Cotswolds & Stratford-upon-Avon
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Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire & Warwickshire · Day or 2-day tour · from £815

Cotswolds & Stratford-upon-Avon

Honey-stone villages, ancient market towns and Shakespeare's birthplace — England at its most photogenic.

The Cotswolds is the England of imagination — rolling hills, dry-stone walls, postcard villages built of honey-coloured limestone, and pubs that have been pulling pints since Henry VIII was on the throne. Our day tour takes in the most photogenic villages — Bourton-on-the-Water, Bibury, Castle Combe and Stow-on-the-Wold — with stops for coffee, lunch and antique-hunting at your pace.

On a longer two-day version we add Stratford-upon-Avon for a guided tour of Shakespeare's birthplace, Anne Hathaway's cottage and an evening at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Overnight at a country-house hotel in the Cotswolds chosen to your brief.

Highlights
  • Bibury, Bourton-on-the-Water, Castle Combe
  • Antique shopping in Stow-on-the-Wold
  • Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon (extended tour)
  • Country pub lunch arranged in advance
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Typical itinerary
08:30
Collection from your London address
10:30
Bibury & Arlington Row
12:00
Lunch at a 17th-century coaching inn
14:00
Bourton-on-the-Water & Stow-on-the-Wold
16:00
Castle Combe — England's prettiest village
19:00
Return to London (or overnight on a 2-day tour)

Every itinerary is bespoke. The above is illustrative — your day or trip is built around your interests, mobility, dining preferences and pace. Tell us what you'd like to see and we'll design around it.

Recommended vehicle

Range Rover Autobiography for the country roads

What's included

Chauffeur-guide for the whole trip, fuel, parking, congestion and ULEZ charges, complimentary water and refreshments. Restaurant, attraction tickets and overnight accommodation arranged separately and billed at cost.

Plan your Cotswolds & Stratford-upon-Avon tour — from £815