Private Cotswolds & Oxford Tours by London Country Tours

Our driver guide will take you on a walk in each village explaining their history so you can enjoy the Cotswolds at your own pace.

Duration

• 7 hours
• Please note that the standard pick up time is : 8:00am, if you wish to arrange a different pick up time, please enter in the special requests/ comments section when creating the booking.
• We will pick you up at a location of your choosing - please supply this info while booking using relevant section on bookform.

Tour Overview…

Cotswolds

• Enjoy views of breath-taking countryside, sleepy villages made of honey-coloured limestone, and bustling market towns as you visit the charming scenery of one of England’s most beautiful regions. Our driver guide will take you on a walk in each village explaining their history so you can enjoy the Cotswolds at your own pace.

Blenheim Palace

• Home to the 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, Blenheim Palace is a fantastic opportunity to experience Baroque architecture and world famous landscaped grounds. Inside the palace, intricate detail of the carvings, hand painted ceilings and amazing porcelain collections, tapestries and paintings are displayed in each room.

Oxford

• Oxford is home to the oldest university in England, established in the 12th century. With its 1,500 listed buildings from every major period of British architectural history, your visit will be truly inspirational. Walk in the footsteps of famous students from C.S. Lewis to Bill Clinton as you take in the captivating college courtyards and cobbled lanes.

Alternative Tour Sights

• This tour can be customised with a visit to Stratford Upon Avon (visit the home of the legendary William Shakespeare) or Warwick Castle (a medieval castle developed from an original built by William the Conqueror in 1068).

Lunch and Notes

• For lunch our tour guide will give you a number of options to choose from on the day. The guide will stay with you at most locations but we cannot guide you inside all venues, you can discuss this with your guide on the day once you have agreed an itinerary. But the guide will tell you what and where to go and all the history and what time and where to meet once you are done at any self-guide locations you choose to visit.

Why We are Different

• The tours we provide are private guided tours. using a driver-guide.
• We are very flexible and very knowledgeable.
• We have over 10 to 15 years in the travel industry.
• We know the best routes. Back roads and timing and entry for each place you visit.
• We have many wonderful places to stop for food and lunch.
• We only use the latest large luxury mini Van’s.
• Our drivers are very friendly and very helpful.
• The itinerary can be changed on the day to suit your needs.
• We will give you a much more enjoyable day than using a large coach.
• We collect you from door to door.
• Great value for a private tour.