At Active England Tours, we take our mid-afternoon pub stops very seriously and 2017 has been no exception. Our guests, typically from North America are introduced to the inner working of the hubs of our communities – the village pub. We delight in helping guests discover English beer, pork scratchings, pickled onions and other delights...Read More
Cycle into the home of England’s greatest writer For any William Shakespeare fans, whether you have studied his works in school, seen one of his plays, or have just been curious to know more about the man and his extraordinary literary gifts, Stratford-upon-Avon is well worth the visit. Shakespeare was both born and buried in...Read More
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 as well as the grandeur of its surrounding parkland....Read More
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 three of these Neolithic sites that form some of...Read More
‘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. Our Bath day trip is always a high point...Read More
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 its rolling hills as the stage for some of...Read More
