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Where to eat, where to stay, what is on and how to spend a perfect day — from Chipping Norton and Deddington to every village worth the detour. Written by a family who live here, and who know better than to take it too seriously.

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The Cotswolds Ridiculous Top 10

Every ridiculous thing in the Cotswolds, ranked and scored by Dad, Harriet and GG.

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#1Cars New entry

£245,000. 1,060 HORSEPOWER. PERFECT FOR SITTING BEHIND A TRACTOR.

Someone spent over £165,000 making a Porsche even faster. Nobody told the tractors.

£245,000

A £245,000 Porsche 911 Turbo S with a completely unnecessary 1,060 horsepower is for sale near Malmesbury. Someone spent over £165,000 modifying it. Perfect for accelerating towards the back of a tractor at terrifying speed.

Ridiculousness99/100

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Property New entry

£1.95 MILLION FOR A HOUSE CALLED PUD HILL.

Seven bedrooms, nearly two acres, an enormous cellar and one of the least £1.95-million-sounding names we've ever heard.

£1.95 million

Ridiculousness90/100

Food & Drink New entry

£175 FOR A 12-YEAR-OLD’S DINNER?

Harriet is finally old enough for The Dining Room at Whatley Manor. Georgie isn’t. Dad’s wallet would like a word.

£175 for a 12 year old

Ridiculousness76/100

Other New entry

£225,000 FOR A LAND ROVER. HAS ANYONE TOLD THE SHEEP?

THE £225,000 COTSWOLDS SCHOOL-RUN CAR

£225,000

Ridiculousness67/100

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Season 1 · Episode 4

Dad vs Daughter

Same money. Different generations. You decide who wins.

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Daddy vs Daughters: £5,000. One Night. The Cotswolds.

This episode

You have £5,000 to create the most ridiculously brilliant one-night stay in the Cotswolds. Where do you stay, what do you eat, how do you get around and what do you do?

One night. £5,000 each. The whole Cotswolds to play with. Daddy will probably want a ridiculous country-house hotel, a very long dinner and a car that makes unnecessary noises. Harriet and G have £5,000 of their own and absolutely no obligation to make sensible decisions. Same budget. Same Cotswolds. Completely different idea of a perfect stay.

Enter the battle

The budget

£5,000

Daddy gets £5,000. Harriet & G get their own £5,000 budget together. You have to stay one night in one Cotswolds hotel, pub, country house or other legitimate place to stay. You are free to explore: your money can be spent on the room, dinner, lunch, afternoon tea, activities, shopping, spa treatments, experiences and transport — including something completely ridiculous if you can actually book it. Everything has to fit within the £5,000. Real prices only. No freebies, favours or “Daddy knows someone.” Go £1 over and you lose. Money left over doesn't earn you extra points — the objective is to create the best experience, not the cheapest one.

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