Over 100 events are hosted in Jane Austen's former home town for the annual Bath Literature Festival. It is held at venues around the spa town, including the Guildhall, Bath Masonic Hall and the Holburne Museum.
Looking for that special piece of furniture that really ties the room together? Then make your way to Bath Pavilion's Decorative and Antique Fair. With English and continental furniture, decorative accessories, garden items and more, there's plenty to choose from.
Chastleton House, situated in the heart of the Cotswolds, was built between 1607 and 1612. Remarkably, the house has remained essentially unchanged for nearly 400 years, suffering minimal intrusion from the 21st century.
Get your running gear on, do some training and enter the Bath Half Marathon. For those that can't manage the full distance, there's a fun run too, following a one-and-a-half-mile route that should be manageable for most children.
Take a walk around Gloucestershire's 4th-century Chedworth Roman Villa and spot mosaics, bathhouses, a water shrine and latrine. The sweeping views across the valley from the villa are equally spectacular.
The Festival at Cheltenham is the biggest event of the season. The 26 races offer one of the racing world's most generous prize funds and attract the finest horses from all over Britain, Ireland and France.
The Cotswold Farm Park in Stow-on-the-Wold offers a fun day out regardless of the weather. Kids get to meet, cuddle and feed a variety of farm animals, and it's also home to a rare-breeds conservation centre.
Based at Bath's Claverton Manor, The American Museum in Britain traces the heritage of the United States. It comprises a series of diverse and authentically decorated rooms, tracing the American way of life from colonial times to the mid-19th century.
Venues throughout Bath host the Mid-Somerset Festival of speech, drama, creative writing and music classes. Aimed at participants from six years old to adults, it is open to amateurs only and adjudicated by professionals.
Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Cotswold Hills, Sudeley Castle is steeped in a rich royal history and surrounded by 14 acres of stunning gardens. Boasting a royal pedigree, it's one of Gloucestershire's prize attractions.
Bath is having a laugh this April, with a comedy festival starting on April Fool's Day. The annual festival brings the cream of stand-up comedians, street theatre and mime performers, plays, caricatures and more to venues around the historical city.
Hailes Abbey is one of the most striking abbey ruins in southern England, located near a host of other historic sites. A must-see in any central Cotswolds itinerary, the abbey marked its 750th anniversary in 2002.
Kiftsgate Court's gardens are often overlooked on account of their famous neighbour (Hidcote Manor) across the road. But the formality of Hidcote is beautifully offset by Kiftsgate's steep terracing, unusual planting and breathtaking beauty.
The 120-foot, neo-classical Beckford's Tower in Bath offers fantastic views of the surrounding countryside. The museum inside has displays of furniture made for the tower as well as paintings, prints and objects illustrating the life of arts patron William Beckford.
The Motorhome Show is held each year at the Royal Bath & West Showground. The show is a must for lovers of the outdoors, with products on show ranging from fully furnished caravans to camping equipment.
Bath celebrates its UNESCO World Heritage status in April with military re-enactments, guided tours, walks and outdoor theatre. Activities take place all day long across the city centre and coincide with International World Heritage Day.
Once the home to a West India sugar merchant and his slave, Bristol's Georgian House, in the city centre, has been restored and furnished to show a typical 18th-century house, including the elegant living rooms, servant quarters and kitchen.
More than 50 artist bookmakers, dealers and small presses fill Bristol's Arnolfini to show and sell their work. BABE (Bristol Artists Book Event) provides a chance to meet and talk to artists and buy their works of art.
The Shakespeare Unplugged Festival welcomes theatre companies from all over the world as it returns to the Theatre Royal, Bath. Offering a culturally diverse programme of productions, it breaks down and rebuilds the Bard's work for a 21st-century audience.
The natural world is brought into fresh focus with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery. Travel the globe through the eye of a lens, from the cold Arctic to the deepest tropical rainforests.