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With activities taking place all week, Sudeley Castle & Gardens is the perfect destination to take the kids to blow off some steam this May half term.

Forestry England’s Westonbirt Arboretum has been crowned the ‘2025 Lifestyle Business of the Year’ award at the So South Gloucestershire Awards. 

Following the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, The Wildlife Trusts’ British Rainforest Garden, which has been funded by grant-making charity Project Giving Back, is finding a forever home at Bristol Zoo Project.

WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire has unveiled its new boutique glamping accommodation, Warblers’ Meadow - five brand-new shepherd’s huts nestled amongst the wetland’s picturesque wildflowers, reeds and shimmering ponds. 

Step back in time and join Berkeley Castle for an unforgettable weekend commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Thousands of brightly coloured blooms will light up the four long beds in the avenue of the South Gloucestershire garden this spring. 

The first in Jekka's series, Jekka’s Medicinal Herb Days, will take place on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April. 

The museum café is set to be transformed into a vibrant new food and drink destination open to all.

Bristol Zoo Project has been recognised for its world class standards of animal welfare, conservation, education and research.

Precious eggs from a rare Mexican fish species have successfully hatched at Bristol Zoological Society.

At the 2025 National Burger Awards, Mollie’s Motel and Diner came away with a win after being crowned ‘Blogger’s Choice’ for its burger, The New Yorker.

Families will have the chance to join a new forest adventure as the much-loved character Stick Man, based on the beautiful picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, returns to Forestry England’s Westonbirt, The National Arboretum in 2025.