New Brewery Arts

The Cotswolds


At this very central converted Victorian brewery, you can pop in to over a dozen craft studios and observe jewellers, sculptors, glass-blowers and so on at work. You can also see exhibitions in the main gallery and attend workshops and classes, ranging from creative writing to ceramics and photography. It also holds a good hostel and cafe.


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Nearby The Cotswolds attractions

1. St John the Baptist’s Church

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One of England's largest parish churches, the cathedral-like St John's boasts an outstanding Perpendicular Gothic tower with flying buttresses (c 1400),…

2. Corinium Museum

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Most of this wonderful modern museum is, of course, dedicated to Cirencester’s Roman past; reconstructed rooms, videos and interactive displays bring the…

3. Cirencester Park

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Unusually for a stately home, the mansion of the Earl of Bathurst sits right on the western edge of town, hidden by what’s said to be Britain’s tallest…

4. Amphitheatre

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Very little now remains of Corinium (Roman Cirencester), but you can still admire the (very) grassed-over contours of one of the largest amphitheatres in…

5. Arlington Mill

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6. Bibury Trout Farm

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At this long-standing trout farm, where the B4425 crosses the River Coln, visitors can wander the grounds and, between 10am and 5pm from April to…

7. Arlington Row

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8. Church of St Mary the Virgin

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Bibury’s Saxon-built church has been much altered since its original construction, but many 8th-century features are still visible among the 12th-, 13th-…