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    Highlights of Luxury Classic Cotswolds

    • Visit the prettiest villages
    • Step back in time with immersive history
    • Meet local experts
    • Michelin dining
    • Follow in Laurie Lee’s footsteps
    • Punting along the Thames

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    Luxury Classic Cotswolds – Guided Walking

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    • 6 Days 5 Nights
    • May to September
    • Pick-up: London
    • Type: Guided
    • Luxury Accommodation
    • Carbon: 86Kg CO2e

    Hike across rolling green countryside, through chocolate box villages and past beautiful meadows. Enjoy afternoon tea in a stately home, roam the hallways of historic Oxford Colleges, stop off in Bath to explore Roman Britain, lose yourself and find yourself in the Cotswolds hills, and meet local experts along the way to give you the inside scoop of this magnificent area of outstanding natural beauty.

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    Pre-nightThink grandeur and luxury mixed with indulgence and tranquillity..a hidden wellness retreat

    Heckfield Place is grandeur and luxury mixed with indulgence and tranquillity. A hidden wellness estate just outside of London with stunning grounds, beautiful rooms and delicious restaurants. If you travel in June, join us at Royal Ascot, the seasonal event of the year and finest horse racing – steeped in elegance, it’s a truly ‘British’ event not to be missed. 

    Day 1Explore the quaint, beautiful Cotswold villages off the tourist trail

    Transfer out to The Cotswolds via Castle Combe, arguably the prettiest village in the Cotswolds for lunch at The Castle Inn before hiking between some of the best, unknown Cotswold villages off the tourist trail. Meet a local dry stone walling expert, before arriving at your first hotel, Lucknam Park for dinner at The Brasserie.

    Day 2Explore Bath with a local expert, before dining at a top Michelin restaurant

    Walk from Ashwicke to Bath, meandering along the canal, for lunch, before an afternoon spent exploring this ancient Roman city with a local expert. We will journey back to Lucknam Park for a spot of wine tasting before enjoying a Michelin dining experience at Hywel Jones.

    Day 3Journey through the beautiful Slad Valley walking in Laurie Lee's footsteps

    We will travel northward through the Cotswolds to the Slad Valley where we follow in Laurie Lee’s footsteps as we traverse this beautiful hideaway. We lunch at an award winning pub in Slad before tracking back to Painswick for a night at the hotel.

    Day 4Take a hike around Cleeve Hill before exploring Sudeley Castle and learning about its fascinating history

    We will transfer to Cheltenham for a hike around Cleeve Hill to Belas Knapp before lunch at The Lion Inn in Winchcombe. In the afternoon we will visit Sudley Castle to learn about its 1000 years of fascinating and pivotal English history. We will enjoy dinner at The Falcon Inn.

    Day 5Discover Oxford and its Colleges, before a champagne fuelled punt along the Thames

    Heading across country for our final day in Oxford, where we will begin with a local walking tour of this city to unearth the unusual hidden gems. We will then tread along the historic hallways of Oxford University’s famous collages, before an early evening champagne punting race along the Thames.

    Day 6Farewell but never goodbye

    Sadly the time has come for your last morning with us. We bid you farewell from Oxford for a quick transfer (via car or train) to London.

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    Departure & Return Location

    London Airport (Heathrow or Gatwick) / London Train Station

    Level of Activity

    This tour is rated 2/5 for difficulty meaning it’s appropriate for guests going for a good walk or bike and able to handle an incline or two. We’ll enjoy walking through the city and along the Thames river and it will be gentle preparation before your active trip or a nice way to slow down before you fly home.

    Price Includes

    • 5 or 6 nights’ accommodation
    • All breakfasts
    • All transportation
    • Professional local expert guide
    • Entrance fees
    • 2 x dinners

    Price Excludes

    • International flights
    • Cancellation insurance
    • Items of a personal nature
    • 3 x dinners and drinks
    • All lunches
    • Gratuity for your local guide
    • Extra activities – personalised package
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    Why not top or tail your Cotswolds tour with a visit to London?

    We offer a mixture of biking and walking adventures in London.

    London to the Cotswolds is only a short 1 hour train journey or 2 hour drive so get in touch to see how you could explore more of England’s finest locations. 

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