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Author: Martin Edwards

Adlestrop Literary Festival – Lunch & Talk With Henry Marsh

Posted on 18 May 201521 June 2020 by Martin Edwards
Come and Meet Henry Marsh, who will be talking about his book DO NO HARM 25 June 2015 at 11am Adlestrop House The trustees of The Adlestrop Literary Festival are delighted to announce a lunch with Hen... Read More

The Village Celebrates Jinnie Holt’s 90th Birthday

Posted on 4 May 201521 June 2020 by Martin Edwards
On Saturday 2ndMay 2015 the village celebrated Jinnie Holt’s 90th Birthday, after cutting the ribbon everyone gathered in the hall... Read More

Adlestrop Open Day 2015

Posted on 12 February 201521 June 2020 by Martin Edwards
The picturesque Cotswold village of Adlestrop, famous for its literary associations with Jane Austen and the poet, Edward Thomas, opens its gardens, large and small, and offers many attractions on its... Read More

100 Years Ago A Train Stopped at Adlestrop Station

Posted on 24 June 201410 March 2020 by Martin Edwards
Robert Hardy reading Adlestrop
On 23rd June 1914 The express train from Padington stopped briefly at Adlestrop Railway Station - One of Britain's favourite poems was born.... Read More

Post Office

Posted on 13 February 201421 June 2022 by Martin Edwards
Post Office and Village Shop: Summer Opening Hours Monday: 3:30pm – 4:30pm Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 9:30am –  4:30pm Friday: 3:30pm – 4:30pm Saturday: No Post Off... Read More

Jane Austen

Posted on 13 February 201410 March 2020 by Martin Edwards
The story of Jane Austen’s links with the idyllic village of Adlestrop one of the ancestral homes of the Leigh family has not yet been fully told. Jane’s mother Cassandra was a Leigh, a dynasty th... Read More

‘Adlestrop’ by Edward Thomas

Posted on 13 February 201410 March 2020 by Martin Edwards
Yes. I remember Adlestrop – The name, because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly. It was late June. The steam hissed. Someone cleared his throat. No one left and no... Read More

Edward Thomas

Posted on 13 February 201410 March 2020 by Martin Edwards
Edward Thomas, (1878-1917) was a poet, essayist and writer who focused on the English countryside for his inspiration. His early career was spent working solely in prose, as a reviewer of poetry, writ... Read More

Adlestrop Stables

Posted on 12 February 201410 March 2020 by Martin Edwards
Richard Phillips Horses On Gallop
Richard Phillips Racing Adlestrop Stables combines beautiful and traditional Cotswold life with some of the country’s most modern training facilities. The stables were originally a stud farm run by ... Read More

Village Hall

Posted on 12 February 201410 March 2020 by Martin Edwards
Adlestrop Village Hall can be hired for special functions, classes and any group event at very reasonable rates. It is situated in its own grounds which feature lawns behind and at the side, a large g... Read More
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Village Hall
Village Hall
Adlestrop Village Hall can be hired for special functions, classes and any group event at very reasonable rates. It is situated in its own grounds which feature lawns behind and at the side, a large gravelled car parking area and a barbeque feature. There is sufficient space to erect a marquee outside for wedding receptions and celebration events. Inside Continue Reading →
Jane Austen
The story of Jane Austen’s links with the idyllic village of Adlestrop one of the ancestral homes of the Leigh family has not yet been fully told. Jane’s mother Cassandra was a Leigh, a dynasty that boasted an Elizabethan Lord Mayor of London, ducal marriage alliances, a peerage granted by Charles I, eccentric Oxford luminaries as well as the spectre Continue Reading →
100 Years Ago A Train Stopped at Adlestrop Station
100 Years Ago A Train Stopped at Adlestrop Station
Adlestrop Station - The Paddington - Worcester Express Passing Through On 23rd June 1914 The express train from Padington stopped briefly at Adlestrop Railway Station.  It was about 11:50 and the poet Edward Thomas observed the scene around him and made a few notes.  One of Britain's favourite poems was born.  100 years later the Village of Adlestrop celebrates Continue Reading →
Adlestrop Open Day 2022
Adlestrop Open Day 2022
Adlestrop opens its gardens: 26 June 2022 This beautiful and unspoilt Cotswold village has its Open Day on Sunday 26 June from 12 noon until 5 pm. Lots of gorgeous gardens are open plus Children’s Games on the Green and ices and souvenirs in the picturesque thatched post office. Cotswold Classic Car Show Midlands Air Ambulance Pod Teas and cakes in the Continue Reading →
Post Office
Post Office
Post Office and Village Shop: Summer Opening Hours Monday: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 9:30am -  4:30pm Friday: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Saturday: No Post Office but shop open & teas served10:00am - 5:00pm (April-September) Sunday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Shop open & teas served Our village shop sells ice-creams,cold drinks,confectionery and crisps, everything to keep a walker on the Continue Reading →
Adlestrop Stables
Adlestrop Stables
Richard Phillips Racing Adlestrop Stables combines beautiful and traditional Cotswold life with some of the country’s most modern training facilities. The stables were originally a stud farm run by John and Cynthia Hayden where they stood the successful National Hunt stallion Idiot’s Delight and competed at top level in the world of carriage driving. Champion three-day-event rider Mark Todd Continue Reading →
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