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Adlestrop Open Day 2022

Posted on 21 June 202221 June 2022 by Martin Edwards

Adlestrop Open Day 2020

Posted on 10 March 202021 June 2020 by Martin Edwards

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 G... Read More

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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →