 56 acres of trees from across the globe, with plenty of trails to take you through the trunks. First, perhaps you’ll want to tackle the many peaks in the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (45 minutes) or even try paragliding there? Oxford (an hour and a half) may be further afield, but punting activities on the river Cherwell or crafting a sightseeing itinerary around its various spires and historic sites might be well worth the distance.