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Oxford, the Cotswolds and Stratford-on-Avon - 1 day
This is a Weekly Trip
This tour departs every Thursday
In a little over an hours time our journey to the University city of Oxford will be complete. Heading west over the Chiltern Hills we descend down to the Thames valley to this 'city of dreaming spires' and take a walking tour amongst the cloisters and quadrangles of Britain's oldest University, founded in 1167. Ivy clad medieval college buildings compete for space with Georgian shops and ancient churches around busy streets which both 'Town and Gown' call home. Our guided walking tour will take you into the heart of this land of hallowed academia, to the Bodleian Library, to the Radcliffe Camera, Sheldonian Theatre and selected colleges.
After a break we head out to the nearby Cotswold hills. Here we can find the little back roads taking us away from the busy highways. We meander down country lanes, through villages of honey coloured stone, to Burford and Bourton-on-the-Water and to the charming twins of Upper and Lower Slaughter. A stop for a leisurely lunch is made in one of these places then we set off to Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire.
Known the world over as the birthplace of the great poet William Shakespeare we, quite rightly, take you to the house where he was born and to Holy Trinity church where he was both baptised and buried. Many other centuries-old houses survive, some of these have associations with the writer. After a guided tour of the town and some free time we continue for a photo stop at Anne Hathaway's cottage, a beautiful timber-framed thatched farmhouse that was Shakespeare's wife's childhood home before we finally continue on our journey south to London.
Price Includes
- Fully guided lecture standard tour
- Guided walking tour of Oxford
- Visit to Burford and Bourton-on-the-Water and to the charming twins of Upper and Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds
- Guided tour of Stratford-upon-Avon
- All travel in comfortable purpose-built minibus from Central London
Why choose this tour?
On this tour you will be travelling with no more than 15 other people - guaranteed! Our purpose-built minibuses have large windows, good air circulation and clear PA systems so that your professional guide can escort you comfortably through our wonderful country. Our itineraries are carefullly planned (with many years of experience) so that you discover as much as possible, without spending too much time on the road.
As we travel in smaller vehicles, we normally use the most scenic routes, where large coach are prohibited from travelling. Additionally, as our group sizes are smaller we are able to more time out of the vehicle. We also employ a the very best driver/guides.
Friendly and Professional Guides - Small Groups - More Scenic Routes - More Time Sightseeing- No Time Wasted Travelling around London- Great Value for Money
Departure Information
08.00AM From ISH, 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN (MAP)08.10AM Outside Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch (MAP)
08.20AM Outside Harrods, Knightsbridge (MAP)
08.25AM Outside Premier Inn, Knaresborough Place, Earls Court (MAP)
This tour normally ends by 6pm
If you intend to travel to our central London meeting points by public transport, you can plan your journey in advance on the Transport for London website - click hereMake the most of your time with us
We prefer to spend your valuable time touring the places you have chosen to visit and we therefore offer a choice of 4 meeting points, which are easiliy accessable by public transport from all parts of London and form our natural route to the west. Many tours spend over an hour driving around the busy congested roads of London.
Quick link to our other fully guided tours
1 Day tours with guaranteed small groups of no more than 16 people
Mondays - A Harvest of History - Royal Windsor, Roman Bath and Stonehenge
Tuesdays - Cotswolds (including Lacock), Roman Bath and Stonehenge
Wednesdays - The Mysteries of Ancient Britain - Salisbury, Stonehenge, and Avebury
Thursdays - Oxford, Cotswolds (with small village stops) and Stratford-upon-Avon
Fridays - King Arthur's Realm - Stonehenge, Glastonbury & Avebury
Fridays - The Mysteries of Ancient Britain - Salisbury, Stonehenge, and Avebury
Saturdays - A Harvest of History - Royal Windsor, Roman Bath and Stonehenge
Sundays - King Arthur's Realm - Stonehenge, Glastonbury & Avebury
2 Day overnight tours with guaranteed groups of no more than 16 people
Saturdays (every week) - Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock and Stonehenge
Saturdays (monthly) - North Wales Coast & Mountains
Saturdays (monthly during summer) - Statford-upon-Avon, Warwick Castle, Broadway & Churchill's Blenheim Palace
3 Day guied city breaks with city centre accommodation options
All city breaks depart on Fridays and on average every 2 weeks throughout the year. Group sizes of city breaks tend to be larger (typically 15-40 people per trip). Our city break tours are all designed to offer the good quality guided sighteeing at an affordable price.
Fridays - Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Scottish Highlands (travel to Scotland is by high speed train)
Fridays - Paris and Versailles (travel between London and Paris is by executive coach)
Fridays - Amsterdam and Bruges (travel between London and Paris is by executive coach
2 Day activity and sightseeing tours
Combine a day's horse riding in the stunning Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales with a guided tour of the beautiful Wye Valley.
Selected Saturdays - Horse riding in Wild Wales
Christmas and New Year tours
Friday 12 December - Brussels & Aachen Christmas Markets 3 Days
Saturday 21 December - Bruges Christmas Markets 1 Day
Wednesday 24 December - Christmas in Paris 4 Days
Tuesday 30 December - Edinburgh and Scottish Highlands New Year Hogmanay 4 Days
