Signature experience — Cotswolds
Cotswolds and Oxford
Duration
Full day
Price
From €660
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
The day begins with the scent of wet stone and polished oak in Bibury, where first light brushes the thatch of 17th‑century Arlington Row. Villages sit within easy reach: 12 km to Burford for antiques, 25 minutes on to Stow‑on‑the‑Wold and the yew-framed doorway at St Edward’s. After lunch the tempo shifts—Oxford’s quads open up around Christ Church and the Radcliffe Camera, then Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, birthplace of Winston Churchill in 1874, reveals Capability Brown’s landscaped vistas.
Your dedicated driver collects you from your hotel in Cheltenham, Oxford, or Moreton‑in‑Marsh, with a Mercedes at your disposal between stops. You wander, sip a pint, step into chapels while he handles the lanes and parking by the colleges. The schedule flexes: 30 minutes at Arlington Row, 45 at Bourton‑on‑the‑Water, 90 in Oxford, then up to two hours at Blenheim depending on current exhibits. Return to base without transfers, with an optional detour to Bampton—famous for Downton Abbey—if time allows.
Your itinerary
- I
09:00 — Pick‑up at your hotel and scenic drive to Bibury (30 min from Cirencester).
- II
10:30 — Bourton‑on‑the‑Water and Stow‑on‑the‑Wold for a stroll and coffee (1 h 15).
- III
13:30 — Oxford: loop by the Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian, and Christ Church Meadow (1 h 30).
- IV
15:30 — Tour Blenheim Palace in Woodstock and Brown’s gardens, then drive back (2 h).
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated driver
- ✓ Mercedes at disposal
- ✓ Hotel pick‑up
- ✓ Waiting and parking
Your chauffeur’s tip
Pre‑book a timed Blenheim Palace entry after 3 pm: fewer groups and low light on the Grand Bridge and lake.
Book this experience
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