Blenheim Palace Walking and Cycling Tours
Blenheim Palace Tours | Churchill’s Grand Estate A walking tour of Blenheim Palace is a real favourite on our Cotswolds tour. We are able to cycle and walk right into the heart of Blenheim’s iconic estate, giving our guests a true appreciation of the palace’s splendour […]
Beyond Stonehenge Cycling Tours
Fall further into the mystery of England’s greatest Neolithic monuments at Avebury and White Horse Hill. Dotted along England’s rolling hills and ridges escarpments are many easily missed lumps and bumps that show signs of an age long ago. During our Active England Tours, we visit […]
Walking Tours of Bath
‘Oh who can ever be tired of Bath?’ | On a walking tour of Bath You may well be tired upon entering Bath – late in the week with many miles under your belt and hills along the way, but you will never tire of Bath. […]
The English Civil War and the Cotswolds
The English Civil War and the Cotswolds Famous for its tranquil scenes of lazy rivers winding round sleeping villages in honey-coloured Cotswold stone, it is hard to believe that this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty could have been anything other than peaceful. Even harder to imagine […]
The British Weather Myth
Whether English Weather is Wet | The British Weather Myth How wet will you get in an English Summer. Now I’ve lived in England all my life, and we’re used to a good bit of rain! England truly is a green and pleasant land, and we […]
The Cotswold Lions and the Woolsack Races
The World Championship Woolsack Races If you thought that hurling yourself down a hill trying to catch a cheese was just a little odd, how about running uphill with a giant sack of wool on your back?? The ‘World Championship Woolsack Races’, held in Tetbury each May, […]
Tour of the Downton Abbey Set
How one sleepy Cotswold village became a TV sensation Our 7-day cycling tour takes us through many little villages and towns and after a day or two cycling down lazy lanes, past cosy cottages it is wonderfully easy to relax into the Cotswolds’ bubble, as well […]
Pedalling Up An Appetite in the Cotswolds
Fine Dining and Fabulous Views If you’re anything like me, some of my best memories centre around a particularly tasty meal spent with friends somewhere nice – great food, great company and a great view! Spin round those wheels enough and you’ll drum up an appetite. […]
Welcome to Oxford – The Cycling City
In Oxford, it is often said that the bikes, if not the pedestrians, rule the roads! By any measure, cars seem to come last in the pecking order: behind buses, cyclists and pedestrians, cars come a healthy fourth place. Quite right. Oxford has always been a […]
Hidden Gems of the Cotswolds
Hidden Gems of the Cotswolds | Going a Step Further There is so much to see in the Cotswolds. Officially designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), special care has been taken to preserve this landscapes special qualities. Cycling and walking through the Cotswold’s […]
