DAY 1

10.30am arrive Heathrow

11.30am follow A308 to Runnymede, site of the signing of Magna Carta. Continue to Windsor with tour of Windsor Castle including State Apartments and St George's Chapel.

1.30pm light lunch in Windsor

2.15pm depart Windsor for scenic drive through Chilterns to Oxford (via Henley, Wallingford and Dorchester)

3.30pm arrive Oxford; check in at hotel

4pm 90-minute tour of Oxford

DAY 2

9.00am depart Oxford for Blenheim Palace

9.30am arrive Blenheim for 45 minutes in park.

10.15am depart for Burford

11am arrive Burford, stop for 30 mins

11.30am depart for Stow-on-the-Wold

2pm. Stratford with immediate visit of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage for 1-hour tour.

3pm Drive to Ringo car park.

4.30pm depart Stratford heading south into the Cotswolds via Mickleton and Chipping Campden to Broadway. If time include a short walk on Dover’s Hill for stunning views of Vale of Evesham

Arrive Broadway 6.45pm

DAY 3

9am depart Broadway for tour of North Cotswolds with idyllic villages of Stanton and Stanway then continue to Broadway Tower (with short walk weather permitting)

10am continue southeast to Stow-on-the-Wold at the centre of the Cotswolds. Tearoom visit.

11.15am head southwest towards Cheltenham then south along the idyllic Coln Valley to Bibury. Lunch in Bibury. Alternative: visit to Chedworth Roman villa (with lunch) followed by shorter visit to Bibury.

2.15pm head from Bibury across the southern Cotswolds via Tetbury to Bath

Arrive Bath 3.45pm, for initial 30-minute minibus tour of this World Heritage Site city famous for its Georgian architecture and amazing Roman Baths.

4.15pm check into hotel

5.30pm early evening visit to the Roman Baths (museum; not for swimming!)

DAY 4

Sun 4th August 2019

8.30am Early start along A36 to Stonehenge

9.30am arrive Stonehenge for tour of the monument followed by refreshments

11.15am depart Stonehenge

12am latest arrive Salisbury for visit to the Cathedral with lunch in the cathedral cafe

1.30am depart Salisbury for Southampton

A ROUTE TO YOUR ROOTS

One reason for your journey might be to in search of your roots. Gulliver’s Guides can help you with your quest, and take you to the village, town or city where your forbears lived, even to the house where they dwelt – or the spot where it once stood. And as Tony Gulliver did in Banbury, we can also help you find where your ancestors lie. Wherever in the UK it might be, Gulliver’s Guides can get you there. If desired, we can also build in a bespoke tour of the area or nearby attractions at the same time.