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Fun filled day at Warwick Castle, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, and the Cotswolds
Highlights:
- Visit Warwick Castle - the greatest medieval site in England
- Walking tour and driving tour of Oxford, the city of dreaming spires
- Hear about the traditions of college life and hear about some of the famous students including Albert Einstein and Bill Clinton
- Walk past some of the worlds most famous colleges including Christ Church where Harry Potter was filmed and the setting of Alice in Wonderland
- Photo stop at the entrance to Blenheim Palace
- Lunch included at an English pub in the picturesque Cotswolds
- Driving tour of the Cotswolds visiting quintessentially English villages
- See Anne Hathaway’s cottage
- Driving and walking tour of Stratford-upon-Avon
- Photo stop of Shakespeare’s birthplace
The Tour:
WARWICK CASTLE
This is, quite simply, the greatest medieval castle in Britain. With a history that dates back over 1,000 years, 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.
We now journey to Stratford-upon-Avon passing by Anne Hathaway’s cottage before arriving in this picturesque market town. It is famous of course for William Shakespeare, Britain’s most famous writer who was both born and lies buried here. We stop for photos on our short walk at both his birthplace and the delightful Holy Trinity Church where the great man finally came to rest.
Next we journey to the limestone hills of the Cotswolds a region of picture book villages made famous by the wool merchants in the 14th century who helped build some of the magnificent manor houses and perpendicular Churches that we will pass. Sit back and enjoy a delicious traditional English lunch served in this charming Elizabethan pub. The Inn boasts a superb collection of real ales and fine wines and for those in the mood why not relax in front of the log fire with a brandy or two?
Finally we head off to Oxford for a festive walk through this ancient University town passing by the ivy-clad colleges and picturesque honey coloured buildings. We will pass Christ Church where Lewis Caroll wrote his enchanting tales of Alice in Wonderland and more recently Harry Potter was filmed. Your guide will explain to you the traditions of college life as you take in such famous buildings as the mighty Romanesque Radcliffe Camera and The Ashmolean, the oldest museum in the UK.
Please note that Christchurch College and Shakespeares Birthplace Museum will be closed on Boxing Day but the tour includes entrance into Warwick Castle and a comprehensive overview of the other attractions.
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