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Daydreaming of a trip to England quickly conjures the image of sheep grazing on rolling green hills, villages with quiet lanes dotted with thatched cottages and local pubs, medieval churches, and lazy, winding rivers. Nowhere does the word “bucolic” apply more than in the Cotswolds.
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Sometimes, the most pastoral landscapes can reveal some of nature’s wildest secrets. Case in point: the refined Cotswold Hills in England. Amid tidy country homes and winding lanes, grand estates and traditional pubs, the region’s quieter natural beauty offers a different sort of adventure than we might expect in Iceland or the Arctic.
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If you have ever researched a vacation to the United Kingdom, it probably did not take long before you discovered the Cotswolds being recommended as a must-see destination. You may well have wondered, what are the Cotswolds?
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Rolling hills, trout-filled streams, and beech forests define the Cotswolds—a pastoral stretch that has nurtured both people and wildlife for centuries. Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966, this protected region embodies the timeless connection between rural life and the English countryside.
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While in recent years environmental laws in the United States have faced some of their most severe challenges and rollbacks, it’s encouraging to hear that Europe is now successfully passing several groundbreaking rules to restore nature.
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A romantic getaway is just what a relationship needs sometimes, whether for a honeymoon, to celebrate an anniversary or just to reconnect with your special someone while creating amazing memories together.
Nature & Wildlife
As we welcome in the New Year, notable travel media outlets such as AFAR, National Geographic and Lonely Planet have been curating lists of the best places to visit in 2023. Natural Habitat Adventures operates trips in 20 of these bucket-list destinations, from Australia to Zambia.
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After the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror imposed ‘Forest Law’ on the Anglo-Saxons to defend the king’s sovereign rights to all wild animals. The Forest Law applied to all the land used by fauna, as well as any land the animals passed through.
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Why visit the Cotswolds? Well, I live here, so let me try and answer that question. I moved to the area when I was nine. My grandparents had raised their own children on the very edge of the Cotswolds in Oxfordshire, attracted by the open spaces and rural pace of life.
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If you want to meet an Englishman in his natural habitat, you go to a pub. Let’s be honest; the great British pub is as much a defining symbol of the country as the monarchy, Rolls Royce and Monty Python.
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Why join our journey through the Cotswolds? As a local, there is more than a little pride invested in this itinerary. I love the Cotswolds, and I want to show you the very best the region has to offer. As a minimum standard, I aimed for a trip that I knew my family would enjoy.
Nature & Wildlife
Find a secret side of the world’s top tourism spots with these lower-key, nature-focused expeditions It’s official: the 2020 traveler wants more nature and fewer crowds, and Natural Habitat Adventures is way ahead of them.
