Tour Overview...

 

Cotswolds

Enjoy views of breath-taking countryside, sleepy villages made of honey-coloured limestone, and bustling market towns as you visit the charming scenery of one of England's most beautiful regions. Our driver guide will take you on a walk in each village explaining their history so you can enjoy the Cotswolds at your own pace.

 

Blenheim Palace

Home to the 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, Blenheim Palace is a fantastic opportunity to experience Baroque architecture and world famous landscaped grounds. Inside the palace, intricate detail of the carvings, hand painted ceilings and amazing porcelain collections, tapestries and paintings are displayed in each room.

 

Oxford

Oxford is home to the oldest university in England, established in the 12th century. With its 1,500 listed buildings from every major period of British architectural history, your visit will be truly inspirational. Walk in the footsteps of famous students from C.S. Lewis to Bill Clinton as you take in the captivating college courtyards and cobbled lanes.

 

Alternative Tour Sights

This tour can be customised with a visit to Stratford Upon Avon (visit the home of the legendary William Shakespeare) or Warwick Castle (a medieval castle developed from an original built by William the Conqueror in 1068). This does not mean adding these sites it means replacing one of the others.

 

Lunch and Notes

For lunch our tour guide will give you a number of options to choose from on the day. You may like to have lunch at a traditional English pub in the Cotswolds or a luxury picnic hamper at a scenic location which includes a variety of meats, cheeses, local breads, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, from just £50 per person. Please specify this upon your booking and we will take care of the rest.  The guide will stay with you at most locations but we cannot guide you inside all venues, you can discuss this with your guide on the day once you have agreed an itinerary.  But the guide will tell you what and where to go and all the history and what time and where to meet once you are done at any self-guide locations you choose to visit.