Stratford-upon-Avon Trip Overview
Award-winning guided small-group minibus tours of the Cotswolds from Stratford-upon-Avon.
Experience the Cotswolds with a local guide in a small and friendly group size of up to 16 people. We’ll explore picture-postcard Cotswold towns and villages including Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water, as well as the stunning Dover’s Hill viewpoint and our “secret” off-the-beaten-track village, which many customers agree is a highlight of the tour!
The ticket price includes a pick-up from all accommodation providers in Stratford-upon-Avon, or from Stratford-upon-Avon rail station.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Award-winning guided small-group minibus tours of the Cotswolds from Stratford-upon-Avon.
Experience the Cotswolds with a local guide in a small and friendly group size of up to 16 people. We’ll explore picture-postcard Cotswold towns and villages including Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water, as well as the stunning Dover’s Hill viewpoint and our “secret” off-the-beaten-track village, which many customers agree is a highlight of the tour!
The ticket price includes a pick-up from all accommodation providers in Stratford-upon-Avon, or from Stratford-upon-Avon rail station.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Moreton in Marsh, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh England
Heading out of Stratford-upon-Avon and into the Cotswolds National Landscape, we make a brief stop at the rail station in the Cotswolds town of Moreton-in-Marsh to pick up our final passengers. From here, it’s a 15 minute drive to our first official stop, so sit back, get to know your fellow passengers and enjoy the beautiful scenery!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Dover’s Hill, Cotswold Way, Chipping Campden GL55 6UW England
Starting the tour at Moreton-in-Marsh it’s just a short drive to our first stop, the viewpoint at Dover’s Hill and long the way your driver-guide will begin his entertaining commentary telling you the story of the Cotswolds. At the viewpoint you’ll enjoy stunning views and learn about some of the Cotswolds’ more quirky traditions!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: High Street Chipping Campden, Chipping Campden GL55 6AT England
Chipping Campden is a charming and typically Cotswolds market town, full of history and heritage but also home to great independent shopping and superb coffee and cake! Using the maps we provide, you’ll have around an hour here to explore and discover Chipping Campden for yourself.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Broadway Tower, Middle Hill, Broadway WR12 7LB England
Soon after leaving Chipping Campden, we will soon be driving slowly past by Broadway Tower. This striking folly sits on top of Beacon Hill and has an interesting story your driver guide will tell you all about!
Using the narrow backlanes, we then visit our “secret” Cotswolds village for around 30 minutes. This is an off-the-beaten-track location that many of our customers agree is the most beautiful village on the tour!
Stop At: Stow-on-the-Wold Market Square, Stow-on-the-Wold England
The highest town in the Cotswolds, Stow-on-the-Wold is a bustling, historic market town with plenty of good shopping, and a variety of excellent places to eat lunch (lunch not included). We stop here for around 1 hour and 15 minutes, and with the maps we provide, you can explore Stow’s highlights at your leisure.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Arlington Row, Awkward Hill, Bibury GL7 5NJ England
Using the narrow back lanes it’s approximately a 30-40 minute drive from Stow-on-the-Wold to Bibury. Bibury is a small but perfectly formed Cotswolds village, once described by William Morris as “the prettiest in England”. Join us on a tour to see if you agree!
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Bourton on the Water, Windrush river, Bourton-on-the-Water England
After Bibury, it’s a stunning 30 minute drive to Bourton-on-the-Water, our last stop before returning our customers back to where they started. Described as the “Venice of the Cotswolds”, Bourton-on-the-Water is a picture-postcard village with Cotswolds stone bridges crossing the River Windrush that runs right through the centre of the village. It’s very popular with visitors, especially on a warm day when paddling in the river is the past-time of choice, but a tour of the Cotswolds wouldn’t be complete without a stop here.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Moreton in Marsh, High St, Moreton-in-Marsh England
Leaving Bourton-on-the-Water behind, now it’s 5pm and time to say farewell to some of our passengers at Moreton-in-Marsh station. We hope you made friends and good memories!
You don’t have to end your tour where you started – if you joined us in Stratford-upon-Avon, why not spend a night or two in the pretty Cotswolds market town of Moreton-in-Marsh? We have plenty of space for your luggage, and Moreton has several accommodation options, as well as a rail station for your onward travel.
Duration: 10 minutes
