Signature experience — Bristol
Cotswolds from Bristol
Duration
Full day
Price
From €640
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Minutes after leaving Bristol, the car crests Lansdown Hill and the Avon flashes below; hedgerows give way to honeyed stone and the first sheep-dotted pastures. In about 45 minutes, Castle Combe appears—Bybrook bridge, a 12th‑century tower, timber gables that once fronted a thriving wool market—then the distant burr of a Morgan on track. A pub bell calls noon. Keep an eye out for Wiltshire ales and a wedge of Stilton before rolling on to Lacock, a National Trust time capsule guarded since 1944.
The day runs on your clock: hotel pick‑up in Bristol, a Mercedes for the full day, and flexible pauses wherever the light or a cream tea looks right. Your driver threads the B4039 and A350, handles parking at Lacock Abbey, and waits while you wander the Gothic cloister or settle into The George Inn. With a private chauffeur in the Cotswolds, distances stay gentle—30 km to Castle Combe, 20 more to Lacock, a neat detour to Tetbury’s Long Street antiques—before an easy glide home via Bath.
Your itinerary
- I
09:00 — Pick‑up at your Bristol hotel, drive via the B4040 to Castle Combe with a photo stop at the Bybrook bridge.
- II
10:30 — Explore St Andrew’s Church and the Market Cross, then coffee at The Old Stables (45 min).
- III
12:30 — Short hop to Lacock (20 min), lunch and the Lacock Abbey cloister, with the Fox Talbot Museum optional (1h30).
- IV
15:30 — Detour to Tetbury for Long Street Antiques (1h), return via Bath with a Solsbury Hill viewpoint stop; back around 17:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated private driver
- ✓ Mercedes E‑Class or V‑Class
- ✓ Bristol hotel pick‑up
- ✓ Waiting time during visits
Your chauffeur’s tip
To dodge Lacock Abbey crowds, arrive at the 10:00 opening and save Castle Combe for late afternoon when low light skims the Bybrook-side facades.
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