Cotswolds Day Tour Including Stratford
Guided Tour From London With Lunch In The Cotswolds
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Bibury |
In Depth Tour of Cotswolds & Stratford Tour Included Highlights:
- Free hotel pick-up service from over 170 hotels in Central London
- Stroll through picturesque Bibury built by the River Windrush
- Visit to Burford, gateway to the Cotswolds
- Visit Bourton on the Water, the Venice of the Cotswolds
- Two course lunch in the heart of the Cotswolds
- Walking tour in Stratford-Upon-Avon
- Luxury air conditioned motor coach and services of a professional guide
Days Of Operation & Duration:
Runs Tuesday, Friday and Sundays between April and October, less frequently in the Winter months.
Tour leaves London around 8:15 a.m. after hotel pick-ups returning to London around 6:30 p.m.
Tour Itinerary:
Many tours pass through the Cotswolds and give a tantalising glimpse of the Cotswolds, this tour gives the Cotswolds centre stage just drifting to the edge of the Cotswolds at the end to enjoy Shakespeare's Stratford Upon Avon for a short break before returning to London.
The tour spends time in three Cotswold villages, all very different, Burford, Bibury and Bourton on the Water and we pass through many more.
We find the time for a 2 course lunch included in the price of the tour at one of the villages visited. At the end of the day we exit the Cotswolds through Stratford Upon Avon, famous for where Shakespeare was born and died. We take a break here prior to the drive back to London enjoying a walking tour of the interesting town commemorating Shakespeare.
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Courtesy transfer from your hotel
There is a free hotel collection from over 170 hotels in central London - more than any other sightseeing company in London. Separate coaches each cover a main Central London hotel district and transport you to Victoria Coach Station where you join the tour bus for your day tour. Full details of the hotel pick-up service are further down the page.
If you wish you can join the tour at Victoria Coach Station, which is about 600 yards from Victoria Underground and Train Station.
Burford & Cotswolds
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Lunch at Swan Hotel Bibury |
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Bourton on the Water |
A professional guide is aboard the luxury air-conditioned touring bus the entire day and will provide commentary and guiding throughout. its a 2 hour journey to our first stop, Burford, our gateway town into the Cotswold region.
The Cotswolds represents an area that is forever England, remaining seemingly unchanged with the passing of time. Rolling landscapes, dry stone walls, perpendicular churches and sparkling clear streams fuse with tiny villages and hamlets with their charming limestone houses, tea shops and inns.
At Burford, we park off the magnificent High Street, which slopes down to the River Windrush holding every variety of Cotswold stone. There will be time to visit the small tea houses before heading south onto Bibury.
Bibury & Lunch
Bibury was described as the prettiest village in Britain by William Morris.
After a short walking tour, lunch beckons and what better way to satisfy your hunger than with a fabulous two course lunch in the Swan hotel, situated in the centre of Bibury, overlooking the River Coln. The 17th century former coaching Inn serves a fabulous range of traditional cooking, ales and fine wines. On rare occasions an alternative may be used if the Swan cannot be used.
Bourton on the Water & Stratford Upon Avon
Its now around 1 p.m. when we leave Bibury and head northwards.
The afternoon is spent exploring Bourton-on-the-water, another delightful village in the Cotswolds that is forever England. We then head to Stratford-Upon-Avon for a short walking tour of the town Shakespeare was born and died in.
We leave Stratford for the trip back to London, a journey of over 2 hours. The estimated time of arrival back in London is around 6:30 p.m.
Morning Hotel Pick Ups
Like all day tours, time is the enemy and all tours leave early in the morning.
London is a spread out place and one bus would take all morning to go around each hotel individually. Instead separate coaches each cover their own part of London and take you to Victoria Coach Station where you switch to the your tour bus for the day.
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The link below lists all the pick-up hotels and current times they visit. If your hotel is not on the list and its in the centre of London then its almost certain there will be another pick-up hotel very close by.
If you are still unclear where the best pick-up point is or you are coming from outside the centre we have a blog where on this linked page you can discuss one to one the best solution for you.
Tour Hotel Pick-Up List & Map With Question & Answer Facility
Prices & Tour Reservations
Prices are displayed on the banner link below. Major credit and debit cards are accepted. You will be emailed a confirmation with a booking reference after reservation. The booking reference and the name of the person ordering is all that you need to quote when joining the tour, there are no paper tickets.
On the tour detail page from the link below, there is a calendar control at the top right of the page, which depicts which dates still have availability. By selecting your required date you start the reservation process.
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