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
DESTINATIONS & TOURS
STONEHENGE & AVEBURY PLUS SALISBURY
FULL-DAY
Oxford to Stonehenge, followed by visit to Salisbury Cathedral, Old Sarum and return via Avebury
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9am Leave Oxford for drive to Stonehenge either via A34 and A303 or via Swindon(A420)and Marlborough (A346). The latter passes the Berkshire Downs with possible views of the Uffington White Horse; also pretty drive over the Marlborough Downs.
10.30am arrive Stonehenge Visitor Centre.
10.50am catch shuttle bus to the monument
11.45am return to Visitor Centre. Brief visit to Exhibition including film, followed by midday snack at the centre (pasties, etc)
12.30pm leave Stonehenge for Salisbury along A360.
1.00pm arrive and park at the Cathedral Close in Salisbury.
1.15pm enter cathedral with tour of the main features, followed by a visit to the Magna Carta in the Chapter House.
2.30pm drive north along A345 to Old Sarum (Old Salisbury).
 Explore this amazing historic site
3.30pm continue along A345 via Amesbury and Upavon to Avebury.
4.15pm arrive Avebury. Explore the stone circle and visit the museum and café area.
5.30pm start return to Oxford via Silbury Hill and The Sanctuary, then Marlborough.
7.00pm arrive Oxford.
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