The tour is highly recommended to all travelers. The guide and the driver are both professional. Excellent service from the tour company.
Review by: Grant W, May 2018
This is an excellent tour to see three distinct areas outside of London in the English countryside. Learn about Oxford University while traversing historic paths with lots of shopping near by. We had a great walking tour conducted by a local of Oxford who gave us the Readers Digest version of how Oxford works as a university, the history of the area, buildings, and famous people who attended Oxford. We didn't get to go into any of the buildings, unfortunately. The Cotswolds are a series of villages frozen in time and you get to see a lot of beautiful architecture, picturesque views, shops and pubs to eat at. Stratford-upon-Avon was very pretty, but very touristy. This might be my least favorite of the three when I thought it would top the list. The main street consists of mostly tourists stops however, the church and grounds where Shakespeare is buried are very beautiful. If I had my way again, I'd drop Stratford and pick up Bath as a stop. And lastly, our tour guide, Oz, was extremely knowledgeable about English history and handled all questions well, had great driving skills as he traversed us all day through London and then all our stops.
Review by: kuki, March 2018
Buildings are beautiful in Oxford. If you love Shakespeare and history this is the place to visit.
Review by: Joan B, January 2018
We loved our small tour group, which traveled in a comfortable, convenient van. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and had a great personality. The smaller size of our van allowed us to get close to the cottages in the Cotswolds and depart the bus for a stroll around the beautiful area and a bit of shopping. Our experience in walking around the Cotswolds was a highlight of our entire trip. The passengers on larger buses were prevented from departing the buses in the Cotswolds because the roads are so small and cant handle large vehicles. We enjoyed our visit to Stratford as well. We saw so much in a single day that we were quite amazed.
Review by: KC, December 2017
A lot to see and a lot to learn. Well worth it. The only issue is that we do not have a lot of time for Cotswold but you can take another tour to Cotwold if you want. You can get an idea but this tour does not spend a lot of time. The visit to Staratford upon Avon and Oxford is very nice.
Review by: Molly M, December 2017
The trip was excellent and the diver/tour guide was wonderful. Private Group is the way to go-only 7 people in our group._br/_ First we went to Stratford-upon-Avon to see Shakespeares birth place. Walked through the house, got some great pictures. We had free time to check out the Main Street where I did some Christmas shopping. Then we headed to The Cotswolds- beautiful and scenic drive with lots of sightseeing and history along the way. Stopped in a tiny town called Stow-on-the-Wold for lunch at a pub founded in 947. We only had an hour here- wish we would have had more time! Lunch at the pub took the entire hour. More scenic driving- then arrived at Oxford. Had a local tour guide for this part- he was very knowledgeable. Walked all over, lots of great history and beautiful buildings._br/_ I definitely recommend this tour and will definitely book with them again.
Review by: Lawrence V, November 2017
Great having a small group - we only had 9 people for a 18 person tour. The bus was very comfortable. Our guide was great - great source of information. Loved Oxford, Cotswolds and Stratford upon Avon. Totally worth it.
Review by: Sheila h, October 2017
Great tour. I'm so glad we booked this small group tour. Jorge sp? was our driver and guide. The pick-up location was easy to find and he found us! He was very knowledgeable and very funny. When we arrived at Oxford, he turned us over to local guide, Debbie who was equally terrific. She showed us many Harry Potter movie location sites. Both guides took very good care of us, answering all our questions and giving suggestions._br/_ We thoroughly enjoyed our day.
Review by: James F, October 2017
Beautiful and entertaining day. Well worth the time and money.
Review by: David P, September 2017
Tour picked up two more guests not at the meeting location where all the rest of the group met and we lost about 45 minutes of our trip and had to rush through the first two stops. Then at the end of the day we were dropped off at a different location from our meeting place and were told to go to the subway to get back where we were picked up, which was a long way from where we were dropped off.
Review by: Matt, September 2017
My wife and I enjoyed Avon-upon-Stratford. The tour guide was very knowledgeable. This was our first stop of the day and great. The second stop A small village in the Cotwalds for lunch, it was a quaint little village but not much to see. As for Oxford, we were disappointed in the visit. too little
Review by: Peter S, September 2017
The tour guide / driver was excellent. Full of knowledge and sprinkled with humour.
Review by: Karen P, August 2017
A good day trip to give a good overview of the Cotswolds. Which is now officially one of my favourite places. Stratford on Avon was as expected, Shakespearian, very interesting as the history of such a world famous playwright deserves to be. And Oxford! I loved Oxford! absolutely going back there for at least a week and just walking and exploring! Walking around those beautiful buildings, it was awesome. To remember those magnificent buildings were built so long ago when it was literally hard work. Wow!
Review by: Matthew A, July 2017
Wonderful trip. Tony the guide/driver was hilarious. Teen daughters enjoyed his humor. Glad to ride in a van versus big bus for this tour. As always, wished for more time at all stops, but this tour provides a nice, concise overview of the areas since most tourists are on a limited time schedule. Highly recommend.
Review by: John C, July 2017
To begin, I want to state that the tour guide and bus driver were great. The problem with the tour relates to the vehicle van, the itinerary, concept of the tour, and time spent in each location.
Review by: Miriiam M, July 2017
The visit to the Cotswolds was more of an afterthought just enough time for a quick lunch which is unfortunate because the description and the photos of the tour said that we would have a walking tour of the Cotswolds. The tour guide and the driver were bickering for over an hour from London to Oxford because the bus driver was late. Very irritating. Otherwise, Stratford-Upon-Avon was lovely and Oxford was inspiring.
Review by: Eliza A, June 2017
This tour was a lot of fun and highly organized. Our guides, Preston at the wheel and Debbie were excellent. They made the day very pleasant and relaxed, and were both very knowledgeable. It felt like we were being shown around by family! Debbie, being a native of the area, shared a lot of interesting facts and stories. The itinerary was well-designed, everything ran smoothly, the pacing felt appropriate, and the small group format was nice. This was our first time to London/England and the tour was a nice way to experience a bit of the English countryside and also deeply historical/cultural sites. I highly recommend it and would do it again the next time we return to this part of the world.
Review by: Jon, May 2017
Great way to see the countryside, great tour
Review by: Joelle P, March 2017
A super long day but you see a lot!
Review by: Jennifer K, January 2017
Loved it! Had a great small group only 14 of us and our tour guide, Oz, was very friendly and knowledgeable. Would've liked to spend a little less time in Stratford-upon-Avon and see a bit more of the Cotswolds, but it was a great trip overall. Oxford has amazing architecture and I'm sure it would've been easy to spend a good deal of time wandering the streets.
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