What Cotswold Life does

Cotswold Life is a regional lifestyle magazine serving the Cotswolds area of England, operating under the Great British Life brand umbrella owned by Newsquest Media Group Ltd, a private media company headquartered at The Echo Building, 18 Albert Road, Bournemouth. The publication produces monthly print and digital editions covering homes and gardens, food and drink, travel, lifestyle, people, things to do, recipes, and restaurant reviews, with editorial content distributed via a website, social channels (Facebook, Instagram), email newsletters, and a physical print subscription product.

The magazine monetizes through three primary streams: recurring print and digital subscriptions (including gift subscriptions), advertising sales to local Cotswold businesses seeking access to the affluent regional readership, and event-based revenue from the annual Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards and the newly launching Cotswold Life Home and Gift Show (debuting October 2026 at Cheltenham Racecourse). The underlying technology is a standard digital magazine platform with subscription management and digital edition delivery built on the Great British Life web infrastructure; no proprietary AI, data, or platform differentiation is described.

Cotswold Life operates as one of approximately 15+ regional lifestyle titles within the Great British Life network (sister titles span Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Norfolk, Somerset, Suffolk, Sussex, and Yorkshire), serving a geographic customer base of affluent Cotswold residents and enthusiasts alongside a B2B advertising client base of local businesses. No headcount, revenue figures, or subscription pricing is publicly disclosed in the source material.

Name

Cotswold Life

Legal name

Newsquest Media Group Ltd

Website

https://cotswoldlife.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cotswold Life is a regional lifestyle magazine serving affluent residents and enthusiasts of the Cotswolds, England, with monthly print and digital editions covering homes, food, travel, and local culture, monetized via subscriptions, local advertising, and events under the Great British Life brand owned by Newsquest Media Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Lifestyle Media

akta.pro primary industry

Lifestyle, Travel & Leisure Books Publishing (MPAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Regional lifestyle magazine
• Print magazine subscription
• Cotswolds lifestyle content
• Digital magazine editions
• Food and drink awards

Headquarters

HQ city

Bournemouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Cotswold Life generates revenue through print and digital magazine subscriptions, including gift subscriptions. Readers subscribe to receive monthly issues covering local Cotswold content.
2. Advertising: Local businesses advertise in the magazine and on the website to reach the Cotswolds target audience. The publication mentions that ads shown are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services.
3. Competitions and Events: The magazine organizes events including the Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards and the new Home and Gift Show at Cheltenham Racecourse, generating revenue through sponsorship and ticket sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cotswold Life is a regional lifestyle magazine serving the Cotswolds area of England, published in print and digital formats under the Great British Life brand owned by Newsquest Media Group Ltd. The magazine covers homes and gardens, food and drink, travel, people, lifestyle, things to do, recipes, and restaurant reviews. It also operates complementary paid events including the annual Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards and the debuting Cotswold Life Home and Gift Show at Cheltenham Racecourse.

Product overview

Cotswold Life is a regional lifestyle magazine offering both print and digital subscription products. The core offering is the monthly print/digital magazine featuring editorial content across homes and gardens, food and drink, travel, lifestyle, people, things to do, recipes, and restaurant reviews. The company also runs complementary events including the Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards and the newly launched Cotswold Life Home and Gift Show (debuting October 2026 at Cheltenham Racecourse).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cotswold Life Magazine A monthly regional lifestyle magazine for readers in and interested in the Cotswolds region, featuring editorial coverage of homes and gardens, food and drink, travel, people profiles, lifestyle content, things to do, recipes, and restaurant reviews.
• Digital Editions Digital-format subscription to Cotswold Life magazine content accessible on reader devices, complementing the print subscription.
• Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards Annual awards program celebrating excellence in the Cotswolds food and drink sector, with nominations, judging, and a winners ceremony. Aimed at hospitality businesses and food producers in the region.
• Cotswold Life Home and Gift Show A two-day indoor trade and consumer show launching in October 2026 at Cheltenham Racecourse, featuring artisan makers, home and interior brands, unique gift retailers, and specialist food and drink producers from the Cotswolds region.
• Gift Subscriptions Gift subscription product allowing customers to purchase Cotswold Life magazine subscriptions on behalf of friends and family.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Frank Smith (Headline Sponsor)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Frank Smith served as Headline Sponsor for the Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards 2025, joining winners on stage at the awards ceremony held at Hatherley Manor. This is a marketing partnership providing sponsorship support for the magazine's annual awards event.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Country & Town House: UK luxury lifestyle publication covering country and town living, with overlapping content verticals (homes, gardens, food, travel) and a comparable affluent audience. Independently published with both print and digital editions.
• Cornwall Life: Sister Great British Life regional magazine covering Cornwall; same publishing platform, audience demographic (affluent UK regional enthusiasts), and revenue model.
• Sussex Life: Sister regional lifestyle magazine under the same Great British Life/Newsquest brand, covering Sussex with identical content categories (homes, food, travel, things to do). The closest direct comparable within the same publisher's portfolio.
• Country Life: Long-established UK weekly magazine covering rural lifestyle, property, countryside pursuits, and food. Highly comparable as a regional/rural lifestyle title with subscription and advertising revenue targeting an affluent British audience, including significant Cotswolds readership.
• Devon Life: Sister Great British Life regional lifestyle magazine covering Devon, operating on identical print, digital, advertising, and events revenue model.
• Kent Life: Another sister Great British Life regional title covering Kent with the same content mix, subscription model, and event franchises. Functionally identical format and operations to Cotswold Life.

Broad incumbents

• House & Garden (Condé Nast Britain): Established UK edition of a global luxury lifestyle magazine from Condé Nast covering homes, gardens, food, and travel. Comparable content verticals and affluent demographic, but operates at national/international scale rather than a single region.
• Tatler: Long-running British lifestyle magazine covering society, homes, travel, and culture for an affluent audience. Overlaps with Cotswold Life's lifestyle and property coverage but at national/society level.

Emerging players

• The Cotswold Magazine (independent digital): Smaller independent digital lifestyle publication focused on the Cotswolds region. Competes for the same hyper-local Cotswolds audience as Cotswold Life, with a leaner digital-first format and limited print presence.

Regional players

• Cotswold Journal: Long-established weekly local newspaper covering the Cotswolds region. Differs in being a news-focused publication rather than a lifestyle magazine, but addresses the same geographic audience and competing local advertiser base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/greatbritlife
• Instagraminstagram.com/great_british_life
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cotswold-life

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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