Sport / Activities

• Gym

CrossFit Cirencester, 15 Elliott Rd, Cirencester GL7 1YS – if you’re looking for a gym while you’re staying with us then this is the place to go. crossfitcirencester.com / David Long 07909 911671

• Swimming

Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool (oldest in the UK), Cecily Hill, Cirencester GL7 2EF

Cotswold Water Park, an area of 40 square miles, with more than 150 lakes set across the countryside of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and West Oxfordshire. We enjoy going swimming at Lake 86 when the weather is good.

• Climbing

Far Peak Climbing Centre, Far Peak Business Park, The Hayloft, Northleach GL54 3JL

• Outdoor activities

Cotswolds Country Park and Beach. Activities include angling, walking, cycling, shooting, horse-riding, archery, golf and paintballing. Best lakes for swimming are Lakes 86 and 32. At Lake 86 there’s also rowing boats, stand up paddle boards, kayaks and canoes. Cotswold Country Park and Beach, Spratsgate Ln, Shorncote, Cirencester GL7 6DF. Two lakes in which you can swim. Multiple child friendly activities and renting pedalos.

• Hiking

The Cotswolds Way. There are lots of trails for walking all around the Cotswolds and this one is most famous, offering over 100 miles of magical walking with fabulous views and journeys through picturesque villages and ancient sites.

• Horse-riding

Cotswold Riding at Jill Carenza Equestrian, Stanton, Near Broadway, WR12 7NE / cotswoldsriding.co.uk

• Fishing

Bibury Trout Farm, Bibury, Cirencester GL7 5NL

Lechlade and Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries, Burford Road, Lechlade GL7 3QQ