5 must-try traditional Cotswold recipes Five tasty traditional Cotswold recipes: Sweet and savoury dishes from the Cotswolds including Bath Buns, Cotswold Dumplings and Heg Peg Dump

In one of my blog side quests I've been hunting down old cookery books to try out historic Cotswold recipes. Here's the pick of the bunch (lamprey casserole and rook pie not included!) explorethecotswolds.com/traditional-...

On the Luce in 2024 The annual blog and travel review, featuring the highlights and lowlights of 2024 On the Luce – from having my first book published to trips to Greece, the Paralympics, Norwegian fjords and more. Good...

Looking back at the last year on the blog and on the road www.ontheluce.com/on-the-luce-...

It scrubs up well!

Christmas market stalls in Cheltenham at sunset with a purple sky

Skate sign outside Cheltenham ice rink

Claremont House Regency building in Montpellier Chelenham decorated with Christmas lights

Wildflower Illustration Co shop in the Suffolks in Cheltenham decorated with bows for Christmas

My hometown of Cheltenham putting on a pretty decent Christmas display this year ✨

Higher Slaughter sounded well worth a visit too! 😆

It does sound charming doesn’t it!

Came across a clearly AI written Cotswold guide on Amazon and am almost tempted to spend the £14.99 to find out what delights Bourton-sur-Water, Snowdrift and Stack-on-the-Wold have to offer…

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There's 25% off InterRail passes at the moment for anyone who like me has less flights and more train travel on their 2025 hit list www.interrail.eu/en/interrail...

Thanks so much for sharing!

11 of the best museums in Bath not to miss 11 of the best museums in Bath, explore top Bath museums covering everything from Roman history and famous residents to art and architecture.

New post on the Cotswold blog all about museums in Bath (just in time for my festive trip there next week for the Christmas markets) explorethecotswolds.com/best-museums...

Sleeping Beauty themed light trail at Sudeley Castle, with a bed in a fountain

Sleeping Beauty themed light trail at Sudeley Castle

Illuminated umbrellas next to the ruined Sudeley Castle

Elephant wicker sculptures at Sudeley Castle lit up for Christmas

More Cotswold festiveness at the lovely Sudeley Castle Spectacle of Light last night (I'm in danger or reaching peak Christmas before we even make it into December at this rate) – this year's theme is Sleeping Beauty (with added elephants).

Proving for yet another year that I am far better at watching other people ice skate while drinking a mulled wine than I am at actually skating (thanks to the Gateway Ice Rink for inviting us to their launch last night)

Absolutely – can't get enough cat content!

Black and white cat badly Photoshopped onto a bridge in Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds

Yes I probably could be doing something more productive today than badly Photoshopping pictures of my cats into Cotswold scenes to make a calendar for my cat-sitting neighbour, but why would I want to?

Thanks - you definitely take your chances in November weather wise but we’ve got very lucky!

View from Symindd

Kicking off my new Bluesky account with some appropriately gorgeous blue skies and autumn colours in the Forest of Dean this week - travel pics and tips, Cotswold views, lots of car-free and train travel stuff and plenty of cat spamming to come

You too! I’m just finding my way around and not found many names I recognise yet, will let you know if I do though