Cotswolds in a Day Tour
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Warwickshire
Discover the Cotswolds in a day with award-winning guided tours from Moreton-in-Marsh or Stratford-upon-Avon. Explore charming villages and stunning viewpoints.
Duration: 7 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cotswolds - On this tour you’ll explore the Cotswolds
  • Moreton-in-Marsh - Passengers joining the tour at Stratford-upon-Avon will be collected from Shakespeare’s Birthplace Coach Terminal at 08.50-09.00. Then, we travel to the Cotswold town of Moreton-in-Marsh, where we collect our final passengers from Moreton-in-Marsh rail station at 9.30am. From Moreton-in-Marsh, it’s a 15 minute drive to our first official stop. We’ll provide an introduction to the tour en route.
  • Dover’s Hill - It’s just a short drive to our first stop, the viewpoint at Dover’s Hill and long the way your driver-guide will begin their entertaining commentary telling you the story of the Cotswolds. At the viewpoint you’ll enjoy stunning views and learn about some of the Cotswolds’ more quirky traditions!
  • High Street Chipping Campden - Chipping Campden is a charming and typically Cotswolds market town, full of history and heritage but also home to great independent shopping and superb coffee and cake! Using the maps we provide, you’ll have around an hour here to explore and discover Chipping Campden for yourself.
  • Broadway Tower - Soon after leaving Chipping Campden, we will soon be driving slowly past by Broadway Tower. This striking folly sits on top of Beacon Hill and has an interesting story your driver guide will tell you all about!

Using the narrow backlanes, we then visit our “secret” Cotswolds village for around 30 minutes. This is an off-the-beaten-track location that many of our customers agree is the most beautiful village on the tour!

  • Stow-on-the-Wold Market Square - The highest town in the Cotswolds, Stow-on-the-Wold is a bustling, historic market town with plenty of good shopping, and a variety of excellent places to eat lunch (lunch not included). We stop here for around 1 hour and 15 minutes, and with the maps we provide, you can explore Stow’s highlights at your leisure.
  • Arlington Row - Using the narrow back lanes it’s approximately a 30-40 minute drive from Stow-on-the-Wold to Bibury. Bibury is a small but perfectly formed Cotswolds village, once described by William Morris as “the prettiest in England”. Join us on a tour to see if you agree!
  • Bourton-on-the-Water - After Bibury, it’s a stunning 30 minute drive to Bourton-on-the-Water, our last stop before returning our customers back to where they started. Described as the “Venice of the Cotswolds”, Bourton-on-the-Water is a picture-postcard village with Cotswolds stone bridges crossing the River Windrush that runs right through the centre of the village. It’s very popular with visitors, especially on a warm day when paddling in the river is the past-time of choice, but a tour of the Cotswolds wouldn’t be complete without a stop here.
  • Moreton-in-Marsh - For passengers who joined us at Moreton-in-Marsh, we return here to drop you off at approximately 5pm. If you are travelling from Moreton-in-Marsh by train, we always recommend that you purchase a flexible ticket that allows you to take any return train, and/or plan to depart after 17.00. We’ll then head back to Stratford-upon-Avon to drop off our final passengers at approximately 5.30pm. If you would like to start the tour at one pick up point and be dropped off at another, no problem! Just let us know when you request to book. We hope you had a wonderful day!
What's Included
  • Transport by minibus
  • Pickup from Stratford-upon-Avon town centre (9.00AM) or Moreton-in-Marsh rail station (9.30AM)
  • Local driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Award-winning guided small-group minibus tours of the Cotswolds from Moreton-in-Marsh or Stratford-upon-Avon.

Experience the Cotswolds with a local guide in a small and friendly group size of up to 16 people. We’ll explore picture-postcard Cotswold towns and villages including Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water, as well as the stunning Dover’s Hill viewpoint and our “secret” off-the-beaten-track village, which many customers agree is a highlight of the tour!

Stratford-upon-Avon pick up is from Shakespeare’s Birthplace Coach Terminal - please arrive at 08.50 for 09.00 departure. If you’re travelling by train from Birmingham, then Stratford-upon-Avon train station is just a 5-10 minute walk from our pick up spot.

We then travel to Moreton-in-Marsh rail station to collect our final passengers. If you select pick up from Moreton-in-Marsh, please arrive at 09.30. There are direct trains to Moreton-in-Marsh from London, Reading, Oxford or Worcester.

  • Pick up in Stratford-upon-Avon is at 09.00; we will then travel to Moreton-in-Marsh rail station to collect the final passengers at 09.30
  • Sorry, no children under 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Plenty of luggage space
  • Tour operates in all weather conditions – please dress appropriately
  • Please ensure you choose the correct pick up point. Occasionally, all guests for a particular tour request pick up from Stratford-upon-Avon, and in this case we will not go to Moreton-in-Marsh. Likewise, if all guests have requested pick up from Moreton-in-Marsh, we will not go to Stratford-upon-Avon. If the pick up point on your booking is incorrect, or you change your mind, please change it through your online account, or contact Go Cotswolds.
Location
Shakespeare's Birthplace Coach Terminal
Windsor Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Peggy
May 19, 2024
The hidden gem - Cotswolds - This is an extraordinary trip and well worth the money as Paul our driver-guide drove us through unbeaten route while other tours don't and show us many wonders. He knows the location, suurounding and people so well and know just how to make the trip unique. He also shared about the history and recent year development, etc. I will higly recommend this tour by Shakespeare Coaches. It is also great there are various pick up point.
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Janetgg9986ou
May 19, 2024
Amazing day touring the Cotswolds - We had an amazing day seeing the beautiful Cotswolds, our tour guide Dave was so knowledgeable and made the day so interesting, great person, he interacted with the group and was happy to answer queries we threw at him. We highly recommend this tour it gives you a good insight to the Cotswolds and it's history. Thank you for a wonderful day. Go Cotswold kept us informed and upto date with information from the time of booking, excellent company.
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Allisonwz646fg
May 19, 2024
Highly Recommend - Our tour guide, Steve, was great fun and was quite personable. He makes you feel like a friend right away. The van named “Tiffany” is new and outfitted with USB chargers which came in handy, as my phone nearly died from taking so many pictures. As a solo traveler, I was worried about getting lost and missing the designated pick-up times at each spot, but this wasn’t an issue with the handy guidebook with maps the company provided. Steve also had learned everyone’s names very quickly and made sure we were all accounted for. I felt very safe throughout the day, and thoroughly enjoyed the tour! I will recommend this company to anyone traveling to England.
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R2462pccatherines
May 19, 2024
My birthday treat to myself - An excellent day out touring several towns and villages where we had enough time to look round and passed through a few extra little hamlets that weren't listed in the itinerary. Dave our driver gave us excellent commentary throughout the day and looked after us all very well. A comfortable 16 seat mini coach took us on a route the larger coaches wouldn't have been able to do, a great way to see some of the smaller places. Thoroughly recommend the tour.
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Meander822345
May 17, 2024
Fantastic - Steve is fantastic. Extremely knowledgeable, personable and positive. We were so happy to have him as our guide on two trips.
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Z6950fkrt
May 16, 2024
Fantastic guide, beautiful tour! - We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Steve as our guide! He was friendly and had loads of fun information about the Cotswolds. The scenery was beautiful and the villages were lovely. The guide booklet we received was very informative, so we could maximize our time at each stop. We would definitely do a tour with Go Cotswolds again!
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Loriem
May 16, 2024
Memorable Day in the Cotswolds - My sister and I had a wonderful Cotswold tour with Martin. He was an excellent tour guide, sharing interesting historical information and funny stories. We enjoyed the day and saw beautiful villages, towns and countryside. Excellent tour company. Thank you!!
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Pamelam592
May 12, 2024
The day flew by! - Dave was both an excellent driver and tour guide. He was funny, engaging and had lots of interesting facts about the Cotswolds.
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1nataschav
May 11, 2024
Fantastic tour! - What a great tour this was. Guide Dave knows a lot about the Cotswolds and took us to very nice locations, the best were the small villages that were not overrun by tourists. We were lucky with the weather and the time of year, everything is in bloom so it is very beautiful to see.
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James
May 11, 2024
Cotswolds is amazing! - Martin our driver was outstanding. Informative and funny and always giving great insight to this amazing countryside villages. Excellent time and trip!
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