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L'Academie in Shipston on Stour for discreet personal and private attention for wig fitting consultations and styling with many exclusive French products - a very personal service for both men and women in the Cotswolds - and they are fantastic hairdressers too! Contact L'Academie for an appointment in their private wig-fitting area - and you could even have a massage or a facial afterwards!

The Fitness Mill in Stroud is well known as the friendliest gym in the area! But as well as that, The Fitness Mill also has some of the most up to date fitness training equipment in the Cotswolds - a comprehensive cardio zone, golf training as well as fitness classes, weights etc.

Richmond Painswick Retirement Village, near Stroud, in the Cotswolds has many different levels of retirement care ranging from their luxurious Independent Living 1 and 2 bedroom Village Apartments, to short term recuperative and respite care and nursing care. Click on the main article for details of "Richmond Retreats" - the ideal solution when the idea of a conventional hotel isn't quite right

Duchy Home Farm - fresh, organically produced fruit and vegetables available either via the retail outlet "The Veg Shed" or through their popular vegetable box scheme, delivered on a regular basis direct to your door. Let your "five a day" come to you! Fresh, locally produced organic fruit and vegetables, produced at Duchy Home Farm, near Tetbury. The very best in Cotswold Farm Shops! Organic too!

Fifth Dimension Health Club and Gym in Ebley near Stroud is a first rate health and fitness club + gym for residents of Stroud and the surrounding Gloucestershire Cotswolds. Fifth Dimension Gym takes health and fitness seriously - whether you want the perfect beach body (who dosen't!) to serious sports, gym and athletic training and fitness - Fifth Dimension Gym promise results! All complemented by a steam room, sauna, cold shower, tanning room and of course a cafe for healthy meals and drinks!