Included Excursion
Stratford-upon-Avon
Our first excursion takes us to the beautiful town of Stratford-upon-Avon, forever associated with William Shakespeare. Fans of The Bard can visit the house in which he was born, and there’s a chance to wander the riverside gardens or discover the town’s theatres including the Swan Theatre, home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Included Excursion
Oxford
We enjoy time in Oxford. This beautiful city of dreaming spires has plenty to offer, with many historic university buildings to see including the famous Bodleian Libraries, and postcard-perfect scenes of students and visitors punting on the river. Oxford also has a wide variety of shops, from High Street stores to quaint individual boutiques and bookshops, peppered with plenty of restaurants and olde worlde taverns. The city’s literary connections include J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Oscar Wilde and it also provided inspiration for some of the sets in the Harry Potter films.
Included Excursion
Cotswolds Villages
We tour some of the Cotswolds' most famous and unspoilt villages. Be on the lookout for the characteristic honey-coloured cottages and buildings! We begin at Chipping Norton, a delightful market town with many antique shops, a local museum and the historic Grade I Listed St Marys Church. We continue to Stow-on-the-Wold, a market town on top of Stow Hill. Notable places of interest include medieval St Edward's Church and Market Square with the limestone-arched Market Hall at the centre.
Our last stop is Broadway, in the very heart of the Cotswolds. Often thought of as one of the prettiest villages in the Cotswolds, see the famous limestone on Broadway High Street, used throughout the Cotswolds, and marvel at the quaint cottages and houses which line the streets next to horse chestnut trees and pristine grass verges.