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Places on this page where we hold a photo; the others show sights elsewhere in our guide.
Free means general admission. Special exhibitions and events can be ticketed, some places ask you to book a free slot, and some suggest a donation. Check the venue before you go.
Every entry below is a roman site and museum in our the Cotswolds guide whose own website said, when we read it, that entry is free. We quote what the page said, link the page, and do not give opening hours, because they change. If a venue's page changes, we remove it at the next check.
Free museums, galleries and sites
- Official site for Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre (opens in new tab)
Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre
Its page lists free entry, open at any reasonable time in daylight hours.
- Official site for The Tolsey Museum (opens in new tab)
The Tolsey Museum
Its page says admission is free (donations welcome); it is open on limited days and closed January to March.
Free self-guided walks
Following a walk costs nothing, though places you pass may charge. Each walk page has a map, the route, stops and a GPX file.
- Cotswold Way: Wood Stanway to Winchcombe: Section 3 of the National Trail, along the escarpment to the town of Winchcombe.
- Cotswold Way: Winchcombe to Cleeve Hill: Section 4 of the National Trail: a steady climb from Winchcombe onto the highest Cotswold ground.
- Cotswold Way: Leckhampton Hill to Birdlip: Section 7 of the National Trail, along the escarpment edge from Leckhampton Hill to Birdlip.
Getting around the Cotswolds for less
Local transport: Rural buses, rail and a combined rail-and-bus ticket. Cotswolds Tourism says a combined rail-and-bus ticket covers trips to Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold and Chipping Norton, that the main coach route from London is National Express from Victoria Coach Station, and that the main bus stations in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds are at Cheltenham, Gloucester and Stroud.
Fares and tickets: Cotswolds Tourism: by train and bus (opens in new tab). Our getting around guide compares every destination.
Where next in the Cotswolds
Open the The Cotswolds guide for neighbourhoods, eating and getting there. For sights that need a timed ticket, see what to book ahead; for indoor ideas on a wet day, see the rainy-day guide.
Other destinations
- Free things in London
- Free things in Bath
- Free things in Bristol
- Free things in Cambridge
- Free things in Cornwall
- Free things in Edinburgh
- Free things in Glasgow
- Free things in Liverpool
- Free things in Manchester
- Free things in Northern Ireland
- Free things in Oxford
- Free things in the Jurassic Coast
- Free things in the Lake District
- Free things in the Scottish Highlands
- Free things in Wales
- Free things in York