The Cotswold Hunt

When Katie mentioned that she and her husband were traveling to the Cotswolds, pictures of a young Jude Law cozied up at the bar of a pub danced in my head. For four days they gathered in this idyllic region of southern England, to take part in the renowned Cotswold Hunt. It was an inspiring trip and know that you'll be hearing more from us about this part of the world, but for today wanted to share more around this ritual of the Cotswold Hunt.

The Cotswold Hunt, associated with the beautiful and rolling countryside of the region, first took place on November 1, 1858. It was historically a part of the broader tradition of fox hunting in the UK, where participants, often on horseback, follow a pack of hounds that are trained to track and chase a fox. Although fox hunting was banned in England and Wales in 2005 under the Hunting Act, certain forms of hunting are still allowed, such as trail hunting, where hounds follow a scent rather than a live fox. The Cotswold Hunt, along with many others, are laid in a natural way that so closely replicates the more old-fashioned ways of hunting that they say no one would know the difference. 

As we near the end of the year, I always find myself shifting gears to a slower pace and and taking space to evaluate where I give my time. This year I'm craving more rituals in my everyday and have more reverence for things like The Cotswold Hunt that give meaning to gathering communally in the outdoors and paying reverence to a centuries-old tradition. Here's to more rituals (and more adventures) in 2025.