Warwick Castle, Stratford & Oxford Tour - Just £73
Visit Shakespeare's Birthplace, one of England's finest castles & where Harry Potter was filmed
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Warwick Castle |
Warwick Castle, Stratford & Oxford Tour Included Highlights:
- Free hotel pick-up service from over 170 hotels in Central London
- Visit to Warwick Castle, the greatest medieval site in Britain?
- Shakespeare's Birthplace Museum in beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon
- Short walking tour of Oxford and visit to Christchurch College
- Lunch stop at 15th century inn followed by a drive through the Cotswolds (food/drink not included)
- Luxury air conditioned motor coach and services of a professional guide
Days Of Operation & Duration:
Runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday between April and October. Less frequently during winter months.
Tour leaves London around 8:15 a.m. after hotel pick-ups returning to London around 6:30 p.m.
Tour Itinerary:
The Warwick Castle, Stratford & Oxford Tour day tour takes us north west of London to a very scenic area known as the Cotswolds. This tour also has aspects for kids too. Warwick Castle is very "hands on" and Christchurch in Oxford was used extensively in the Harry Potter films.
You only catch glimpses of the Cotswold villages and countryside, perhaps another day for that, as we travel between Warwick, Stratford and Oxford. Warwick Castle is one of England's finest castle, for the kids its brought to life with displays of archery etc. Then onto Stratford Upon Avon where Shakespeare was born and died and now a living shrine to his life and works. Finally its over to the famous university city of Oxford where we enjoy a short walking tour and a visit to Oxford's most interesting college Christchurch.
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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.
Warwick Castle
A professional guide is aboard the luxury air-conditioned touring bus the entire day and will provide commentary and guiding throughout. Warwick Castle, the first stop on the tour is a good 2 hours journey north west of London so relax, when the tour gets going its very busy. During the journey you would have heard about Warwick Castle its history and interesting snippets from your guide as well as practical information about the day ahead.
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Archery Display At Warwick Castle |
Warwick Castle will take you back in time - to a world of sumptuous banquets, bloody battles and royal splendour. Enter over the footbridge and explore the castles ramparts, towers and gardens.
The castle really brings history to life. Visit the waxwork displays of Madame Tussauds, where you can watch, and hear, the Earl of Warwick's preparations for battle. Feeling brave? Then take a look at the ghostly dungeons where prisoners were tortured.
Alternatively, relax with a stroll through the castles beautiful gardens.
Stratford Upon Avon
After about 90 minutes at Warwick Castle, its only a short 30 minute drive to our next stop, Stratford Upon Avon arriving around 12:30.
The birthplace of William Shakespeare, the greatest writer in the English language, and home to the theatres of the world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford is a charming market town set in the heart of rural England. A delightful river winds its way through the town, past the beautiful Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare lies buried.
There are some wonderful half-wooden buildings that date back to Shakespeare's time, including the famous cottage of Anne Hathaway, who married the great writer in 1582. You can even see the school Shakespeare attended.
Our tour includes a visit to Shakespeare's birthplace,
Stratford Upon Avon - More About
Lunch stop at 15th century inn
Its only a 10 minute drive from Stratford to a nearby village where we take a 45 minute lunch break at a 15th Century pub. Food and drink is not included in the cost of the tour.
Oxford
Its now mid afternoon as we drive through the scenic Cotswolds region for about 75 minutes to our last stop at Oxford where we have a short walking tour and visit to Christchurch College.
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Christchurch College Oxford |
Oxford, the city of dreaming spires, boasts one of the worlds greatest - and oldest - universities, as well as some of the finest architecture in Europe. The colleges themselves, which make up the university, are amongst the architectural highlights, their ivy-clad stone walls protecting beautiful chapels, halls and libraries.
We enjoy a unique tour which journeys through the heart of this ancient building before we head to the colleges spectacular dining hall, chosen as a key location in the Harry Potter films.
Our tour allows us to access parts of the hall usually out of bounds to the public. We will also linger by the open fire as your guide reveals anecdotes about the movie and the remarkable links of Christchurch with the Alice in Wonderland stories.
Back To London
Its about a 90 minute journey from Oxford back to London where we should arrive 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.
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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.
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 displayed on the banner link are a special on-line discounted price, deep discounted from the price in London. 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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