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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

DESTINATIONS & TOURS

The Great Flood

tonygulliver
Apr 2, 2021
1 min read

My last post featured Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, the largest man-made Palaeolithic mound in Europe. It highlighted the flooding that takes place during periods of high rainfall. Well, the floods have now arrived and this is Silbury Hill pictured on the day of the Winter Solstice, 21 December 2019, almost surrounded by water after the local Winterbourne stream inundated the depression around its base. Imagine again what the structure might have looked like when it was faced in gleaming white chalk in prehistoric times... perhaps we might get some idea when it snows. Watch this space!

1 Comment

Madelle Huber

Apr 29

This itinerary covers amazing historic sites, but I wonder if the schedule feels too rushed to fully enjoy each location’s unique charm. watch full episode

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