Cotswold Water Park - A HELPFUL VISITORS GUIDE

If you are looking for a truly unique holiday destination then look no further than the Cotswold Water Park arguably one of the best kept secrets of the Cotswolds.  Offering a more relaxed, less crowded holiday destination, in self catering cottages and lodges, than some of the hugely popular towns and villages associated with a typical holiday in the Cotswolds.

A wetland landscape with over 180 lakes, spread across 42 square miles and encompassing 14 different Cotswold villages, it is home to tens of thousands of breeding water birds and other wildlife.  In addition to enjoying the stunning landscape, visitors can enjoy a wide range of leisure activities, water-sports, fishing, walking and cycling on the miles of country trails, or using it as a base from which to visit the wider Cotswolds.

The Cotswold Water Park is managed by The Cotswolds Lakes Trust, a charity dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of the area through enhancing biodiversity, providing recreational facilities for the local community and visitors, as well as the provision of educational resources. Orion Holidays is proud to support the charity by being a Habitat Hero.

Close to the lovely old market town of Cirencester, just north of Swindon, and only 90 miles from London the Cotswold Water Park is easily accessible by road and train. There is a great choice of places to stay right on the water, with a number of the lakes offering excellent self-catering lakeside holiday cottages and lodges plus additional on site facilities including, heated swimming pools, all weather tennis courts, access to spa facilities, children’s playgrounds, restaurants and cafes as well as some excellent fishing (lake dependant).

The starting point to anyone visiting the area, or wanting to find out more, is usually the Gateway Information Centre, Spine Road, South Cerney Gloucestershire GL7 5TL and next door to our own Orion HQ and open 7 days a week from 9am – 5pm with plenty of free parking available onsite.