Oxfordshire Trip Overview
Tour Stratford-upon-Avon, the Cotswolds and Oxford in one day, on this leisurely paced excursion with an expert guide. After departing Oxford by comfortable minivan, visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace in the charming town of Stratford-upon-Avon and enjoy a photo stop outside Anne Hathaway’s Cottage: the former home of William Shakespeare’s wife. Then, visit several picturesque villages in the beautiful Cotswolds region before returning to the timeworn university city of Oxford for a walking tour.
Please note that this tour also has departures available from London –
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Tour Stratford-upon-Avon, the Cotswolds and Oxford in one day, on this leisurely paced excursion with an expert guide. After departing Oxford by comfortable minivan, visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace in the charming town of Stratford-upon-Avon and enjoy a photo stop outside Anne Hathaway’s Cottage: the former home of William Shakespeare’s wife. Then, visit several picturesque villages in the beautiful Cotswolds region before returning to the timeworn university city of Oxford for a walking tour.
Please note that this tour also has departures available from London –
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6QW England
Meet your guide in central Oxford, and then hop inside an air-conditioned minivan and head to Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born. Learn about the town’s famous ex-resident on a minibus tour of Stratford, including his school and the Holy Trinity Church where the playwright and poet was baptized and buried. Hop out of your minivan and head inside Shakespeare’s Birthplace — now a museum — and see a range of exhibits about the beloved bard.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Anne Hathaway’s Cottage & Gardens, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9HH England
Next, make a brief stop in Shottery for photos of the thatched-roof English cottage of Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife.
Pass By: Holy Trinity Church, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG England
Photo stop
Stop At: Burford Library 86A High Street, Burford OX18 4QF England
Then, continue to the Cotswolds, the attractive region that prospered from its wool trade during the Middle Ages. Admire the scenery as you travel along tiny one-track lanes through gently rolling hills, and gaze at the golden-stone villages, green pastures and pretty churches that adorn the landscape. With your guide, walk around the village of Burford, explore the delightful Coln Valley and tour the villages of Upper and Lower Slaughter before lunch (own expense) in the market town of Stow-on-the-Wold.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Bourton on the Water, Windrush river, Bourton-on-the-Water England
Part of the Cotswolds tour
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Stow-on-the-Wold Market Square, Stow-on-the-Wold England
Included as part of the Cotswolds tour
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Christ Church, St. Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DP England
Upon your return to Oxford, we’ll set off on a walking tour around the genteel city, famed for its prestigious university. Stroll around the city center and look out for the some of the notable university buildings, seeing some of the eminent colleges such as All Souls, Christ Church and Divinity School, and learn about the well-known writers, artists and politicians who studied inside the colleges’ walls.
Hear about the lives of JR Tolkien, CS Lewis and Lewis Carroll — who each lived in the city — and see places used as filming sites in the popular Harry Potter movies. Your tour then concludes near Oxford train station, leaving you free to continue exploring the city’s narrow streets and lanes as you wish.
Pass By: All Souls College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AL England
Pass by on the tour of Oxford
Stop At: The Divinity School, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3BG, UK
Enjoy a visit to Oxford University’s oldest classroom, the 15th century Divinity School.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: International Friends, 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN England
Tour with International Friends
Duration: 10 hours
