Venues — Gloucestershire

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Gloucestershire & the Cotswolds offer so much to see and do that you will be spoilt for choice. With its offerings of historic buildings, gentle hills, great sports you can create the experience that suits you and your partner for any kind of ceremony and celebration.

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Cheltenham
Cheltenham has colour, style and life and is an excellent base from which to explore the historic sights of Gloucestershire and the delights of the Cotswold countryside. The spa town has a first class range of accommodation, restaurants, theatres and shops. As winner of "Beautiful Britain in Bloom", Cheltenham is renowned for its gracious Regency architecture, colourful parks and floral decorations.

Cotswolds
Most of the Cotswolds area is in Gloucestershire. This is an area of gentle hills with stone walls criss-crossing the landscape, hidden river valleys and distinctive market towns and villages made of the famous honey coloured Cotswold stone. Towns such as Winchcombe, Bibury and Painswick have a timeless charm that fascinates visitors from all over the world.

Gloucester
The City of Gloucester, where centuries ago, the Romans marched over the Cotswold Hills...saw beneath them the lush Severn Valley and decided to build there a garrison.From that day onward visitors have made Gloucester the focal point of their travels. We have, over the years, played host to many different peoples, Celts, Romans, Saxons and Normans, each leaving their individual mark, which you will discover when you explore our beautiful City!

Royal Forest of Dean
Quite simply, the Royal Forest of Dean is one of the most unspoilt areas in England. 24,000 acres of ancient Forest create a magical setting for walking and other outdoor pursuits. Water sports are abundant on the River Wye and many other activities are available from rock climbing, abseiling, archery, golfing, fishing, horse riding, caving and even 4X4 driving, with experts on hand to help you at the Activity Centres and Leisure Centres throughout the area.

The Severn Vale
The River Severn meets the River Avon at the medieval town of Tewkesbury. It follows its course through the floodplain landscape of orchards, meadows and traditional half-timbered villages. For those interested in the arts, Nature in Art, near Gloucester, is a unique museum dedicated exclusively to art inspired by nature in any medium. Its international standard collection is housed in a fine Georgian mansion.

Featured Venues

At Pink Weddings we are working closely with a number of venues in introducing the concept of same sex ceremonies, celebration parties and dinners.

Matara is an uplifting oasis of beauty and calm in the unspoiled cotswold countryside - It will capture your heart in an instant. Find out more

Great Tythe Barn. The Cotswolds Only Wedding Village. A beautiful setting to create your own private village Find out more

Bowden Hall has been in existence for over 200 years. Originally built in 1770, this grade two-listed Regency manor has been a hotel since the late 60’s. The house was still occupied as a family home until the early 1920’s. Find out more

The National Trust. Browse our new National Trust page and see if there is a suitable venue near you for your ceremony and celebration, more

Gay Scene

Well it's not exactly London or Brighton but Gloucestershire has a few gay venues (or at least club nights).

The scene in Gloucestershire isn't exactly buzzing its little bottom off but there are a few places where gay and lesbian men and women can get out and socialise.

If you know of any others then let us know and we can let everyone else know