Author: Martin Edwards

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Posted on February 7, 2014December 14, 2019 by Martin Edwards

Adlestrop is a village in the North Cotswolds, close to the Gloucestershire border off the main A436 road which runs between Chipping Norton and Stow on the Wold. The village was mentioned in the Dome... Read More

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Adlestrop Open Day 2020

An Adlestrop Garden Scene Adlestrop opens its gardens: 14 June 2020 This beautiful and unspoilt Cotswold village has its Open Day on Sunday 14 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. There will be fascinating talks in Continue Reading →

‘Adlestrop’ by Edward Thomas

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 one came On the bare platform. What I saw Was Adlestrop – only the name And willows, willow-herb, and grass, And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry, No Continue Reading →

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 Parish Meeting Audit 2019

The Audit for the year ending 31 March 2019 has been concluded satisfactorily. Please click to download the 'Certificate of Exemption 2019' and 'Audit of Accounts 2019'.

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 →

Adlestrop Open Day 2018

The pretty Cotswold village of Adlestrop invites you to spend a special Sunday afternoon enjoying its mix of attractions. Noted for its literary associations with Jane Austen and the poet, Edward Thomas, Adlestrop opens up for this popular annual event on Sunday 10 June 2018 from 12.00 - 5.00 pm. The Fun Dog Show at 2’o’clock will be judged Continue Reading →