A one day trip to a wonderful area of England. You'll see some classic English scenery, some might say the "real" England. Shakespeare's home town of Stratford on Avon, the beautiful countryside of The Cotswolds and the fantastic city of Oxford with it's world famous university!
You'll experience the history and beauty of this fantastic old English city. We'll take a guided walking tour of the city, seeing Oxford Universities most famous colleges including Christchurch - where many of the Harry Potter films were filmed. You'll learn about life at the university - not the same as normal universities and have a chance to explore Oxford yourself!
This is some of the best countryside scenery in the wholeof England, green fields and hills mixed with wonderful little towns and villages full of classic golden coloured houses and cottages, we'll be driving through this area with the chance to stop and see some of this fantastc scenery!
We'll explore this wonderful little town, seeing both Shakespeare's grave and with an optional chance to visit his birthplace - now a fantastic museum. You'll then have free time to get some lunch!
One beautiful town - Stratford on Avon, some beautiful countryside - The Cotswolds, and a beautiful city - Oxford!
William Shakespeare, born in 1564, maybe the most famous writer in the world dominates Stratford. Shakespeare lover or not, Stratford has incredible English charm. 500 year old houses, traditional English pubs, the beautiful and peaceful River Avon, Stratford is an essential destination for people escaping London.
Cute villages, green fields and hills, "Cotswold Cottages", Roman roads, the Cotswolds is the area most associated as being classic English countryside.
The small roads lead travellers from one beautiful piece of England to another, an amazing collection of Englishness, loved by locals and tourists from all over the world. The honey coloured villages, beautiful old houses and thatched cottages will make you want to stay forever.
The world's most famous university city? You decide. The fact is 9.1 million people visit this small, beautiful historic city every year for a good reason.
The University of Oxford is 900 years old and has 38 "colleges" Many very old and very beautiful like Christ Church College - the setting of Harry Potter. Oxford is not only very old and historic but beautifully peaceful and green, the perfect example of a classic English settlement.
Starting by heading north to Stratford on Avon, we then go south through The Cotswolds to Oxford before returning to London in the evening.
After we meet, we'll introduce ourselves, your driver/guide will explain the plan for the day and we'll start driving through London and out towards Stratford-upon-Avon with one toilet/coffee stop on the way!
Before we arrive at Stratford we will talk about the history of the town and its most famous resident – William Shakespeare. On arrival we will head to Shakespeare’s birthplace where you will have the option to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace – the house where he was born and spent the early years of his life. Shakespeare’s birthplace has been restored to it’s original condition and staff members dressed in traditional clothes will tell us about life in the house when Shakespeare was living there. Following the optional visit to Shakespeare’s birthplace we’ll have some time for lunch and a walking tour of the rest of the town including the church where Shakespeare is buried
On leaving Stratford, we’ll head south through The Cotswolds, driving through some of it’s best towns and villages and a chance to see classic English countryside life and the chance to stop and take some pictures.
On arrival in Oxford we will enjoy a guided walking tour of this wonderful city. The chance to see some of its historic and beautiful colleges and discuss some of Oxford University’s most famous ex-students and talk about the traditional life of its students. You’ll then have some free time to explore by yourself or do some shopping
At approximately 8.30pm we will arrive back in Central London and we will drop you at a convenient place in zone 1 after a great day.
What's included in the Trip Price?
The trip price includes all your travel and the services of your friendly driver and guide. It also includes drinks and snacks while we are on the bus.
What's not included in the Trip Price?
While in Stratford there is the option to visit Shakespeare's birthplace museum. Entrance to the museum is £11.50 for students and £12.50 for adults. Lunch is not included - we'll have time in Stratford for lunch - you can either bring your own or have lunch in one of the many cafes, pubs or sandwich shops.
