Cowshed Cottage

25/07/2026

Ooh, a step back in time ……😱🤣

Coleford Town Council have invited and sponsored The Sealed Knot to put on a re-enactment of the “Battle of Coleford” which occurred on 21st February 1643. Members will be travelling from all over the UK to be in the town during the weekend and are expected to turn out in large numbers.

The Sealed Knot Society Official is the largest historic re-enactment group in Western Europe with a membership of approximately 4,000. It is now more than 55 years old and is a registered educational charity in England, Wales and Scotland. Its primary aim is to increase public awareness of the events of the English Civil Wars of the first half of the 17th Century. It does so by delivering talks at schools, etc. and displays, through to major battle re-enactments involving hundreds of troops.

Over the next couple of weeks we will share further details of what is planned.

18/07/2026

Brilliant!

11/06/2026

Well worth a visit, only 5 miles from Cowshed cottage, it even has its own show in August!

This is Britain’s only surviving medieval bridge with a fortified gate on its span.

It has been in the heart of Monmouth’s story since the Middle Ages.

📍 Monnow Bridge, Monmouth in Monmouthshire, Wales

05/06/2026

And we’re very close to the border of two countries, England and Wales!

If you've been wanting a proper change of scene, but the idea of a long journey is putting you off, we are likely a lot closer than you might realise…

🚗 Bristol, around an hour.
🚗 Bath, around an hour and ten mins.
🚗 Cardiff, around an hour.
🚗 Cheltenham, around forty minutes.
🚗 Worcester, around fifty minutes.
🚗 Birmingham, around an hour and a half.

From the M4 and M5 corridors, the Forest of Dean is on your doorstep. From the wider Midlands, it's an easy morning's drive.

30/05/2026

YES!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰

THEY HAVE DONE IT!
The Hawkstone Farmers Choir are the 2026 Britain’s Got Talent WINNERS 🏆🏆🏆 🎉🎉🎉
Wow, just wow!! 🥹🥹🥹

20/05/2026

Yep!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰was hoping it would be kept a secret!🤣

An enchanting woodland spanning 27,000 acres, nestled in Gloucestershire, with a winding river and 'incredible' hill fort, has been named one of the 'best places in the world'

06/05/2026

It’s on my list for a special event🥰🥰🥰

02/05/2026

Fantastic footage of wildlife so closeby….but sshh! We’ve got our own resident robin, swallows, hedgehogs and don’t forget the woodpeckers!

05/04/2026

And you don’t even need a canoe - you can walk to it from the cottage🥰

Perfect for some Easter pints