Giffords Circus 2019: Xanadu
About Giffords Circus One of our summer highlights is the incredible Giffords Circus, which since 2000 has toured the Cotswolds (and increasingly further afield) with a vision that leaves you…
The best toy shop in the world?
The Toy Shop The Toy Shop in Moreton-in-Marsh, just 15 minutes from Kingham Cottages, is one of the best toy shops in the world. Why can I make that claim? …
Koestler Awards 2018: I’m Still Here
The Koestler Trust We host a biannual charity sculpture show, Sculpture at Kingham Lodge, that in 2018 raised a staggering £70,000 for charity. One of the charities we support is…
Remembrance Sunday: 1918-2018
Lest We Forget In this one hundredth commemorative year of the end of the First World War, as we prepare for Remembrance Sunday, there are many opportunities to reflect on…
The Christmas Fair in the Cotswolds
Since my childhood there has been a Christmas Fair in the area in aid of WellChild, the national charity for sick children. For several years it has been our neighbour…
Harvest Festival
Harvest at Daylesford As the wind gets up and the leaves come down it is clear that autumn is settling in and so it is time to celebrate harvest. As…
Singing from the roof tops: Longborough Festival Opera
Longborough Festival Opera We are blessed to have a vibrant music scene locally during the summer months and the largest event on the musical calendar is Longborough Festival Opera. Longborough…
Moor hens or less?
Hens For years we have kept hens here at Kingham Lodge. Initially Chris hoped free range chickens would mean they would join us in the garden as a, slightly unsavoury,…
Blenheim Palace: Illuminated Christmas Trail
Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace, barely 20 minutes from Kingham, is one of the largest national tourist attractions offering fabulous architecture, sweeping landscaped grounds and a well planned array of activities…
Turning up the Heat: A day at Daylesford Cookery School
Daylesford Cookery School I was recently invited to attend a day at Daylesford Cookery School so that I could speak first-hand about it to all our wonderful guests. If you…